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Samsung unveils new Series 7 and Series 5 AIOs: Windows 8 and gesture recognition for $749 and up
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Samsung teased a Series 7 all-in-one running Windows 8 -- on a 10-point touch display -- at Computex in June, and today the machine gets official with pricing and specs. The Series 7 will be available in 23- and 27-inch flavors, both of which run Mic...
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India planning fresh 2G spectrum auctions for November 12th
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
India's Department of Telecommunications has issued guidelines for the forthcoming 2G spectrum auction, penciled in for November 12th. While the subcontinent has already flogged off its 3G bands, it withdrew 122 licenses in the 1,800MHz and 800Mhz wa...
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Ubuntu 12.10 adds Photo Lens for searching photos stored locally and online
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
If Ubuntu is your OS of choice, you've already been enjoying so-called lenses to help you search through your music, videos, apps and documents. So why not a search filter for photos? Why not indeed, said the folks at Canonical. The dev team has just...
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LG Optimus G revealed: 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, ICS, LTE, 4.7-inch screen with in-cell touch
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
LG has been teasing its upcoming Optimus G smartphone for weeks after promising LTE phones that would be "second to none" and now we finally have the full specs. When it arrives in Korea next month it will be the first with LTE mounted to a quad-core...
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T-Mobile memo asks staff to sell ‘against the iPhone’ on September 21st
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
T-Mobile has been virtually screaming for an iPhone deal, but a memo leaked to TmoNews suggests Apple isn't prepared to listen just yet. The note tells carrier staff they'll get training material to learn "selling against the iPhone" from September 2...
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LG preps 21:9 aspect ratio EA93 and WQHD EA83 series IPS LCD monitors for debut at IFA 2012
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
It's tradeshow season and as is its custom, LG is bringing monitors packed with its latest and greatest display technology to show off. Just announced ahead of IFA 2012 are the EA93 and EA83 IPS LCDs, with the former aimed at entertainment / multitas...
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Bluetooth SIG releases certifications for fitness devices aimed at runners and cyclists
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
Fitness gadgets are great, but you never quite know what you're going to get when it comes to calorie counts, or a reading of how many miles you've run. That could change, though, thanks to a set of standards the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG...
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University of Victoria’s Mano underwater robot to prowl Arctic waters for legendary ships
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Canadians well-versed in their history are very aware of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage: a British voyage that set out to establish a sailing route through the Arctic and ended with the untimely, mysteriou...
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Samsung trademarks Ativ Tab and Ativ S names, may give a peek into its Windows (Phone) 8 world
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Everyone knows that Samsung is making a big Windows 8 push at IFA, but there's new signs emerging that it might shake up its naming scheme in the process. We now know through SamMobile that Samsung has quietly snapped up a pair of trademarks with the ...
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Video out enabled on Windows Phone 7, just not for you
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
The video out feature in Windows Phone 7 is reserved for select Microsoft employees, and now one enterprising member of the XDA Developers forum. With certain files ripped from an LG Panther 7003 ROM, the help of someone on the inside and many months...
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