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    Android tablets

    I told you so! http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/01/idc-tablet-share-q1-2013/ Diogen.
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    Smartphones of 2017: mind-controlled

    It started with resistive (stylus), then capacitive (touch, multi-touch). Next will be gestures, i.e. Kinect-like operation of the phone, tablet and TV. But all that will go away in 5 years or so and replaced with "thoughts", i.e. mind-control...
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    Mark Andersen: Predictions for 2012

    This is always an interesting read! Every year shortly before Xmas, Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Services, holds a gathering in a posh New York hotel. Highlight of the event: his 10 predictions for the next year. It is claimed he is right in 4 cases out of every 5... 2012: Siri Is a...
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    Verizon to buy Netflix?

    Just to dilute the boredom of Monday... Big rumor: Verizon may buy Netflix Diogen.
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    webOS: What's in the name?

    Very few details about webOS' future so far, but what is known sounds interesting - webOS will be open-sourced - HP will continue with tablets running webOS - HP will quit the smartphone business... Diogen.
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    "World’s most expensive car crash ever"

    Supercar pile-up in Japan dubbed world’s most expensive car crash Diogen.
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    Android tablets, Take 2: Ice Cream Sandwich on Tegra 3

    ASUS replaced Motorola to introduce the next generation Android OS on tablets. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime with Ice Cream Sandwich teased in a short video | The Verge Hopefully the transformer Prime gets better reception than the Xoom. And by the looks of it, the ICS+Tegra3 combination is...
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    "Apple taps Sharp to develop iTV"

    The rumor mill is an overdrive with this one for a month, starting here. Apple taps Sharp to develop iTV: rumor BOMBSHELL: Steve Jobs Said He 'Finally Cracked' How To Make A Great Television - Business Insider Apple ‘iTV’ rumors abound: iTunes creator leading development, 2013 release I wonder...
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    Ice Cream Sandwich (Android)

    Exactly a week ago the source code for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) was released to the public. And even before the first official ICS handsets showed up on the shelves, it has been ported to a bunch of (older) handsets. The latest member in this list is the 2+ year old HTC HD2 that started...
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    Google Music... Now from anywhere

    You Americans are spoiled. But for the rest of the world this is important... How-to: use Google Music from anywhere (yes, outside of the United States) -- Engadget Works like a charm (from Canada)! I wish the same could be done with Google Voice...:) Diogen.
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    Satelliteguys an adult site?!

    Not sure this is known and/or is considered of any importance: European cell networks (Orange, O2 and two locals) consider satelliteguys an adult site... If you ask to lift the restriction at the moment you buy the SIM, everything is OK. But by default (and when buying the SIM from a kiosk) you...
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    Smartphones: high-end and low-end

    The smartphone share is expanding. In developed countries it is approaching/hitting 50% (and rising) of all phones sold. Manufacturers deal with it differently. There is only so much you can do with the available OS variations. Limiting hardware: screen size and quality, resolution, CPU, other...
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    Xiaomi Phone: an Android phone with a twist

    Actually that should be twists, plural. Xiaomi Phone review -- Engadget Coming from the creators of the MIUI ROM - an iOS clone built on Android - it is quite different from the competition: - runs on a 1.5GHZ dual-core Qualcomm CPU (not overclocked 1.2GHz chip); - has two GPS systems built-in...
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    Motorola Xoom: take 2

    The first device that showed the world what Honeycomb was all about can be called anything but success. But Moto ain't HP: it doesn't look like they are planning to drop out of the tablet game altogether. And to prove this point, Moto is prepping to release two new tablets. One of them Xoom 2...
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    ARM CPUs: today and tomorrow

    NVidia is riding high on their success with the Tegra2 in the Android tablet market. A lot has been said about the next iteration of the Tegra chip - quad-core Kal-El. Here is a nice article about the technology behind it AnandTech - Kal-El Has Five Cores, Not Four: NVIDIA Reveals the...
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    IDF 2011

    While Windows 8 gets the most attention, Intel has its developer forum keynote at the same time AnandTech - Ivy Bridge GPU Performance: Up to 60% Faster than SNB & Better QuickSync 22nm Ivy Bridge, 60% onboard video performance boost, Medfield phone (again?!), ultrabooks with 10 days (!)...
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    Windows 8 Thread

    First quad-core Tegra to show up on Windows 8 tablet? That would be interesting Samsung quad-core Windows 8 tablet ready for BUILD giveaway? | This is my next... Less than a week to wait... Diogen.
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    IFA Berlin 2011

    IFA Berlin, Germany's CES is just about to start IFA - Startseite We're live from IFA 2011! -- Engadget Diogen.
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    Samsung to buy webOS?

    Here Rumor: Samsung may buy webOS from HP I think it is a stupid idea but might work for few reasons: - to keep Google honest (with the Moto purchase); - to get Palm patent portfolio (nobody is talking about them, why?); - to have something to fall back if Apple wins the patent battle; -...
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    iTV - Apple's next product?

    It could well be one of the elements of the mosaic left by the just departed CEO Is the television screen Apple’s next conquest? If nothing else, this story is "contagious" for one reason: it would explain why Apple never applied the famous i-moniker to the name of their hobby, AppleTV...:)...
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    OPPO enters the smartphone market!

    Here Oppo announces X903 smartphone, leaves Leonardo DiCaprio confused (video) -- Engadget Since OPPO is a company that charges $500 for what others charge 2 to 10 times more, it is a welcomed addition to the list of smartphone manufacturers. Android, of course...:) Diogen.
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    Android phone with iPhone interface for $310

    Here Xiaomi Phone with MIUI OS: a $310 Android with 1.5GHz dual-core SoC and other surprises -- Engadget Very nice specs Popular Android aftermarket firmware MIUI gets its own superphone | Android and Me Shows what $300 can buy you nowadays in smartphone land... MIUI is known to be a iPhone UI...
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    Google buying Motorola Mobility

    Here Google acquiring Motorola Mobility -- Engadget That's one way of reducing the patent problems...:) Diogen.
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    Intel offering CPU upgrades... by software

    Here https://retailupgrades.intel.com/Page.aspx?Name=Upgrade What can be upgraded https://retailupgrades.intel.com/Page.aspx?Name=Benefits According to the FAQ, replacing the mobo invalidates the upgrade. BIOS? Something like Win7 activation on DELL/HP PCs? Unlocking cores on AMD? For now it...
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    Domain Names are Property - rules Canadian court

    Here Canadian Court Rules Domain Names Are Property - Domain Name Wire TUCOWS won the appeal. As a side note: Does anybody remember the time when TUCOWS stood for The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software? :) Diogen.