As you’d expect, today’s Apple WWDC keynote drew big crowds of Apple fans eager for hardware and software news. Yet, you might be surprised that even the most devout Android enthusiasts were watching along to see what the “competition” was doing. After two hours crammed full of products and services, we came away with some …
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11 June
Rough ‘n’ tumble Kyocera DuraXT drops on Sprint for $69.99
If you can’t get enough of Sprint and Kyocera’s rugged phones, you’re in luck. This morning, the Kyocera DuraXT goes on sale for $69.99. Another addition to Kyocera’s Sprint Direct Connect family, the DuraXT flip phone has military-grade durability and is water resistant up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. The DuraXT has a small 2-inch QVGA screen …
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11 June
Apple to launch app tracking tool at WWDC
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off on Monday, and along with iOS 6, it’s planning on launching a tool that’ll let app developers track how and where we use our apps. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This news comes just a year or so after Apple promised to stop letting app makers track users with a unique …
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11 June
LG Optimus 4X HD quad
The LG Optimus 4X HD is here, joining the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3 as the first quad-core phones on shop shelves. The 4X will arrive in the UK in the next few days, although the exact date and price hasn’t been confirmed. It’s not on Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U or any of the major networks at the time …
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11 June
Google tablet confirmed by Asus representative, report says
Google’s long-rumored tablet, developed with help from Asus, is launching soon, according to a new report. Android Authority is reporting today that it recently sat down with an “Asus representative” at Computex, who said that the co-branded Google tablet does, in fact, exist. What’s more, the representative said that the Google tablet will launch at the end of June, seeming …
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11 June
Apple TV SDK coming next week, allowing third
The Apple TV could be about to get its own app store, according to BGR. Apple will apparently introduce its software development kit for the set-top box at WWDC, allowing third-party companies to make software for it. This would usher in apps for the lounge, as well as hopefully pave the way for Apple’s standalone TV set, which is due …
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11 June
Samsung plasma wins CNET’s accidental burn
Now playing: Watch this: The excellent Samsung E6500 series 1:37 It’s 2012, and while many thought plasma TV technology would have died out by now, it’s still going strong. Meanwhile, burn-in, the No. 1 perceived problem with the technology, is all gone, right? Well, not exactly. What is burn-in? While it’s possible to test for many aspects of a TV’s …
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11 June
How to ban the banner ads from Panasonic Smart TVs
When I reviewed the Panasonic TC-PVT50 series, I was annoyed to see that the latest software update caused a banner ad to appear for a few seconds whenever I turned on the TV. It disappeared quickly and only popped up upon power-on, but it was still obnoxious. The first thing I wondered was whether I could turn it off. Happily, …
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11 June
Intel plotting TV service with facial recognition ads
Intel is rumoured to be cooking up a ‘virtual TV’ service that would show you targeted adverts based on facial recognition. The chip-maker is pitching a set-top box powered by Intel technology that would identify the people watching and potentially broadcasting ads specific to those people, Reuters reports. The rumoured box doesn’t identify individuals, but could figure out whether viewers …
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10 June
Sprint working on Google Wallet alternative?
In what would likely be a setback for Google, Sprint is reportedly planning to launch its own mobile wallet as early as this summer. The near-field communications (NFC) effort will be called “Touch,” sources tell NFC Times. One of the advantages to the carrier creating its own mobile wallet is the opportunity to build relationships with banks and other service …
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