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Netflix Removes Sony Movies from Watch Instantly
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Netflix addressed the concerns of confused customers today announcing that all Sony content acquired through the Starz Play deal was no longer available. Among the pulled movies are The Social network, Salt, and The other Guys. Netflix called the situation a “temporary contract issue”, but it might be a sticky issue for Starz.
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Microsoft Claims Victory Over Autorun Malware
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The dark corners of shady Internet bars just became a whole lot safer thanks to Microsoft. The boys and girls in Redmond noticed a disturbing trend towards the end of 2010; the rate of infection due to malware spread via Autorun was skyrocketing. Rather than shrugging their shoulders and telling Symantec to deal with it, the company released an update in February that disabled most Autorun functions on Windows PCs. Four months later, the results are in – malware authors looking to slip your computer a mickey via infected flash drives had better start looking at Linux instead.
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Qualcomm Dual Core Snapdragon has Windows Phone support
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The Snapdragon MSM8x60 supports speeds of up to 1.5 Ghz and 16 megapixel dual camera support and is built on 45 nm technology.
Qualcomm has previously said they were working very closely with Microsoft on Mango and will be exclusive processor provider the next wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets.
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Favourite Apps for Symbian^3 allows up to 255 shortcuts on the homescreen
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Need more shortcuts on the homescreen of your Symbian^3 device such as the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 or E7? No problem thanks to the app called Favourite Apps. Available as a free download, it extends the default shortcut widget (which can handle 4 apps) by providing total of 15 spots for your favorite apps. Not sure anyone needs that many icons on the homescreen(s), but hey – there are different people with different needs and we shouldn’t judge anyone.
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Droid X gets friendly with CyanogenMod 7 beta, nightlies to follow (video)
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After months of labor and many helping hands, a tenacious modder known as "cvpcs" has succeeded with his efforts to bring CyanogenMod 7 to the Motorola Droid X. While this is still a beta release, fixes are coming swiftly and the developer intends to deliver nightly updates to resolve the outstanding issues -- the camera is non-functional, for instance.
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Big management shake-up at Skype, webOS integration coming soon
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Hot on the heels of Microsoft getting the green light from FCC to acquire Skype, sweeping management changes are already underway. Don Albert, Doug Bewsher, Chris Dean, Anne Gillespie, David Gurlé, and Russ Shaw have been dismissed from the company, or expressed intentions to leave.
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LTE version of Motorola XOOM and Motorola DROID 3 each make Verizon's MAP list
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It looks like both the LTE version of the Motorola XOOM and the Motorola DROID 3 are about to be launched by Verizon. Big Red has added both devices to its MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) list. As Verizon noted in its memo, the MAP price relates only to prices shown on an advertisement. Actual selling prices can be lower.
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HP TouchPad webOS tablet available for pre-order today
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Today is June 19, which means that anxious webOS fans (and the rest of us) can now place a pre-order for the upcoming HP TouchPad tablet, due on July 1.
Today is June 19, which means that anxious webOS fans (and the rest of us) can now place a pre-order for the upcoming HP TouchPad tablet, due on July 1.
A number of sites have yet to make their pre-order pages live yet, but when everything is up and going, you should be able to order the TouchPad from Best Buy, Amazon, HP.com, and Staples. The 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet goes for $499.99, while the 32GB, Wi-Fi-only edition is $599.99.
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Mango being tested on the HTC Mozart
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It is no surprise really, but it is good confirmation that Microsoft is testing out Mango builds on devices other than their special developer device, the HTC Mazaa.
That is if we can believe Alessandro Teglia, the Community Program Manager for CEE & Italy Microsoft, who claims to be using a HTC Mozart running Mango
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SMS code found in Windows 8 – will WP8 run Windows 8?
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There has been speculation that Microsoft will drop the Windows CE kernel for some time now, and this only accelerated once Microsoft ported Windows 8 to ARM.
Now Tom Hounsell, hacking around the recently leaked Windows 8 build has found some SMS handling code in some .dll’s at C:\Windows\\WinMetadata\*.dll.
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Microsoft's purchase of Skype approved by federal regulators
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Reuters is reporting that government regulators have given Microsoft's proposed acquisition of VoIP(INFO) provider Skype the green light. The purchase will provide Microsoft with an additional foothold in the mobile space, as well as tying the company to the more than 100 million Skype subscribers and users worldwide that make use of the service each month.
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New Apple iPad 2 ad is out; Foxconn to move some iPad production to Brazil by September
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According to Globo, Brazil's Minister of Science and Technology, Aloízio Mercadante, says that Foxconn will be starting production of the Apple iPad 2 in his country starting in September. Originally, production of the tablet was to have begun in July, but the date has been pushed back because of problems with construction of a facility and a lack of skilled labor. Foxconn sent 175 enginners to China for training, but needs to hire more than 200 before starting production of the device in Brazil.
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Smartphone data usage jumps 89% in the U.S., Android users still biggest gluttons
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The Nielsen Company on Friday released its latest findings regarding smartphone data usage and as expected, data consumption continued to increase at an explosive pace in the first quarter of 2011. In the same quarter last year, the average smartphone user consumed 230MB of data on their device each month. Last quarter, that number shot up 89% to 435MB. The heaviest data users are responsible for the bulk of the growth, with average data usage among the top 10% of smartphone owners having grown 155% from 1.8GB to 4.6GB on average each month.
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Motorola puts brakes on DROID 2 Global Gingerbread update
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Despite Verizon Wireless' announcement that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Motorola DROID 2 Global is rolling out to users now, Motorola has said that the update is not ready and is not available. Speaking on its support forums, a Motorola representative said that the update is not rolling out anytime soon and that there is no date given as to when it will be available for users. Sad news for owners of the DROID 2 Global who had gotten their hopes up, though this isn't the first time an update has seen rocky starts.
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T-Mobile hints that the Samsung Galaxy S 4G will be on sale for free come June 22
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Besides the 4G moniker in its name, there isn’t much to visually differentiate the Samsung Galaxy S 4G with the Samsung Vibrant – and even worse, it’s rather difficult to side with it considering its $149.99 on-contract price right now. Naturally, for $50 more, you can seemingly pick up newer devices like the HTC Sensation 4G.
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