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ST-Ericsson to fire 1,700 employees
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ST-Ericsson, as the name implies, is a joint venture that was setup between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson back in February 2009. You’ve probably never heard of them, and for good reason too. There’s no nice way of saying, so here it goes: They move at a snail’s in an industry that demands them to run like a cheetah. ST-Ericsson may have been the first company to ship an HSPA+ smartphone modem that could do 42 Mbps down, but then Qualcomm added that to their chips, along with 4G LTE. ST-Ericsson was also one of the first companies to talk about using ARM’s Cortex A15 processor, but Texas Instruments will beat them to market with the OMAP5. Let’s also not forget about the NovaThor L8540, whi...
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HTC predicts 55 percent revenue jump, could hint at strong One sales
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HTC's results for Q1 2012 were a long way short of spectacular, but they came too early to see any impact from sales of its latest wares -- particularly the flagship One X and the ambitious mid-range One S. According to Reuters, the Taiwanese manufacturer now predicts that its revenue will leap by 55 percent in Q2, compared to that bad last quarter. That kind of growth equates to around $3.56 billion, which isn't so impressive when you compare it to the same quarter last year, when turnover broke records and was around 20 percent higher, but it's still an encouraging sign that this company could reap what it sowed at MWC.
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DROID Incredible 4G LTE appears on Verizon site
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The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE has been outed on Verizon’s “Droid Does” website. The new Incredible is equipped with a 4-inch qHD Super LCD display, a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD slot and an 8-megapixel rear camera — possibly the same one found on HTC’s One-series smartphones. The handset also runs HTC’s latest Sense 4.0 skin atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In line with Verizon’s other 4G LTE smartphones, the latest Incredible will seemingly be offered for $299.99 alongside a new two-year agreement. The DROID Incredible 4G LTE has since been removed from Verizon’s site and there is no word from Verizon regarding a release date.
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T-Mobile G2X finally gets the bug-squashing update it needed a year ago
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Once upon a time, the T-Mobile G2X had promise that no other Android phone had. The US variant of the world’s first dual-core phone was met with a lot of praise, which turned into a mess. The stupid powerful handset suffered from handfuls of bugs, which resulted in it being pulled from shelves, only to return with minimal improvements. Well, it looks like the handset may finally be receiving the update it needed out of the gate – literally over a year since its release.
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Lumia 900 data connectivity fix finally available to Rogers customers
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When the Lumia 900 data connectivity fix was released to AT&T customers a full 3 days early, it was presumed that Rogers customers would have access to the fix at the same time. Unfortunately, they were informed that they would have to wait until “around April 20th” to get the update.
It looks like that update is finally available to our friends to the north, albeit a little late. Rogers customers can download and install the update through the Zune software on Windows or the Windows Phone 7 Connector app on OS X.
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Verizon promise Windows Phone 8 handsets for the holiday season
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Verizon Wireless has not exactly been supportive of Windows Phone 7 so far. Now in a surprise announcement Verizon’s chief financial officer Fran Shammo has told Reuters said the company wants a third strong software competitor in the mobile market and were prepared to do what it takes to make Windows Phone that operating system.
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HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S
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Canadians looking to hunt down the smallest addition to HTC's One series are in luck. According to a MobileSyrup tipster, it'll arrive on Bell next week, in all its aluminum unibody glory. While the One X looks to be confined to Rogers in the Land of the Maple Leaf, both the One S and One V are going to be offered by Bell Mobility. The mole also hinted at pricing below CND $300, matching those entry-level credentials we've explored just recently. Not a fan of Bell? Don't get disheartened -- the Android 4.0 minnow will also make an appearance on Telus, so 'chin' up.
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LG Xpression on Sale Via AT&T's Web Site
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AT&T recently began selling the LG Xpression, a sideways slider that includes a touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Xpression runs LG's feature phone operating system and features a 3.0-inch (400 x 200) touch display, 2-megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth 2.1, social networking apps, web browser, email, AT&T Navigator, microSD support (up to 32GB), and 3G. Last, it has a feature called LG Instant Note, which lets users enter text with one touch then send via SMS or upload to Twitter or Facebook. The Xpression costs $49.99 with a new contract after rebate.
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Rumor: LG's next flagship, the D1L, to come with wireless charging
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LG announced “the world’s first quad core smartphone” at Mobile World Congress in February of this year. Dubbed the Optimus 4X HD, it still hasn’t hit the market, meanwhile the HTC One X has, and it has the same quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 inside. Anyway, just like the HTC One X has a dual core variant that relies on Qualcomm’s S4 Snapdragon, LG is said to have an Optimus 4X variant called the D1L that also uses the S4 Snapdragon. We don’t know when this mythical handset will hit the market, but according to the South Korean website DDaily, we know that it’s going to have at least one feature that makes it unique: wireless charging. Assuming the D1L can be recharged without having to fiddle wit...
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Asus Introduces Factory Overclocked GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP
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It's still a challenge finding one of Nvidia's Kepler infused GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards in stock and ready to ship, but one thing the new GPU series doesn't lack is third-party variation. Nvidia's GPU partners are putting their own stamp on the GTX 680 with custom coolers and, in some cases like the new DirectCU II TOP edition from Asus, custom designed PCBs as well.
Asus went above and beyond the reference blueprint with the GeForce GTX DirectCU II TOP, adding 10-phase DIGI+ VRM digitally regulated power delivery with 30 percent noise reduction. The card also features 'Super Alloy Power' components that Asus claims will last 2.5 times longer than reference parts.
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Anonymous Makes Its Own Pastebin (But, Like, More Anonymous)
Like UnlikePastebin is often the hacker's tool of choice for posting exploits and information gleaned from them. But it does filter some content, and the site owner occasionally complies with law enforcement requests. So, Anonymous created its own version, called AnonPaste.
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Kinects Could Get 3D Audio
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That swanky surround-sound system might have eight point one channels, but you've got to be sitting at their precise focal point to get the full effect. This newly-filed Microsoft patent application will track listeners throughout the room and provide 3D audio regardless of their position.
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Verizon debuts new global data package
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Verizon is launching a new global data package to take away some of the stress from travel plans.
Last month, the first details of a new Verizon family data plan were leaked.
The global package offers 100MB of data for $25 per month.
That's a high price for the data, but it is certainly more affordable than the standard roaming data price.
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TapLogger Android app can read your password based on motion sensor data
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Mobile phones present a number of potential security risks, and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have just discovered a new one — information retrieved from your phone's motion sensors. The team created an experimental app called TapLogger, which is based on the premise that when you tap on your touch screen, you're not just interacting with the screen, but moving the entire device. So if you hit a button in the upper right corner, your phone will actually move in that direction slightly, and that subtle movement is then read by the accelerometer and other sensors built-in to your device.
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Boost Mobile to offer HTC Design 4G?
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Top-tier smartphones have typically been reserved for those with contracts on big carriers, but things are looking up for customers on prepaid plans looking for quality hardware. Pocketnow reports...
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