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The Daily Roundup for 05.17.2013
Posted On 17 May 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all ha...
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LG Nexus 4 shows up in white at Google I/O (hands-on)
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Brad Molen. Under: Uncategorized.
A checkerboard-style glitter pattern with a white background? Yes, please. We've always been impressed by the elegant look and feel of LG's Nexus 4, announced alongside Android 4.2 last October, and now Google is making an ivory version of the dev...
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Samsung estimated to make 95 percent of Android device profits
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Yes, we all know that Android has the prevailing device market share right now, but which companies in that group are actually making money? According to Strategy Analytics' estimates for Q1, it's Samsung... and virtually no one else. With $5.1 bi...
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Google TV officially updated to latest versions of Android and Chrome, faster updates promised going forward
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
It apparently wasn't big enough to garner a mention earlier today, but Google has now followed up its slew of I/O keynote announcements with the news that it's moving Google TV to the latest versions of Android (that'd be 4.2.2) and Chrome. What's...
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Verizon offers VMware Horizon Mobile virtual workspace to Android users
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We'd heard talk long, long ago of Verizon hooking up with VMware for a virtual workspace on its smartphones, and we can at last say that it's more than just chatter. Starting today, Verizon's business customers can buy VMware's Horizon Mobile for ...
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Bluetooth 4.0 support comes to the Nexus 4, might be headed to stock Android too
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Stefan Constantinescu. Under: Uncategorized.
The five-month-old LG Nexus 4 just showed up on the Bluetooth SIG for a second inspection. The SIG's site appears to be down right now, but TechTastic took a screen grab which lists the revised handset as supporting Bluetooth 4.0. This is interest...
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Redbox Instant streaming now available on LG Smart TVs
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
While still in beta, Redbox Instant is slowly increasing the number of devices it supports and has now announced its launch on LG's Smart TV platform (TVs only, not Blu-ray players, for now). The hybrid disc / video on-demand / subscription stream...
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Gartner: Android and Samsung dominate the phone market in Q1
Posted On 14 May 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
If you've been following the trends, Gartner's mobile phone market figures for the first quarter of 2013 won't surprise. The research firm estimates that Android was on 74.4 percent of all smartphones sold in the period, with Samsung the key benef...
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Sqigle’s Earl tablet brings Android to the wilderness with e-paper, solar power
Posted On 13 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Although there's no dearth of rugged tablets, most are still built on the assumption that civilization is close at hand. Sqigle, however, suggests that its upcoming Earl tablet could work even if there's no civilization left. The new, crowdfunded ...
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How would you change LG’s Optimus Vu?
Posted On 12 May 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
LG's Optimus Vu is a 5-inch smartphone with a stylus that was designed to go toe-to-toe with the Galaxy Note and win. Unfortunately, it was unfriendly in your hand, had a miserable stylus and, worst of all, ran Gingerbread on dated hardware. When ...
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