Tuesday, December 31, 2013

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ASUS teases 4, 5, and 6-inch smartphones at CES

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 10:59 AM PST

By this time next week, you'll be bombarded with news from the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Based on the clues of this ASUS teaser video, a trio of smartphones from the Taiwanese manufacturer is likely to be among the wave of product announcements.
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Alleged Nokia Lumia 920 jailbreak promises a lot for Windows Phone 8

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 09:50 AM PST

The Windows Phone 8 community has lacked the widespread options and support for unofficial tweaks and hacks seen on Android and iOS, but a developer has posted video of what they claim is a jailbreak that could lay the groundwork for offering that support.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro tablet heading to AT&T

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 07:57 AM PST

Anyone in the market for a new tablet, especially one that's supposed to have a 12.2-inch display, will probably be able to have that once the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro arrives at AT&T next year.
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Android on the go: Google and Audi partnering for in-car infotainment system

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST

Google and Audi AG will soon announce a new in-car information and entertainment system (infotainment) that is based on the Android operating system, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
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Samsung says 4GB of RAM is coming to smartphones

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 06:04 AM PST

Samsung Electronics, the division of Samsung that focuses on building components for its mobile unit and many other manufacturers, has announced the new 8Gb mobile DRAM that will lead to faster and more efficient phones when they find their way into devices next year.
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

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Verizon Wireless improving 4G LTE coverage in 29 cities

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 09:22 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has not made as many 4G LTE market announcements in recent months, mainly because it had already rolled out to many markets. The carrier today announced improvements in many of those markets by adding new cell sites throughout California. Aside from Jackpot, Nevada, here's a list of cities with improved phone and data coverage.
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iPhone and iPad traffic outpaced Android use among shoppers

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 07:40 AM PST

We often see reports highlighting that Android is far and away the most widely sold operating system for mobile devices, but when it comes to active use, Apple iOS puts up a strong fight. Recent figures show that traffic among Christmas Day shoppers was the opposite of the sales consensus - iOS was far and away more used than Android.
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HERE Maps removed from App Store because iOS 7 "harms" user experience

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 06:06 AM PST

Nokia was one of the companies that stepped up to release a mapping application at a time when Apple iOS was going through a difficult transition from Google-sourced maps to Apple's own inaccurate solution. Nokia HERE Maps has since been removed from the App Store because it no longer works properly, according to Nokia.
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Friday, December 27, 2013

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Apple plans to use Siri and voice tags to filter photos

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:04 AM PST

Siri, show me pictures from Christmas 2014. Siri, show me photos at Buckingham Palace. You can't give those commands to the iOS search and virtual assistant tool, but it's something that Apple is working on making possible. So how exactly would photo search via Siri work?
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What was the best Android phone of 2013?

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:00 AM PST

Android is the most widely used operating system, so it's no coincidence that Google's mobile OS appears on more phones than you can count. Of Android-powered devices released this year, which is the best?
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LG G3 will hop on the fingerprint scanner bandwagon

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:40 AM PST

Apple and HTC introduced smartphones that featured sensors that read fingerprints to unlock the device, and LG will reportedly follow suit with its 2014 flagship device, the LG G3.
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BlackBerry founder decides not to takeover the company

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 05:41 AM PST

BlackBerry Co-Founder and former CEO Mike Lazaridis said earlier this year that he wanted to resume ownership of the company and lead an investment group to purchase BlackBerry, but he has abandoned that plan and revealed that he has a low ownership stake in the company formerly known as RIM.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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Your data caps stinks: average wireless data use nearly doubled in a year

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:37 AM PST

That's not a problem for most people, but consumer habits may eventually create one. In the past year, the amount of data traffic that the average US subscriber uses is almost twice as high as it was last year.
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Toshiba dual camera module removes photobombs and post-photo focusing

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 09:22 AM PST

Smartphone manufacturers have been using bigger megapixels and software gimmicks to get an edge with their device cameras, but Toshiba is developing a new camera module that phone makers will be able to use for practical things like removing unwanted objects or refocusing images.
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Amazon gifting $5 to people who download an app from its AppStore

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:52 AM PST

Amazon will celebrate Christmas by handing out $5 store credits to anyone who downloads an app from its Amazon Appstore. It can even be a free app, so the deal is essentially open to anyone with access to the Android alternative app store.
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