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about 11 years ago
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Microsoft creates an Apple vs. Samsung wedding fight for its new Windows Phone ad

Microsoft has tried a number of ways to advertise Windows Phone handsets, but the latest pits two rivals against each...

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about 11 years ago
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Things Eric Schmidt says

Eric Schmidt may have stepped down as Google CEO in 2011, but he hasn't been any less vocal in his current role as ex...

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about 11 years ago
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Strong smartphone sales boost Samsung to $7.9 billion profit in Q1 2013

Samsung Electronics made an operating profit of 8.78 trillion won ($7.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, matchi...

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about 11 years ago
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ZTE joins more than 20 other Microsoft Android patent licensees

ZTE has agreed to license patents that Microsoft holds relating to Android and Chrome OS. The agreement comes just a ...

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about 11 years ago
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WikiLeaks publishes five-hour conversation between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange

Google chairman Eric Schmidt and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly met in 2011 and held a lengthy interview, ...

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about 11 years ago
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Pocket goes social with new Send to Friend sharing feature

A new update to Pocket overhauls the read-it-later service's social features with a more robust experience. While you...

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about 11 years ago
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Foxconn becomes Microsoft's biggest Android patent licensee

Foxconn has agreed to license patents that Microsoft holds relating to Android and Chrome OS. Neither company has ann...

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about 11 years ago
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Outlook.com app for Android overhauled with new UI and features

Microsoft is releasing a new update to its Android Outlook.com app today. The software maker previously released a ve...

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about 11 years ago
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Eric Schmidt describes future 'phenomenal' Motorola devices as 'phones-plus'

While a number of rumors have focused on a flagship Google "X Phone," Google's Eric Schmidt says he's seen the future...

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about 11 years ago
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Google reveals Glass specs: one-day battery life, bone conduction audio, 16GB storage

Alongside the first details of its Mirror API for Glass apps, Google has published a list of technical specifications...

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about 11 years ago
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Play 'Tetris' on your Pebble smartwatch thanks to new SDK

The team behind the Pebble smartwatch released a "proof-of-concept" SDK last week, letting developers create their ow...

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about 11 years ago
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Watch Josh and Jimmy Fallon play with the Ouya, HTC First, and Makerbot Replicator

Once again, our fearless leader Joshua Topolsky has taken to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to spread the word about th...

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about 11 years ago
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Microsoft's latest 'Scroogled' ad attacks Android with privacy fears

Microsoft's anti-Google campaign is getting a fresh revival this week with a new focus on Google's Android app store....

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about 11 years ago
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Google redesigns Play Store app with card-based interface

The Play Store has never been the most attractive item in Google's Android app portfolio, but it's getting a major ma...

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about 11 years ago
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New Samsung CEO says there is 'lackluster demand' for Windows tablets and phones

JK Shin, the Samsung Mobile Communications president who just received a promotion to co-CEO of Samsung Electronics, ...

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about 11 years ago
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Phil Schiller knocks Galaxy S 4 for 'year-old software,' claims Apple does things better

On the eve of Samsung's highly anticipated S 4 launch, Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller has been on the attack. ...

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about 11 years ago
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LG tries to upstage Samsung ahead of Galaxy S 4 announcement

Samsung has been using the "4" numeral a lot in its hype campaign for the next Galaxy smartphone, which makes sense w...

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about 11 years ago
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Mystery Motorola phone leak could point to new Google influence

Images and video of an unidentified Motorola handset have appeared on Tinh tế, and it looks quite unlike any of the r...

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about 11 years ago
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Samsung shows Galaxy S 4 teaser image ahead of official announcement

With just three days to go until Samsung's Unpacked event, the company has posted a teaser of what is presumably the ...

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about 11 years ago
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Google's Motorola to lay off a further 10 percent of its workforce

Following its acquisition by Google, Motorola Mobility announced sweeping layoffs last October with about 4,000 peopl...

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about 11 years ago
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Google hypes I/O event with endless Easter eggs

With Google's annual I/O conference just over a couple of months away, the company has already begun to tease it onli...

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about 11 years ago
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Opera releases beta version of new WebKit-powered Android browser

A week after we first saw Opera's new Android browser at Mobile World Congress, a beta version has appeared in the Go...

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about 11 years ago
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Asus Transformer Pad is the first non-Nexus device to receive Android 4.2 update

Asus has announced that its Transformer Pad TF300 will be updated to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean in the US today, making i...

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about 11 years ago
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'Real Racing 3' is ruined by in-app purchases

Following an earlier launch in certain regions, EA's Real Racing 3 is now available to download for Android and iOS w...

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about 11 years ago
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Best New Apps: Pocket Casts for Android

I'd been waiting for a great Android podcast app for a long time, and one has finally arrived. With RSS readers and T...

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about 11 years ago
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PSA: A mysterious Google Settings app may soon appear on your Android device

Android users are noticing a curious Google Settings app that has added itself to their devices without warning. As n...

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about 11 years ago
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Sony exploits Trinitron and Walkman legacy to promote Xperia Z

There's no shortage of people pining for the old days of Sony, but the company would have you believe it's back to it...

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about 11 years ago
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Asus unveils 7-inch Fonepad with voice call support, starting from $249 in March

Asus is launching a 7-inch Fonepad today at Mobile World Congress. Running Android 4.1, the 7-inch Fonepad uses Intel...

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about 11 years ago
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LG demos wireless 4K 'Ultra HD streaming' from a phone (hands-on)

LG is demonstrating its wireless Ultra HD transmission technology this week at Mobile World Congress. At the company'...

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about 11 years ago
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Sony's sleek Xperia Tablet Z coming to the US for $499

We're already familiar with the Xperia Tablet Z after Sony unveiled it in Japan last month, but now we know it's comi...

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about 11 years ago
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Samsung confirms Galaxy S 4 for March 14th unveiling (update)

We'd already heard from our sources that Samsung would reveal the Galaxy S III's successor at an event on March 14th,...

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about 11 years ago
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SwiftKey 4 Android keyboard available now with Swype-style 'Flow' gesture typing

Back in October, SwiftKey announced that its popular predictive Android keyboard would soon feature something called ...

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about 11 years ago
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LG Optimus G Pro (5.5-inch) photos

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about 11 years ago
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LG's 5.5-inch 1080p Optimus G Pro is coming to North America (hands-on)

After weeks of teasing, LG has finally given its 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro a full unveiling in South Korea today. The mo...

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about 11 years ago
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Death of a meme: Facebook and Google do the Harlem Shake

If you've been browsing YouTube over the past couple of weeks you've probably noticed a new 30-second meme emerging. ...

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about 11 years ago
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Android 4.2.2 rolling out now, blocks Nexus 4 LTE tweak

Google is yet to officially acknowledge Android 4.2.2, but we can confirm that the over-the-air update has started ro...

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over 11 years ago
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Amazon leapfrogs Apple and Google to become most respected company in the US, says report

Last year Harris Interactive listed Apple at the top of its 13th annual Reputational Quotient survey, with Google rig...

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over 11 years ago
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Ouya console will be sold at Best Buy, Target, and GameStop for $99.99 in June

Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman has announced the first details of retail availability for the Android-powered games console. I...

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over 11 years ago
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Chrome code update reveals new Notification Center, hints at future Google Now support

After a major update to its Chrome OS last year with Aura, Google appears to be readying a new feature: a Notificatio...

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