Shiny smart phones running on Intel’s Atom Medfield chips will soon be landing in our hands, promises the company’s CEO, but what form these will take remains to be seen. During a conference call with investors, Intel CEO Paul Otellini stated that the new Intel-based smart phones will be arriving as soon as this week. …
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18 April
Path: The smaller, simpler alternative to Facebook
At a time when Facebook seems to keep adding apps, curating news feeds, and pushing users to connect with as many other users as possible, Path, the blossoming social-sharing app for iOS and Android, is doing just the opposite. It’s trying to keep things small and simple. While the idea of social networking on a smaller scale may seem strange, …
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18 April
RIM unveils low
Research In Motion introduced its latest low-cost BlackBerry for developing markets in India today as it tries to keep pace with its Google Android competitors. The new BlackBerry Curve 9220 is an upgrade to a previous low-cost version of the BlackBerry and will soon be rolled out all across Asia. The phone itself is basic when compared to smartphones sold …
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18 April
How to request desktop version of a Web site in Chrome for Android
Earlier this week Google released an update to Chrome for Android. The update added some great new features, including the ability to request the desktop version of a Web site that just isn’t looking that great in its mobile form. Requesting the desktop version of a Web site can be done in just a couple of steps. Screenshot by Jason …
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18 April
Is the HTC One S T
T-Mobile USA may not have the iPhone or a slew of other cool Android phones, but next week it will start selling the HTC One S, one of HTC’s premiere smartphones that may finally give its subscribers a phone that excites them. The new HTC One S will go on sale in T-Mobile stores and online April 25 for $199.99 …
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18 April
Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for new iPad trims down
A lot of people like the concept of being able to use a keyboard with their iPads but one of the problems with cases that integrate a built-in Bluetooth keyboard is they tend to be bulky. As you can guess from the name of Logitech’s new $99.99 Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the third-generation iPad and iPad 2, the company is …
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18 April
Apple to add iOS sync hubs to Genius Bars for iDevice replacements
Apple Though iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches are becoming less and less dependent on being connected to a computer, one important part of owning an iOS device still requires a Mac or PC — backup. The piece of mind that comes along with having an accessible backup for all your contacts, calendar events, texts, apps, and photos goes a long …
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18 April
Barclaycard PayTag turns any phone into an NFC phone
Barclaycard has got tired of waiting for people to abandon cash and pay for every little odd and sod with one of its contactless credit cards. But it’s not sitting back on its lucrative laurels, oh no. The company has a cunning contactless plan: it’s sending out miniature sticky-backed contactless credit cards (pictured above on the rump of an iPhone) …
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18 April
Nokia 808 PureView costs £540 in UK
The most powerful camera phone ever made is coming to Britain. An online shop is taking orders for the 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView — for £540. Clove is taking orders for the 808 PureView now, and will relieve you of £538.80 for the pleasure — surely making the 808 the most expensive Symbian phone ever. It’s worth taking that with …
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18 April
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 production halted to add quad
We may have only recently laid our eyes on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 over at Mobile World Congress, but apparently Samsung has already stopped its production. Don’t worry though — it’s only so it can stuff a quad-core processor inside. The news comes via a Samsung insider, speaking to Netbook News. He wasn’t heavy on details, but indicated that …
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