Toshiba unveils the thinnest Android tablet yet
During the IFA trade show in Berlin on Thursday, Toshiba unveiled the AT200, an Android Honeycomb tablet that will no doubt compete directly Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1.
It measures just 7.7mm thick, .9mm thinner than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which should make it the thinnest Android tablet when it hits [...]
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Android share grows to 61% in July, iOS usage declines
Millennial Media reports a sizable swing in smartphone usage for the first time in several months, with Android usage on the firm’s network increasing from 54% in June to 61% in July.
Android’s lead as reported by Millennial’s Mobile Mix report now extends through its eight consecutive [...]
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Samsung promises ‘something big’ on September 1st
Samsung has released two teaser videos that promise “something big” is coming during the IFA trade show in Berlin, which kicks off on September 1st.
The videos are vague: one shows scenes by an ocean and the second has a number of people walking around with glowing objects in their [...]
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Microsoft Windows Phone Mango People Hub
Microsoft has released a new video that shows off several of the People Hub enhancements in Windows Phone Mango. The video walks viewers through a new notification Live Tile system for contacts that can be pinned to the homescreen. After a contact has been pinned, the Live Tile will quickly [...]
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HP replaces Pre3 1.4GHz processor with dual-core 1.2GHz chip
HP updated its Pre3 website with changes that suggest the company has swapped out the phone’s single-core processor for a dual-core chip.
The site now includes a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chip in the phone’s spec sheet, as opposed to the original 1.4GHz Scorpion CPU that was originally [...]
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Apple releases iOS 4.3.4
Apple has just released iOS 4.3.4 for its iOS devices including the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad and third and fourth-generation iPod touch devices. Apple also released a comparable update for Verizon Wireless’ CDMA iPhone 4, iOS 4.2.9. The new build includes a security update that addresses a vulnerability with [...]
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Apple dumps Samsung, provider of next-gen A6 chip
Apple may have just hit Samsung where it hurts as the two companies continue their ongoing legal battles over patents.
Apple, said to be the largest buyer of Samsung components, will not use Samsung to build its next-generation A6 processor, Reuters reports. Instead, Taiwan-based TSMC has reportedly been contracted [...]
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Third-party user stats suggest Google+ is a sausage fest
Google’s latest social networking effort may finally be the winner the Internet giant has so desperately been looking for.
The invite-only beta service launched late last month and as per the company’s statements made during its earnings call on Thursday, it has already amassed more than 10 million users in [...]
