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Earlier in October, Google introduced the Samsung Chromebook and is now expanding its line-up with the launch of a new Acer-made Chromebook. On Monday, Nov. 12, Google announced that it is releasing its Acer C7 Chromebook, which is priced at just $199.
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Rumor has it that Sony is working on two new Xperia devices - the Yuga and the Odin. Per reports, a senior xda-developers forum member "Spectre 51" has disclosed the details of the two Sony smartphones.
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The rumor mill has been on an overdrive with leaks and conjectures surrounding HTC's Droid DNA surfacing on the Internet. Now, per reports, U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has gone ahead and made the Droid DNA official on its Web site, prior to the New York City press event on Nov. 13.
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"Hone your hunting techniques to lethal precision as you earn full membership in the Predators clan by tracking down and eliminating packs of elite human assassins, and defending yourself against even deadlier enemies...," states the Google Play Store game description.
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On Thursday, Nov. 8, Virgin Mobile announced that the company will offer the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G phones to its customers from Nov. 15 onwards. However, the announcement may have come a little late in the day, considering Samsung released the device in 2011 and its successor Galaxy S3 is the current flavor.
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Samsung may have been the first to announce the world's first Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone, the ATIV S, but it seems that the company will be the last to push out the device. UK retailer Clove has updated it order page and mentions that the smartphone will not start shipping until mid-December.
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Canadian carrier Bell's customers will have to wait a little longer before they can lay their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Per reports, the device will not arrive on the carrier on Nov. 15 as rumored earlier, but on Nov. 22.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet is already being used in classrooms to encourage interactivity, and has now transitioned to other areas as well. Now, the Brussels Philharmonic orchestra has teamed up with Samsung and will be going paperless, using the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet instead of the traditional music sheets.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 owners in the U.S. on Sprint have been enjoying the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, which was officially rolled out recently. Verizon customers are still awaiting the official release of the update; however, reports suggest that a leaked Jelly Bean ROM has surfaced on the Internet and is available for users to upgrade before the official release from Verizon gets underway.
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The hotly-contested smartphone market is constantly evolving, especially with the perennial launch of new devices and companies trying to outpace each other. Recently, Tomi Ahonen of The Community Dominates blog compiled global sales data from various research firms to reveal the top 10 smartphone manufacturers of Q3 2012.
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Samsung's much-touted smaller version of its best-selling Galaxy S3 smartphone, the Galaxy S3 Mini, finally hit the UK shelves on Thursday, Nov. 8 with Three becoming the first network operator to start selling the device.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 has been garnering laurels since its release, and the phablet has already notched up over 3 million unit sales worldwide in just a little over a month. And now, AT&T customers can pick up the phablet on a new two-year contract.
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On Thursday, Nov. 8, Pulse, the news reading application for iOS and Android devices announced its latest version 3.0, which will provide new features along with a more user-friendly interface.
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