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Andy Rubin Promises Google Nexus 3, Made by LG?

May 11, 2011

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Google’s mobile VP Andy Rubin during a question and answer session at Google I/O yesterday said that there will be a new Nexus device coming this year. Neither the exact time yet the name of the device mentioned clearly, but possibly Nexus 3 and it will likely coming in December alongside the Ice Cream Sandwich [...]

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LG Optimus 3D to Bring World’s First 3D AR (Augmented Reality) Browser

May 11, 2011

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LG and Wikitude on Tuesday announced the first 3D AR (Augmented Reality) browser in the world coming to the LG Optimus 3D Android smartphone. Compared to the 2D AR which only displays overlapped objects, the stereoscopic screen of the LG Optimus 3D can show places of interest, landmarks and objects in 3D giving better experience [...]

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More Google I/O 2011 Highlights: Android@Home, Google Musics and more

May 10, 2011

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In addition to the Android Honeycomb 3.1 and the next Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Google also made some other big announcements during Google I/O conference in San Fransisco today including the Musics Beta by Google, Google Movies for Android smartphones/tablets, Google Android Open Accessory, Android@Home, and more. 100 million Androids Activated Worldwide, 400K daily Google [...]

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Google Announced Android Honeycomb 3.1, Available Now for Verizon’s Motorola XOOM

May 10, 2011

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Part of big announcements from Google during the Android-specific keynote at Google I/O is the Android Honeycomb 3.1. On this first major upgrade to the Android tablet OS, Google brings some tweaks and optimizations over the Android 3.0. These are include resizable homescreen widgets and USB host functionality that will give users ability to plug [...]

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Google Teasing Android Ice Cream Sandwich Features, Launching in Q4

May 10, 2011

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Google during the Android-specific keynote at Google I/O unveils the next version of Android named “Ice Cream Sandwich” which has been rumored for quite long time. The Ice Cream Sandwich which is scheduled for Q4 launch will combine the best features of Honeycomb which is optimized for Android tablets with the smartphone OS. This new [...]

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Microsoft Officially Confirms the Skype Acquisition for $8.5 Billion

May 10, 2011

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Microsoft officially announces the Skype acquisition for $8.5 billion on Tuesday. With this acquisition, Microsoft will bring Skype integration to Microsoft devices including Xbox and Kinnect, Windows Phone and other Windows devices. Microsoft also will continue to support clients on non-Microsoft platforms. Skype which is currently has 270 million users will be a new business [...]

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New Windows Phone Handsets will be Released on May 24th

May 10, 2011

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Microsoft will held a Windows Phone event on May 24th, 2011 in New Your City. On the invitation sent out to the press, it’s clearly said that Microsoft will unveil the next major release of Windows Phone handsets. So we’ll likely to see some new devices from previous Windows Phone 7 manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, [...]

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Motorola Droid X2 Official Full Specifications Revealed

May 9, 2011

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No more mistery left to the upcoming Verizon’s Motorola Droid X2. After beeing rumored with many speculations, finally an official spec sheet revealed the full specifications of the Motorola X2. With this sheet came out, we can expect that the official launch is imminent. It’s probably next month or perhaps earlier than that. And the [...]

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Report says that 34.6% of iPhones in China are Jailbroken

May 9, 2011

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An interesting report about iOS usage published recently by UMeng, a company working on statistics for mobile developers in China. This report basically covers all iOS devices usage including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The report shows that around 34.6% of iPhones used in China are jailbroken. Interestingly, seems that people are relatively less interested [...]

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The HTC Kingdom is Not EVO 3D Afterall

May 6, 2011

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In the last few days there has been rumor about two new upcoming qHD handsets from HTC. One of them which codenamed HTC Kingdom was believed to be the EVO 3D headed for Sprint this summer. However the latest info finally revealed that it’s completely a new device distinct from EVO 3D. It’s a bit [...]

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