May 24, 2013

Global - News


Faxcon to Start “iPad2″ Shipping in February 2011 for April Launch

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Foxconn is due to start shipping finished iPads in late February for a launch less than two months later, part suppliers said Monday night, and added there is less than 100 days until the first units need to be ready. Sources from Taiwanese component makers are reported to have claimed the iPad 2 will ship [...]

Minor OTA Update for Motorola DROID to be released soon

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There is no denying that the original first-gen Motorola DROID has seen better days. With a processor speed about half of what is available with the Motorola DROID 2 Global model, and smaller storage to boot, the latest iterations of DROID phones can run circles around Time Magazine’s 2009 Gadget of the Year. If you [...]

BBC Global iPlayer Subscription Based App for iPad Coming Soon

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BBC has plans to launch their global version of the iPlayer as a subscription-based app for the iPad. According to a report by the Financial Times, quoting Luke Bradley-Jones, managing director of BBC.com, as saying that the network plans to expand its UK-only iPlayer platform “to initially launch just on the iPad platform, as it [...]

2.5 Million Kinect for Xbox 360 Sold in 25 Days: Microsoft

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According to the latest data supplied by the Redmond company, Kinect for Xbox 360 still enjoys strong momentum even as it approaches the first month after launch. Points for style, Microsoft, crossing the 2.5 million Kinect sensors sold mark a convenient 25 days into your global sales of that ever-so-hackable / sometimes-cool-for-gaming item. Kinect for [...]

ASUS “Eee Note EA-800” e- reader to be launched in Taiwan this week at $230

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ASUS has introduced its new e-reader with 8 inches of screen real estate and a stylus for taking notes. today the company’s announcing that it’ll be available to buy this week in its native Taiwan. Even better news is the $230 price tag (NT$6,999), which makes the Eee Note quite the affordable little device. The [...]

Acer announced Android Smartphone with 4.8-inch 1024×480 Display

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Acer announced at its global event a 4.8-inch huge touchscreen smartphone that actually looks more like a tablet. The screen is not only larger, it offers 1024×480 high resolution with a 21:9 aspect ratio. As Acer’s next flagship, the device sports a 8 Megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus and  720p HD video recording capability, [...]

“Motorola DROID 2 Global” for $199.99 after rebate and signed pact:Verizon

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While Verizon has been accepting pre-orders for the Motorola DROID 2 Global, the handset had not been formally introduced to the world-that is, until now when Verizon’s Facebook page gave us all of the details including the after-rebate price of $199.99 with a 2 year signed contract. But That has been changed  Thanks to Big [...]

HTC Merge In Cellebrite listing-Launching soon?

Verizon HTC Merge

The HTC Merge is getting closer, It popped up at Best Buy, and here we see it in a Cellebrite listing. Doesn’t reveal much but hints that the Merge’s release on Verizon is getting closer. According to a tweet from a Verizon engineer, the HTC Merge was being delayed so that the phone could be [...]

OECD and World Economic Forum Warns Slow Global Economic Recovery Process

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Global economic recovery is slowing faster than expected and extra stimulus from governments may be needed, the OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and World Economic Forum warned on Thursday. Recent data suggest the economy of the Group of Seven nations could grow at an annualized rate of about 1.5 percent in the second half, [...]