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Amazon to launch Android Tablet

July 12, 2011

Recent rumors hint at something that many Amazon and Android enthusiasts have been interested in for years – a tablet from the online giant that runs on the well-known OS. At this time, no specific release date has been announced for an Amazon Android Tablet, but the rumor mill places it as having a potential [...]

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Will Application Developers Help Windows Phone 7 Gain Market Share?

July 11, 2011

At the beginning of May, technology giant Microsoft announced that they were releasing an API mapping tool that would allow iPhone application developers to port their applications to Windows Phone 7. The hope is to encourage developers that are already committed to a smartphone or tablet platform to consider the Windows Phone as a viable [...]

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R.I.P. Paper Books, Long Live the eBook

July 8, 2011

A digital revolution is taking place, heralded by a new form of printed word consumption: the eBook. Several years ago, Amazon’s Kindle debuted to much fanfare. The small, hand-held device featured “e-ink”, which allowed the device to mimic the display of text on a page, as well as its reflective properties. This gave readers the [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Takes a Bite Out of the Competition

July 7, 2011

This month, the new Mac OS X Lion 10.7 is set to sink its teeth into what Apple considers to be its proving grounds – the world of the Trackpad and multi-touch gestures. First, the big numbers. The new OSX is set to come soon, and according to Apple, 10.7 will have “250 new features [...]

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Vizio Via Android Tablet Preview

July 6, 2011

The tablet wars are just getting started, with more and more competitors entering the ring to challenge the current King of the Hill – Apple. Microsoft is looking to build their own tablet, HP has a new one on the way and Android-based tablets are starting to storm the marketplace from a number of different [...]

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Toshiba Thrive: Android Tablet Review

July 5, 2011

As of June 13, 2011, pre-orders for the Toshiba Thrive through the Toshiba Web site, Amazon, as well as Best Buy and Office Direct are being taken, with a delivery date of mid-July predicted for users to receive their new gadgetry. The Thrive has a lot to live up to, considering its name, and there [...]

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R.I.P. Symbian: Nokia and Microsoft Putting the Final Nails in the Coffin?

July 1, 2011

The mobile phone market is one that takes no prisoners. Death is the only option for a smartphone OS that doesn’t perform, or that is muscled out by the competition. Such is the case with Nokia’s proprietary OS, Symbian.

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The Future of BlueTooth

June 30, 2011

That Bluetooth is dead is a song critics of the devices have been singing for years – but the special interest group is still around, and recently announced the development and impending arrival of Bluetooth 4.0. The news of this new Bluetooth standard actually broke in 2010, shortly after the release of Bluetooth 3.0. Many [...]

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HTC Puccini Android Tablet

June 29, 2011

Though HTC has been cagey about its release, a new tablet appears to be on the horizon for the manufacturer, named “Puccini”. Puccini was an Italian composer whose most popular works included La Boheme and Madame Butterfly, and it’s a safe bet that HTC is looking to create a “symphony” of features that will help [...]

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Smartphone Manufacturers or Patent Thieves?

June 28, 2011

In the Smartphone wars, not every battle is fought on the front lines using marketing techniques with slick ad campaigns designed to sell users the “best” experience for their dollar. Instead, espionage, theft and re-branding intellectual property and patent rights are frequently the preferred methods of conquering – often to the benefit of those who [...]

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