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'Samsung Galaxy S3 Outguns HTC One X in Benchmark Tests
Powered by quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor, Galaxy S3 is not the only quad-core rig in the market, but it is the one that has received top spotlight. The biggest competitor to Galaxy S3 is HTC One X, which is powered by quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.
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'Memorial Day Bonanza: iOS Games on Sale at Heavy Discounts
To commemorate Memorial Day, iOS game developers are offering apps at heavy discounts on the App Store.
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'iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak Goes Live: What You Need To Know
The wait is finally over. Pod2g and his Chronic Dev team have finally released the full-featured iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPod, iPad and even for the second generation Apple TV.
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'Dell Latitude 10 and XPS 12: The Two Windows 8 Tablets Leaked Online
Windows 8 tablet rumors have been high since Microsoft revealed the touch-optimized Metro UI of Windows 8. Different manufacturers including HP, Nokia and Asus are believed to be working on Windows 8 tablets. However, a little or nothing was known about Windows 8 tablet until the images of two Windows 8 tablets manufactured by Dell surfaced online.
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'Facebook Launches Standalone Camera App for iOS: What Does That Mean?
Hardly after a month after acquiring the photo sharing app Instagram, Facebook has released its own Instagram-like app dubbed Facebook Camera, making it the fourth iPhone app by the social networking giant. The app is intended to capture photos, apply filters and batch upload photos to Facebook Timeline.
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'Microsoft to Launch Office for Android, iPad This November
For years, we have been looking for a perfect word processing and spreadsheet app for iPad. There are many third party Office suites available for the tablet but none of them is eligible to take on Microsoft Office or even compete with it. Realizing the need of Office on tablets, Microsoft is reportedly working on tablet optimized version of Office that will be made available for Apple iPad alongside Android tablets later this year.
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'Google and Asus to Release Co-branded Nexus Tablet in June: Report
Rumors about Google branded Nexus tablet are hitting blogosphere again. Earlier this month, reports surfaced online that Google is partnering with Samsung to manufacture the much-rumored Nexus tablet. However, Asus is getting back on the track in recent rumors.
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'iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak To Go Live This Friday
A big new from jailbreak community - the iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak with Absinthe 2.0 is coming this Friday. Earlier this week, the popular iOS hacker pod2g confirmed that he untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 is coming in few days. Now the jailbreak has received a release date and is expected to go live tomorrow.
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'iPhone 5 Features: 4-inch Display, iOS 6, NFC and 4G LTE in Plans
Apple iPhone 5 is the most anticipated smartphone of 2012, and probably of 2011 too. The device is likely to hit stores at some point in summer or fall. Each day, some new rumors are added to iPhone 5 rumor mill. Apple fanboys are expecting cutting-edge hardware and software features in iPhone 5. Here is a rundown of features that the upcoming Apple flagship model is expected to boast off.
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'Next Generation Smartphones to Feature 16-megapixel Camera, 1080p Bar Broken
Since last year, smartphones are sticking at 1080p @30fps recording bar. In case of Samsung Galaxy S3, rumors surface online that the new smartphone will record 1080p videos @60fps. Neither the 1080p video recording nor 30fps bar has been broken. Smartphone world need new and better camera module. And OmniVision has just developed two such sensors that are likely to be featured in next-generation smartphones.
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'Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Updated with S-Pen Slot, Quad-core Exynos: iPad Killer on the Way
We have heard much about Galaxy Note 10.1 - the Samsung tablet unveiled at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. It raised our eyebrows as it supports S-Pen functionality like the Note phablet, but Samsung simply forgot to add the S-Pen slot in the chassis. Even the tablet was meant to hit the stores till now. But at the last minute, the Korean tech giant delayed the release date as a part of its strategy. The recently leaked photos state that S-Pen slot has been added to Galaxy Note 10.1, wh...
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'HTC EVO 4G LTE Gets Clearance By Custom Officials, Coming May 24: What About HTC One X?
HTC EVO 4G LTE was meant to reach the hands of HTC fans in the U.S. by now, had it not been hit by the controversial patent dispute with Apple. Somehow, the wait is finally over. Sprint revealed on Monday that U.S. Custom officials have given HTC EVO 4G LTE a green-go and the first batch of the smartphone hits U.S. on May 24.
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'Verizon and AT&T to Introduce Shared Data Plans Late Summer, T-Mobile Stays Away from Launch Party
Both Verizon and AT&T are planning to roll-out shared data plans this year. Targeting family and small-business users, the new data plans will allow customers to share their data plan on different devices. However, T-Mobile USA addresses shared data plans as "potentially confusing and expensive" reflecting that the carrier is in no mood to follow the footsteps of the two top U.S. cellular carriers.
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