Deep into the murky depths of phone rumours we tread, Japanese mobile blogs and user agent profiles swirling about us, thick as autumn fog. Sony, creator and destroyer of worlds, gives birth to the squalling one-eyed infant Odin. The seers ascribe this new blower aspects of a god, such as Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. All …
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October, 2012
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9 October
Verizon: Our 4G LTE network will soon carry most of our data
SAN DIEGO — The majority of Verizon Wireless’s data traffic will soon be traveling over the company’s new 4G LTE network, Verizon Wireless CTO Nicola Palmer said at a press conference at the CTIA’s MobileCon tradeshow here Tuesday. Palmer talked up the carrier’s progress on deploying its LTE network. The company announced it would be deploying its 400th market next …
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9 October
Plasma vs. LCD: which is right for you?
If you’re in the market for a flat-screen television, then you probably have one big question you want answered: plasma vs. LCD; which one is right for you? Index Plasma and LCD technology — what’s the difference? Is there a difference in picture quality between plasma and LCD screens? What advantages does plasma have over LCD? What advantages does LCD …
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9 October
Video: LG’s 84
Now playing: Watch this: First Look: LG 84-inch 4K TV 2:12 LG’s 84-inch UD 3D TV will be available in Australia from 19 November — here’s our video from the launch. At AU$15,999, this monster of a flat screen isn’t going to be in everyone’s budget range (although, it’s definitely a lot cheaper than was expected). But LG’s new 4K …
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8 October
Windows Phone 8 pre
Although Windows Phone 8 handsets aren’t expected to launch until October 29, rumor has it that several will be ready for pre-order from AT&T as early as October 21, according to The Verge. Inside sources have revealed to The Verge that the carrier will begin taking pre-orders on the HTC 8X, Nokia’s Lumia 920, Samsung’s Ativ Smart PC, and the …
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8 October
Google to co
A Google Nexus 10-inch class tablet is in the works, CNET has learned. The 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher than Apple’s third-generation iPad, said Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch. The 2,560×1,600 display will have a PPI (pixels per inch) of about 299, said Shim. That tops the 264 PPI on the 9.7-inch 2,048×1,536 …
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8 October
Foxconn denies strike, says iPhone production is on schedule
Yesterday a Chinese labour rights group reported thousands of Foxconn factory line workers had gone on strike over working conditions. Well now Foxconn has denied anything on this scale ever happened. China Labor Watch said between 3,000 and 4,000 workers in the Zhengzhou complex had downed tools because Foxconn and Apple had “raised overtly strict demands on product quality” without providing …
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8 October
iPhone 5 purple haze happens to all iPhones, Apple claims
Apple has owned up to the purple haze problem with the iPhone 5 — but says that the problem is normal, advising you to just point your phone in a different direction. “Most small cameras, including those in every generation of iPhone, may exhibit some form of flare at the edge of the frame,” Apple says in a new note …
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8 October
How EA keeps its Simpson game alive and kicking
Electronic Arts’ latest tool to keep The Simpsons: Tapped Out iOS game from becoming a zombie app: actual zombies. In anticipation of The Simpsons’ annual Treehouse of Horror episode, EA updated its Farmville-like game to include Halloween-themed landscapes such as a cemetery, complete with zombies and zombie pets that can infect the characters in your game. The addition adds a …
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8 October
Cisco cuts ties with ZTE
Cisco Systems has washed its hands of Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE, Reuters reports, after Cisco determined that ZTE was selling Cisco-branded networking equipment to Iran. This year, the China-based firm had been reported as selling restricted and banned computer equipment developed by Cisco and other U.S. companies to Iran’s telecom firms. According to the publication, ZTE agreed to ship …
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