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Android 2.3.4 update is being pushed out to the HTC Sensation in Europe
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Still perceived to be the talk of the town in Europe, the HTC Sensation is definitely one prevalent high-end smartphone in the landscape right now. Fortunately, things are only going to get better for the handset now that a software update is being pushed out to it in Europe.
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Low end Windows Phones should not mean low spec
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There has been a lot of talk lately about the next wave of Windows Phone handsets taking aim at the mid and low end of the market to combat the proliferation of Android devices in that space. It is my hope that Microsoft will not be tempted to let OEMS build cheap lower spec phones just for that purpose. Instead, I think they should follow the Apple model and make the current generation phones be their low end and the next generation be their high end.
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Sprint cancels plans to launch 4G BlackBerry PlayBook citing lack of demand
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Sprint has abandoned its plans to launch a version of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with an embedded 4G WiMAX radio. The nation’s No. 3 wireless carrier cited a lack of demand among business customers as its reasoning for the cancellation, The Wall Street Journal reports. “It’s an interesting concept, it just hasn’t caught on with business customers as much as they would like,” said president of Sprint’s business markets group, Paget Alves.
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HTC Bliss stops by the FCC dressed in Verizon red (update)
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Looking for a little FCC Friday rapture? HTC's rumored "women only" smartphone, the Bliss, just passed through the Commission's gates for a bit of strut and tell. Sporting the model number PI46110, the handset seems destined for a Big Red debut with CDMA 850MHz / 1900MHz bands, WiFi and Bluetooth on-board. The carrier looks to be continuing its recent trend of global-capable phones, as the device also packs a GSM 900MHz radio. While we weren't able to dig out any concrete dimensions for the phone, we'd err on the side of a 4-inch or below display, considering VZW's past dalliances with gender-specific marketing -- no, we haven't forgotten those Pre Plus ads. If that leaked roadmap is any ind...
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Samsung to appeal EU Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban on August 25th
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Samsung will appeal a recent ruling by The Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany that bars the South Korean tablet maker from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 device in the whole of the European Union except for the Netherlands, The Wall Street Journal said on Friday. The appeal court date is set for August 25th. Samsung could face fines of up to $350,000 per unit if it continues to sell the device in the European Union. On August 1st, Apple also blocked Samsung from selling its tablet in Australia until courts rule whether or not the device infringes on 10 of Apple’s patents. Apple has a similar case open in the United States in which it has accused Samsung of creating copycat devices of its i...
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Android steals 20% of tablet market from iPad over past year
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Android-powered tablets have taken 20% of the global tablet market from Apple’s iPad over the past 12 months according to new data from ABI Research. While Android tablets have collectively managed to make a sizable dent in the iPad’s global market share, ABI says no single tablet vendor has managed to “mount a significant challenge” against the iPad at this point.
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Apple eggs Intel into making better mobile CPUs
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With the speed of a limping slug, Intel is slowing coming 'round to accepting that fact the future of end-user computing lies in lightweight mobility -- and hey, it might be a good idea to come up with a low-power, high-performance chip that can compete with the incredibly successful ARM processors.
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Intel Z77 Motherboard Lineup for Ivy Bridge Processors surfaces
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Together with the launch of its first wave Ivy Bridge processors, Intel will release new LGA 1155 motherboards based on the Z77 PCH (platform controller hub) that will offer native support for USB 3.0.
It now seems that 11 LGA 1155 models will be introduced in the first half of 2012, two of them belonging to the company's extreme performance series as softpedia reports:
These are the DZ77RE and DZ77GA and both feature “Max-OC” support (whatever that might mean), are two-way SLI and CrossFireX compatible and use the standard ATX form factor.
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Sandy Bridge-E to ship without CPU cooler
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Intel has decided to ship its Sandy Bridge-E processors without a bundled CPU cooler, as vrzone reported:
How many of you rely on aftermarket coolers for your CPU? We don't know anyone that thinks Intel's stock coolers are great and when details reached us of Intel not shipping coolers with its upcoming Sandy Bridge-E processors we were at first surprised, but considering the target market it makes a lot of sense.
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Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
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Google and Motorola Mobility have announced an agreement whereby Google will acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion. The acquisition price equates to $40 per share of Motorola stock, or a premium of 63% over Friday’s closing price. The move is considered to be an effort that will better-align Google to compete with Apple’s iPhone, which owned two-thirds of profits among the world’s top-8 smartphone vendors in the second quarter. A Google-owned hardware arm will be able to hold complete control over device hardware, software and services, resulting in an end-to-end user experience that is completely under Google’s control. “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit...
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Samsung's legal defense against Apple includes wisecracks, the LG Prada, and a 1994 tablet newspaper concept
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During the two-day hearing in a Dutch court regarding the pan-European Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban, which only excluded the Netherlands, Samsung's lawyers managed to achieve a stalemate, since it has filed a counter-case against Apple in the country for violating some 3G patents. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will be selling freely there until at least October 13th, even if an injunction takes place on September 15th, as outlined in the statement below:
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Anonymous hacks BART: Releases user database
Like UnlikeAnother high-profile hack this weekend, as the San Francisco BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) transport authority confirms that “at least 2,400″ of its 55k strong member database has been compromised, with hacking collective Anonymous claiming responsibility. Names, emails and passwords – as well as potentially phone numbers and addresses – have been snatched, with the BART site – and services that rely on the transit data it publishes – sluggish on Sunday under an ongoing assault.
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Motorola Xoom getting Android 3.1 in Europe
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Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 3.1 updates for its Xoom tablet. The keyword here is “started” — just because some people you know already got it, it doesn’t mean you’ll get the update on the same day too. Quite the contrary, the launch will go “in stages”. Here’s what the company said at its Facebook page:
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Galaxy S2 Release is on August 29, Confirmed.
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Earier today we reported that the Galaxy S2 is not launching today as was rumored. Just now Samsung Mobile sent us an invite to a media event on August 29 in New York. The invite is not revealing much, but it has a "II" on it. The II clearly hints to the Samsung Galaxy S2 and since the invite is from Samsung Mobile it is almost sure that the 29 marks the launch of the Galaxy S2 in the US. Now I just saw that the image of the invite flyer has actually "Galaxy_S_II" in the file name. So there is no doubt that the Galaxy S2 will be released on August 29.
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Sony slashes Google TV prices
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The signs that Google TV may not quite be the living room revolution that the bods over in Mountain View hoped it would be continue apace, with Sony again slashing the prices of its Google TV kit.
At the end of July we told you how Logitech had severely cut the price of its Revue Google TV set top box to $99 to "remove price as a barrier to broad customer acceptance" - a device launched only 9 months prior at cost of $299.99.
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