Archive for September, 2011
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Chassis Meant for Low-End Specs Discovered
During the Microsoft Conference 2011 in Shinagawa, Japan, a chassis intended for Windows Phone 7 devices was spotted. Now, it wouldn’t have been noteworthy — it’s just a chassis after all – if it wasn’t for the fact that this chassis shows a key difference from other Windows Phone 7 [...]
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Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook & Oracle Eating Google’s Lunch?
Google, when compared to its fierce rivals in any of the niches it currently operates seems to have a strong enough position, whether it’s search, Android, social networking or patent pileup. But when stepping out of those niches and looking at the bigger picture, one realizes that Google has made [...]
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Serious Sam 3: BFE Gets Hit With A Delay
It was just last month that Croteam rather enthusiastically announced an October 18th release date for Serious Sam 3: BFE. There’s a lot of people looking forward to the third installment in the Serious Sam franchise, but unfortunately, it looks like they’re going to have to wait a little bit [...]
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iOS 5 Assistant Mockup Reveals How Voice Recognition Software May Work
On October 4 Apple will finally unveil the fifth-generation iPhone or iPhones and tell us more about its specs and features. We’re specifically interested in one exciting iOS 5 feature, the virtual Assistant, that uses Siri and Nuance technology to offer advanced voice recognition support for various actions.
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Nokia Giving Developers Incentives for Developing WP7 Apps
Nokia is getting ready with its planned launch of Windows Phone 7 smartphones. But given a small app ecosystem, the company is encouraging developers to build apps for the platform, giving monetary compensation and other concessions.
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Amazon Kindle Fire Costs $209.64 to Build
Amazon has just unveiled its latest Kindle Fire tablet, promising easy access to Amazon content at a competitive price. Analysts have mentioned estimates ranging up to $50, but a reputable component analyst says it’s just about $10 each.
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Firefox 8 Beta Is Now Available to The Public
Firefox 7? That’s so last week. In a rapid succession of releases that defines Mozilla’s Firefox recently, Firefox 8′s beta version is now available for download. Firefox 8 brings us a handful of new feature additions not only for Firefox on computers but also for Android.
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Kindle Fire on Best Sellers List For 4 Days Despite Being Unveiled Only 2 Days Ago
Amazon announced the new Kindle, the Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G and Kindle Fire at a special media event in New York city two days ago, or on September 28.
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Getting Limited Edition
Make no mistake, publishers love making HD collections of games from the past. It seems like the closer we get to the next generation, publishers are putting out HD remakes of their classic games in order to make up for a lack of exclusives. Fans aren’t complaining, however – just [...]
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Kindle Fire & $79 Kindle Ads Go Viral on YouTube, Next Stop Best Sellers List on Amazon?
Two days ago Amazon hosted a remarkable press event during which it announced four new Kindle-branded devices, the Kindle, the Kindle Touch, the Kindle Touch 3G and the most important of them all, the Kindle Fire.
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