Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Apple acquires flash memory drive maker Anobit

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST

Apple is reported to have recently bought flash drive maker Anobit for $390 million. Anobit is an Israeli based company that manufacturers flash memory drives used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Apple confirmed the acquisition on January 10, but declined to comment on the final price of the purchase. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple said.
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Google Search for Android refreshed with simpler, faster user interface

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

Google yesterday announced that its Google Search for Android devices has been improved. The new update to the search functionality offers a new and improved user interface, which the company claims will be much simpler for users. In addition, performance on the whole is expected to be quicker and smoother, and users should see improvements in country specific search and see new grouping of search results by type. Search users can also now long press a result to easily remove history items. If you have Android 2.2, 2.3, or 3.x, you can download the app from Android Market now.
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Facebook Comments Box for mobile updated

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:30 AM PST

Facebook yesterday announced an update to its Comments Box plugin for mobile users so people can comment no matter what mobile device they are using. The new functionality will automatically appear on mobile versions of media sites that offer Facebook's Comment Box with hopes to improve the quality of online conversations and traffic for media sites.
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Press Release: Huawei's MediaPad Now Comes with Android 4.0

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:41 PM PST

Huawei also unveils new MediaPad color series, operating on Android 3.2
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Press Release: IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE MOBILE VIDEO INNOVATION

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:39 PM PST

With mobile video poised for explosive growth, IEEE standards address wide-ranging challenges
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Press Release: PCS Wireless and ZTE Ink Distribution Agreement

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:24 PM PST

Lenovo K800 Intel-powered Android smartphone hands-on

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST

Intel made a big splash at CES 2012 this week when it announced that smartphones using its processors would be released this year. The first smartphone to have Intel inside will be the Lenovo K800, headed to China in the first half of this year.
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T-Mobile CTO says next iPhone will support AWS bands

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:33 AM PST

T-Mobile has been left out of the Apple iPhone party thus far because the bands that its network uses for 3G service are not supported by the current iPhone models that Apple produces. That could change in the future though, and the carrier's chief technology officer says that the next cellular modems that Apple will use do indeed have the capability of supporting T-Mobile's special AWS frequencies.
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Vringo Facetones adds a face to phone calls for iPhone users

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:15 AM PST

Apple iPhone users can now get Facetones for calls to easily identify callers. Vringo's Facetones application currently pulls pics from Facebook accounts for both outgoing and incoming phone calls so users can easily see who is calling from the full screen photo displayed on their handset. Vringo is expected to expand its coverage with support from other social network and photo sites down the road. The Vringo Factones app for iPhone is free from the AppStore or iTunes.
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Sony Xperia ion (AT&T) LTE smartphone live first look from CES

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST

On Monday Sony and AT&T took the wraps off of the Xperia ion, an impressive new smartphone that could give the Google Galaxy Nexus a run for its money. We got some brief hands-on time with the ion and came away impressed.
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TomTom navigation app gets social for iPhone, iPad users

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:04 AM PST

At CES in Las Vegas, GPS manufacturer TomTom announced that its app for Apple's iPhone and iPad will soon be socially connected with Facebook and Twitter while on the go. The new functionality lets users easily navigate to friends, family, events, and places with information from taken from the social networks as well as allows users to share their arrival time and destinations on Twitter, Facebook, or via text message. The new TomTom app refresh is expected to be available in Q1 of this year.
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Hands-on with the Motorola DROID 4 (Verizon) and its spiffy new keyboard

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST

Motorola and Verizon Wireless announced the DROID 4 yesterday, the latest member of the original DROID line. The DROID 4 stays true to its roots with a hardware QWERTY keyboard, but it is the first DROID to sport 4G LTE connectivity.
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Comcast rolls out live TV to iPad users

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST

Comcast launched its AnyPlay live TV streaming functionality for users of Apple's iPad in select markets. Comcast's Xfinity HD Triple Play customers, using a WiFi connection on their iPads, can stream live television direct to their devices at no additional cost from the cable company. According the company, AnyPlay live streaming is expected to hit Motorola's XOOM Android tablet very soon.
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Shazam introduces Shazam Player app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:42 AM PST

Shazam has revamped its free music player for iOS devices to now include streaming lyrics, YouTube videos, and social network sharing.
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Huawei's super-slim Ascend P1 and P1 S smartphones hands-on

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:22 AM PST

Huawei was one of the first companies out of the gate to launch a new device at CES 2012, and it revealed the new Ascend P1 S (and its chubbier kin, the P1). The P1 S lays claim to the "world's thinnest smartphone" title, knocking the Fujitsu ARROWS ES IS12F off of its perch.
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Moneto microSD card adds NFC payment powers to any Android smartphone

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

Moneto, a new service from DeviceFidelity and Spring Card Systems, resolves the problem that plagues many Near Field Communications-based payments systems: most phones on the market do not have NFC technology built in to them. The new moneto microSD card features an NFC chip on it, and can be used with any Android smartphone or tablet that supports microSD card expansion.
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