Thursday, April 3, 2014

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Nokia Lumia 930 will take the Icon global, Cyan will bring Windows Phone 8.1 to all WP 8 Lumias

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Nokia today announced the Nokia Lumia 930, an international version of the recently released (and reviewed) Lumia Icon. It also announced that all of its products would receive the "Cyan" update to add new Windows Phone 8.1 features to the device.
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Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8.1 and reveals UI changes, Cortana personal assistant, gesture keyboard, and more

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 10:42 AM PDT

At its Build Conference in New York today, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8.1 revealed it will be distributed in a few months. The company also highlights that these features are slated to arrive in a few months.
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Amazon launches Fire TV, an Android-based media and gaming TV accessory

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 09:43 AM PDT

Amazon today took the first step toward delivering its media library in the living room by announcing the release of Amazon Fire TV, a small black set-top box running a version of Android and HTML.
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Plex for Android now just $1 on Amazon Appstore

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:52 AM PDT

At a time when Amazon is expected to announce a new media streaming product, Plex for Android just happens to have dropped its price by 80 percent. Plex, which streams multimedia content from a media server like your home computer to Chromecast or a mobile device, is now just $0.99 in the Amazon Appstore. The app typically costs $4.99, so this is a big markdown to grab if you plan to play your videos or music in different places and want a user-friendly option.
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Xiaomi "steals" idea from Kickstarter for new product

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:02 AM PDT

Xiaomi is a Chinese company on the rise because of it's low-cost but effective smartphones that are wildly popular in China. It's also accused for emulating too much, including a new accusation of copying Pressy the Almighty Android Button.
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Android 4.4 KitKat rises to 5 percent as Google narrows APV chart tracking period

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:18 AM PDT

The wave of recent firmware updates to Android 4.4 KitKat has helped the latest version of Android reach 5 percent of the total visits to the Google Play Store. It's the highest KitKat has reached to date.
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BlackBerry will no longer release new products on T-Mobile US

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:32 AM PDT

BlackBerry has decided to end its professional relationship with T-Mobile US because the strategies of the two companies no longer align, according to a note from CEO John Chen.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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T-Mobile changes mind and will let current customers keep corporate discounts

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:46 AM PDT

Though T-Mobile announced last week that it would end a corporate discount program, which would cause customers prices to go up, T-Mobile has backtracked and decided to let current customers keep their discounts.
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Google's working on a new camera app with background blurring, new UI, and filters, says report

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT

The default camera app that ships with Android phones has undergone many product revamps over the years, and another may soon be in the cards.
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Sony will give Xperia Z1S and Z2 buyers free copies of Michael Jackson's next album

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:28 AM PDT

Michael Jackson's posthumous album XSCAPE is slated to be released May 13. When the King of Pop's next project is released, Sony will distribute free digital copies to owners of its Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z1S handsets.
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Samsung and HTC can't help doing the same thing on April Fools' Day

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:13 AM PDT

This is the day that companies trot out fake products that are either boring, rehashed jokes or silly ideas that when you think about them might actually make for good products. In the case of HTC and Samsung it's closer to the former than the later, but both companies happened to have practically the same idea.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

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CHIL Slap Stylus Fashion Bracelet review: a phone or tablet stylus always wrapped around your wrist

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:26 AM PDT

For a brief moment, people were shocked and excited to learn that LG might be in the process of creating a stylus bracelet that would make it possible to wear your favored screen tool around your wrist It turns out such a stylus bracelet already exists.
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LG G2 Android 4.4 KitKat comes to Sprint

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:03 AM PDT

The LG G2 Android 4.4 KitKat updates has begun on Sprint. The update upgrades the phone to receive the performance enhancements and printing options introduced in Android 4.4, and it also fixes an unspecified issue with Next Radio. LG-specific changes include some UI tweaks, better Knock On response times, slightly better battery life, and enhanced security on the phone. The update is rolling out now, so users can go to Settings > About phone to check for a System Update and apply the latest software. Be sure to charge the phone to 75 percent battery before downloading.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 has the best display ever according to experts

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:03 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has the best performing display ever seen in a smartphone. That's a lofty title to place on a device yet to be released, unless you're in South Korea, but that's exactly what screen-obsessed website Display Mate has posted after conducting independent testing of the device.
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Moto G and LG G2 are just what their companies needed based on Kantar report

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:23 AM PDT

Motorola and LG entered 2013 far behind industry leader Samsung, but both companies were more concerned with improving the sales results of their own products rather than closing the gap. The Moto G and LG G2 fit the bill by powering market share progress for both companies.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 has a baby monitor feature

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:51 AM PDT

The race to add any and everything to a smartphone approached the "because you can" territory long ago, and Samsung has a new feature that some will see as overkill but otherwise will view as useful - a baby monitor.
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