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Mobile
'HTC Launching HTC Proto Smartphone, Possible HTC One V Replacement: The Details
Rumors from the The Verge claim that HTC is launching a new device, called the HTC One V. HTC’s One XL, One X, and One S devices will be getting updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Despite the "One" family seeming like an attempt to streamline the company's portfolio, a new device is coming: HTC Proto.
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'Samsung Galaxy S3 Coming to Ting Network: Exclusively Off-Contract, Expensive
Mobilenapps.com published a list of deals for the Samsung Galaxy S3 during launch, and now there's a new deal to consider. Ting, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), is offering the Galaxy S3 on Sprint's 4G Network.
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'GameStop Poster Lists Wii U Launch Titles, Majority from E3 2012: The Details
Nintendo is remaining coy on when launch titles will arrive for Wii U, probably alongside the console's launch. A photo taken of an in-store GameStop poster shows Wii U games arriving around launch, despite previous conflicting information.
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'Ice Cream Sandwich Boasts 16 Percent Device Share But Jelly Bean is Sub-1 Percent - Why?
If there's consistent criticism against Android, Google's mobile operating system, it can be attributed to the paucity of devices getting the latest updates. For Jelly Bean, the issue remains, but market share is creeping up for Google's latest update.
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'Dawnguard The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC For PC Now Available
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dawnguard DLC brought Vampire Lords and werewolves, but only for Xbox 360 players. Now Bethesda, the developer, has announced that DLC arrives on PC.
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'How did Wii U's Potential Launch Games Fare at the 'Nintendo Experience'?
Nintendo held an event in Washington recently called the "Nintendo Experience," offering attendees a chance to play upcoming titles on the platform and generally get a feel for the GamePad. Mygamer attended the event and posted impressions of the Experience.
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'Samsung Could be Building Windows Phone 8 Devices: Why?
Think of Samsung and Android comes to mind. The Korean tech giant may be synonymous with its Galaxy S smartphones, but it could be building two devices for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform.
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'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 'Game Jam' Hints Towards Next DLC Pack
The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim's first downloadable content pack (DLC), Dawnguard, brought the Vampire Lord and the ability to become a werewolf (if being a vampire isn't attractive). A 2011 "Game Jam" inside Bethesda spawned the ideas - a week-long period for creating potential ideas.
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'Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Mode Arriving on Android Soon, Probably
The Zombies mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops, a wave-based survival mode, is so popular that it could probably sustain itself as a separate game. Treyarch, the developer, has since released an article confirming the release of Zombies for Android.
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'iOS 6 Could Release September 19 if iPhone 5 Release Date is True
Apple has said iOS 6, its next generation version of the mobile operating system, is releasing this fall. Apple typically launches a new version of the OS alongside a new device and rumors of a September 19 release for the iPhone 5 suggest the same for the OS.
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'Total Recall for iOS Just Isn't Very Good, But Here are the Details
Total Recall, the movie rebooting the film of the same name and originally starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, has a movie tie-in game for iOS. Despite not being very good or in demand by gaming aficionados, the "game" has been previewed.
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'Star Wars: The Old Republic Fully Free-to-Play This Fall: The Details
At E3 2012, BioWare announced that it's MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, will offer free-to-play (F2P) access up to level 15. Seen as premeditating a complete free-to-play model, BioWare has announced that the F2P level cap will be raised to 50 and the company will offer limited access to the full game this fall.
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'Samsung Galaxy S3 Battery Drain Issues Fixed: Here Are 2 Solutions
Users claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S3's battery life is draining abnormally quickly now have a fix. The fix, or two, is courtesy the XDA-Developers forum and a GottaBeMobile tipster, regardless of whether Samsung rolls out a fix eventually.
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