HTC Not Developing Own Smartphone OS; Reiterates Support for Android [HTC CEO Peter Chou Reiterates Support for Android & Dispels Rumors of Own Smartphone OS]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

Android smartphone manufacturers voiced out their support for Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which is seen as a move to strengthen Android, in the light of attacks from different directions. Now, HTC has reiterated its support, and dispelled rumors that it’s developing its own smartphone OS.

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Microsoft Wants Angry webOS Developers [Brandon Watson Offers Free Windows Phone 7 Phones To Disgruntled webOS Developers Wants Them To Come To The Dark Side]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

If you’re a webOS developer, you’re probably not to happy right now. HP came in and looked like they would support homebrew development on webOS, but they’ve decided to cut and run and announced last week they were axing the webOS phones and tablets, and the opportunity of another manufacturer [...]

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HP Sees “Overwhelming” Demand For TouchPad Following Firesale Prices [Customers Like The $99 Price For Ill-Fated webOS Tablet, Stores Sell Out All Over The Country]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

HP announced they were bailing out of the webOS phone and tablet business last week, causing some remarkable prices to come up for the HP TouchPad, like just $99 for the 16GB model. This was accompanied by reports of Best Buy’s warehouses and stores being filled with the tablets and [...]

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iOS 5 to Remove Developer Access to Unique Device ID [Apple Will No Longer Let Developers & Apps to Access UDID, In Order to Improve Privacy; But Will Apple Continue Tracking Device IDs?]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

Apple is getting ready to release iOS 5, with developer builds being released every so often. But one thing that developers might find lacking will be support for determining the unique device ID or UDID. Is Apple now more serious with protecting iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users’ privacy?

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TouchPad Discounts to Cost HP $103 Million [Unsold Stocks Will Hurt HP's Stock Price; Will Move to Spin-Off PC Business Hurt the Brand Further?]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

HP’s announcement of its Autonomy acquisition raised eyebrows from investors and analysts, but that a move that’s expected, given the demand for enterprise cloud computing services. It was the company’s announcement that it plans to spin off its PC business and drop webOS altogether that proved to be a shock. [...]

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Buckeye Bullet EV Eyeing 400 MPH Land Speed Record [Ohio State University's Electric Vehicle to Break EV Speed Record Anew; Will they Reach 400 MPH As Planned?]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

In 2004, Ohio State University’s Buckeye Bullet reached 314 miles per hour on their aerodynamic electric vehicle. This time around, with version 3 of the EV, they want to clear 400 MPH.

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Striking CWA Verizon Workers Return To Work [Unions Agree To Work Without Contract As Offering To Verizon, Though Some Unionized Workers Aren't Happy With Decision]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

On the East Coast, some 45,000 Verizon members who are represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have returned to work. The two unions had been striking against Verizon Communication in the ongoing labor dispute between themselves, but they have ended their [...]

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Amazon Slashes Prices On Select PS3 Games In Celebration Of PS3 Price Drop [Need Some Games To Go With Your Shiny New PS3? Amazon Has You Covered With A Sale On Some Quality PS3 Games]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

So, as soon as you heard that Sony was dropping the price on PS3 consoles across the board, you ran out to the store and bought one, didn’t you? Don’t worry, we all did, but now there’s just one problem: $250 is still a lot of money, and at $60 [...]

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Gamescom 2011: New PlanetSide 2 Screenshots, Concept Art Come Out Of Sony Online Entertainment [Craving Some PlanetSide 2 Media? Sony Online Entertainment Is Here To Save The Day With New PlanetSide 2 Screens & Concept Art]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

PlanetSide 2 is one of those games that Sony Online Entertainment doesn’t like to talk about. We got promises of a 2011 release date earlier in the year, but that was just after DC Universe Online was released and while The Agency was actually still a thing. A lot has [...]

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Gamescom 2011: Nearly 300,000 People Show Up For Gamescom [Gamescom 2011 Welcomes Nearly 300,000 Attendees, But How Do Those Numbers Stack Up Against Other Major Gaming & Technology Conventions?]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

Gamescom, the biggest gaming convention on the face of the planet, got even bigger this year, with Gamescom 2011 attracting nearly 300,000 people. Of course, it isn’t surprising considering that Gamescom makes waves every summer without fail, but how does Gamescom 2011′s numbers stack up against other major conventions like [...]

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