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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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

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Verizon Wireless ALLSET Plans become new prepaid option, starting at $35 per month

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:12 AM PST

Verizon Wireless today announced a rebranding and shift of its prepaid option, now know as ALLSET Plans. The plans provide unlimited calling and texting on a basic phone or $45 on a smartphone, and total costs are affected by data choices.
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Google and Samsung push for China to examine Microsoft-Nokia deal

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:46 AM PST

Google and Samsung joined Huawei and ZTE in asking that Chinese regulators set conditions that might ensure patent licensing agreements remain in tact following the sale of Nokia's handset division to Microsoft.
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Cortana leak shows a few details on Microsoft's answer to Google Now

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 07:06 AM PST

One of the marquee features from Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 is the rumored voice search assistant, Cortana, which is expected to have some the context-aware features that make Google Now so attractive.
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Apple iOS in the Car is now CarPlay, a phone-meets-automobile integration system launching later this year

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 05:32 AM PST

Apple today announced that iOS in the Car, the platform that links smartphones and in-car infotainment system, is now CarPlay. The company also revealed that several automobiles will launch with the system later this year.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

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Nokia Lumia Icon Review: Verizon does Windows Phone better than before

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 09:26 AM PST

Windows Phone fandom hasn't been very kind to Verizon in the past. Nokia and Verizon must have realized a change was necessary because the companies opted not to name its latest Windows Phone, the Lumia Icon, with the same naming conventions.It's a fitting switch, because this isn't a by the numbers smartphone.
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Using a smartphone in a car is sometimes legal, rules California judge

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 07:28 AM PST

Looking at a smartphone while operating a motor vehicle is not automatically illegal because the law does not specify that all activities are banned, ruled a California appeals court.
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Less than 1 percent of mobile gamers account for half of in-app purchases

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST

In-app purchases represent a major revenue source for mobile game developers, and those developers can thank a very small number of people for funding their efforts.
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Google Hangouts for iOS gets brand new layout and one feature even Android doesn't have

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 05:42 AM PST

Google Hangouts on iOS has replaced its outdated and counterintuitive design. The latest update also adds some new features to give it parity with the Android version of Hangouts, and even adds the ability to post videos, something that Android version cannot yet do.
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