Wednesday, June 29, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 29/06/2011





500,000 Android devices activated each day: Google
(AFP)

More than 500,000 devices running Google's Android software, like this phone and tablet shown on February 2, are being activated every day, a senior Google executive said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - More than 500,000 devices running Google's Android software are being activated every day, a senior Google executive said on Tuesday.



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Google boasts 500,000 Android activations per day
(Reuters)

Reuters - Consumers are activating more than half a million Android devices every day, and week-to-week growth in gadgets running the Google Inc software is at 4.4 percent, according to Android chief Andy Rubin.

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Microsoft puts Office in the cloud, confronts Google
(Reuters)

A Nokia staff member shows off the new Nokia N9 phone on the sidelines of CommunicAsia 2011, an international communications and information technology exhibition and conference held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Singapore. Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. said it plans to introduce this year its first mobile phone using the Microsoft Windows platform. Nokia also unveiled its N9 smartphone model, which is based on the MeeGo platform. Nokia's Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the N9 would be launched later this year, but declined to specify the date or price. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Reuters - Microsoft is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.



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New Galaxy Tab 10.1? Download these apps first
(Appolicious)

Appolicious - Samsung’s redesigned tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, might be the best tablet available that uses Android 3.0 Honeycomb. But the key to any good tab experience is its apps. Apps turn a tablet into an e-reader, a movie player, a game machine, a word processor and more, but stumbling around in places like the Android Market looking for the right tools for the job can be frustrating. ...

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New details emerging about Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich Nexus phone
(Appolicious)

Appolicious - Android enthusiasts can care less whether Apple unveils two or two hundred iPhones this September. This is because more details about the next flagship Google phone - the first to be powered by Android’s unified Ice Cream sandwich operating system - are emerging each day.

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Google continues to roll out Android Market improvements
(Appolicious)

Appolicious - Google’s Android operating system might be tops among smartphones, but it irks developers who want to make apps for it. Google still lags behind competitor Apple in a few key areas, and one big one is the Android Market.

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Duke Nukem Forever Tries to Score With Mac Users
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - With across-the-board negative reviews of Duke Nukem Forever, a game which spent 15 years under development, Gearbox Software is now hoping to score with Mac users.

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