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RIM's patents could be worth billions
USA TODAY
The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1% of Apple's market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would step up to buy ...

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III in India
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone in India, according to reports. The latest release in the Galaxy lineup is priced at 43180 Indian rupees, or $768, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Intel-Powered San Diego Smartphone Hits Orange June 6
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius The Intel-powered San Diego smartphone will be available in the UK via Orange starting June 6, the chipmaker announced today. The Android-based San Diego, previously codenamed the Orange Santa Clara, is the first smartphone with ...

Intel's First Smartphone Goes on Sale in Europe June 6
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News The Intel-based San Diego smartphone, previously known as Santa Clara, will go on sale in the UK on June 6 via Orange, the operator said on Thursday. Today, ARM-based processors dominate among smartphones and tablets, ...

Samsung Launches Galaxy S3 in India
Wall Street Journal
By R. JAI KRISHNA And DHANYA ANN THOPPIL NEW DELHI – South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., which launched the latest version of its Galaxy S series in India Thursday, said it aims to grab a 60% share of the country's smartphone market in 2012.

Intel-based smartphone unveiled by Orange for UK and France
BBC News
The handset is the third Intel-based smartphone, following the launch of Lava's XOLO X900 in India in April and the Lenovo LePhone K800 in China on Wednesday. Intel has also partnered with Google's Motorola Mobility division with devices scheduled to ...

BBC News

Android 4.0 tablet for under $400? Say hello to the IdeaTab.
Christian Science Monitor
The Android-powered IdeaTab S2109 was introduced by Lenovo this week. The IdeaTab, which is powered by the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, will reportedly retail for $349. By Matthew Shaer / May 31, 2012 The IdeaTab S2109 tablet from ...

Christian Science Monitor

Netflix Pushes Updated iOS App
PC Magazine
By Stephanie Mlot Netflix today rolled out an updated iOS application with a look and feel more consistent with the recent browser changes. This update brings the Netflix "browse" feature to iOS, along with larger, less intrusive playback controls, ...

Softbank's Geiger counter smartphone: Start of a global trend?
CNET
Softbank launched a smartphone that tracks radiation in Japan. The feature is aimed at the Japanese market, but could interest the rest of the world. by Larry Dignan May 31, 2012 3:36 AM PDT Softbank this week introduced its summer smartphone lineup ...

Netflix refreshes iOS app with cooler video player
CNET
The latest update for the Netflix iOS app provides a better video player and easy access to subtitles and other languages for certain content. by Lance Whitney Netflix's new iOS app boldly goes where no app has gone before. Netflix subscribers who use ...

Hotspot Shield Comes To Android, Keeps Your Mobile Browsing Secure
PCWorld
The app (which is available for download from the Google Play Store) uses a VPN to encrypt a user's browsing session over Wi-Fi. Hotspot Shield for Android will also encrypt other apps as well, theoretically plugging any data leaks that could be ...

Wi-Fi Alliance® To Launch Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ To Deliver Display ...
Sacramento Bee
By Wi-Fi Alliance AUSTIN, Tex., May 31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Wi-Fi Alliance® announced today that it is finalizing its certification program for Wi-Fi® devices to support display applications, and that it has defined a new mark to designate ...

Samsung eyes 60% Indian smartphone market share in 2012
Zee News
New Delhi: Korean handset giant Samsung today said it expects to capture 60 percent share of the Indian smartphone market this year on the back of a slew of new devices, including its latest Galaxy SIII. "According to third party data, we have over 46 ...

Zee News

The Samsung GALAXY S III provides Canadians with a more human smartphone ...
Sacramento Bee
With the new 'S Beam,' the GALAXY S III expands upon Android™ Beam™, allowing a 1GB movie file to be shared within three minutes and a 10MB music file within two seconds by simply touching another GALAXY S III phone, even without a Wi-Fi or cellular ...

MetaTrader 4 Android Has Got Technical Indicators
MarketWatch (press release)
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MetaQuotes Software Corp, a well-known developer of trading platforms for financial markets, released a new version of its MetaTrader 4Android mobile terminal for those on the go.

Intel Smartphones Slowly Spread To New Markets
InformationWeek
Both run Google's Android platform. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek The lone Intel-based smartphone on the market has been available in India since April, but Orange is bringing it to the British Isles June 6 and to France later this summer.

AT&T 4G LTE Available In Cleveland
MarketWatch (press release)
CLEVELAND, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network in Cleveland, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. AT&T 4G LTEprovides several benefits, including: Faster speeds.

Intel Reaches for China's High-end Market With New Lenovo Smartphone
PCWorld
In April, Intel's first smartphone became available in India, built from handset manufacturer Lava International. Motorola has also said it plans to use Intel chips in its smartphones. The LePhone K800 is now available for sale in the country, ...

UPMC Deploys Wi-Fi-Based Healthcare Visibility Solutions to Advance Staff ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The advanced RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions leverage UPMC's standard Wi-Finetwork to avoid the purchase, installation and maintenance of a proprietary RFID network. The solutions are part of UPMC's strategy of using smart technology ...

Play Safe Android App Gives Kids a Smartphone Sandbox
PCWorld
By Rick Broida, PCWorld May 30, 2012 2:00 PM For example, if you have young kids, it's a sure bet they're always clamoring to use your Android smartphone. And with so many great games, children's books, paint programs, and other apps, a smartphone can ...

Samsung launches Galaxy S3 smartphone In India
MarketWatch
Thursday launched its newest smartphone, Galaxy S3, in India at INR43,180, pricing it higher than the Galaxy S2 phone. The third version of the Galaxy S series offers face-recognition technology and improved voice-activated controls as well as a more ...

AnchorFree Extends Hotspot Shield to Android Users
MarketWatch (press release)
Hotspot Shield for Android functions as a bandwidth compression service, allowing users to more than double the amount of Web content they can use under their mobile data plans. In addition to the skyrocketing costs of mobile data plans, smartphone ...

Lenovo's first smartphone with Intel Inside launched in China
Phys.Org
Intel Corporation and Lenovo Group today announced the general availability of the Lenovo LePhone K800 in China, Lenovo's first smartphone with Intel Inside. The LePhone K800 will be available on Lenovo's official website, 360Buy.com, selected Suning ...

Android 4.0.4 update reportedly rolling out to some Verizon Galaxy Nexus ...
Ubergizmo
By Tyler Lee on 05/31/2012 02:27 PDT It was just yesterday that we reported that Verizon could be rolling out the highly-anticipated Android 4.0.4 update to the Galaxy Nexus soon, although in all honesty we didn't think it'd be this soon!

Ubergizmo

New Japanese smartphone will have radiation detector
CNN
By Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) -- Talk about a "smart" phone—Japan's latest mobile phone sensation also happens to be a radiation detector. The Pantone 5 107SH is the world's first mobile phone with a built-in radiation sensor, merging phone technology with ...

Broadband Forum Supports World IPv6 Launch Day
MarketWatch (press release)
The Broadband Forum, the global organization focused on engineering smarter and fasterbroadband connections, is pleased to support this industry milestone as the world moves permanently to embrace IPv6 addressing. The Forum's IPv6 work plays a key ...

Gorging on Data the WiFi Way
TechNewsWorld
By Patrick Nelson Jwire is a mobile advertising solutions provider that also provides a 500000 free and paid hotspot list called "WiFi Finder." It covers 144 countries and is available in app form forAndroid and iOS devices in the Google Play and ...

Technology & you - Escalating smartphone wars
FM.co.za
Samsung's new Google Android-powered Galaxy S3 smartphone went on sale in 28 countries this week, including SA. The handset has generated the sort of buzz usually reserved for an iPhone launch. More than 9m have been pre- ordered, with estimates that ...

10 Reasons to Develop for Android First
Marketing Pilgrim
Today, Craig Palli of Fiksu tackles the most vexing question for mobile developers “Do I develop foriOS or Android first?” Be sure to add your voice to the comments. There is a widely held belief in the mobile ecosystem that app developers should ...

Lenovo Begins to Sell Intel Atom-Based LePhone K800 Smartphone in China.
X-bit Labs
by Anton Shilov Lenovo Group, one of the world's largest maker of personal computers, this week started to sell Lenovo LePhone K800 smartphone based on Intel Atom Z2460 system-on-chip in China. The second "Intel Inside" smartphone in the world will be ...

X-bit Labs

Android Overload: Google Exec Says Chrome OS and Android Will ...
By Chris Chavez
You've made it into another episode of the Android Overload. This is the ... [BriefMobile]; Dual-core Mod for HTC EVO 4G LTE kicks things up another notch. [XDA] ... [YouTube]; 10 reasons for developers to make apps for Android before iOS.
Android Phone Fans

Netflix for iOS updated with a new player UI, support for alternate ...
By Richard Lawler
Not documented but present is the addition of thumbnails in that scrub bar, easier access to "do not share" for Facebook-connected members and the ability to restrict streaming to WiFi-only in the settings. The new version is shown above, check after ... higher 300GB monthly limits. 13 days ago. HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE delayed at customs due to ITC exclusion order (updated). 15 days ago. Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell 'em direct ...
Engadget

'Fantastical' Adds iCal and iOS Reminders to Version 1.3 ...
By Arnold Kim
Fantastical, an OS X natural language calendar assistant, has been updated to version 1.3 today. The new version includes support for iCal and iOS...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

Renaissance Blood THD heads to Tegra Zone [hands-on] | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
Today we have another epic game for Android to show you. This Unreal Engine 3 ... Being THD this is only for Tegra 3 quad-core devices for now, and brings an easy-to-play arcade style shooter toAndroid. Available now you'll want to see our ...
Android Community

Flipboard Officially Opens Up Their Android Beta To Interested ...
By Chris Velazco
The news of an impending Flipboard Android beta only began making the rounds earlier this morning, and now the Flipboard team has opened up the beta process to anyone interested in taking the plunge. Users interested in taking the ... device will be as lucky, though. I downloaded and tested the app onto my backup handset — a not-terribly-old myTouch 4G — and was told upon installation that the device “does not meet the minimum requirements is not supported by Flipboard .
TechCrunch » Mobile

Flipboard Shares the Story on Its Android Beta, Global Ambitions ...
By Ina Fried
The new beta is geared specifically to Android phones and is an effort for the company to better understand the variety of devices, screen sizes and operating-system versions that are out there. ...Like other iOS developers looking to add Android support, Flipboard is trying to ensure that it can deliver a good experience on a vastly larger number of products than it has ever tried to support. Although the Flipboard's Android software leaked out shortly after it was demoed at the Galaxy S ...
AllThingsD

Flipboard opens an Android beta program — Mobile Technology ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
Earlier this month, Flipboard launched its first version for Android exclusively on the Samsung Galaxy S III. The news reading software has long been an iOS staple for both iPads and iPhones due to its intuitive page flipping interface and ...
GigaOM

Flipboard kicks off Android beta test, sign up now | VentureBeat
By Devindra Hardawar
Slowly, but surely, the social news reader app Flipboard is making its way to Android — officially, this time. Today the company opened up its Android beta program to all, allowing anyone with anAndroid device to sign up and get their hands ...
VentureBeat

Best Android apps for getting things done
By Alvin Ybañez
Android users use their smartphones and tablets in a lot of different ways. Android devices can be used for entertainment and fun. You can use your devic. ... Samsung Galaxy S3 Review - Bestsmartphone ever made? [Video] · nokia-808- ...
Android Authority

The Full 'Marathon' Trilogy Now Available on iOS for Free | Touch ...
By Jared Nelson
The Full 'Marathon' Trilogy Now Available on iOS for Free:In February of 2011 we learned that Daniel Blezek, a programmer and passionate fan of Bungie's classic Marathon first-person shooters, was bringing the trilogy of games to iOS.
Touch Arcade

Inkling expands beyond iOS with HTML5 web-based e-textbook ...
By Chris Meadows
Now, being out on the web comes with its own possible drawbacks, and Inkling has implemented some security controls to safeguard against pirating — it will detect if someone is copy and pasting large amounts of text in a very short amount ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

Verizon's Motorola Xoom to undergo soak test soon, Android 4.0 ...
By Tyler Lee
Motorola Xoom owners on Verizon's network, if you have upgraded your tablet to LTE or are still running on CDMA, fret not as it appears that an update is headed your way. Motorola Feedback Members have reported that they have [...]
Ubergizmo

Evernote Hello released for Android, introduces LinkedIn integration ...
By Evan Rodgers
Late last year Evernote released the iPhone version of Hello, its introduction app, and now the company has released an Android version with a couple of new features. Evernote Hello helps you...
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