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Clear for iPhone (Coming Soon!)

2012-01-27T20:12:00.001+02:00

Clear for iPhone: realmacsoftware.com/clear Clear is designed to help you manage your life without adding clutter. It's a beautifully-designed, gesturally-driven app that we've created to improve on a pencil and notepad for flexibly keeping quick, simple todo lists. Clear was designed and built by Realmac Software, Milen.me and Impending, Inc. Clear for iPhone (Coming Soon!) from Realmac...

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DOCOMO to Offer Discount Campaign for LTE

2012-01-27T20:10:00.003+02:00

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that subscribers to its extra-high-speed next-generation LTE service Xi™ (read “Crossy”) will be able to enjoy discounts under the “Xi Start Campaign 2” from May 1 to September 30, 2012. Subscribers to selected packet flat-rate and data service plans (see below) will automatically receive a ¥1,050 (including tax) discount on their basic monthly charges. At...

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DOCOMO to Offer Discounts to Customers Using Xi for Second Device

2012-01-27T20:10:00.001+02:00

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that customers using its extra-high-speed next-generation LTE service Xi™ (read “Crossy”) exclusively for data communications with a second device will be eligible for special discounts starting March 1. Registrations for the “Xi2 Discount Campaign” will be accepted from March 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 and users will begin receiving discounts from the month of...

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Nokia Siemens Networks renews syndicated loan facility

2012-01-27T20:08:00.001+02:00

Nokia Siemens Networks has signed forward starting term and multicurrency revolving facilities agreement valued at €1.305bn with 15 international banks, to replace Nokia Siemens Networks’ existing revolving credit facility when it matures in June 2012. The committed facilities are comprised in equal parts of a revolving credit facility maturing in June 2015 and a term loan facility that...

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Follow the Expert: Anders Stenkvist at International CES 2012

2012-01-27T20:07:00.001+02:00

Join Ericsson’s Anders Stenkvist in our latest Follow the Expert film as he takes a quick tour around some of the stands at CES 2012, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, in Las Vegas, the US. Stenkvist, a Mobile Access Platforms Manager at Ericsson Business Unit Networks, kicks off with "Connected Me" – Ericsson technology that uses the human body as a conduit to transmit a digital...

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Apple OLED TVs with Souped-Up Siri Coming in April/May

2012-01-27T20:03:00.001+02:00

A high-ranking source with a major electronics retailer has told TechnoBuffalo to expect the long-rumored Apple TV set this April, or possibly May at the latest. Speaking on conditions of anonymity, the source said they’ve seen “gorgeous, very thin” pre-production versions of the set in person, and that they employ OLED panels at various sizes up to 42-inches. If true, Apple’s set will debut as...

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Nikon D800 on February 7th, Coolpix cameras on February 2nd

2012-01-27T20:02:00.001+02:00

I already mentioned about the Nikon event on February 7th, 2012 but I was not sure what would be announced on that date. It will be the Nikon D800. The camera will have 36MP (not 24MP like reported on several websites). The new Coolpix cameraswill be introduced on February 2nd, 2012. For all US readers this means the official press release will be around midnight on February 6th and February...

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Qualcomm’s in-house game studio will produce one Android title per year

2012-01-27T20:01:00.001+02:00

Earlier this month Qualcomm launched their GameCommand application into the Android Market to showcase all the titles that are optimized for their Snapdragon devices. The app couldn’t be installed on non-Snapdragon devices and the design of the layout was rather uninspiring, but Qualcomm is investing a lot of resources to make sure that GameCommand is a success. Recently we had the opportunity...

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Snapdragon GameCommand™

2012-01-27T20:00:00.001+02:00

Description Snapdragon GameCommand™ makes it easy for you to discover and manage new games. So many games, so little time! Snapdragon GameCommand™ makes it easy for you to discover, manage, and download the best new games for your Android devices. Read descriptions, view screen shots, and watch trailers for featured games in the Snapdragon™ GamePack. With a single click, you can go directly to...

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Snapdragon GameCommand preview

2012-01-27T19:59:00.001+02:00

A quick look at Snapdragon GameCommand from CES 2012.

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Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world

2012-01-27T19:58:00.001+02:00

We're taking bird's eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we’re bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additionally, we’ve introduced a feature that enables you to share an image from within Google Earth, so you can now simply and easily share your virtual...

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Meet SOPA's evil twin, ACTA

2012-01-27T19:57:00.001+02:00

The brouhaha over the American internet piracy bill has died down, giving way to proposed international legislation with many similar elements. FORTUNE -- It's only fitting that a loud, global outcry over ACTA, an international agreement to govern intellectual property, began just after the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA were shelved by the U.S Congress in the face of massive public pressure....

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What Is ACTA ?

2012-01-27T19:55:00.001+02:00

ACTA - 'The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement' is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement. ACTA would establish a new international legal framework that would create its "own governing body outside existing international institutions" such as - the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World...

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Apple: iCloud Now Has 85 Million Users

2012-01-27T19:54:00.001+02:00

Apple launched its iCloud service a little over three months ago. Well, since then, over 85 million users are syncing their devices through their personal cloud. This comes from Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Office, on today’s Q1 2012 financial earning calls. That’s an impressive growth rate and eclipses the total number of iOS devices sold during the...

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Angry Birds Coming to Facebook on Valentine’s Day [EXCLUSIVE]

2012-01-27T19:53:00.001+02:00

Speaking exclusively to Penn Olson today in Jakarta, Peter Vesterbacka, the ‘Mighty Eagle’ of Rovio, and Henri Holm, the SVP of Rovio Asia, shared the company’s plan to release Angry Birds to more than 800 million people on Facebook. And what’s more, the company is planning its big launch to be held in Jakarta on February 14th. Why Jakarta? Well it’s obvious, Peter says, as Jakarta is the global...

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Say Goodbye to the Menu Button

2012-01-27T19:52:00.001+02:00

[This post is by Scott Main, lead tech writer for developer.android.com. — Tim Bray] Before Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), all Android-powered devices included a dedicated Menu button. As a developer, you could use the Menu button to display whatever options were relevant to the user, often using the activity’s built-in options menu. Honeycomb removed the reliance on physical buttons, and introduced...

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Steam Mobile

2012-01-27T19:51:00.001+02:00

Description With the free Steam app for iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales.

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Steam

2012-01-27T19:50:00.001+02:00

Description Steam: chat and participate in the Steam community, catch unbeatable Steam sales With the free Steam app for Android, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales.

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Samsung to mass produce Exynos 5250 SoC in Q2 2012, will be integrated in smartphones as well

2012-01-27T19:36:00.001+02:00

Not a surprise really but it’s always good to hear from the horse’s mouth. During today’s earnings call, Samsung confirmed that they’re sampling the Exynos 5250 SoC and will begin mass production from second quarter of this year. Samsung’s executive also said that the initial target will be to integrate this dual-core processor into tablets and at a later date, go for smartphones. Exynos...

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Exposure of three-dimensional device LG's new 3D will be the name MAX

2012-01-27T19:35:00.001+02:00

Under the temporary code name (CX2), LG will announce on the 3D MAX to be the next generation of three-dimensional device her. 1.2GHz processor, 4.3 screen with NOVA, more slender and better quality materials Pioneer of three-dimensional devices in Barcelona will announce the next generation to Optimus 3D also announced the same place just a year ago. The new smartphone, at this point given...

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N8 and other S^3 devices with Symbian belle firmware shipping now!!

2012-01-27T19:33:00.001+02:00

Symbian Belle is major software update for all Symbian anna devices viz (N8, E7, C7, E6, X7, C6-01, 500) which brings its performance and usability on par with other major OSes like Android, IOS. Check our article for a comparison of Belle with Android. Nokia confirms on its official twitter account that N8 and other devices are now available in various regions with Symbian Belle firmware...

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Bada 2.0 updates. (S8500)

2012-01-27T19:32:00.001+02:00

We just confirmed that Samsung start rolling out bada 2.0 for the Samsung Wave! Keep your eye on our firmware page or twitterchannels! If you download files via our firmware page make sure to use samfirmware.com as pass! Enjoy and take care with flashing! For questions go to our forum… You are welcome! Latest bada 2.0 updates: Firmware: S8500XXLA1_S8500OXGLA2_XEB Belgium Firmware:...

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LG CX2 will be released as LG Optimus 3D MAX?

2012-01-27T19:26:00.001+02:00

A few days ago we reported that the network has got information about the smartphone from the company LG, which will be the successor to the LG Optimus 3D. Then became known internal index model - LG CX2. The device has a very thin shell, the best display, a processor performance and availability of support NFC. Now the resource GSM Israel said, and under what name the model will hit the market....

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Serial production of chipsets Exynos 5250 will begin in the second quarter

2012-01-27T19:25:00.001+02:00

Samsung has announced that soon will begin mass production of systems-on-chip Exynos 5250, which was announced last year. The first samples are already available manufacturers for testing. Mass production is planned to launch in the second quarter of 2012. The chipset includes a dual-core Cortex-A15 running at 2 GHz. As expected, the performance of this chipset must be two times higher than its...

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The 3M introduces new stylus for smartphones and communicators

2012-01-27T19:24:00.001+02:00

3M Touch Systems Inc. announced the start of sales of the new 3M Smart Pen Stylus 300 series in the U.S.. This input device is, according to the manufacturer, the unique design and is perfect for working with the most popular gadgets to date with capacitive touchscreen - Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The stylus 300 series - the perfect choice for any mobile sensing device: it has a...

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