June 19, 2013

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T-Mobile LG G-Slate Specs Confirmed; coming this spring

T-Mobile LG G-Slate Android 3.0 3D Tablet

The Device from LG for T-Mobile named LG G-Slate running on the Same Android 3.0 Honeycomb is a high-end tablet to come to the future but very near Tablet competition. The device has been on rumor , though LG confirmed a Honeycomb tablet but kept mum about the name and specs of the device. Today [...]

“Google Offers”‎ Coming to Rival Groupon, LivingSocial

Google Offers‎ Coming to Rival Groupon and LivingSocial

Google expanded beyond its core search operation in mobile phones and other products, is developing a local coupon service like Groupon. As Groupon Inc., the service Google offers, offer limited-time offers from local suppliers, such as restaurants. Ten dollars, for example, could buy $ 20 in food at a local cafe. Google bids to operate [...]

Dell Adamo gets a Price cut by $100; now for $799

Dell Adamo gets a price Cut by $100; now for $799

Dell Adamo Notebook a MacBook Air competitor gets a further price cut by $100; the device’s price had been dropped early by $200 from a price tag of $999. Now the Notebook is available for $799 after the discount of $100. Unfortunately, the price isn’t all Dell is slashing: last October the Adamo was sporting [...]

Intel’s 35 Atom-based Tablets to be launched in 2011; Includes Dell, Toshiba, Acer: Intel’s CEO

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It seems to have a good day for Intel in coming year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said today that its chips will be in more than 35 different tablet designs in 2011, while clarifying that two lines of Atom processors will be used in tablets. Most will run Windows, but about a third will go [...]

Google Editions E-Reader Service to be launched in US by the Year End

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Google Editions will launch in the US this year, with international launches to follow soon after in. Dubbed Google Editions, the new venture will take a different approach to book selling than most of its competitors, including Amazon’s Kindle or Apple’s iBookstore. Instead of relying on a single, centralized store, Google will let users buy [...]

Samsung “GalaxyTab” now available from AT&T

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab has finally found its way to AT&T after the Android-powered tablet became available for big name rivals Sprint and Verizon earlier this month. Versions of the Samsung tablet are also being sold by Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless. Unlike Sprint and Verizon, AT&T is only offering the Galaxy Tab [...]

Verizon claims fastest 4G network in America-is it true?!

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It seems that the cellular carriers can now boast about having the largest or fastest 4G networks even without a phone that customers can buy to use that speedy pipeline. While Verizon is expected to have 38 markets loaded up with LTE by the end of this year, signs in the stores now proclaim that [...]

Apple Sony Deal : Apple to Buy Sony?

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Sony shares have moved up recently on rumors that the company might be bought by Apple. Apple could easily afford the deal. It has over $50 billion of cash on its balance sheet, and a market cap of $282 billion. Sony’s market value is less than $34 billion. Apple could easily afford the deal as [...]

Foursquare Crossed Over 3 Million Users – 18,000 New Registrations per Day

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The location-based social network, Foursquare hit the three million user mark this weekend and is growing rapidly. The Foursquare social network has been adding users at impressive rates, and only hit 2 million users in early July. It took a year to reach one million; three months to hit 2 million, and a month and [...]

Facebook Places vs. Foursquare – Who will Survive ?

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Facebook’s unveiling of Facebook Places  is an obvious banshee cry to Foursquare and other location-based check-in services. As with those services, Facebook Places allows users to share their location and discover new hot spots by following the stops of people in their network. Well, Facebook’s latest feature, Facebook Places, is an attempt to make your [...]

Can RIM Survive the War Against Blackberry ?

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We already know that the Blackberry manufacturer company RIM is under growing pressure from various governments, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and India, to allow greater access to its proprietary security technology. Government officials claim it’s to allow them to monitor terrorists and other criminal activity, but critics say such access could just [...]