SONY yesterday became one of the few brands to unveil a new flagship smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, announcing the Xperia Z. The new phone contains a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, a 5-inch full HD 1080p ...
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The latest versions of Google’s mobile operating system, Android 4.1 and 4.2 (Jelly Bean) are running on more than 10 percent of Android devices, chipping away at the Gingerbread version’s dominant share, according to Google. ...
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Computerworld - LAS VEGAS -- Lenovo showed off several smartphones on Sunday at International CES that recently went on sale in China, a prelude to a rumored Intel-based IdeaPhone K900 smartphone. The existing Lenovo smartphones are all ...
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With less than a week to go before this year's International CES Show in Las Vegas commences, it's unclear which new products will generate the most buzz among attendees of the massive trade show. However, Ultra HDTVs, Windows 8 tablets, ...
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Microsoft won't have its signature mega-booth at International CES 2013 starting next week in Las Vegas,but that's not expected to lessen the trade show's impact,or largesse. Show organizers said there will be 3,200 exhibitors and they ...
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IDG News Service-Lenovo is challenging Google's Nexus 7 tablet with a new range of affordable IdeaTab tablets,which start at$299 and have the Android 4.0 OS. The US$299 IdeaTab A2109 comes with a 7-inch screen,while the$399 IdeaTab S2110 ...
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Network World-A researcher at North Carolina State University has uncovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to send deceptive text messages from some Android devices,as part of a phishing scheme. MORE ON ANDROID:Hottest Android ...
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Google announced a new version of Android this week with some impressive new features, but it's unclear if it's done enough to solve a problem that has dogged its mobile OS: fragmentation. Even as it announced the imminent launch of ...
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Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless have scheduled a press conference for Sept. 5 in New York City, reportedly to unveil a new Droid Razr M smartphone. Reports in Engadget and BGR indicate that the Razr M will have a 4.3-in. Super ...
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Computerworld - AT&T's version of the quad-core LG Optimus G will go on sale Nov. 2 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Pre-orders will start Tuesday, AT&T announced in a blog post. The $200 price puts the Optimus G at the same pricing ...
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Computerworld - Sprint will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II on Oct. 25 for $299.99 with a two-year contract, the carrier announced early Tuesday. If Sprint meets the schedule, the Galaxy Note II will be the carrier's first ...
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IBM plans to issue fixes early next week for glitches that have hit Notes users who upgraded to the latest version of Google's Android OS. The problems occur on phones and tablets running Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, which Google recently ...
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Samsung Electronics has alleged that three recent products from Apple, including the iPad mini, infringe on its patents. The South Korean company said in a filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ...
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Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd., one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, and Ainol ...
Verizon Wireless Thursday announced that it will start upgrading Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones on its network to the Android 4.1 operating system tomorrow. Samsung had unveiled the upgrade of the smartphone to the so-called Jelly Bean ...
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