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Mobile
'Samsung ATIV S Available For Pre-Order In The UK, Ships Dec. 21
Word's on the street that the world's first Windows Phone 8 (WP8) powered smartphone, the Samsung ATIV S, is now available for pre-order and will ship from Dec. 21.
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Gadgets
'Wii U Teardown: A Peek Inside The New Nintendo Gaming Console
Nintendo launched its hotly-anticipated Wii U console on Sunday, Nov. 18, six years after the original Wii made its debut. The console has been available for barely a few days and the folks at iFixit have already disassembled the device and gauged its repairability.
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Mobile
'American Music Awards 2012 (AMA 2012) Uses Samsung Galaxy Note 2 To Announce Winners
Samsung seems to be riding high on the success of its Galaxy Note 2 phablet, which recently crossed the 3 million units sold milestone in a little over a month of the device's release. Building on the phablet's success, Samsung has taken things a step further and pulled out a marketing coup of sorts when the Galaxy Note 2 was used at the American Music Awards 2012 (AMA 2012) to announce winners instead of the traditional envelopes and note cards.
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Accessories
'JBL Introduces Lighting Compatible Speaker Docks
HARMAN International Industries Inc. has introduced the first two JBL speaker docks compatible with the new iPhone 5, iPad mini, new iPod models and the fourth-gen Retina iPad (iPad 4).
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OS / Software
'Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Bug: Omits December In People App
Google launched its Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on Oct. 29, which was rolled out on its Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 devices. Now, per reports the latest OS has a bug, which omits the month of December in the People app (a stock app that is a part of the AOSP).
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Mobile
'LG Mystery Smartphone With 1080p Display Pops Up In Benchmark Results
The smartphone race is intensifying and judging by the perennial rumors and leaks, 2013 will see the onslaught of the 1080p display devices. Per reports, LG is reportedly testing a mysterious new smartphone "LG-F240K," which will have a 1080p display.
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Mobile
'Nexus 4 Teardown By iFixit: A Peek Inside
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Google launched its latest smartphone the Nexus 4 which was sold out online in the U.S. and the UK within just an hour. The phone has been highly anticipated by smartphone enthusiasts and is expected to compete with other smartphones in the industry; however, many customers may want to know what the Nexus 4 houses inside, and teardown carried on by iFixit revealed plenty including a dormant LTE chip.
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Tablet
'7-inch SmartQ X7 Tablet For $249: The Nexus 7 Killer ?
Google's budget-friendly Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet has competition. Chinese company Smart Devices has revealed its affordable SmartQ X7 tablet, which is being touted as the Nexus 7 killer and will retail for $249.
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'Five Billion Smartphones To Be Sold By 2016, Forecasts Qualcomm
With companies vying with each other for top honors, the steadily growing smartphone space is inundated with a plethora of devices. What's more, according to chipset manufacturer Qualcomm, the smartphone market is poised to grow even more, and the technology firm forecasts that 5 billion smartphones will be sold between 2012 to 2016.
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Mobile
'Lenovo Working On A Mystery 1080p Smartphone?
The rivalry in the smartphone space seems to be intensifying with companies looking to up the ante in a bid to stay ahead in the race. Recently, leaks indicated that Sony, Samsung , and LG are all working on devices with 1080p displays, and now rumor has it that Lenovo too has a similar smartphone in the pipeline.
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Accessories
'Samsung's S Pen SDK 2.2.5 Update Available: Brings Multi Window APIs And Bug Fixes
On Friday, Nov. 16, Samsung took to its developer blog to announce the update to its stylus, S Pen, for the Galaxy Note 2 phablet. The SDK 2.2.5 update, a 0.0.5 bump over the previous update, is now available for download.
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Mobile
'Samsung Galaxy Grand November Release Likely: Galaxy S3 And Galaxy Note 2 Hybrid?
Smartphone market leader Samsung could well be on its way to pull a fast one over rivals by launching the ultimate smartphone, which is a combination of two of its best-selling devices. Rumor has it that Samsung is going to release a new smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy Grand, which is an amalgamation of the company's hot sellers Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.
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Mobile
'Asus PadFone 2 Releasing In Germany On Dec. 1?
Earlier in October this year, Taiwan-based Asus announced the PadFone 2, a follow-up to its original PadFone, and disclosed that the smartphone-tablet hybrid would be available before year end in select European and Asian markets. Now, per reports, the PadFone 2 is making its way to the German market on Dec. 1.
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