Saturday, December 29, 2012

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Rdio Windows Phone app now compatible with Windows Phone 8, adds new features

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST

Music streaming service Rdio has updated its Windows Phone app to make it compatible with Windows Phone 8 handsets like the Nokia Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC. The app has also improved online streaming; enhanced the interface by adding album art to the lock screen, an end-to-end tile Now Playing tile on the Start screen; and added recommendations. Music fans can download Rdio from the Windows Phone Store, but a subscription is required to stream music and store songs offline.Download Rdio for Windows Phone
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RIM sells NewBay $55 million, millions less than it paid to acquire the company

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:25 AM PST

In October 2011, RIM paid a reported $100 million to acquire cloud services company NewBay. It has since sold the subsidiary to Synchronoss for $55.5 million in cash. RIM did not see a return on its investment in NewBay, but the company made the sale as part of a strategic shift to focus on its core business of launching the BlackBerry 10 operating system and its BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Providing online services to clients like AT&T, T-Mobile, and LG was not an essential part of its plans, so RIM sold NewBay to drop the expenses and focus on BB10.
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Snapchat and Poke design flaw enables saving videos permanently

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST

Though Snapchat and Poke are supposed to be temporary, both apps have issues that make it possible to watch those videos, or share them with people the sender never intended to see the clip, on a permanent basis.
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Friday, December 28, 2012

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Bangkok, Disneyland, and Times Square - the most popular places to take Instagram photos

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST

Instagram today revealed the most popular places that people have taken photos in 2012. The popular photo-sharing app flourished at the world's famous landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and popular tourist destinations like Times Square, but neither location earned the top spot.
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Android and iOS surge on Christmas with 17.4 million activations

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:54 AM PST

Google or Apple probably won't provide specifics about how many new Android or iOS smartphones and tablets the two companies activated this week, but analytics company Flurry pegs the number at 17.4 million.
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Samsung ChatON Android app adds message sync across devices, sending multiple images, and new tablet features

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:31 AM PST

The Android version of Samsung's cross-platform instant messaging client ChatON has been updated to add continuous communication across phones and tablets. ChatON now supports simultaneous messages across devices, so anyone signed-in to a Samsung account on a phone and tablet will receive messages on both devices. There are also new options to change font style, send multiple images at once, and send animated icons. The ChatON app for Android tablets has been updated to support the free push-to-talk feature Walkie-talkie. Tablet users also gain more image effects, adding chat room members to a group, and improvements to the My page. Download ChatON for Android
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Original Samsung Galaxy Note to receive Multi Window and other Android 4.1 Premium Suite upgrades

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:21 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Note does not have a screen, a processor, nor a S Pen as good as the phone that replaced it a few months ago, but it will soon have the same marquee features made available in the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade.
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Lytro-like smartphone camera developed by Toshiba could arrive in 2013

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST

Lytro is a camera known for its unique ability to refocus an image that a camera has already captured, but some may have asked why isn't there a Lytro camera for smartphones? Toshiba is working to answer that question by introducing a smartphone camera sensor that can provide post-capture focusing next year.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

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T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 810 now free with two-year agreement

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:30 AM PST

T-Mobile USA is temporarily making its midrange Windows Phone 8 smartphone free with eligible two-year agreements. The carrier now has the Nokia Lumia 810, which normally costs $149.99, available for free online through a limited time offer. The Lumia 810 features a 4.3-inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, an 8 megapixel camera, and Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps solutions. A complete list of specs and links to purchase the phone are available at the T-Mobile.com product listing for the Lumia 810.
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HTC One S Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update now available for global model

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:03 AM PST

Though a Jelly Bean update was expected to arrive by the end of October, HTC finally began updating the global version of the One S in several Asian and European markets today.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

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Google Music song match feature mistakenly mixes up explicit and clean versions

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

Google recently launched a feature that scans Play Music libraries to match uploaded songs with copies already stored on Google's servers; however, much to the chagrin of some users, their favorite songs are suddenly absent of their familiar lyrics and have some awkward edited versions in their place.
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Another BlackBerry 10 smartphone leaks ahead of January announcement

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:53 AM PST

RIM has designated January 30, 2013 as the day the company will debut its next generation of BlackBerry software and smartphones, but both of the phones the company planned to unveil may have already been leaked by insiders.
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Amazon MP3 begins $1.99 and $5 album sales

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:28 AM PST

It's too late to ship products for Christmas, but Amazon is offering deals on digital albums to treat loved ones, or yourself, for the holidays. Amazon MP3 has two promotions that provide deep discounts on several albums. The Gold Box Deal of the Day offers 20 albums - including the latest from Taylor Swift and No Doubt, as well as the greatest hits from Johnny Cash and Abba - for only $1.99. Amazon also has more than 2,000 albums available for only $5. All purchases will then be available in the Amazon CloudPlayer available for the Apple iPhone and various Android smartphones. $1.99 albums (Dec. 24, 2012 only) / $5 albums (limited time only)
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Huawei briefly shows off 6.1-inch smartphone set to debut at CES

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 05:56 AM PST

Think smarphones are getting too big? Think again. Chinese smartphone developer Huawei has revealed an Android smartphone with a 6.1-inch screen that it will debut next month at the Consumer Electronic Show.
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