Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Opera Android browser hands-on: a look at Chrome's new competition [VIDEO]

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:18 PM PST

Google Chrome is Android's best browser, but it's not the only option for people looking to get their smartphones on the web. Opera has broken from its standard mold and introduced a new WebKit-based browser for Android now available in beta.
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Nokia's so desperate for an Instagram Windows Phone app that it releases half-hearted clone to raise awareness

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PST

Instagram has left an X-Pro-sized hole in the Windows Phone 8 app store selection, so Nokia decided to release the #2InstaWithLove app to grab Instagram's attention and encourage them to release a Windows Phone version of its popular photo app.
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Verizon expects LTE-only handsets by next year, CFO thinks smartphone OS competition will lead to lower costs

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:13 AM PST

Verizon Wireless is currently transitioning its 3G network customers to 4G LTE, but the company has not deployed the service to enough areas to feel comfortable introducing phones that have only LTE radios. That will change next year according to comments made by Verizon CFO Fran Shammo.
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The iPhone was almost called the Telepod or other odd names, says former Apple exec

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 05:51 AM PST

iPhone is the most recognizable brand in smartphones, but Apple almost went with other names for the 2007 device that led to a string of popular successors. Had things not fallen into place, you might be downloading apps on an Apple Telepod, not an Apple iPhone.
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BBC iPlayer Windows Phone app coming later this year

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:57 AM PST

A BBC iPlayer app for Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 is on the way, but it may not be the kind of app users were hoping to see. The BBC today announced that it has reached a deal with Microsoft to "wrap the BBC iPlayer mobile website together with our media player" and create an iPlayer app for Windows Phone. The announcement says iPlayer will be a shortcut to the website with Live Tile support, so it will not be a native app. More details about features will be announced closer to the app's release, which is said to be in "the coming months."
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