Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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Cortana, Microsoft's Siri and Google Now-like search app, shown on video

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:02 PM PST

A day after a screenshot emerged of Cortana, the voice assistant that will offer a Siri and Google Now-like search option for Windows Phone, a brief hands-on video of the device has appeared online.
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Android stats show Gingerbread falls below 20 percent for the first time, KitKat up slightly

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 11:26 AM PST

The latest statistics from Google show that Android 4.4 KitKat is still a very small portion of active devices. KitKat notches only only 2.5 percent, up from the 1.8 percent reported last month and likely to increase next month with the release of new KitKat updates and phones from HTC and Samsung. In the meantime, the leading platform versions remain Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (35.3 percent), Android 4.2 JB (17.1), Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (15.2), Android 4.3 JB (9.6), and Android 2.2 Froyo (1.2).
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LG G Pad 8.3 coming to Verizon March 6 at $99 for a very limited time

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 11:07 AM PST

Thursday will see the debut of the LG G Pad 8.3 Android tablet as 4G LTE device in the US. Previously seen as a Wi-Fi capable device, the G Pad 8.3 will launch on Verizon Wireless's LTE network beginning March 6. Initially, the tablet will cost only $99 on a two year contract, but that price will double to $199 beginning March 10.
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T-Mobile BlackBerry trade-in offer leads to 15X more trade-ins

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:34 AM PST

Though a vocal contingent of BlackBerry customers were peeved by T-Mobile US's targeted promotion encouraging them to switch to an iPhone, customers were overall less opposed to trading in their current BlackBerry for a new phone according to tweets from T-Mobile head marketer.
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Apple patent points to iPhone users one day being able to listen to live voicemails

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:43 AM PST

Screening calls on a mobile phone allows device owners to wait until a message is left, listen to a voice mail, and then decide to call back. However, there's a possibility that we might someday be able to screen calls the old fashion way and listen as they are recorded.
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