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Costco Wholesale, the membership warehouse club which provides a wide selection of merchandize, will offer Microsoft Surface RT at a cheaper price point when compared to other retailers.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners in Canada will be eagerly waiting for the Android 4.1.2 to makes its way to their handsets, but it seems that the wait will be extended as the update will roll out in early February.
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Apple is making it more and more difficult to crack into its mobile OS, but now a team of four well-known iOS jailbreakers have formed a dream team called "Evad3rs" to jailbreak the iOS 6.
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Previous rumors indicated that Samsung will launch the next-generation of its mid-range Xcover and now the company has officially announced the Xcover 2, which can also take underwater pictures.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2, which has been one of the most popular smartphones of 2012, seems to get a bit of a push in 2013 with retailers offering deals at reduced prices.
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Research In Motion (RIM) is on track for its BlackBerry 10 (BB10) launch event on Wednesday, Jan. 30, where the latest OS will make its debut. The company also plans to promote the latest OS via a commercial at the Super Bowl game a few days later.
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Nokia's Windows Phone 8 (WP8) flagship smartphone Lumia 920 has impressed many smartphone enthusiasts globally and the popularity of the device is growing even more. The smartphone has been initially launched in five colors, and now the handset is available in a new color - gray - giving more choice to potential buyers.
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The success of Samsung Galaxy S3 in 2012 has made the next-generation Galaxy S4 one of the most high-anticipated smartphones of 2013. The rumor mill has been churning out leaks and speculations by the dozen for some months now, and latest rumors indicate that the Galaxy S4, codenamed 'Altius' will start shipping from April 15 this year.
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Nokia has had a busy 2012 with the launch of its latest Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. It seems that the Finnish company has more plans for 2013 as rumors indicate that Nokia will launch a whopping 41-megapixel WP8-powered smartphone, codenamed EOS, in this year.
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It's been 11 years since Microsoft launched its Xbox console, which was refreshed to Xbox 360 in 2005. It seems that the company is on the verge of revitalizing the gaming console with the launch of its successor, going by the moniker "Xbox" and not "Xbox 720" as previously rumored.
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Rumors of the next-generation iDevices and the iOS 7 have been circling in the tech industry for a while now. With iOS 6 releasing in just September last year, the appearance of iOS 7 does not seem very near; however, many concepts of the iOS 7 have emerged and show how the brand new user interface may look like.
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The king of phablets, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, has been one of the most popular devices since its arrival in September last year. The smartphone's popularity does not seem to be waning and may increase further as online retailer Amazon is offering the Verizon version of the Galaxy Note 2 for $199.99 on a two-year contract.
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Rumors of the next-generation iPhone have been flying thick and fast. Previous rumors suggested that Apple will launch a 4.8-inch iPhone and now word's on the street that the company will reveal two 4-inch iPhones in 2013, and the larger iPhone may not make its appearance until 2014.
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