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Intel to Invade Cable TV Space in 2013

Posted 12/31/2012 at 5:00am | by Paul Lilly

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Your next cable TV provider might be Intel.

Apparently the mobile market isn't the only non-desktop/server space Intel is interested in encroaching; the world's largest semiconductor player also wants to dip its toes into the cable TV sector, as has been previously rumored. Word on the web is that Intel has grown frustrated with smart TV manufacturers who have bungled the whole Google TV initiative, so it's taking matters into its own hands and plans to launch its own hardware.

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Samsung Treats Galaxy Note Owners to Jelly Bean, Premium Suite Upgrade

Posted 12/27/2012 at 12:36pm | by Paul Lilly

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Split-screen multi-tasking in the original Galaxy Note? Yes, please!

Original Galaxy Note owners no longer have to look at their Galaxy Note II brethren with envy, at least not as it pertains to software. That's because Samsung is allowing Galaxy Note owners to feast on Jelly Bean, as confirmed by an updated product page detailing the device's Premium Suite update. It's a pretty extensive update that brings with it many of the same tricks and features found on the Galaxy Note II, including dual-window multitasking, pop-up Notes, photo frames, an enhanced S Note, and more.

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Microsoft Published 75,000 Windows Phone Apps in 2012

Posted 12/27/2012 at 9:47am | by Paul Lilly

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Whether or not Windows Phone can compete with Android and iOS will depend on apps.

As 2012 comes to an end, Microsoft finds itself in a reflective mood, looking back at what it's accomplished in the past year and what its plans are for 2013. One of Microsoft's biggest areas of focus in 2012 has been mobile, and towards that end, the Redmond outfit published 75,000 new Windows Phone apps and games to effectively more than double the catalog size, and over 300,000 app updates.

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Rumor: Acer is Building a $99 Android Tablet

Posted 12/24/2012 at 10:23am | by Paul Lilly

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Might 2013 be the year of $99 Android tablets?

Arguably the biggest mistake Google's hardware partners made at the outset of Android and the whole tablet craze was not undercutting the iPad in price. Sure, you could find some cheaply built Android tablets from overseas manufacturers, but they weren't very good. It appears they may have finally learned their lesson, hence the influx of lower cost Android tablets that are available at every turn, and even rumors of $99 tablets.

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Will Google Launch a $99 Nexus 7 Tablet?

Posted 12/20/2012 at 7:58am | by Paul Lilly

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An even lower cost Nexus 7 tablet could be on the horizon.

Google seems to understand that the best way of promoting Android is through low-cost hardware that doesn't suck. Such is the case with the Nexus 4 smartphone (that seems to never be in stock) and the Nexus 7 tablet, the world's first official Jelly Bean device and arguably the only true competitor to the iPad (Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet owners might scoff at that notion). The Nexus 7 is already affordable, but might we see a $99 tablet from Google?

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Vudu Crashes Android Party with 100,000 Movies and TV Shows

Posted 12/20/2012 at 6:30am | by Paul Lilly

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Vudu Android

Android users rejoice, Vudu is now available (for certain tablets).

At long last, Vudu is finally available for select Android tablets. The new app arrives at Google Play about a year after Vudu launched to iOS, and it brings with it access to more than 100,000 movies and TV shows to supported tablets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later. Vudu says it plans on expanding support to include "many more tablet models and smartphones" in the near future, though stopped short of offering up any specifics.

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Atom Powered Windows 8 Tablets Delayed Due to Driver Issue

Posted 12/19/2012 at 10:19am | by Paul Lilly

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The majority of Windows 8 tablets won't start shipping until 2013.

Wondering where all the Windows 8 tablets that were supposed to ship before the end of the year are hiding? It seems they've all been bitten by a driver bug, or at least the ones built around Intel's Atom Z2760 processor. The "Clover Trail" part is an energy efficient CPU that promises all-day battery life, but it's reportedly been challenging trying to code drivers that are stable enough to pass Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) testing.

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Nokia Concedes Cell Phone Shipment Crown to Samsung

Posted 12/19/2012 at 9:18am | by Paul Lilly

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For the first time in 14 years, Nokia doesn't lead the cell phone market.

Given Samsung's fanatical following and the widespread popularity of the company's Galaxy S III device in particular, it's hardly shocking that Samsung would sit on top of the cell phone market. Nevertheless, Samsung's ascent to the top, in terms of market share, is pretty remarkable, considering Nokia has held the No. 1 spot for the past 14 years. Samsung is set to seize the crown by the end of the year.

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Google Blames Nexus 4 Shortage on LG

Posted 12/17/2012 at 10:26am | by Paul Lilly

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LG's Nexus 4 shipments have been "scarce and erratic," Google says.

Google's Nexus 4 debut is an prime example of how not to launch a product. There's nothing wrong with the hardware, mind you, it's the lack of availability that's driving potential buyers batty. How could Google have so ineptly predicted the strong demand than an unlocked and affordable smartphone running the latest version of Android would elicit? That's a great question, and Google is content to partially pass the buck.

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AT&T Rolls Out Jelly Bean Update for Motorola Atrix HD

Posted 12/14/2012 at 10:18am | by Paul Lilly

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Motorola makes good on its promise to bring Jelly Bean to the Atrix HD.

Just in time for the holidays, AT&T today announced that it's gift wrapped Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Motorola Atrix HD smartphone owners. The over-the-air (OTA) update brings the Atrix HD up to speed with Google's latest and greatest major version of Android (the 4.2 build, also called Jelly Bean, is actually the newest available), and makes it AT&T's fourth Jelly Bean device, joining the Samsung Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III, and HTC One X.

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Your next cable TV provider might be Intel.

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