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Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 now on sale at Best Buy

Lenovo The latest effort by Lenovo in the tablet market is now available and selling for $299.99 at Best Buy. The IdeaPad A2109, not to be confused with the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109, has a smaller screen, a higher resolution (1,280×800 pixels versus the S2109’s 1,024×768 pixels), and a faster CPU. Related stories Best Gaming PC …

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Yanked iOS app Clueful is back as free Web software

A privacy-enhancing iOS app called Clueful that was yanked from the App Store for an unknown reason this summer has been re-released as a Web app. The app is available for free online and has data on more than 100,000 apps and allows users to add comments about apps and how developers handle data. Apple screens apps for bad behavior …

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Apple’s patent victory could equal faster Android updates

Android users might find themselves benefiting from an unintended consequence of Apple’s recent patent battle against Samsung. Older versions of Android (2.x) that were found to infringe upon Apple’s intellectual property might get around the ban with an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, points out 9to5Google. Related stories Apple targets 8 Samsung phones for sales ban How Apple’s courtroom …

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When will LG’s OLED TV hit Australia?

LG has remained vague on the local launch timing of its hotly anticipated next-gen TV. LG’s OLED screen (Credit: LG) LG’s EM9600 OLED TV was an instant hit at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, taking out the coveted Best of Show award. Since then, speculation has been rife on the timing for an Australian launch of the …

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Belkin launches @TV Plus

Belkin has launched a network device that delivers home entertainment across an array of mobile devices. Belkin @TV Plus. (Credit: Belkin) Belkin’s @TV Plus hardware uses Wi-Fi or a mobile network to allow users to access home theatre content on mobiles, tablets and laptops. The @TV device connects and controls multiple sources, such as a DVD player or a set-top …

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Did Samsung pay US$1bn for Apple’s Midas touch?

Samsung walked away from court in the US last Friday a billion US dollars lighter, after a jury decided that its products were too similar to those designed by rival Apple. But did the Korean company also earn a favourable tick of approval from John Q Citizen in the process? (Credit: CNET) They say all news is good news, and …

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Panasonic offers BigPond Movies on selected devices

Panasonic is expanding its IPTV offerings to include the popular BigPond video service across 10 of its products. The BigPond Movies service will be available on select Panasonic devices (Credit: Panasonic) The company will offer the BigPond Movies library through its Viera Connect IPTV platform, across a small number of Blu-ray recorders, players and home theatre systems. The service will …

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What $3.9 billion Verizon/cable spectrum deal means to you (FAQ)

The Federal Communications Commission just gave the final approval for Verizon Wireless to purchase the biggest hunk of spectrum outside of a full company merger in U.S. history. So what’s it all mean? In December, Verizon proposed buying 20 MHz of wireless spectrum from a consortium of cable operators known as SpectrumCo, which included Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright …

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Samsung and Android’s loss could be Microsoft’s gain

You can almost sense the glee over in the Microsoft camp after Samsung was dealt an overwhelming defeat against Apple. That’s because the jury decision against Samsung doesn’t just affect the South Korean conglomerate; it’s one that will ripple through to Google and the rest of the Android community. As a result, Microsoft’s Windows Phone looks increasingly attractive as a …

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LG teases latest quad

LG hopes its next flagship smartphone will get the company back into the handset game after its disappointing run of late. The company released a video today, teasing a smartphone with “the second generation” of quad-core processors, or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 chip with an Adreno 320 graphics processor. The clip, which is in Korean, was first spotted by The Verge. …

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