Samsung has made good on its word and sold 10 million Galaxy S3 smart phones, AFP reports. That’s not bad going at all, considering the phone only launched in May. The company originally forecast it would reach the milestone by the end of July, and it’s beat that by over a week. Break out the …
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23 July
Qantas to launch iPad entertainment to domestic routes
Qantas has announced that it will be launching its QStreaming service on domestic flights later this year. QStreaming in-flight entertainment for iPad. (Credit: Qantas website) In a media statement, Qantas announced that recent trials of its in-flight entertainment streaming service have been a great success. The system operates over Wi-Fi and will be delivered to iPads, available to all passengers …
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23 July
South Korea hits 100% mark in wireless broadband
South Korea tops the charts for wireless broadband subscribers, according to figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The country is the first to pass 100 percent penetration for wireless broadband, according to data from the organization. Worldwide wireless broadband subscriptions in OECD countries have shown healthy growth of over 13 percent in the last six months, and …
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23 July
NTP settles e
NTP, which some say held the mobile world hostage with its e-mail patents, has signed an agreement that will let companies including Google, Apple, and Microsoft use its patent for allowing e-mail services on handsets. The company announced today in a press release that it has reached a mutual resolution with 13 companies, including wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint …
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23 July
New Nexus 7 commercial taps into father
Google has released a Nexus 7 commercial to keep its tablet’s momentum going. Dubbed “Camping,” the one-minute commercial shows a father and his young son camping and exploring the woods. Throughout the commercial, the boy and his dad are seen using the Nexus 7 for a host of activities, including finding their way through the woods, searching locations in Google …
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23 July
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 benchmarks leak, show S3’s engine
We’ve heard word of the Galaxy Note 2 before, but now the benchmarks have leaked, Engadget reports. It’s not certain it’s the Note 2, but the device is listed as the GT-N7100, and the original Note was the N7000, so it looks pretty likely. The page was subsequently pulled, but PhoneArena managed to nab a screengrab. The specs look mighty …
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23 July
Broken iPod Touch: Repair or replace?
Ouch. Is there a worse feeling than seeing your iPod Touch smack the ground and hearing the unmistakable crack of glass? Just one: picking up the iPod and realizing the screen is shattered top-to-bottom. That was one expensive attack of gravity. This happened to my daughter not long ago, resulting in a fourth-gen iPod Touch that, remarkably, still worked, but …
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23 July
16GB Nexus 7 sells out, sign up now for an update
Despite some delays in shipping, and even some reported problems with the screen, Google and Asus’ Nexus 7 tablet is flying off the shelves. So much so that the 16GB is now sold out, Pocketnow reports. Head to the Google Play store and you’ll see the 16GB version is listed as ‘Coming Soon’. You can sign up to be emailed …
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23 July
How Ptch makes its pitch for video social networking
If you look at Ptch’s pedigree, you have to take the start-up seriously. Ptch CEO Ed Leonard was the former chief technology officer of Dreamworks, known for films such as “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda,” but left to run the start-up, which last week launched an iPhone app that allows users to easily and quickly create minute-long montage videos out …
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23 July
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 could be ‘surprise’ coming 15 August
Stand by for a new Samsung Galaxy… something. Samsung has notified US press that it will make a ‘major announcement’ on 15 August. Will it be the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or something else? A follow-up to the popular Samsung Galaxy Note tablet is hotly anticipated. A new version of the 5-inch oversized phone / mini-tablet / ‘phablet’ is expected …
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