Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Verizon Cloud backs-up media, messages, and call logs for Android, iPhone version coming soon

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Dropbox, Skydrive, SugarSync, and Google Drive are just a few of the many cloud storage services, but Verizon today announced Verizon Cloud as another storage and synchronization service for mobile devices. What's different about this service?
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Google Now iOS vs Android

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:27 AM PDT

An update to Google Search for iOS has delivered much of the same joy that Android users have enjoyed for the past 10 months, but what are iPhone and iPad users missing with their version of Google Now?
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Microsoft has the best dumb smartphone commercial you've seen in a long time

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Microsoft and Nokia have a new Windows Phone ad airing on television that tries to let people know consumers know that Android and iPhone aren't the only games in town. The ad is over the top, silly, and kind of makes sense.
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Google Now for iPhone and iPad now available in updated Search app

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:17 AM PDT

Apple iOS users will no longer be envious of Android users who are able to get personalized search and reminders with Google Now. An update to the Google Search app for iPhone and iPad has added Google Now.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, the latest 7-inch Android tablet, launching in May

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:02 AM PDT

Samsung today announced that it's not quite done with its tablet portfolio. Though the company recently began selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and it's 8-inch display, it will soon add the 7-inch display of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to its portfolio.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

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Reminder+ iPhone app uses location to make sure you never forget any task or event

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:16 AM PDT

Apple iOS comes with a reminders app to help spark your memory, but it's designed to meet only the most basic needs. Reminder+ is another simple app for remembering what needs to be done, but it manages to provide more sophistication and options based on location.
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Verizon may need as much as $130 billion to end Vodafone partnership and control its own destiny

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:03 AM PDT

Verizon Communications wants to buyout Vodafone so it can assume full ownership of Verizon Wireless, but the rumored $100 billion the company is seeking to make it happen may not be enough to become sole owner of the carrier.
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Skype BlackBerry 10 preview app debuts, but not for the BlackBerry 10 device most people own

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Skype was among the biggest names confirmed to support BlackBerry 10 when the operating system was first announced in January, but the video-calling app has been absent until now. However, most BlackBerry 10 users still cannot access the app yet.
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Google bans Facebook and others from updating apps outside of Google Play

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:48 AM PDT

Google has changed the rules of its Google Play Store to put an end to the practice of developers updating their apps through their own means rather than the official Google Play channel. That will force Facebook and other apps to get in line or risk expulsion from the official Android app store.
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Friday, April 26, 2013

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs Galaxy Note II [Video]

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:11 PM PDT

What happens when the Samsung Galaxy S 4 arrives and takes away all the attention from the Samsung Galaxy Note II, a phone that seemed to possess the best that Samsung had to offer? Is that still true, or is it time to upgrade something fresher?
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Nokia says it will announce next Lumia device May 14

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Nokia is set to debut a new Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphone next month at an exclusive event in London. The Finnish manufacturer has sent press invites to an event at which "The Nokia Lumia Story Continues." Previous rumors have hinted at Nokia debuting a new high-end Windows Phone 8 handset to better compete in North America and other markets. Details on the phone are scarce, but the next Lumia may have an aluminum body and advancements in camera technology first seen on its 41-megapixel PureView Symbian phone.
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Android tablet shipments more than double in 2013, close gap on iPad

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:21 AM PDT

The popularity of the Apple iPad and iPad Mini has made iOS the dominant tablet operating system in terms of shipments and market share. Yet the lead iOS has on Android fell thanks to a surge in activity among Android manufacturers.
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Smartphone with flexible OLED display will arrive later this year

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:47 AM PDT

Concepts for flexible displays have been shown at gadget conferences for years, but the technology will appear in consumer products later this year. LG has confirmed that it plans to release a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen in the final three months of 2013.
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