Android vendors shouldn’t expect to make many friends with Apple’s current customers. In a study released Tuesday by gadget-comparison company Retrevo, 81 percent of current iPhone owners will buy another Apple handset when their contracts are up and they have to purchase another device. Another 14 percent of current iPhone owners identify themselves as “undecided.” …
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12 June
ESPN to drop 3D channel in 2013
ESPN has confirmed it will cease broadcasting its 3D channel at the end of the year and will focus on new technologies such as 4K. Rather than making an official announcement, the first news came in the form of a tweet from an ESPN employee this morning. ESPN 3D was great at home but due to low adoption of 3D …
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12 June
Netflix user profiles for couples and families due in summer
“Because you watched The Only Way is Essex.” No I didn’t! Man, I can’t wait until Netflix can tell the difference when someone else uses my account — and I shouldn’t have to wait too long. Yes, multiple user profiles for one account are coming this summer. Anyone who’s ever let their kids, friends or significant others within 100 yards …
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12 June
Smart TV 101: what is smart TV?
Now playing: Watch this: Smart TV 101: what is smart TV? 2:15 According to recent research, over half of all smart TVs never get connected to the internet, meaning that users are missing out on some of the great functionality on offer. In our Smart TV 101 series, we’ll be looking at just some of the things a smart TV …
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11 June
Apple’s secret iOS codenames revealed
Codenames are cool — just look at GI Joe. We know all about the codenames assigned to different versions of Android, but now Apple’s secret moniker for each version of iOS has been revealed. Apple’s operating system for mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad, iOS, is publicly known by numbers. But developer Steve Troughton-Smith has let the cat out …
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11 June
Four things iOS 7 tells us about Apple’s next iPhone
Apple has played the game long enough to keep its secrets heavily guarded, but a close look at some of iOS 7’s lesser-known features hints at a few hardware changes we should count on (or not) for the next iPhone — and maybe for the next iPads, too. Camera enhancements It doesn’t take an OS upgrade to guess that Apple …
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11 June
Why Waze matters for Android
Yes, folks. Google has just bought Waze, a social mapping and navigation platform and app that could have some big implications for Android users down the road. Waze has been a hot-ticket item that Facebook had also considered snapping up, and with good reason, too. The platform has evolved from its early days to offer robust real-time driving alerts with …
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11 June
Vodafone switches on its 4G network
Vodafone has flicked the switch on its long-awaited 4G service, with some customers able to access the network immediately. (Credit: Vodafone) The service is initially only available to existing customers with a 4G-ready phone and “the right plan”, according to a release from Vodafone. The 4G FAQ hosted on Vodafone’s site clarifies that all current “in-market” plans are 4G ready, …
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11 June
Finally, iOS Control Center!
If you happened to watch Apple’s WWDC keynote yesterday, you probably noticed that one of the biggest crowd responses — the largest chorus of “oohs” and “ahhs” — came when Tim Cook unveiled Control Center. And no wonder: It took Apple six years to add a feature Android users have enjoyed since almost the beginning. If you wanted these capabilities …
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11 June
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein calls sale to HP ‘a waste’
Nearly three years after Palm sold itself to Hewlett-Packard, the mobile device maker’s former chief executive expressed regret about the deal, calling it “a waste.” When asked if there was something he have done differently with the rollout of the WebOS mobile operating system, Jon Rubinstein told Fierce Wireless in a story published Tuesday that the HP acquisition spelled the …
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