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Siri co-founder leaves Apple
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The man behind Siri – the voice control personal assistant that headlined the iPhone 4S launch – has left Apple.
Siri was bought by Apple in April 2010 and the voice recognition technology has become a high profile feature in the company's latest handset.
Co-founder and CEO of Siri Dag Kittlaus arrived as part of the acquisition and had been continuing his voice control project at Apple, but has now reportedly left the company.
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Android 4.0 Includes Stylus Support
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One of the less reported features in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is going to be big for a certain subgroup of users. The new OS will support stylus input at the system level with features like pressure sensitivity, hover tracking, and detection of pen versus finger touch events. This should streamline implementation of this feature for OEMs, which seem to be chomping at the bit to roll it out.
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Sprint restricts unlimited 4G data plans to smartphones
Like UnlikeSprint Nextel is ending unlimited data plans for all devices except smartphones, bringing the era of all-you-can-eat mobile data in the United States nearer to a close.
In a notice posted Thursday on the customer support section of its website, Sprint said it would impose monthly data caps on plans for all tablets, laptops, netbooks, USB and PC Card modems, and mobile hotspot devices. Data will also be capped for Mobile Hotspot plans that let subscribers connect other devices to the network through a smartphone. The caps will begin with each subscriber's next bill following notification, the carrier said.
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Google Engineer Says Company Will Release Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a delicious Ice Cream Sandwich? Not even smarmy owls know the answer to that question – yet. Android developers will have a leg up on Tootsie Pop-packing birds sometime soon, as a Google engineer has confirmed that the ICS code will be released once users are able to wrap their hands around Ice Cream Sandwich-enabled phones and tablets.
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Nvidia Confirms Tegra's 'Superhero' Roadmap
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All things D has brought a lot of mobile news, the biggest being the arrival of the newest Nexus handset along with Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Today in Hong Kong, Nvidia did a little revealing of its own, as the company's CEO revealed a few details of its Tegra roadmap.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus officially announced for US availability
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If you didn’t believe it before, you sure will now, as Samsung has officially announced their intent to have the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus made available in the USA starting November 13th for $399.99 USD. This tablet is one of a rather large family of tablet-sized devices put out by Samsung in recent months, this one replacing the original Samsung Galaxy Tab as the company’s 7-inch tablet hero. This device will be available through Best Buy, Amazon, Tiger Direct, Fry’s, and other “fine retailers” come November and will feature an app by the name of “Peel” which works as a smart remote TV application for all your entertainment purposes – tap away!
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Sony HMZ-T1 3D OLED HMD ships Monday, Pre-Order Now for $799.99
Like UnlikeThe Sony HMZ-T1 is a personal 3D viewer with HD resolution (1,280x720px) delivered through two newly developed 0.7-inch OLED panels. The Sony HMZ-T1 marks the first HMD marketed to consumers since the last wave in the early nineties. Will the HMZ-T1 make HMDs mainstream? I have my doubts. Even if the visual experience is awesome, the HMZ still looks very bulky. Sony tried its best to make it look cool, but it is massive. Back in the nineties the experience using an HMD with headtracking was already awesome, but wearing the bulky devices was a pain. Oh, and do not expect to use the HMZ-T1 on the go. This HMD comes with a big setop box that needs to be connected to your home theater setup.
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iPhone 4S pre-sales begin in 22 new countries
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Apple has thrown open pre-orders for the iPhone 4S in 22 new countries, keeping to the company’s expansion strategy for the fifth-gen smartphone. However, due to strong demand since the iPhone 4S first hit stores a week ago, online shoppers in the new locations are being warned that their order may not arrive until a week after in-store sales begin.
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Microsoft talks Windows 8 portrait mode, really wants you to be proud of it
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If Apple is that paranoid friend that has four deadbolts on his door and a loaded weapon in every room, then Microsoft is the over-sharer who tweets where, when and what he had for lunch -- including both before and after photos (and we're not talking about pictures of a clean plate). Redmond wants you to know about everything it does -- no accomplishment is too minor for a lengthy explanation of the what and why. Take for example, portrait mode. Windows 8 will have one. We know what you're thinking, "well I would frackin' hope so," but the devs want you to know this isn't just some feature they slapped in the OS knowing people would expect it. The team studied users both familiar with and n...
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Microsoft Interested in Buying Yahoo Again
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Microsoft and private equity firm Silver lake Partners have apparently been drafting plans to submit a bid to acquire Yahoo. However, there are also talks of a cross talk ban, which would require parties interested in buying Yahoo not to talk anyone else and submit joint-bids after they gain access to sensitive financial data at Yahoo.
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Microsoft posts earnings, announces Windows Phone giveaways
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Microsoft has posted its latest quarterly results, revealing a record revenue of $17.37 billion, a 7% increase over the year-ago period and ahead of market expectations. Net income was $5.74 billion, up 6%. Redmond expects to close the present quarter with $28.6 to $29.2 billion in revenue, including its $8.5 billion Skype buyout.
Microsoft's Business division, which contains Office, contributed the most to last quarter's revenue, raking in $5.62 billion, up 8%. The Windows and Windows Live division was a close second with $4.87 billion in revenue, a 2% increase on-year. The Server and Tools segment followed, posting $4.25 billion in revenue, up 10% YoY.
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Report: Don't Expect Ivy Bridge Before March
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Intel’s spiffy Sandy Bridge processors haven’t even been available for a year yet, and already their doomsday clock is ticking. Ivy Bridge, the slimmer, trimmer 22nm next generation version of Intel’s 32nm Sandy Bridge processors, are barreling down fast. So fast, in fact, that you can already pick up motherboards built to accommodate Ivy Bridge’s PCIe 3.0 support. But when is Ivy Bridge actually going to hit? Intel will only say “Early 2012,” but one source claims to know a more specific time frame.
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EVGA teases with a new dual-socket motherboard
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EVGA teases with an image today, on display is a dual-socket motherboard we'll call SR-3 for now. We can only assume this is X79 based, previously at Computex ASUS also already has been showing something similar under codename Danshui, read and see all about that here.
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Hulu Plus coming to 3DS and Wii, handheld getting 3D video capture
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Rejoice Nintendo fans, Hulu Plus is coming to your console of choice... provided you're up on the latest in Nintendo hardware. Both the Wii and 3DS will be getting access to the streaming service's vast archives of TV shows and movies some time before the year is out. Though, you shouldn't expect to see the Galactica popping out of your portable -- this is a strictly 2D affair. A software update coming at the end of November will also deliver the ability to record 3D video with the Nintendo handheld (up to ten minutes) or even stitch together stereoscopic images for stop motion animation that jumps out of the tiny screen at you. With both Hulu and Netflix in tow, as well as the ability to cr...
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PlayStation Certified coming to non-Sony devices
Like UnlikeSony's Kaz Hirai has insisted that the 'PlayStation certified' project is not just for the company's own products, with other devices likely to soon sport the certification.
Currently only three Sony devices, the company's two tablets and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play phone, have carried the PlayStation Certified branding.
However, Hirai insists that this is not a deliberate attempt by the company to lock one of its brands into only its own products, and is keen to see other devices bringing new games revenue streams into the company.
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