Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Lytro Lumia? Nokia might use post-photo focus shifting to enhance smartphone photography

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Nokia has selected photography as the key differentiator between its Lumia Windows Phone 8 handsets and the competition on Android and iOS, and the company believes Lytro-style photography will be another unique feature in future products.
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Samsung set to unveil new Android and Windows products June 20th

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:53 AM PDT

Samsung Mobile is gearing up to announce a new set of Android and Windows products next month, according to a Windows Live Tile-inspired invitation posted to the company's press website.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013

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Microsoft and Google reach agreement to work on Windows Phone YouTube app

Posted: 24 May 2013 02:24 PM PDT

Microsoft and Google have finally put an end to their clash over the YouTube app for Windows Phone. Google today announced that it will work with Microsoft to deliver a YouTube app that complies with policies.
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Android 4.3 video showcases slightly modified camera UI

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Google didn't unveil Android 4.3 at its Google I/O conference as many had hoped, but the company may soon release the next version of Android with a new camera app that has better controls and navigation.
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HTC One Google Edition running stock Android rumors supported by multiple reports

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Since Google revealed last week that it will launch a version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 running stock Android Jelly Bean, Android fans have wondered if the same might be done for the HTC One. Reports from multiple websites now claim to confirm that an HTC One running stock Android will be announced soon.
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Windows Phone playbook: Greg Sullivan tells us how Microsoft plans to improve its third-place position and increase U.S. adoption

Posted: 24 May 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Greg Sullivan, senior marketing manager at Microsoft, discusses Windows Phone, Nokia's dominance of the platform, and what it will take to make the platform grow as much in the U.S. as it has in some European countries.
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Google and Facebook rumored to offer competing bids for mapping software Waze

Posted: 24 May 2013 06:05 AM PDT

Waze, a company that specializes in maps and driving directions enhanced by community feedback, is reportedly set to field acquisition offers from multiple companies. Following earlier rumors that Facebook offered Waze more than $1 billion, The Telegraph now reports that Google and "other large tech companies" have expressed interest to acquire the mapping company. No deals have been reached and Waze, a popular navigation solution for both Android and iOS, may choose to remain independent.
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Verizon Cloud backup service launches for iPhone and iPad, expands Android availability

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:41 AM PDT

Verizon Cloud, the online storage and data restoring service Verizon introduced last month for Android devices, has launched to support Apple iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. it also added support for two key Android smartphones.
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Friday, May 24, 2013

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Coolpad, the most successful phone company you've never heard of, shows off its Quattro 4G handset

Posted: 23 May 2013 11:06 AM PDT

Despite shipping more phones globally than more established names like BlackBerry and Nokia, few outside of China have heard of Coolpad. The company has arrived at CTIA to showcase its Quattro II 4G in hopes that more in the U.S. will soon learn about the ninth-most successful smartphone vendor.
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If Dish wants to acquire Sprint, being xenophobic and ignorant is not the best way to go about it

Posted: 23 May 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Satellite TV provider Dish desperately wants to get into the wireless industry by acquiring Sprint, but comments by its CEO and a new nationalistic smear campaign are embarrassing those efforts. Is this the Sprint of the future?
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 available in Red at AT&T, launches in standard colors on Verizon

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:58 AM PDT

Samsung has already sold 10 million units of the Galaxy S 4, and the Korean manufacturer will soon add to that tally with the release of a new color option on one major U.S. carrier and the general release on another.
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HTC First will be last in Europe after Facebook decides to delay release on EE and Orange

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:46 AM PDT

Following indifferent reviews and poor customer reception in its U.S. launch, Facebook has decided to delay the release of the HTC First in Europe so it has more time to make Facebook Home more appealing.
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 officially reaches 10 million sales milestone

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Samsung today announced that it has shipped more than 10 million units of the Galaxy S 4 less than one month after its global release on April 27. Co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun last week said that Samsung would hit the 10 million mark, and the company confirmed that it reached the milestone today. Samsung's channel sales, or sales to retailers like carriers and online stores, have made the Galaxy S 4 the company's fastest selling smartphone. The phone's predecessor, the Galaxy S III, took 50 days to reach the 10 million mark last year.
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HTC One sells 5 million units despite shipping delays

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Despite supply line issues that forced HTC to delay the release of the HTC One in some markets, the Taiwanese company has sold more than 5 million units of its 2013 flagship smartphone.
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