Microsoft’s second-screen application is out on Android, iOS and Windows, but what’s it actually like? She’s dead, Jim. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) Xbox Smartglass stands a good chance of being a real game changer. It’s a free app that lets you control your Xbox via a smartphone or tablet. We’ve written a bit about it …
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7 November
‘Xbox Surface’ tipped to be a 7
Following the, er, rave reviews that greeted its full-size Suface RT tablet, Microsoft is now reportedly leading a 7-inch gaming tablet into its gadget stable. “Multiple sources familiar with plans” have seemingly confirmed Microsoft’s plans to the Verge, which claims a final version of the mythical device is being cooked up as we speak. The tiny tablet, which would go …
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7 November
Qualcomm’s Q4 shows gap between mobile, PC chipmakers
In case the market needs more evidence of the strength of mobile versus PCs, all it has to do is look at Qualcomm. The wireless-chip maker, which helped popularize the CDMA technology used in cell phones, today reported quarterly financial results that were better than it had anticipated, and it provided bullish projections for the current period and year. Related …
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7 November
AT&T will spend $14B to pump up wireless, wireline networks
AT&T today laid out a broad plan to upgrade both its wireline and wireless networks and keep its growth moving. Project Velocity IP, or VIP, consists of an investment of $14 billion over the next three years — $8 billion for wireless and $6 billion for wireline — and is designed to expand the company’s 4G LTE coverage on the …
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7 November
LG Nexus 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3: Does LTE really matter?
When choosing a smartphone or a wireless carrier, it’s important to know what your deal-breakers are. There are so many choices today when it comes to picking out a new smartphone or even choosing a service provider. Devices come in different sizes, with different software and even different network support. And wireless carriers, which all have different strengths when it …
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7 November
Design of the times: The secret to creating cell phones for seniors
Allen Calvin earned a doctorate in experimental psychology, was a consulting professor at Stanford University, and is currently the president of Palo Alto University, a post he’s been holding for 28 years. He’s learned a lot during his 84 years of living — except for how to cut and paste text on a smartphone. “I just want to copy anything …
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7 November
AT&T execs are confident about spectrum position
NEW YORK — AT&T is in a much better place when it comes to spectrum today than it was at the end of 2011, the company said during an investor meeting today. And the company is confident is has the resources to make a big push to compete with its next generation 4G LTE market. AT&T announced today that it …
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7 November
AT&T drafts behind Microsoft’s Windows 8 media blitz
AT&T hopes the third time’s the charm when it comes to Windows Phone. While the company isn’t putting all of its marketing muscle behind its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices, it expects to benefit from the massive promotional push of Windows 8 from Microsoft. The telecommunications provider believes the proliferation of Windows 8 computers and tablets in the market …
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7 November
Xbox SmartGlass for iOS adds more console interactivity
Much like the former Xbox Live app, Xbox SmartGlass (free) gives you the Xbox 360 Dashboard experience, letting you do things like view your avatar and info, see your friends’ bio and game lists, and track and compare achievements. With this latest version of the app, you get a lot more ways to interact with your console. You now have …
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7 November
iPad mini and iPad 4 sell like hot slates, Apple boasts
Apple flogged 3 million of its newest iPads — the iPad with retina display and its Mini-Me, the iPad mini — last weekend. The Californian company boasts this is a record for its tablets, doubling the 1.5 million Wi-Fi only iPad 3s it shifted after its first three days on sale in March. That’s pretty darn quick — Asus last …
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