Google yesterday announced the first update to its Chrome iOS app. Now available in the App Store, the 21.0.1180.77 update brings a few tweaks for iPhone and iPad users. The biggest change is the ability to share directly from Chrome through e-mail or on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter (see our How To for more information). …
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23 August
Sony Mobile to move HQ to Tokyo, cut 1,000 workers
Sony Mobile is moving closer to its parent company. The mobile phone maker announced today that in October, it’ll move its headquarters from Lund, Sweden to Tokyo, Japan. And in so doing, it will reduce its global workforce by 1,000 employees, or 15 percent of its staff. Those cuts, which include consultants, should be completed by the end of March …
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23 August
Apple ditches patronising Genius adverts
They’re supposed to be works of genius, but it seems Apple’s adverts aren’t so clever after all: the Californian company has ditched its recent Genius adverts featuring well-informed Apple Store employees in all manner of japesome scrapes. The new adverts featured a blue t-shirt-sporting Apple Store employee helping people in real-life situations — with hi-lar-ious consequences. They were first aired …
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23 August
iPhone 5 out on 21 September, network holiday ban suggests
One network operator’s employees in the US have been banned from taking holidays from 21-30 September, according to reports, strongly suggesting the 21st of next month will see the iPhone 5 going on sale. TechCrunch says a trusted Verizon employee has divulged that the carrier is keeping all staff at their stations for 10 days. That’s likely because things are about …
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23 August
Facebook for Android updates to help you create events on the go
While iOS users were today treated to a huge Facebook app update, Android users got a little something as well. With the newest update to Facebook for Android, you can now easily create events from the app, share photos faster with a new upload process, and add photos and emoji to messages. Sure, the Android update is nowhere near as …
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23 August
iPhone 5 charger cable pictured, shows itsy
Another day, another tiny bit of Apple’s next iPhone gets photographed — check out the above snap, which purports to show the iPhone 5’s redesigned charging cable, including the new teeny tiny connector. iLounge spied the picture, which has been prolifically tweeted by someone seemingly representing cable company veister.com. While there’s no way of knowing whether the snap genuinely shows …
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23 August
Verizon tops ‘best quality’ report from J.D. Power and Associates
Twice a year, J.D. Power and Associates tests wireless network performance in six regions across the U.S. Once again, Verizon tops the charts. Related stories 5 things you didn’t know about data testing J.D. Power: For third time, Verizon is customer service champ Released today, J.D. Power’s study found that Verizon’s network exhibited the fewest dropped calls, audio issues, texting …
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23 August
LG 84
LG has launched the world’s first 84-inch “ultra-definition” commercial TV into the Korean marketplace. LG’s 84-inch 3D UDTV (Credit: LG) The new television boasts a 3840×2160 or quad full high-definition (QFHD) resolution, which groups it with the other displays competing in the burgeoning 4K space. “The 4K display market is still in its infancy, but it was important for LG …
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23 August
Sony readying super
Sony plans to introduce a super-sized 84-inch LCD television during IFA 2012, Europe’s major consumer electronics show, a source told CNET. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to CNET that the upcoming 84-inch TV can display a massive 3,840×2,160 resolution (four times the number of pixels in a conventional 1080p set), also known in the industry as …
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23 August
Sainsbury’s cooking up on
Forget Netflix, Lovefilm, Sky and all the rest — Sainsbury’s wants to be your go-to destination for streaming movies and TV shows. The orange-tinted supermarket is launching an on-demand video service for the Sainsbury’s Entertainment store later this year, promising that customers will get “convenient access to an extensive library of film and TV.” New additions will arrive “often on …
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