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Apple may be building wearable iPods with Siri support and curved glass
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Apple may be secretly developing wearable iPods that offer full support for voice commands using the company’s Siri software. Details surrounding the supposed project were revealed by The New York Times on Monday. Apple is reportedly working on a “curved-glass iPod that would wrap around the wrist,” which sounds similar to a watch-like device that could replace the iPod nano and shuffle in gyms around the world. Presuming Siri support would be the same as it is on the iPhone 4S, users could command the device to play a specific song, check the weather or more. We’re even imagining deeper Siri integration where a user might be able to ask their iPod how far they have run or what their current...
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LightPad brings an 11-inch display, projector in a single package connecting to your smartphone
Like UnlikeLast year’s CES brought us one of the best accessory ideas - the Motorola Lapdock. A simple chassis connecting to your smartphone and using its brain power, it just seemed like an excellent idea. However it lacked in both price and execution, and we’re still looking for that idea to get materialized in a decent form and the LightPad might be it. The accessory brings an 11-inch display, but also adds a projector for even more screen estate in a single package that connects to your smartphone.
The 11-inch screen is a rear-projection one with the light coming from a pico projector. The resolution is 854x480 pixels and that seems like the weak spot, but the company promises a 720p display soon....
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Schmidt suggests Google tablet could launch within six months
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Google chairman Eric Schmidt may have let slip a Google-branded tablet that will launch in the first half of 2012. In the “next six months we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality,” Schmidt reportedly said during an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Schmidt’s quote could mean many things. First, that Google has plans to develop, market and sell its own tablet (possibly in partnership with Motorola) within the next six months. Or second, and perhaps more likely, Schmidt’s statement could mean that Google is planning to begin pumping up the marketing around Ice Cream Sandwich and improving the experience that Google offers on Android tablets. Currently, Android 3.0...
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Galaxy Nexus antennagate? Verizon confirms its signal strength issues
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It seems that the new Google/Samsung Galaxy Nexus is having a little “antennagate” of its own. After Twitter user Jack Doyle tweeted to Verizon about signal strength issues he’s experiencing with his Galaxy Nexus, the Verizon Wireless Support team confirmed: “The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don’t have an ETA, but a software update is being developed.”
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Tablet maker Fusion Garage mysteriously drops off the map
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Fusion Garage, the small company behind the Grid10 tablet that was announced earlier this year, has mysteriously gone dark. Engadget first noted that the company’s website was down this past weekend and, while the site is now back online, it is still not fully functional. Many images aren’t loading and it’s impossible to buy any of the company’s products from its online store. When we tried to purchase a Grid10 tablet online the website said: “We are running out of stock. Thank you.” Worse still, Fusion Garage hasn’t posted any new messages to Twitter or Facebook recently and its public relations company has announced it is no longer working Fusion Garage.
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Nokia says next software update for Lumia 800 will address new battery concerns
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Nokia has announced that the forthcoming software update for the Lumia 800 that is due to arrive early next year will include a fix for recent battery life issues cited by users. This is the second software update issued for the Lumia 800, with the first one being distributed earlier this month. Users have reported that the Lumia 800 is reporting less battery life than it should be, and Nokia confirms that this is indeed the case. Nokia does note that there is nothing wrong with the battery itself, and the problem can be addressed with a software update. Also coming with the update are more performance enhancements for the Lumia 800. Nokia says the update is on track for an early 2012 releas...
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ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices in Apple patent ruling
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A judge with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Monday that HTC is guilty of infringing Apple’s patents in several devices. The ITC also ordered a ban on the import of several of HTC’s smartphones although it is unclear which models are affected. The ban will take effect on April 19th. “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 in this investigation and has issued a limited exclusion order prohibiting importation of infringing personal data and mobile communications devices and related software,” the ITC said in its determination. “The Commission has determined that exclusion of articles subject to this ...
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British Telecom files patent infringement suit against Google
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British Telecommunications (BT) has filed a patent infringement complaint against Google with the U.S. District Court of Delaware in which it has accused Google of “willfully” infringing on six patents. BT is seeking “triple” damages and a injunction against Google, patent expert Florian Muller wrote recently on his website, FOSS Patents. ”BT brings this action to recover the just compensation it is owed and to prevent Google from continuing to benefit from BT’s inventions without authorization,” the suit says. The patents are related to a “service provision system for communications networks,” a “navigation information system,” a “telecommunications apparatus and method,” a “communications ...
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Samsung giving away up to 16 free apps from its store to selected GALAXY users
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Earlier this year, we reported that more than 100 million apps had been downloaded from Samsung Apps. Now, Samsung is giving away up to 16 free apps from the web site to users of certain Samsung Galaxy devices. The games include such titles as Air Penguin, Air Attack HD, Riptide GP, Paladog, Sprinkle. Samsung says that it is offering the free games as a way to spark awareness about Samsung Apps as an exclusive destination for owners of Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Those who own the Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 5.0 and the Samsung Galaxy S II will be able to install 16 free apps. Those with the Samsung GALAXY Note can choose from 12 free apps while Air Penguin is the lone free app that can be...
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How to check your GSM Galaxy Nexus version
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For those of you out there who have the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but aren't on Verizon, we have a trick for you that will show you what variant of the GSM Galaxy Nexus you have with a simple app from the Market. No matter what version you have, you'll get the OTA updates directly from Google, but some will have region/carrier specific tweaks.
Just grab the GN Official Update Checker app from the Android Market, which will let you know what you're dealing with. Verizon Galaxy Nexus users will all see that your device is labeled as "mysid" and that your updates are not coming direct from Google, because your device needs the Verizon specific tweaks, which need to be tested by Verizon before bei...
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iPhones, iPod Touches still on iOS 3.1.3 can't download new apps directly from the App Store
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While fragmentation is a rare(r) problem on iOS there's still quite a few users rocking older versions on their devices. Unfortunately for them, ever since a recent update on the 16th they haven't been able to download any new apps from the App Store straight to their devices. While users of older iPod Touches and iPhones stuck on 3.1.3 by choice or incompatibility with newer OSes can still update the apps they already have and transfer software from iTunes on a computer, they can't buy or install new ones directly from the device. We were able to confirm the issue on one of our own devices, while there's a pretty lengthy thread in Apple's support forum about the issue, but no official respo...
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Sprint responds to AT&T's decision to drop T-Mobile acquisition bid
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AT&T announced today that it will no longer pursue its acquisition of T-Mobile US. The wireless carrier faced an uphill battle after both the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission opposed the deal. Rather than throw more money at a losing cause, AT&T will pay Deutsche Telecom a $4 billion fee and walk away from the deal.
After AT&T announced its decision, Sprint issued a press release that supported this move and praised the government for blocking this deal.
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SteelSeries Kinzu v2 Pro Edition Gaming Mouse Arrives in Europe
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Without much fanfare, peripheral company SteelSeries has begun shipping in Europe one of its latest gaming mice, the tournament-grade Kinzu v2 Pro Edition. This new rodent measures 64 (W) x 36 (H) x 127 (D) mm and has an ambidextrous design, three buttons and a clickable scroll wheel, Omron button switches, Teflon feet enabling a low-friction glide, and a 3200 dpi optical sensor.
The Kinzu v2 Pro Edition also features a 1,000 Hz polling rate, a 2 meter braided cable, USB 2.0 connectivity, and comes in three color versions - black, red and silver. Currently only the black model is available and it costs 44.90 Euro. The global availability of this mouse is planned for early January.
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Chrome Now Lets You Print Any Page with Cloud Print
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Announced in April 2010 and launched in January this year, Google Cloud Print (GCP) is said to be gathering serious steam, with 6 million printers already connected to it as per Google. Now even more people are likely to jump onto the GCP bandwagon as the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser features tighter integration with the cloud printing service.
Beginning with Chrome 16, which was released on Tuesday, anyone with the browser on Windows, Mac, and Linux will be able to leverage Google Cloud Print to print any webpage using the familiar Ctrl+P command (use Ctrl+Shift+P to print using system dialogue), the company announced earlier this week. Further, Google has added the print previ...
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Security Firm Claims Google Is Conspiring To Kill Off Firefox
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Got your tin foil hats on? Good – you’ll need it for this. Earlier this week, Accuvant Labs released a study that named Chrome the most secure browser in all the land. Um, one problem: Google was the one that commissioned the study. But the story doesn’t end there! A couple of days ago, NSS Labs – an independent security research firm – released a report of its own, in which it dissected the flaws in Accuvant’s methodology and claimed that the Accuvant study was but a small portion of a wider plan by Google to effectively kill of Firefox. Oh snap!
“The timing of the Google/Accuvant report is interesting, given that Google’s search contract with Mozilla expired at the end of November,” the NS...
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