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November, 2012
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1 November
Acer puts Windows RT tablets on hold, spooked by Surface
Acer has delayed the launch of its Windows RT tablets, putting the brakes on its hybrid gadgets after seeing the lukewarm reception that Microsoft’s Surface has received. Acer boss Jim Wong told Reuters that, “Originally we had a very aggressive plan to come out very early next year,” going on to explain, “But because of Surface, our R&D development doesn’t …
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1 November
Social
Path, the social-networking app that helps family members and close friends stay in touch, is now making its way to the iPad. According to Path, the app was built from the ground up and supports both landscape and portrait orientations. Path is especially excited about the landscape orientation, saying that it will provide a full collage of the day’s events …
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1 November
Android beats iOS 5
Android commanded the worldwide smartphone market share in the third quarter, new data from research firm IDC has revealed. With a whopping 75 percent of market share and more than 181 million smartphones shipped, Android’s operating system is apparently just fine with most phone users. In a distant second place, Apple’s iOS grabbed fewer than 15 percent of the world’s …
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1 November
AT&T, T
AT&T and T-Mobile, the two GSM carriers in the U.S., have turned on a database designed to cut back on smartphone theft. The database went live yesterday and allows either AT&T or T-Mobile to block a device from being used on either network. In order to do that, the companies ban a device’s IMEI number — a unique identifier that …
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1 November
Motorola Electrify M bring more LTE to U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular today announced its next 4G LTE smartphone, the Android-based Motorola Electrify M. It will join the lineup in the coming days. Related stories U.S. Cellular expands LTE to more than 30 new markets U.S. Cellular to offer Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starting Friday Powered by 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset goes on sale on the carrier’s Web …
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1 November
iPad mini reveals Samsung drivers, loads of glue in teardown
Apple’s iPad mini tablet has been torn apart, revealing a tiny tablet that’s held together with a bucketload of adhesive, and is nigh-on impossible to repair. The brave tech-deconstructors at iFixit conducted the grim operation, which sees a microwave-heated tool used to soften the gloop that holds Apple’s tablet together, before the screen can be easily pried off. Interestingly, as …
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1 November
iPhone sells faster than Android in Britain
Brits just can’t get enough of the iPhone, it seems. New figures show sales of iOS devices climbing in the UK, growing faster than Android sales — but our continental amis and amigos are less impressed with Apple. Numbers from Kantar WorldPanel ComTech show that sales of iOS devices rose by 10 per cent here in the UK in the three months …
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1 November
Nokia not blocking multiple users on Android phones
Nokia says it’s not preventing Google from rolling out multiuser features for phones despite a report suggesting it was playing spoiler for the latest version of Android. Earlier this week, TechCrunch speculated that Google isn’t including multiple account functionality on Android for phones because Nokia already owns the patent for that capability. Nokia has told CNET that wasn’t the case. …
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1 November
iStat for iOS now monitors Windows machines, too
Software utility maker Bjango has released a new $5 version of its iStat app for iOS that now lets people remotely monitor their Windows machines, not just Macs. I’ve been a big fan of iStat Menus, a $16 utility that uses the OS X menu to show a variety of usage details such as CPU utilization, upload and download speeds, …
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