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CES 2012: Consumer Electronics Association Reportedly Behind Microsoft's Leaving CES (u)

Did the CEA Kick Out Microsoft From Doing CES Keynote Presentations After 2012?
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Microsoft is doing its last keynote presentation at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in January. Citing a decision mutually done with the Consumer Electronics Association, the software giant will reportedly minimize its presence at the CES after their final show. But is there a deeper reason behind this decision?

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Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 Unlock for iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS Running iOS 5.0.1 Available

iPhone Dev Team Releases Updated Unlock Tool for iOS 5.0.1, Only Certain iPhone Models Can be Unlocked Depending on Baseband
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Earlier this week the iPhone Dev Team released a new Redsn0w version that lets iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 device users unlock their gadgets, as long as they’re not iPhone 4S or iPad 2 units, and now there’s a new tool update from the same hacking team, Ultrasn0w 1.2.5.

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iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Shown Off in Video

Developer Pod2G Proves iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Is Possible, But Not on the iPhone 4S or iPad 2
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

A few days ago we told you that Pod2g’s iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak is working on the iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch 4G and that the hacker will soon release it after testing it on older iOS devices that can run iOS 5.0.1.

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Unpatched Android Flaw Lets Apps Gain Full Access Even With Zero Permissions

Security Issue in Android Lets Apps Take Full Control of Smartphones & Tablets Even Without Asking for Permissions; All Versions, Even Ice Cream Sandwich Vulnerable
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

The user is usually the best line of defense against malware in any computer system. After all, it’s the smartphone or tablet user who downloads apps and gives authorization when the app wants access to the phone’s hardware and operating system. But a flaw in Android lets apps gain access [...]

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700,000 Android Phones Activated Each Day, Andy Rubin Tweets

Android Leader Confirms Android Activations Reached a New Milestone, Doesn’t Say Anything About Actual Android-based Revenue for Google
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Android is growing more and more and that fact can’t be denied as plenty of smartphone makers are busy shelling out more and more Android handsets of all shapes and sizes meant to attract certain demographics. And carriers make sure they sell as many Android smartphones as they can, from [...]

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Galaxy Nexus Antennagate: It’s Not Verizon, It’s You; or the Phone

In a Familiar Fashion Verizon Says Signal Strength Problem With Samsung Flagship Phone Is a Non Issue, Update Will Display More Bars
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Remember the iPhone 4 Antennagate scandal, one of the most prominent issues that hit the flagship iOS device soon after it was released in summer 2010? Well, it looks like it’s time for a similar scandal, now hitting the Galaxy Nexus, the first Ice Cream Sandwich handset in the world [...]

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Xperia Arc & Play Ice Cream Sandwich Update Scheduled for March-May 2012

Sony Ericsson Announces Android 4.0 ICS Plans for Its Smartphone Lineup Including the Arc, Play, Neo, Mini, Mini Pro, Active & Ray
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Samsung unveiled yesterday its Ice Cream Sandwich plans for some of the Galaxy-branded Android smartphones and tablets and today we have similar news from Sony Ericsson, as the company released more details about its own Android 4.0 roll out for Xperia devices.

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Almost Every Apple Product Will Have An Update In 2012, Say Analysts

Analyst Reports Suggest That Nearly Every Product In Apple's Inventory Will Get Some Kind Of Update With The New Year
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

You’ve got to love analyst reports; wrong or right, rational or crazy, narrow-focus or wide-sweeping, they’re almost never dull. And Gene Munster out at Piper Jaffray is putting out a whole new report that suggests Apple’s going to have a whole lot of news for us to come in 2012.

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Amazon Kindle iOS App Gets A Big Update, Adds New Features For iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch Users

Latest Kindle For iOS App Update Brings Additional Magazines For iPad Users, A Send-To-Kindle Address To Send Documents & Much More
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

Amazon appears to have rolled-out the latest update in terms of the Kindle app for iOS devices. And nicely done, this latest update brings some goodies for those using the app on the iPad as well as those using it on an iPhone or iPod touch.

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Huawei Looks To Be Unveiling New Devices In January & February

Huawei Begins To Tease Of New Devices For The New Year, Will Be Showing Off At Both CES In January & MWC In February
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

With CES quickly approaching, those working in the tech industry are being bombarded with tidbits of news. And more to the point, they are being bombarded with save the date style emails. That being said, most companies are simply focused on January and CES, however it looks like Huawei has [...]

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