TECHNOLOGY

Who will do better in 4G smartphone war? Sprint, Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile?

Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile have their own share of 4G smartphones ready for release. Verizon has announced its 4G smartphone HTC Thunderbolt, the successor of Droid Incredible and Motorola Droid Bionic 4G, while Sprint showcased their HTC EVO Shift and T-Mobile had their share with Motorola Cliq 2, the successor of the Cliq XT which was launched last year. Also AT&T will get HTC Inspire 4G and Motorola ATRIX 4G.

Android beats Apple iPhone in US market share

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The warring cults of Apple and Android could make Internet noisier now as data has shown that Google's Android-based smartphones have overtaken Apple iPhone during the quarter ending in November last year.
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BlackBerry maker to block porn in Indonesia

Research In Motion said on Monday it will filter pornographic Internet content for its BlackBerry smartphone users in Indonesia, following government pressure to restrict access to porn sites or face its browsing service being shut down.
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Nintendo to ship 1.5 million 3DS in Japan: report

Nintendo Co plans to ship about 1.5 million units of the 3D-capable handheld game players in Japan in the first month after its launch on February 26, President Satoru Iwata said in an interview with the Nikkei business daily published on Monday.

Facebook Shutdown Hoax Lights Up Internet

With rumours that Mark Zuckerberg has announced closure of the site, thousands are scurrying for answers on internet. Google Trends, Twitter and Yahoo Answers has been set on fire with the questions 'Is Facebook shutting down?'.
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Verizon Wireless to unveil iPhone Tuesday: source

Verizon Wireless, the top U.S. mobile provider, plans on Tuesday to unveil a version of the Apple Inc iPhone for its service and will kick off sales of the device a few weeks later, a source told Reuters.

Aibelieve Makes Smartphones Into Game Controls

Most smartphones now come equipped with accelerometers to check their orientations and their spped in any direction; so there was no inherent reason a phone couldn't be a Wii-like controller.
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Verizon to carry iPhone: source

Verizon Wireless will sell the iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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CES: Sex And The Social Gamer

Social gaming is getting a little more risqué at Big Ego Games, a San Francisco-based developer that is trying to monetize the desire of lots of lonely gamers to interact with pretty girls. But the company wants to keep it PG.

Copia Expands With Windows 7, Android

Copia, the social media-based eReading platform, announced recently it will be available as a touch-optimized, pre-loaded application on all upcoming Windows 7 tablets.
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Amazon cloud can help hack WiFi networks: expert

A security researcher says he has figured out a quick and inexpensive way to break a commonly used form of password protection for wireless networks using powerful computers that anybody can lease from Amazon.com Inc over the Web.
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Lenovo sets expectations for tablet market

Lenovo Group Ltd, which is making a concerted push into tablets, said it expects the devices to see good growth but still eventually only make up a fraction of the broader personal computer market.

Dell Unveils Streak Tablet With T-Mobile

Dell’s new 7-inch tablet would have to show its worth among other 7-inch tablets that are already gaining a foothold in the tablet PC world. Dell Streak 7 has to face off with Samsung Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook, Archos 70, ViewSonic ViewPad 7 and OpenPeak’s Open Tablet 7.
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ARM says Microsoft needs it for mobile

Microsoft's plan to make Windows compatible with ARM Holdings chip designs will help the software giant establish a major presence in smartphones and tablets, ARM's president said.

HP Shows Streaming Media Device For India

The touch screen mobile device is common enough at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but Hewlett-Packard was showing of what a touch screen can do when it gets bigger and stays in the living room.

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