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Google CEO Larry Page explains reasoning behind Motorola acquisition
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In a post penned by Larry Page on Google’s company blog, the CEO explains why Google decided to shell out $12.5 billion to purchase smartphone vendor Motorola Mobility. While Page had plenty to say about Motorola’s extensive history and its leading role in Android’s explosive growth, he also points to what many believe to be one of the leading factors behind the deal: patents. “We recently explained how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android,” the CEO wrote on Google’s blog. “The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to ‘protect competition and innovation in the open source s...
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BlackBerry Bold 9930 now available from Verizon for $250
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With nary a peep from RIM or Verizon Wireless, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 has shown up on Big Red's website and is now available to purchase. The Bold 9930 is the latest flagship smartphone to come from Waterloo, and it replaces the aging Bold 9650. It is powered by a 1.2GHz processor, features a 640 x 480 pixel touchscreen above its full QWERTY keyboard, and is said to be the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone produced to date at only 10.4mm (0.41in). The Bold 9930 runs the latest BlackBerry OS 7, which is touted to offer web browsing capabilities that are 40 percent faster than with OS 6. Interested buyers can pick up the Bold 9930 from Verizon now for a steep $249.99 with a new two-year agreeme...
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NVIDIA making money hand over fist thanks to Tegra
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Last week NVIDIA posted their fiscal Q2 2012 (not a typo) financial results, and while they don’t break down how much money was made by each individual product line, Jen-Hsun Huang (pictured above), NVIDIA President and CEO, said that the company’s guidance for the next quarter looks better than ever thanks to Tegra. Revenues hit $1.02 billion, up 26% from the same quarter last year, and in terms of profits, during this quarter last year the company actually lost $175 million. Today that number is in the green, at $174 million. NVIDIA goes on to claim that 10% of all Android devices that are currently shipping pack a Tegra chip inside. That would mean either tablet sales are better than we t...
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Apple patent wants to get rid of those pesky fingerprints once and for all
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What Apple surely has a lot of, besides cash and fans, of course, is patents. Sadly, though, only a fraction of them make it to a gadget that a mere mortal can get their hands on. When it comes to this innovation, however, we are really crossing our fingers in hopes of seeing it materialize as it would take care of an issue that pretty much anyone who has ever used a touchscreen phone has faced – fingerprints.
As some of you probably know, the iPhone 3GS was the first smartphone in Apple's portfolio to get an oleophobic coating on its display, thanks to which it had the tendency of collecting less finger smudge than an ordinary touchscreen. The trouble with the technology, however, is that t...
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Firefox 6 "On Track" to Launch on Tuesday
Like UnlikeWhile you're busy grilling cow parts and getting ahead on back-to-school shopping this weekend, Mozilla will spend the next few days spit shining Firefox 6, the next major browser release slated to ship on Tuesday. And though Mozilla is known for pushing back release dates, there doesn't seem to be any cause for concern that Firefox 6 isn't ready for prime time.
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Dell packs 4G LTE in new Vostro V131 laptop
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Dell has announced the ultrathin Vostro V131 laptop, which will come an optional LTE card for 4G mobile broadband connectivity.
Starting at $499, the V131 is the latest addition to Dell's Vostro lineup for small and medium-size businesses. It has a 13.3-inch screen and is just 0.63 inch (1.6 cm) thick. It weighs 3.6 pounds (1.5 kilograms).
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Acer Iconia Tab A100 Released: The First 7-Inch Honeycomb Tablet
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With today's introduction of the Acer Iconia Tab A100, the 7-inch Honeycomb tablet era begins. Vivek and Jarred looked at the new entrant's big brother, the 10.1" A500, and were left . . . well, a little underwhelmed. Some of their complaints are endemic of everything Honeycomb, so far: occasionally sluggish performance, potentially awkward form factor, bugginess. Some of their complaints, though, were fixed on Acer’s 10.1” tablet itself: questionable build quality, uncompetitive pricing, less than stellar viewing angles. So what does Acer’s diminutive tablet offer up?
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BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380 'Orlando' gets pictured, tourists not included
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These Blurrycam images you see above? Nope, not the Torch 9860. It's actually the BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380, also known as the Orlando. The phone's popped up on our radar screen once before as a render, with a few midrange specs revealed: a 800MHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor, 3.25-inch HVGA screen, 5 megapixel camera with HD video, 1GB storage with microSD expansion and 512MB of RAM, and NFC were getting kicked around as possible features. We don't have any updates on the specs yet, but the forum member responsible for the images claims it's scheduled for a Q4 release, it runs on OS 7, and has two variants: the Orlando is actually of the GSM flavor, while the Malibu represents the CDMA side...
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Hitachi Unveils P50-GP08 HDTV
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Hitachi announced today their latest 3DTV, the P50-GP08. This 50 inch screen features full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, a 5000000:1 contrast ratio, and plasma technology. The main features though include the 3D capability and a removable 500GB hard drive. This allows users to upload and record their favorite program without having to be connected to an external source. However, if you need, the P50-GP08 does come with 4 HDMI ports as well as an array of additional connection options. As if all that isn’t enough, Hitachi also announced that this TV can be controlled by your iPhone or iPad with the help of the Wooo remote app. Hitachi plans to release the P50-GP08 at the end of the month for a...
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Firefox 8 To Stop Unauthorized Add-ons In Their Tracks
Like UnlikeIf's there's one thing we hate, it's Brussels sprouts. If there's two things we hate, it's Brussels sprouts and sneaky programs that automatically install add-ons into our Internet browsers. Turns out we're not the only ones. Those pesky unapproved add-ons have been a thorn in the side of Mozilla, who shoulders the blame when the invaders cause crashes and browser lagging. When Firefox 8 rolls around, unauthorized add-ons will be a thing of the past: the browser won't allow installations without the express permission of users.
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Are Notebook Manufacturers Unhappy With The Ultrabook's $1000 Price Tag?
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Intel's pumped about its Ultrabook concept. How pumped? So pumped that earlier this week, the company created a $300 million fund to help spur on the development of the powerful, low weight, long lasting laptops. The companies that are actually making the Ultrabooks, though, are apparently a little less enthused. You see, Intel wants companies to sell Ultrabooks for less than $1,000 – probably to make them competitive with the MacBook Air. That number's making a few manufacturers shift uneasily in their seats.
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Microsoft patents new type of mobile slider, puts keyboards and screens on equal footing
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Patents are the currency of the realm these days, and companies accrue them however they can -- whether filing for their own or buying someone else's. Microsoft's no stranger to the patent game, and it's added one more piece to its IP stockpile in the form of a "moveable housing of a mobile communications device." A broad title, to be sure, but the patent essentially covers sliders where the keyboard ends up flush with the screen after it's moved. In existing designs, the sliding display gets in the way of pressing the top row of keys, and squishing the grid's size or fattening up the phone are the only ways to make space for fingers to press them.
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NPD: Gaming sales down 26% in July, Xbox 360 top U.S. console for seventh straight month
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U.S. video game industry sales were down 26% in July compared to the same period last year according to new data published by The NPD Group. Hardware sales were down 29% year-over-year to $223 million, video game software sales dipped 17% to $336.2 million and sales of video game accessories were down 8% to $127.8 million. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the best-selling console in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive month with unit sales of 277,000, though July marked the first time the Xbox saw a year-on-year decline since December 2009.
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Apple will not hold iPhone 5 event on September 7th; launch could happen October 7th
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An earlier report claiming Apple intends to hold a media event on September 7th to unveil new iPods or even its highly anticipated iPhone 5 are mistaken, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop reported on Friday afternoon. With a very solid track record to his credit, Dalrymple says his sources indicate that Apple will not hold any event or unveil a next-generation iPhone on that date.
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Mystery Android Vulnerability Not Detailed By Prudent Hackers
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Riley Hassell and Shane Macaulay were all set to go on stage at Black Hat and describe a few methods of hacking Android devices. But they never appeared: at the last minute, they decided not to reveal the vulnerabilities they had discovered. Why? “To prevent an unacceptable window of risk to consumers worldwide and to guarantee credit where it was due.”
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