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by Andrew Martonik
May 22, 2013
Embedded system increases the chances that devices will be recovered after theft
Absolute Software, the makers of the LoJack theft recovery service, announced today that through a partnership wi...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 22, 2013
The first- and third-largest South Korean handset manufacturers make deal to strengthen partnership
Samsung announced today that it is acquiring a 10-percent stake in rival handset maker Pantech...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 22, 2013
Miss it live earlier today? Fear not, the recorded version is now available for everyone to watch
Just in case you missed it, the folks over at All About Android on the TWiT network were nice en...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
Coolpad continues to stay under the radar and is hoping to make another splash in the low-end market
Coolpad, a name that may not come to mind as a common phone manufacturer, is showing off...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
OTA starts rolling for the latest update previously only available with a manual install
Well then, here's a nice surprise. Our unlocked Xperia ZL (that's the C6506 model) has just recei...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
Face-to-face voice and text translation across multiple languages
We're at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas and while a lot of business and back-end technologies are being talked about here...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
The liveblog kicks off at 9am PT right here
We're ready to go on the official first day of CTIA 2013, and the events kick off with the first of three keynote sessions. It is set to run fr...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
Two ruggedized mid-range devices destined for Sprint, Boost and U.S. Cellular
Making their appearance as successors to the original Kyocera Hydro, the Hydro EDGE and Hydro XTRM have been un...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
Two cases with distinct styling and different levels of protection
We're here at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas, and although the show hasn't officially kicked off yet we had the opportunit...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 20, 2013
'Making/receiving phone calls is just the beginning', says product manager
Since Google's introduction of the new Hangouts chat service, members of the team responsible for deploying...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 18, 2013
A game and a couple of tools highlight this abbreviated list of picks
The combination of Google I/O going on in San Francisco and BlackBerry Live in Orlando this week has our team a little spars...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 18, 2013
New plans available to existing customers now; new customers can take advantage June 6
As an update to a previous blog post detailing changes to its prepaid plans, Verizon stealthily made yet an...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 17, 2013
Specific partnerships not yet named; hotels, flights and reservations are the focus
Speaking on one of the countless Google Developers Live talks at Google I/O, one of the creators of Google Now...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 17, 2013
Nexus 7 and other tablet users can now update to replace the Google Talk app
Following its announcement at Google I/O, the new Hangouts app from Google has had a bit of a rocky rollout to certai...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 17, 2013
Continuous playback over notifications and more bug fixes than you can shake a stick at
Since making the move to a completely new design with Pocket Casts 4, a few lingering bugs have been pilin...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
Pricing set in retail and online at RMB 3,299 for Chinese launch
We've been getting looks at the latest high-end Intel device from Lenovo, the K900, since all the way back at CES and it'...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
SEGA brings yet another classic Sonic game to mobile devices
Just a handful of weeks after SEGA let everyone know that it would be releasing a natively written version of Sonic the Hedgehog for ...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
Have a little fun discovering hidden clues around Moscone Center
It's not all crazy long keynotes and intense developer sessions at Google I/O, sometimes you get to have a little fun too. Go...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
New levels that will keep the game fresh and let you move mountains
Pudding Monsters, the latest game from the makers of Cut the Rope, is expanding the number of levels it offers today with a ne...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
Lots of great new features, but this may not be the unified messaging service some hoped for
We've heard a whole lot about "Hangouts" as a headline feature of Google+ since its lau...
