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Sep

23

2011

Dark Maze – a game reminescent of Labyrinth [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Jim Farmer
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A cool thing about phones and tablets are their accelerometers. Those accelerometers make games like Dark Maze a perfect match for these devices. Now granted there are quite a few maze type games in the market, but this one is a bit more special. The maze starts out dark until you explore an area, and [...]

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Aug

11

2011

Acer Iconia Smart Slated For Release In September

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by Axl Logan
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Remember the Acer Iconia Smart?  How could you, with its massive 4.8-inch display?  Is it a phone or a tablet?  Yes, to answer your question.  We’ve finally received some word on a release date courtesy of Acer’s Facebook page.  According to Acer, the device is slated for a release date in September.  The device’s specs [...]

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Aug

5

2011

Android Now at 40% of Smartphone Share

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by Dustin Karnes
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We all know Android is growing; there’s no denying the numbers. Just like there’s no denying that Apple has a large share, RIM is dying, and Windows Phone is off somewhere by the fence huffing spraypaint. In the latest mobile subscriber number results from comScore, Android has now gobbled up a whopping 40 percent of [...]

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Aug

5

2011

Microsoft pulls in 3 times as much profit in Q2 from Android than from Windows Phone

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by Dustin Karnes
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Here’s one for everyone who thinks the patent parade doesn’t have a huge affect on sales when it comes to the mobile industry. As many of us are aware, due to a patent infringement lawsuit brought on by Microsoft, the company receives a share of profit from every Android device sold. According to estimations, Microsoft [...]

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Jul

26

2011

Mozilla is working on a Android-based mobile OS [Video]

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by Robert Nazarian
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Just when you thought we did not need another mobile OS, Mozilla is gearing up with their Boot to Gecko (B2G) mobile platform. B2G aims to clean up mobile fragmentation with an open-sourced standards-based web technologies OS. It appears to be in the beginning stages, but they plan on publishing source code as its developed [...]

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Jul

19

2011

Xperia Active Available For Pre-Order At 3G.co.uk

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by Axl Logan
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Remember “the fitness phone” we mentioned last month, the Xperia Active?  Well, it’s now available for pre order over at 3G.co.uk.  The device is a match made in heaven for those exhibiting an active lifestyle.  The handset sports a 3-inch capacitive touch display, a 1Ghz CPU, a 5 meg camera and will be dust proof [...]

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Jul

18

2011

From the Rumor Mill: Samsung Galaxy Q Tablet(ish)

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by Michael Murphy
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Question: Is an Android device with a 5.3-inch screen a really big phone, or a really small tablet? I lean towards the former, but it’s definitely a gray area. Regardless, the rumor goin’ ’round is that Samsung is launching a device at exactly that size, and they seem to think it qualifies as a tablet. [...]

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Jul

17

2011

Android top of Mobile OS usage for 7th straight month

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by Dustin Karnes
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According to the latest mobile mix report from Millenial, Android is *still* on top of mobile OS usage – for the 7th straight month in a row. That’s right, folks… 2011 has been the year for Android, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. With a whopping 54% of the mobile OS share, that’s [...]

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Jul

14

2011

iRiver Vanilla Android phone and Tab tablet leak, remind us of days gone by (in a bad way)

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by Dustin Karnes
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A few weeks ago, the world saw a leak of the iRiver MX100, and didn’t quite know what to think. Today, more info leaks, and the confusion is no clearer. Apparently, the tablet will have a little smartphone brother, and we’ve got the scoop. The tablet will be dubbed “Vanilla”, while the smartphone will have [...]

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Jul

5

2011

Microsoft continues to flex patent muscles as Android agreement made with Wistron

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by Dustin Karnes
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Microsoft: it’s a name synonymous with a lot of things. Money, power…. and, of course, patents. The technology giant has never had an issue flexing out their patent muscles to companies and getting royalties, and today is no exception. Today, Android tablet maker Wistron Corp has reached a patent agreement with Microsoft, and (more than [...]

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