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Eventually most of our computing efforts are expected to go mobile and come and go with us (or remain in the cloud), but in the meantime we dedicate this section to the latest smartphones and innovative mobile platforms, tablets, laptops and wireless technologies.
UK's ASA probes Apple over the new iPad's 4G data claims
- Apple's new iPad is facing yet more scrutiny for being advertised as a 4G device, this time by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). According to the BBC, ASA has widened their inquiry into the Cupertino-based firm's product advertising after receiving…
T-Mobile, Verizon Android 4.0 upgrade schedules leaked
- Some Verizon and T-Mobile device owners will be pleased to hear that Ice Cream Sandwich may be making its way to their subsidized smartphone or tablet. Please bear in mind these are rumors and haven't been officially confirmed. ICS, or…
RIM isn't unveiling new BlackBerry 10 hardware at BlackBerry World
- The annual BlackBerry World conference is set to kick off tomorrow in Orlando, Florida. The three-day event is used to showcase the latest and greatest from RIM, but if you were expecting to see any new hardware this year, prepare…
LG announces cloud streaming service for smartphones, PCs, and TVs
- LG Electronics has announced it will launch a beta of its Cloud service on Tuesday, allowing users to store photos, videos and other documents in the company's remote servers and access them anytime from their smartphone, PC, or smart TV.…
HP Slate 8 tablet runs Windows 8, x86 processor
- A leaked slide from HP shows that the company is working on a Windows 8 tablet that will be thinner than the iPad. The slate will feature a 10.1-inch display and boast battery life in the 8-10 hour range, according…
Infographic: The death of RIM
- When Research In Motion released the first BlackBerry smartphone around 2002 (they marketed two-way pagers prior to that), the ability to send and receive push email combined with web browsing, organizer, and phone capabilities made it an instant hit. The…
MoPub: Apple's UDID policy costs iOS developers 24% in ad revenue
- MoPub, a mobile ad company, claims that Apple's policy of rejecting ads which utilize unique device identifiers (UDID) is resulting in an ad revenue loss of 24 percent for iOS developers. MoPub arrived at this finding after analyzing three months worth…
"Biggest ever" review finds no link between cell phones and health
- It seems like every few months, new research surfaces which either validates or invalidates links to cell phone radiation and human health. So, what's the truth -- the real truth? It may disappoint you to know the jury is still…
Windows Phone 7 app store to require 7.5, Zune access pulled
- Over at the Windows Phone Blog, Microsoft has announced a couple of changes coming to the Windows Phone Marketplace. First, the company will be removing the ability to download Windows Phone apps through their Zune PC software. Secondly, the app…
Google's 2006 phone prototype looked like a Blackberry
- In documents produced by Oracle and Google's squabble over Java, The Verge has managed to spot a particularly interesting find -- a prototype Google phone from 2006. Perhaps the progenitor of all Android phones which would follow, the design is…
iPavement stones with embedded PCs used as wireless app hotspots
- Urban dwellers may soon find a new way to obtain information wirelessly while on the go. A Spanish company called Via Inteligente has developed a product called the iPavement stone that, as the name suggests, includes an embedded computer with…
Forrester: Tablets expected to supplant laptops by 2016
- Thanks in part to industry efforts to make tablets both magical (video) and affordable, Forrester Research predicts that tablets will become the preferred computing device for millions of people by 2016. Global tablet sales have been steadily climbing and there's no doubt…
Samsung releases world's thinnest optical drive for use with Ultrabooks
- Samsung has announced a new external optical drive billed as the world’s thinnest DVD writer at only 14mm in height. The drive is 18 percent thinner and 8 percent lighter than traditional DVD writers and was built to accompany Intel’s…
Google selling unlocked Galaxy Nexus for $399 via Google Play Store
- Google is once again trying to sell hardware directly to consumers by offering the Galaxy Nexus smartphone free of contract through the Google Play Store. The unlocked Samsung-built handset is available to residents in the US for $399.
Pixel Qi display to outclass new iPad's in quality and efficiency
- We've been hearing about Pixel Qi's exciting display technology for a while now, but the company has yet to make significant progress in the consumer market -- only about a dozen not-so-popular products feature them. That's not stopping them from…
Asus ships 10.1-inch Transformer Pad 300 in US for $379.99
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True to its word, Asus has begun shipping its Transformer Pad 300 stateside this week for $379.99 (16GB) and $399.99 (32GB), undercutting the third-generation iPad by more than a hundred bucks for the entry-level model (excluding the keyboard dock, which sells separately for $149)...
FCC launches 'bill shock' website to educate wireless consumers
- The Federal Communications Commission has launched a website designed to educate consumers regarding unexpected mobile phone charges collectively referred to as bill shock. The website keeps track of which major US carriers alert their customers as they approach thresholds that…
Mobile SoC graphics performance to soar past Xbox 360 by 2014
- Nvidia is predicting that by 2014, mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC) GPUs will be more powerful than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming console. In fact, mobile GPUs are expected to equal the graphics processing power of the 360 by next year.
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