Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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Acer Iconia Tab A510 Android 4.0 ICS tablet now available

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Acer's latest tablet, the Iconia Tab A510, is now available for purchase. The A510 features a 1280 x 800 pixel display that measures 10.1 inches across the diagonal, a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It also has 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and both front and rear cameras. Interested buyers can head over to Acer's website and pony up $450 for the privilege of owning the Iconia Tab A510.
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Oracle contemplated entering smartphone market before suing Google

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT

The lawsuit between Oracle and Google over alleged patent infringement in Android started today, and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made some interesting admissions in his opening remarks. Ellison claims that Oracle, a software giant in the enterprise market, once thought about entering the smartphone arena before eventually deciding to sue Google.
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Video: Sony Xperia S (EU model) video review - part 1

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT

The Sony Xperia S is the first Sony branded smartphone to hit the market since Sony bought out Ericsson's stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture. The Xperia S features a 12.1 megapixel camera, a 4.3-inch 720p HD resolution Bravia touchscreen, and a really cool industrial design that sets it apart from the competition.
Watch the video here.


Apple, Samsung sent to settlement talks by judge in patent case

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Apple and Samsung have been duking it out in court over various complaints concerning trademark and patent infringement, but now they may have to just work things out on their own. The judge presiding over the case has asked the two companies to have settlement talks, and both Apple and Samsung have agreed to do so.
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Microsoft shrinks SkyDrive URLs for images shared to Twitter from Windows Phone

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Microsoft has made an adjustment to the way images are shared to Twitter from the native Windows Phone camera app that should make many users quite happy. Previously, images that were shared to Twitter from the Windows Phone camera app or Pictures Hub were uploaded to SkyDrive and shared via a long, cumbersome URL. Now, images that are shared are given nice, clean short URLs using Microsoft's sdrv.ms shortener. This gives users more space to add a comment when they Tweet an image since the URL takes up fewer of the 140 characters allotted to Twitter updates. The new SkyDrive URL shortener is available to use now.
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Chrome Beta for Android updated, now available in more languages, countries

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Google has updated its Chrome Beta for Android web browser for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones and tablets with a few new features and expanded global availability. The browser is now available in 31 new languages, and it can be downloaded in every country that the Google Play Store is available. New features include the ability to request desktop versions of sites, add bookmarks as shortcuts to a home screen, choose which apps will handle links opened by Chrome, and the ability to use Chrome with the system proxy configured in the main Android Settings app. Chrome Beta for Android is free and available in the Google Play Store now for devices with Android 4.0 or higher.
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Verizon's 4G LTE network expanding to 230 markets covering 2/3 of U.S. population

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has announced further expansion of its ever-growing 4G LTE network for this week. The carrier says this latest round of expansion will bring it up to 230 LTE markets covering two-thirds of the U.S. population with its faster mobile network.
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Sprint launches eco-friendly LG Optimus Elite smartphone

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Sprint has announced the LG Optimus Elite, the latest smartphone from the carrier to feature eco-friendly design and construction. The Optimus Elite is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with a 3.5-inch display and support for Sprint's 3G network.
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Read It Later rebrands as Pocket, releases new apps for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Read It Later, a popular web bookmarking and save-for-later service that has been around since 2007, has rebranded itself as Pocket and has released new mobile apps for Android, iOS, and the Kindle Fire to go along with the change in name. The new Pocket apps let you save all of the content you come across on the web and access it later, whether that be on your mobile device or a computer.
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Samsung releases Android 4.0 ICS update for unlocked Galaxy S II in the UK

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Samsung has announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the unlocked version of the Galaxy S II in the UK is now available.
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BlackBerry PlayBook updated to PlayBook OS 2.0.1

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:43 AM PDT

RIM has released an update for the BlackBerry PlayBook that bumps its software up to PlayBook OS 2.0.1. The update offers an improved browsing experience, better support for Android apps, optimizations to the Video Chat, PIM, and BlackBerry Bridge applications, and other miscellaneous bug fixes. Users can download and install the update from the Software Updates tool in the Settings app on the BlackBerry PlayBook now.
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European carriers unconvinced by Nokia's Lumia smartphones

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:53 AM PDT

Nokia has been working hard to build its Lumia brand of Windows Phone smartphones this year, with important launches in both North America and Europe. Unfortunately for the company, it doesn't seem like European carriers are all that impressed with the Lumia line of smartphones, and those carriers claim that the phones can't compete with the iOS and Android smartphones already dominating the market.
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Microsoft researching methods to launch Windows Phone apps faster

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:47 AM PDT

For the most part, Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system is a fast and responsive platform, save for one crucial area: apps take longer to open and load with new data than on other platforms. Microsoft is apparently well aware of this, and is actually researching interesting solutions to improve the speed with which Windows Phone apps launch.
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RIM looking to hire financial adviser to weigh strategic options says Bloomberg

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:13 AM PDT

According to a report by Bloomberg, RIM is in the process of hiring a financial adviser to help the company weigh its strategic options and plan its next step.
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