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Samsung May Reveal New Galaxy Tablet
Based on invitations sent out to the press, Samsung might be unveiling a new Galaxy tablet on March 22 at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando. The invitation itself includes the shape of a tablet; over it can be read, “What’s your tab life?” and the number 78910 reports Computerworld. Samsung already announced a…
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Android OS Beats Out Apple and RIM in US
According to Nielsen data, the Android OS now has the largest market share of smartphone platforms in the US. PCmag reports that the aim of the study which surveyed out of 14,701 Americans was not so much to provide comprehensive sales figures about mobile OS, but to find out where the “hearts and the minds”…
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Ipad 2 Revealed by Steve Jobs
The highly awaited Ipad 2 was revealed yesterday by Steve Jobs, who made a surprise appearance in San Francisco amidst rumors about his deteriorating health. The Ipad 2 will be available online and in stores on March 11. The Ipad 2 has most of the features that had been rumored for weeks; it is lighter…
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Cheaper Iphone Rumors Intensify
Rumors surrounding a cheaper Iphone from Apple are gaining ground this week after Chief Operation Officer, Tim Cook, announced that Apple didn’t want their products to be “just for the rich.” Last month, rumors circulated that Steve Jobs was working on a potentially smaller and cheaper Iphone during his medical leave of absence. The New…
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Mobile Phone Games Obsession Growing
A new survey confirms what has been suspected for a while, and that is that mobile and social games are leading the way in gaming trends, stomping over traditional consoles. A new study conducted by Information Solutions Group, and relayed by casual gaming site, PopCap, revealed that over half, 52 percent of the 2,425 UK…
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Motorola is Suing TiVo over DVR patents
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is suing TiVo over violation of some of the multiple patents it holds over digital video recorders. According to the Wall Street Journal, Motorola owns many DVR patents, including some from the mid 1990s that it purchased from a group of engineers and their company Imedia. They were filed years before…
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AT&T to Start Selling the Kindle Next Week
AT&T announced today that it will begin selling the Amazon Kindle at more than 2,000 of its retail stores nationwide beginning March 6. As the exclusive provider of wireless 3G technology for the Kindle, the mobile company believes it’s the next logical step in boosting revenue from more than just mobile contracts and has already…
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Apple Reaches Out to Hackers for Loopholes in Lion OS X
In a shift from its usual strategy of casting aside the hacker community, Apple recently solicited security experts, and asked them to find discrepancies in the new upcoming Mac OS X Lion. Apple e-mailed several well known researchers such as Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi, who co-authored the Mac Hacker’s Handbook, and offered them…
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Why Retailers Want Your Old Phones
An increasing number of retailers are looking to buy back your old technology in exchange for cash or store credit. Customers have gotten into the habit of upgrading their hardware every year or two, which leaves a lot of ‘old’ phones uselessly sitting in a drawer. Retailers are encouraging people to sell back their hardware…
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Google Follows in Bing’s Footsteps and Introduces Recipe View
After Bing launched a similar feature last month, Google has rolled out a Recipe View to cater to food lovers and help them find the best recipes online. The way the search engine works is that a person can type in the name of a food, and Google searches webpages and cranks out the most…