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Verizon Wireless has officially discontinued its very first and only Nexus smartphone. The carrier had partnered with Google to offer a 4G LTE version of the Samsung-built Galaxy Nexus. Unfortunately Verizon will no longer be selling the popular smartphone.
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If you own a Samsung Galaxy S2, you'll be happy to know that Samsung has released the official Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for its 2-year-old smartphone. And this is the cherry on the cake - it comes with useful features such as Smart Stay, Pop-up and Direct Calling, which owners of Galaxy S2's successor - Galaxy S3 - enjoyed till now.
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After seeing the huge success of its Galaxy S3 selling 10 million units in 50 days, Samsung reportedly has higher goals with the Galaxy S4 - the tech giant has set a huge goal of selling 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones per month. Yes, you read that right. Ten million per month.
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Lenovo is looking into potential acquisitions to build up its mobile device business and RIM is in its cross-hairs.
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Ashton Kutcher is getting the opportunity of a lifetime for an actor in getting to play the role of the late Apple Co-Founder, Steve Jobs in a film titled JOBS. We are getting a first look at a clip from the film and judging from the clip Kutcher looks like he has done a superb job of portraying Jobs' resemblance and personality better than anyone could have predicted.
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Amazon marches to the beat of its own drum when it comes to Android. It uses its own interface on top of Android on its Kindle Fire tablets and now it is choosing to use its own voice recognition software in its acquisition of IVONA Software.
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Samsung is expected to officially announce the Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress in February and new pictures of the device have leaked online. The latest member of the Galaxy Note family of tablets from Samsung is expected to take a direct shot at Apple's iPad mini and judging from the specs and design it will be up to the challenge.
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There were recent rumors that Nokia was considering using Android as well as Windows Phone in its smartphone strategy. The company has made it clear that it is sticking to Windows Phone and its own S40-based Asha platform.
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Nintendo has made two major announcements regarding the next-generation console it just launched. Nintendo will be releasing two major software updates in spring and summer to optimize the UI speed of the console. The next major update announced will bring Nintendo's Virtual Console to the Wii U.
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There's a new report out today giving some insight on how Apple's Siri came to be and how she almost was going to be an exclusive resident on all Verizon Android smartphones.
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HTC never takes a break from creating new smartphones and currently it's cooking up a very impressive device in the form of the HTC M7. The HTC M7 is rumored to be a carrier exclusive device and will make its way to Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.
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The Nexus 4 is Google's current flagship Nexus smartphone. Ever since the device launched on Google's Play Store, it has completely sold out within minutes each time it is in stock. T-Mobile is the only U.S. carrier selling the smartphone and it is now available on their Web site.
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Apple took credit for launching one of the highest resolution screens on smartphones, when it introduced the iPhone 4 with Retina display in June 2010. Since then, other manufacturers have attempted to emulate Apple, and if the latest rumors are true, Samsung Galaxy S4's display will put Apple's Retina Display to shame.
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