Thursday, June 26, 2014

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to land September 25th, says rumor

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT

The release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is not even up for debate, the device simply will arrive during the second half of the year. The key questions are, what will the Note 4 be and when exactly will it be launched. We have seen plenty of reports regarding the former, but also have something more concrete news about the latter today, with a new leak suggesting the exact date of the Note 4's release
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Police officers must have a warrant to search your phone, Supreme Court rules

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Law enforcement officers in the United States will have to obtain a warrant prior to searching someone's phone or risk lawsuits and botched investigations. The US Supreme Court today ruled that police officers, with limited exception, must secure a warrant before searching a phone seized by someone in custody.
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Google unveils Android L

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:42 AM PDT

Android version 4.4 KitKat has not been available for a year, but already Google is talking its next major Android update at its I/O developer event. The latest version of the mobile platform is simply known as "L-release" at the moment, although we suspect it will get a nice new food based name before it is rolled out to devices.
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Android Wear launches today, will have plenty of interaction with Android smartphones

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT

Android Wear will offer users content made for quick glances and time saving updates that would normally take more steps or time when getting that same information from a smartphone. However, the most compelling aspect of what was shared is how Android Wear will interact with Android smartphones.
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Google announces Android One as a way to introduce more affordable phones with Google software

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Google makes software, manufacturers make phones. The divided partnership between the two sometimes leads to subpar products or good products hampered by lengthy delays, but Google is working to combat that with a new standardization process called Android One.
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Android has 1 billion active devices

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:18 AM PDT

Every year, Google announces the latest activation figures to reveal how many Android devices have been activated over time. Today, Google switched to measuring the number of devices used within the past 30 days.
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Only one iPhone 6 model may have optical image stabilization

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:13 AM PDT

Apple is expected to release the iPhone 6 in two different sizes later this fall, but only one of those new iPhone styles will have the coveted Optical Image Stabilization feature, according to new unsettling reports from people who claim to be in the know.
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Watch Google I/O Livestream at 9AM PDT / 12PM ET

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 05:18 AM PDT

In a little under four hours, Google will kick off what's sure to be a very busy Google I/O Developer conference. It has already been established that the company will preview the next L version of Android, the new wearable platform called Android Wear, and a fourth attempt to capture the living room with Android TV. The next best thing to actually seeing it live is being able to watch the news as it's announced. The Google I/O livestream will kick off at 9AM PDT (12 PM ET) at google.com/events/io.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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Apple seeking new employees to improve Siri in more languages

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Apple wants Siri to be the way that people across the world communicate with their smartphones, and it can't do that if the app isn't available in every language. To that end, The company has posted several job listing looking for experts in natural language recognition and engineers who are "Experts in foreign languages." The languages Apple hopes to eventually enhance or add include: Norwegian, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Thai, and Russian. Users should not expect to see the fruits of these labors bear in time for the release of iOS 8 this fall, but it's good to know Apple is strengthening its voice command search system.
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Google basically confirms it will unveil next version of Android tomorrow

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:45 PM PDT

In a move that shouldn't shock anyone, Google VP of Android & Chrome Sundar Pichai has all but confirmed suspicions that it will unveil the next major release of Android tomorrow at its annual Google IO conference. What's next?
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AT&T SmartMic turns every nearby phone into a wireless microphone others at an event can hear

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:21 AM PDT

As people crowd the stand-in microphone in a conference hall waiting for a chance to ask a question of a presenter, others can sit comfortably in their seat and wait for the chance to speak. AT&T's SmartMic prototype makes smartphones operate as wireless microphones, so there's no need for everyone to share.
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Google Voice Search updated to support Indian accents

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 08:27 AM PDT

Google has made its Voice Search system capable of understanding Indian accents. While Voice Search has always had issues with English as a second language speakers, the update makes it possible for people from India who speak English with a heavy accent to better communicate with their smartphones. Google took voice samples from more than 700 people and used that extra data to better distinguish speaking patterns and inflections that had previously tripped up the speech recognition software. Android 2.3 or later devices should be able to test out the new speech options.
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New Samsung Exynos is faster than Snapdragon 805

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:27 AM PDT

Those pesky benchmarks; they are meant to tell us which device is better/quicker but all they end up doing is making everything more confusing. A handset that blitzes benchmarks may be a poor performer in hand, while a blazingly quick day to day smartphone may look weak on benchmarks. Still, the industry (that includes us) still looks at benchmarks, which is why we are bringing you this next piece of news.
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Microsoft sticks with Android for new Nokia X2 affordable phone

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:27 AM PDT

It made sense for Nokia to launch the X Android smartphones as a way to gain traction in the lower-tier market, but it was widely expected that Microsoft would abandon the venture once it assumed control of Nokia. That's no longer the case as Microsoft today launched the Nokia X2, a more powerful but still cheap smartphone, and it's still running Android.
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LG G3 launch starts June 27 globally, but not in the US

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:42 AM PDT

The LG G3 finally has some clarity on its release schedule. Though LG managed to quickly distribute the device in its home market following last month's global unveiling, only users in South Korea were able to actually purchase the device. Now the LG G3 has a start date.
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Android follows Apple's footsteps to 64-bit processors

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:03 AM PDT

Apple, the company that apparently does not innovate anymore actually did something significant in the mobile space last year. Sure, the company did not issue a new shiny device that changed pop culture, but Cupertino did do something new with its 64-bit processor (A7) that set the iPhone 5s apart. Now iOS isn't the only mobile operating system with 64-bit computing.
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