December, 2011

• 7 December

  Flipboard for iPhone and iPod touch out now

  

  Flipboard, the app that arranges all your social feeds into a newspaper-style collage, is now also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Previously a pleasure reserved for iPad owners, Flipboard is one of the best free apps available on Apple’s iOS platform. Once you’ve logged in with your various social networks, the app aggregates …

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• 7 December

  Clearwire boosts size of stock offering to $350M

  

  Clearwire expects to raise $350 million in its stock offering next week, an increase over its previous plans to raise $300 million. The money-losing mobile broadband provider and wholesaler plans to sell 175 million Class A shares at $2 in an offering expected to close on December 13, the company said in a statement today. Clearwire said it plans to …

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• 7 December

  Amazon Kindle Fire heading to the UK in January?

  

  The Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet could be making its way to the UK in just a few weeks, according to Know Your Mobile. The phone site says sources “close to the launch” have confirmed the literary tablet will be coming to Blighty in January 2012. Thus far the Fire has been a treat reserved for those lucky enough to live …

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• 7 December

  T

  

  T-Mobile USA and Nokia have sent out invitations to an event that hypes up “something exciting in the works,” likely the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit the United States. The media event is scheduled for next Wednesday. The event will likely mark Nokia’s latest attempt to get back into the U.S. market. After years of languishing with phones on …

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• 7 December

  Element’s swanky Vapor Epiphany iPhone 4/4S case ships

  

  Element Case is a “boutique” iPhone case maker that’s gotten plenty of press for its swanky Vapor line, which now includes the just-shipped $129.99 Vapor Comp Epiphany case you see here. The Epiphany comes in a microfiber “cleaning” pouch and ships with a second protective molded “travel” zipper case (your full iPhone with the case on it fits in the …

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• 7 December

  Apple hiring iOS engineers for Siri development

  

  According to the descriptions of recent jobs posting on its Web site, Apple is looking for iOS engineers to join its Siri development team to help implement user interface (UI) design for the voice-activated assistant included on every iPhone 4S. The primary objective of the first position would be to help develop the look and feel of the conversational UI …

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• 7 December

  Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

  

  Samsung’s built some incredibly good mobiles recently, making its Galaxy range of smart phones a massive player in the tech world. But of the Samsung Galaxy S2, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Samsung Galaxy Note, which Galaxy is deserving of your cash? Let’s meet the mobiles that will be vying for our adoration. Update: We’ve updated this article now …

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• 7 December

  Hands

  

  Last month, Republic Wireless made waves when it announced an Android phone with “unlimited” service for just $19 per month, no contract required. I’ve spent the past couple weeks test-driving that phone and service, and I’m happy to report that except for a few wrinkles, both performed beautifully. (Read my original post for the full details on how it all …

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• 7 December

  Living with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, three weeks later

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) 4:51 The U.S. launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus may have smacked face-first into a wall of delays, but that hasn’t stopped me from spending the last three weeks smearing my thumbprints all over the unlocked version of the first phone to get Google’s red-hot Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. …

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• 7 December

  Android Atlas Weekly Ep. 76: Nerd rage!

  

  Upon hearing the latest Galaxy Nexus disappointment, we take some time to discuss all that’s wrong with Android. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 76: Nerd Rage! 46:13 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS (640×360) EPISODE 76 NEWS -Verizon isn’t blocking Google Wallet, it’s a different kind …

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