January, 2012

• 20 January

  Apple patent application details redesigned, thinner batteries

  

  Apple has long been at the forefront of battery technology, especially for mobile consumer electronics. One of Apple’s most recent patent applications details a new line of thinking for battery design that could lead to thinner, more efficient power on the go. Patently Apple Apple believes that the current standard for battery design is approaching …

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• 20 January

  Apple battery patent could mean thinner devices

  

  An Apple patent application describes a new, space-saving battery design that could lead to thinner devices. Read on for the skinny. Ahem. Apple’s slender new battery tech involves a “set of electrode sheets of different dimensions”, according to Patently Apple. Those sheets can be stacked on top of each other to make various shapes in order to save space. A …

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• 20 January

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  T-Mobile USA’s stores may not offer the Double-Double burger, but they do have their own secret menu a la In-N-Out. Starting January 25, existing and new customers who sign up for a T-Mobile premium data plan–which consists of signing up for 5 gigabytes to 10GB of data each month–can get the mobile hot-spot capability for free–as long as they ask …

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• 20 January

  5 TV

  

  Buying a new TV for your football-watching party? Sure something big is a must, but there are different features and specs to consider when buying a TV for the big game. Plasma or LCD? Online or in-store? These are just some of the questions I’ll answer after the jump. 1. Viewing angle If you’re buying a TV for a big …

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• 19 January

  How did Sony Ericsson lose £200m, and can Sony do better?

  

  Sony Ericsson has revealed it had a disastrous winter and a truly terrible 2011. The company has posted net losses of £173m for the final quarter of 2011 and £206m for the whole year. But just how do you lose £206m? IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo told us the results “show how fierce the smart phone competition is”, with Sony Ericsson …

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• 19 January

  EU sets February deadline to decide Google’s bid for Motorola

  

  European regulators said Thursday that they have set a new deadline of February 13 to decide the fate of Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Reuters reported. Regulators for the European Union originally said they’d make a decision on the merger by January 10. But in December, the EU Commission delayed the deadline stating that it wanted to review additional documents …

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• 19 January

  Asus Transformer Prime GPS issue tackled

  

  Asus looks to be declaring war on the Transformer Prime’s GPS issues, launching an intercontinental ballistic update that upgrades the tablet’s GPS version. Since its release, owners of the quad-core Android tablet have been bemoaning the Transformer Prime’s general awfulness when it comes to GPS. The jury is still out on whether the new update, which can be downloaded from …

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• 19 January

  Case manufacturers building iPad 3 cases, sans specs

  

  Rumors are a funny thing. In one instance they create a whole culture of fodder for bloggers and their readers. In another, they cause whole factories to produce cases for products that neither exist, nor have official specifications. Such was the story before the iPhone 4S release and has now returned as the rumored iPad 3 launch looms. This is …

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• 19 January

  HTC Explorer proves a smart budget choice in video review

  

  Now playing: Watch this: HTC Explorer 1:42 It’s easy to get distracted by the glitzy phones we drool over on a daily basis here at CNET UK, but the HTC Explorer comes as a timely reminder that sometimes all you need is an easy-to-use phone that looks smart, is smart and can be bought SIM-free for only £130. Leaving the …

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• 19 January

  Massive losses mark Sony Ericsson’s final quarter

  

  Sony Ericsson’s last financial results before the joint venture ends have shown massive losses, largely due to plummeting feature-phone sales. The London-based mobile device maker’s results for the fourth quarter of 2011 and the full year, released today, revealed a 20 percent year-on-year drop in overall shipments. Added to component shortages due to the Thai floods, and significant restructuring costs …

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