Friday, July 4, 2014

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Daily Brief: Blackberry fights Android, Amazon Fights the FTC, and HTC fights back

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The mobile news on this Thursday was dominated by tech fights, but surprisingly Apple and Samsung were not involved this time. Instead the two juggernauts let the others duke it out as Blackberry set Android in its crosshairs, Amazon took on a federal body, and HTC fought, well dwindling hopes for the future.
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The HTC Volantis Nexus 8 could be a power house

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 04:33 PM PDT

Some more spec details have emerged about the HTC Volantis, or as you may know it, the Nexus 8. Through the barrage of launches at the Google I/O event the Volantis was surprisingly missing, but the tablet is still scheduled to land sometime during the second half of the year.
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Blackberry CEO lays into Android

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Android Chief Sundar Pichai has had to defend his platforms' security reliability against attacks from Apple CEO Tim Cook recently, and now the platform is getting it from another rival. Blackberry CEO John Chen has laid into Android's security
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Amazon ready to fight the FTC over in app purchases

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:30 PM PDT

Amazon is risking the wrath of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the company's policies regarding in app purchases, and it seems the online retailer turned hardware maker doesn't care.
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More details about the Microsoft watch shed some light on the wearable

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Yesterday we revealed that Microsoft's smart watch would arrive in October and that the company thought a face that sat on the palm side of the arm would be more natural. Of course, I mocked that decision as humans have been wearing watches the other way (would that be unnaturally?) for many years
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Android L passes early battery life test

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT

When Google launched Android L at the I/O event last week, one of the things the company touted was the platforms improved battery performance. It turns out Mountain View was right as an early test shows that the L release will indeed boosts a devices battery life.
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HTC One M8 turns a profit for the company

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:19 AM PDT

HTC has turned a profit last quarter after a string of losses hit the company, and it is all thanks to the One M8 flagship. The Taiwanese company has fallen on hard times in recent years as it failed to match flagship devices from Samsung and beyond.
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