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iPhone users like Woody Allen, Android users like Harry Potter, says survey

If you have an iPhone you like Belle and Sebastian, foreign travel and sushi, and if you have an Android phone you like Harry Potter and staying at home. That’s according to a tongue-in-cheek infographic examining the differences between users of the two main smart phone operating systems. Recommendation site Hunch culled the data from 2,000 users. Sounds scientific enough …

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Microsoft wanted to buy Motorola too

Google wasn’t the only company interested in snapping up Motorola — Microsoft was one of several parties in talks with Motorola before the big G came along and snapped it up for a cool £7.6bn, according to a report from Gigaom. But why? Apparently Microsoft was courting the fair lady Motorola, lavishing her with sweetmeats and oaths of fealty, with …

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Acer Iconia Tab A100 review: Honeycomb on a 7

The Acer Iconia Tab A100 runs the full version of Honeycomb flawlessly. Josh Miller/CNET As one of the first 7-inch Honeycomb tablets, the Acer Iconia Tab A100 attempts to make a case for the viability of 7-inchers, but does the fact that larger tablet alternatives are less than a hundred bucks away diminish its appeal? That depends. There are quite …

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