Friday, September 7, 2012

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD with 8.9-inch screen launching Nov. 20 for $299

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT

In addition to announcing a sequel to its Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon is also releasing a bigger and better tablet known as the Kindle Fire HD.
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Amazon Kindle Fire gets faster processor, more RAM, and $159 price tag

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Amazon will relaunch its Kindle Fire with newer hardware and an an even lower price tag. The online retailer has just announced plans to upgrade the Kindle to have a processor that is 40 percent faster, has twice as much RAM (1GB), and longer battery life.
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Samsung Galaxy Reverb heading to Virgin Mobile Sept. 19 for $249

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Virgin Mobile has announced that it will soon launch the Samsung Galaxy Reverb, a phone that closely resembles the DROID Charge that was originally sold by Verizon.
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Hootsuite acquires Seesmic, plans to phase-out app soon

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Social media apps Hootsuite and Seesmic will join forces following Hootsuite's acquisition of the latter. The two companies with competing Twitter clients and social media tools geared at enterprise and power users announced plans to merge today. Enterprise users will be transitioned to Hootsuite's slate of app tools for Facebook, Twitter, and other communication platforms. The announcement also encourages non-business users of Seesmic to begin looking for new desktop and mobile apps as Hootsuite will soon cease support those apps. There's no word yet what will happen to Seesmic Ping.
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Kobo Arc Android 4.0 tablet launching this November for $199

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Kobo, known primarily for developing eReaders, is now dabbling in Android tablet development. On the same day that Amazon is expected to announce a successor to its Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, Kobo has announced a low-budget Android tablet of its own.
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Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G will deliver QWERTY keyboard to T-Mobile later this year

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:21 AM PDT

T-Mobile has announced that it will offer the Galaxy S Relay 4G, an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device with a 5-row keyboard and support for its HSPA+ 42 network.
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AT&T 4G LTE launches in 12 new markets, coming soon to dozens more

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT

AT&T, the nation's largest wireless company, turned on 4G LTE in several cities and promised to expand service in some surrounding areas. Is your town among them?
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Android 4.0 or later now on more than 100 million phones and tablets

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT

In its monthly report on devices that access the Google Play Store, Google revealed that 1 in 5 Android devices have software running Android 4.0 or later. Combined with yesterday's announcement that there are 480 million active Android devices, that means there may be more than 106 million phone and tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
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Amazon apps will be preloaded on all new Verizon Android phones

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:07 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless may increase the number of pre-installed apps on its Android phones and tablets. According to a leaked message for Verizon employees, Amazon apps will be front-and-center on new Android devices.
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Fake Nokia Lumia 920 video recording demo forces Nokia to apologize

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT

After announcing the Nokia Lumia 920 yesterday, Nokia released a demonstration video showing how its optical image stabilization (OIS) can make a remarkable difference in the clarity and stability of its mobile phones. However, it was quickly discovered that the video wasn't actually a real demonstration of its OIS technology, prompting Nokia to issue an apology.
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Samsung Galaxy S III passes 20 million sales mark in record time

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:34 AM PDT

Samsung has sold more than 20 million units of its Galaxy S III Android smartphone in just 100 days. The Korean manufacturer reports that this is the fastest that any Galaxy S has reached the 20 million sales milestone. It took the Galaxy S II almost three times as long to sell as many phones, but an average of 200,000 phones sold per day has made the Galaxy S III Samsung's most successful Android phone launch ever.
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Hands on with the Nokia Lumia 920

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:17 AM PDT

The Nokia Lumia 920 has an important job. It's the definitive smartphone that is likely to determine how well Nokia, and perhaps Windows Phone 8 as a platform, will fare in 2013. Here's our first impression of the new Lumia phone.
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