Friday, April 20, 2012

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NVIDIA talks of Tegra 3+ processor to come before Wayne

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

During an HTC sponsored event today, NVIDIA's Mobile Business Unit General Manager, Michael Rayfield, showed a Tegra roadmap slide to journalists that indicated that a processor called the Tegra 3+ would arrive before NVIDIA's next generation "Wayne" processor. While Rayfield did not go into details concerning the Tegra 3+, he did say that it would be available on both tablets and smartphones, and that it would be a significant upgrade from the current Tegra 3 processor system. Like the Tegra 3, the 3+ system-on-a-chip (SoC) will not feature a built-in modem.
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Qualcomm says it can't keep up with demand for Snapdragon processors

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:27 PM PDT

During an investor conference call today, Qualcomm revealed that it is having trouble keeping up with demand for its Snapdragon line of processors used in smartphones and other mobile devices.
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HTC moving away from QWERTY keyboards in future smartphones

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Speaking today at a limited press event in Seattle, HTC creative director Claude Zellweger said that HTC is moving away from smartphones with QWERTY keyboards.
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Verizon interested in Windows Phone 8 as third smartphone platform

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Verizon Wireless hasn't done much with Windows Phone to date, but that may change soon if the carrier's CFO, Fran Shammo, is to be believed. Speaking during an investor conference call today, Shammo said that Verizon is actively working with Microsoft on the software giant's next mobile phone software, Windows Phone 8.
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AT&T to give app developers access to Watson speech recognition service

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 11:15 AM PDT

AT&T has announced that it will soon provide app developers with access to APIs for its Watson speech recognition service. AT&T has been working on Watson for years, and it is capable of recognizing and converting various forms of speech to text.
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Google Cloud Print can send documents to Android devices from a desktop computer

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT

This week, Google added a functionality to its Chrome browser for desktop computers that lets users send documents to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones and tablets that have the Chrome for Android Beta browser installed. The Google Cloud Print service in Chrome now lets users "print" documents to their mobile device, which can then access them from within the Chrome for Android Beta browser. The documents are available as PDF files when they are accessed on the mobile device.
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[Updated] Sprint facing $300 million lawsuit from New York State over unpaid taxes

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 08:51 AM PDT

The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Sprint over alleged tax fraud. According to the lawsuit, Sprint did not properly bill its customers for taxes on their cellphone bills for a period of seven years, resulting in over $100 million in unpaid taxes.
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AT&T turns on 4G LTE service in towns in Ohio, Indiana

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 07:55 AM PDT

AT&T has announced that its 4G LTE service is now live in Akron and Canton, Ohio, and Lafayette, Ind. The carrier had earlier announced that the speedier network would be available in those areas soon, and it is now officially live. AT&T now covers 35 markets across the U.S. with 4G LTE service.
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Barclaycard PayTag gives any phone NFC mobile payment capabilities

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 07:44 AM PDT

UK bank Barclays has announced the new Barclaycard PayTag, an NFC-equipped sticker that instantly gives any phone mobile payment capabilities.
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Verizon announces upcoming software update for Motorola DROID 4

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has released the details of an upcoming software update for the Motorola DROID 4 smartphone that will address a number of bugs and improve battery life. The update is not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade that many users may be hoping for, but it does provide faster performance, fewer lockups, better Wi-Fi performance, and other bug fixes. The update should be available for users in the near future, but Verizon hasn't announced a specific release date for it.
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Spotify updates Android app with ICS compatibility, offers beta preview now

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Streaming music service Spotify has announced the long-awaited update for its Android app that includes many new features and compatibility with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Nokia Lumia 610 smartphone hits Asia at the end of this month

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Nokia has revealed that the Lumia 610, its new entry-level Windows Phone smartphone announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will be available in Asian markets by the end of this month. The Philippines will see the Lumia 610 first when it goes on sale in the final week of this month, and it will then become available in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam over the following weeks. Nokia says that the Lumia 610 will also be launched in other markets during this quarter. The Lumia 610 runs the Windows Phone "Tango" operating system and is the first low-end Windows Phone to hit the market. It is powered by an 800MHz processor with 256MB of RAM and has a 3.7-inch WVGA display.
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Verizon sold 3.2 million iPhones, 2.1 million LTE smartphones in Q1 2012

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:47 AM PDT

During Verizon Wireless' investor call for its Q1 2012 financial report, the carrier announced that it sold 3.2 million Apple iPhone smartphones and 2.1 million 4G LTE smartphones in the quarter. This compares to the 4.2 million iPhones and 2.2 million LTE smartphones it sold in Q4 2011. Total smartphone sales for Q1 were 6.3 million. Verizon says that 8 million of its customers are using LTE devices, and two-thirds of those are smartphones. It sold a total of 2.9 million 4G LTE devices in Q1.
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Nokia sees sharp decline in device sales, $1.7 billion loss in Q1 2012

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT

This morning, Nokia released its Q1 2012 financial reports, and it unfortunately is one of the bleakest reports the company has issued in some time. Nokia saw a sharp decline in both smartphone and mobile phone sales, and reported a huge loss even though it brought in over $9 billion in revenue.
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