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Finally, the 3G/4G variant of Motorola Xoom tablet is getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Verizon is rolling out Over-The-Air ICS update, which is now available for download, for the tablet. The Wi-Fi version of Motorola Xoom was updated earlier this year.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 has turned out to be the first Android device to cross Apple iPhone in popularity. The device is already available in Europe and Asian markets. It is also coming to U.S. this month with preorder opening this week.
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Apple is expected to launch the sixth generation iPhone in October, around the same time the tech giant released the iPhone 4S a year ago. However, if the latest reports are to be believed, then the device will hit stores a month earlier i.e. in September along with the launch of highly rumored iPad Mini.
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The annual Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off next week i.e. on June 11. Apple is expected to refresh MacBooks with Ivy Bridge architecture and Retina display. However, the recent spec sheet leaked online show that MacBook Pro 2012 does not include a retina display. But a few additions, including Ivy Bridge and USB 3.0, are there.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 has eventually turned out to be most popular smartphone of 2012. The device has been launched in European and Asian markets, and is due to release in U.S. this month. We have heard a lot of rumors that T-Mobile Galaxy S3 is making its first stop on U.S. tour in New York on June 20. Now the carrier confirmed that the smartphone is releasing around at the same time, however one day later than the rumored date i.e. on May 21.
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Finally, Windows 8 tablets have arrived. Asus and Acer are throwing weight behind Windows 8 and revealed a bunch of Windows 8 devices including tablets, desktops and ultrabooks on the first day of Computex 2012 show in Taipei.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 will be available across every major cellular network carrier in Canada. Surprisingly, the device will also enter a similar fate in U.S. Samsung confirmed that the device is coming to all major U.S. network carriers along with regional carrier U.S. Wireless.
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Microsoft has been putting all its effort in Windows 8 development since last year. The company made available the Release Preview of Windows 8 earlier this week, while the Developer Preview was released a long ago. Microsoft’s new operating system features a traditional Windows desktop interface as well as Metro UI derived from second generation Windows smartphones, indication that a touch-optimized version of Windows 8 is ready to be featured in a tablet.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 is expected to release in the U.S. sometime later this month. The device is expected to hit T-Mobile on June 20. Fortunately, all the major U.S. carriers - Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint - are tipped via FCC to release the Galaxy S3 in upcoming few weeks.
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The long awaited HTC EVO 4G LTE has finally hit Sprint stores this weekend. The device is up for sale on Sprint’s website and retail stores for $199.
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As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is nearing, iPhone 5 rumors are spreading like wildfire. However, the device is unlikely to debut at the June event. The device has faced many leaks, especially with a purported design of the upcoming Apple smartphone showing an increase to the height of the device. Here are the top expected features, extracted from the iPhone 5 rumor mill, that are likely to be featured in the upcoming smartphone.
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Folks at iFixit are back in the action and this time Samsung’s new flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S3 – has undergone a postmortem. And guess what was discovered in this teardown? Some interesting facts about Galaxy S3 have been discovered including the inclusion of a camera, which is identical to the one found in iPhone 4S.
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Motorola Xoom tablet is all set to become the first tablet from Verizon to received Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. The official Android 4.0 ICS update will start rolling out from June 4.
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