If you're looking for a tablet for kids, you probably don't want to put too much strain on your wallet. Acer's new Iconia B1-A71 might be just what you need. Priced starting at $150, at 0.7 pounds, it's lighter than many of the 7- to 8-inch ...
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Google TV, which just a year ago looked like it was on life support, seems to be gaining some converts here at CES: Both Netgear and Asus announced new streaming-media players that use that platform to delivers video, apps, and other ...
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Does having a personalized home screen on your TV for every family member sound appealing? Panasonic hopes so, as its lineup of 2013 smart TVs come with My Home Screen, which provides quick access to the content used by each member of the ...
Asustek is aiming for the TV market with the introduction of an Internet streaming box called Qube, which will run on Google TV software. The box will enable streaming of movies and TV shows from Google Play, Netflix, Amazon and HBO, Asus ...
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Want to use Google Maps when you're in the middle of a road trip? Kia Motors America wants to help you do that. Google and Kia jointly announced Wednesday a deal to integrate Google Maps and Google Places into Kia automobiles. Kia's 2014 ...
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Google is trialling an expansion of its search service to include Gmail messages, the company has announced. The limited trial was announced by Amit Singhal, Google’s search chief, who described the move as the latest step the firm ...
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Hey, Siri, you better look behind you. Google on Tuesday upgraded its Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad, giving the feature a voice search functionality that poses a challenge to Apple's Siri. The app, which is available for free ...
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Google maps has received positive reception after being returned to the iPhone. The Google maps app returned to the iPhone after Apple replaced it with its own on iOS 6 in September. The Apple map, however, received constant criticism ...
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Google made its Voice Search for Android available in 13 new languages, bringing the total to 42 languages and accents in 46 countries, the company said on Friday. The added languages allow 100 million new speakers to use the service, ...
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More choice for iPhone users following Apple's maps debacle Google Maps has returned to the iPhone after Apple approved a native app for download through the App Store. Apple replaced Google's mapping software with its own when it ...
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Google has launched a dedicated search app for Windows 8 ahead of Friday’s official release of the OS. Google Search for Windows 8 is now available free in the Windows Store and will be an alternative to Bing, which is the default ...
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Google has begun testing a search feature that mines relevant emails from users' Gmail accounts and displays links to them in the results page. To use the feature, users would need to be logged in to their Google account and the Gmail ...
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Google has upgraded its Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad, giving the feature a voice search functionality that poses a challenge to Apple’s Siri. The app, which is available for free download, opens with a “Try our ...
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IDG News Service-Samsung Mobile on Wednesday said it would start rolling out Android 4.1,code-named Jelly Bean,to Galaxy S III smartphones in the U.S. Galaxy S III smartphones run on Android 4.0,code-named Ice Cream Sandwich.The Jelly ...
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Google has reported a 10%increase in net income in the second quarter of 2012,reaching$2.79bn,compared to$2.51bn in the same period last year. Revenue from the UK was$1.18bn,representing 11%of Google sales.Total revenue was$12.21bn,up ...
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