Rumor: 8-Inch Nokia ‘Illusionist’ tab with Windows RT groomed for early 2014 launch
Not many believed in Nokia’s tablet prospects, since the Finns decided to wager on Microsoft’s sinking Windows RT platform, but, believe it or not, the Lumia 2520 is destined to get a wingman as soon as “early 2014”. Or at least that’s what leaker extraordinaire @EvLeaks tells us and Tom Warren of The Verge confirms, [...]
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Ottawa killed a potential Lenovo takeover of Blackberry
The Canadian government blocked the deal due to “national security concerns”. Lenovo never made a formal takeover offer for Blackberry because Canadian government officials told Blackberry in meetings they would not approve a Chinese company buying the smartphone maker. Canada’s Globe and Mail reports Canadian officials had grave concerns about a Chinese firm buying a [...]
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Nokia Lumia 929 for Verizon revealed in leak
Nokia’s Lumia 929 is a high-end Windows Phone mobile that will be available exclusively on Verizon. Nokia unveiled a total of six devices at its Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi a fortnight ago, but one of the devices that was not mentioned at the event is the Lumia 929, which is a high-end device [...]
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US to build hypersonic robot spy plane by 2030
US defense contractor Lockheed Martin has announced it has begun work on developing an unmanned, hypersonic spy plane capable of striking targets at 3,600 mph. The SR-72 will be used for high-altitude surveillance and Lockheed Martin has already begun working on it at its Skunk Works R&D center in California. According to Lockleed, the SR-72 “would [...]
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Scientists discover meter-long, carnivorous ‘platypus-zilla’ in Australia
A new species of giant, carnivorous platypus has been discovered in a region of outback Queensland, Australia. Scientists say the species, unofficially dubbed ‘platypus-zilla’, roamed Australian forests anywhere from five to fifteen million years ago and claim it grew to a terrifying meter in length; dwarfing the modern-day platypus at just 38 centimeters. The identification [...]
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Nintendo Wii Mini comes to US on November 17, includes free Mario Kart
Nintendo’s Wii Mini will hit US shelves on November 17. The console craze his holiday season will be intense as Sony and Microsoft have both entered the arena with their next-gen, all-in-one, entertainment hub. Despite all the hype surrounding the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo is still a force to be reckoned with once [...]
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Nokia and Samsung agree on patent licensing renewal
Nokia and Samsung have agreed to extend their licensing agreement over various patents, but details regarding the actual patents in the deal are still sparse. According to various reports, both parties have agreed to stick with their old terms prior to the renewal of the licensing deal. Those unaffiliated with the contract details are still [...]
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Top iOS engineering vice president Henri Lamiraux departs Apple
One of Apple’s oldest employees and top iOS engineering vice president, Henri Lamiraux, has left the company after serving it for more than 23 years. Lamiraux updated his LinkedIn profile a few days back confirming his departure from Cupertino, though he is said to have retired a couple of weeks ago. Apparently he had decided [...]
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iPad Air launch marks 200 percent year over year increase in AT&T iPad activations
AT&T announced today that iPad Air launch has resulted in a 200 percent year over year increase in iPad activations on the carrier, as compared to the same time last year. Last year Apple released both the fourth generation iPad and the original iPad mini together. Launch weekend sales for both tablets combined reached 3 [...]
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Fuji Film Rolls Out their New Speakers, Literally
Fuji Film showcases their newest concept tech product: A speaker that could simply be rolled in or out of a stretched sheet of film. Thin flexible tech products don’t really look revolutionary anymore; we’ve had our share of presentations boasting bendable screens and even entire mobile units for the past few years. Fuji Film is [...]
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Nokia Lumia 525 appears in leaked photos
With the Lumia 520 becoming the most popular Windows Phone device, everyone’s been looking forward to its upcoming successor, the Lumia 525. The Lumia 525 has been talked about quite a bit in recent times, and now we have our first look at the device, thanks to photos that appeared on Chinese certification agency TENAA’s [...]
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With Blackberry deal dead, the hawks will come picking for the remains
“Delay” in Fairfax investment deal and ousting of ex-CEO Thorsten Heins means Fairfax’s due diligence found something nasty. Blackberry’s messiah has failed to exhibit the requisite messianic qualities. Thorsten Heins, Blackberry’s CEO for one year and 10 months, has been shown the door as Fairfax unexpectedly backed away from a takeover deal early Monday Eastern [...]
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Motorola teases November 13 Moto G announcement
Motorola’s next handset will be announced on November 13, according to a tweet from the company. Looks like those rumors of an alleged Moto G holiday launch were credible. Motorola tweeted earlier today that the device will be launching in November . The Moto G will be a more affordable variant of the Moto X, [...]
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Chaos at Blackberry: Fairfax deal dead, Thorsten out
BlackBerry announces that the Fairfax deal has not materialized, and will instead seek a $1 billion in debt. CEO Thorsten Heins has been shown the door as the struggling handset manufacturer looks to recover lost ground. Fairfax’s $4.7 billion takeover bid for BlackBerry has failed, and today it was announced that any possible takeover by [...]
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Intel benchmarks Bay Trail-T against imaginary specifications
Intel claims that Bay Trail – T will trounce Samsung’s Exynos 6 and Nvidia’s Tegra 5, but specs for these chips have yet to be officially released. In an imaginary world, Intel’s Bay Trail will reign supreme against the leading SoCs on the market. It will demolish Qualcomm’s 8×74 with speeds of 109 percent faster [...]
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Samsung’s new W2014 is an outlandish Snapdragon 800-powered flip phone with Android
So you thought the Asian onslaught of Android flip phones was a joke, huh? A passing fad, a whim, a bizarre eccentricity as many Westerners tend to describe Oriental customs they don’t get or resonate with. Well, guess what, clamshells running on Google’s operating system are not going anywhere. Not only that, but they’re also [...]
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Intel’s Bay Trail problem
The mobile SoC that Intel wants to kill ARM performs well on benchmarks, but give it a pass until its rough edges are worked out. Intel would very much like ARM to have a Bay Trail problem, but Chipzilla’s mobile platform seems to very much have an ARM problem. Intel’s Bay Trail SoC is a [...]
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Growth slowdown amid the rise of mobile devices still haunts Facebook
In its latest quarterly SEC filing, Facebook admits that it faces the risk of losing relevance among its users if it cannot improve engagement amid a growth slowdown. Facebook’s growth is slowing down. This is the likely scenario if one’s user base is almost at a saturation point. After all, Facebook currently has more than [...]
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Did Google just ‘accidentally’ reveal the Nexus 8 tablet? Signs point to maybe
It’s no longer a mystery in many ways smaller, more portable tablets are doing better than “full-sized” 10-inchers, at least as far as the Android landscape is concerned, but what is the perfect size after all? Is it seven inches a la Google’s Nexus 7? Or is it somewhere between 7.9 and 9, where Apple’s [...]
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Nokia ‘Guru’ an NFC-enabled Bluetooth headset, not a portable music player
The Nokia ‘Guru’ could be nothing more than an upgraded version of Nokia’s existing Bluetooth headset, with NFC capability. The Nokia Guru was rumored to be a portable media player similar to Apple’s iPod Shuffle, but leaked schematics from Chinese website Baidu and a look around in an FCC filing reveal that it’s simply an upgraded [...]
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