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Amazon's Appstore: more than just a Kindle market

Posted May 24, 2012 - 2:04 pm

It's sad that Amazon's Appstore has been relegated to the sidelines after the Kindle Fire launch, because Google could learn a lot from how Amazon runs a software store.
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Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:01 am

Most observers are applauding Google its successes in the Oracle v. Google case... but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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It looks like John Malkovich is preparing to murder Siri

Posted May 24, 2012 - 9:57 am

Has John Malkovich met his match with Apple's Siri?
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Mobile malware trick: Give users real apps, plus infection on the side

Posted May 23, 2012 - 1:29 pm

Unlike in most other malware markets, malware writers aiming at Android have always had a strong profit motive. Now they're going even more capitalist -- delivering the value they promised by wrapping good code in malware rather than just pretending
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Don't call it widescreen: rumors abound about the next iPhone ratio

Posted May 23, 2012 - 11:15 am

Google might be getting its layoff machine rolling again, Samsung’s stylus-oriented Galaxy Note tablet is due soon, and Apple, dear Apple, is having its video ambitions debated in a wide public rumor exchange. Let’s get into this Wednesday’s rumor roundup!
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iPhone 5 growing up, but not out, this fall

Posted May 23, 2012 - 8:30 am

The rumor mill says the iPhone 5 will have a taller screen than the iPhone 4S, but that the width will stay the same.
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DEA wants to shoot every car passing through SW corner of Utah

Posted May 21, 2012 - 4:46 pm

If DEA gets its way it will be able to photograph, OCR and trace every license plate on every car that passes through the corner of Utah between Salt Lake and Vegas. Lawmakers worry about embarrassing constituents. They should worry about betraying them instead.
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IEEE specs way to turn body into a network

Posted May 21, 2012 - 3:55 pm

IEEE released the body area networking specification it has been working on since 2008. The spec is designed to work with Bluetooth, not replace it. How long can Bluetooth last against a competitor with better security, reliability and a sexier name (IEEE 802.15.6-2012)?
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When an Android upgrade goes nowhere but down

Posted May 21, 2012 - 11:52 am

I once had two friends who were fairly happy with their Droid X Android phones. But after I showed them how to grab an official, over-the-air upgrade to Android 2.3, or “Gingerbread,” they were much less happy with their phones, with Android in general, and almost certainly with me.
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What Facebook will do to improve its mobile juice after the IPO

Posted May 18, 2012 - 11:48 am

One thing you might ask about Facebook's huge IPO: what are they going to do with all that money? One place it’s going is into the social network’s mobile presence, where Facebook is less sure of its footing.
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An epic battle of good and bad (rumor sources)!

Posted May 16, 2012 - 1:57 pm

Your dad’s Wall Street Journal was the sheet that aimed to tell you everything you needed to know that morning to face the many-headed, irrational beast known as The Market. Your Wall Street Journal? It wants to have the very best sourcing on what your next iPhone is going to look like, and it usually succeeds.
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Kaspersky doubles up slam at Apple, Mac OS X

Posted May 14, 2012 - 9:11 pm

Two Kaspersky Labs top execs publicly and explicitly slammed Apple for poor security in recent weeks as Apple customers go through the pain of growing into malware targets and Kaspersky makes a big push to round up new customers for its cloud security service. Apple users, maybe.
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The real limits of cloud computing

Posted May 14, 2012 - 1:33 pm

Is Google Drive the functionality that will harbor a new age of personal cloud computing?
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The enemy of SMS is my ... ?

Posted May 14, 2012 - 10:58 am

As previously noted in this space, text messaging, or SMS, is a scam and it needs to die. I suggested that Google Voice, Kik Messenger, and Apple’s iMessage could help kill it off. Yet it’s really a fourth, much more obvious service that will be the death of SMS.
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Gaming merit badge to help churn out next gen of FPS designers

Posted May 11, 2012 - 7:05 pm

Every Scout trying for the new Game Design merit badge will want to build COD:Black Ops. Most will bail on electronic games for lack of programming skills; only a a few will realize what they really want is to spend their adulthood inventing great computer games.
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How Apple is breaking free of Google's Maps (and maybe Google, entirely)

Posted May 11, 2012 - 11:33 am

It’s no secret that Apple and Google have the kind of relationship that touring bands have with Ticketmaster: an aspiring artist with a thinly veiled contempt for the company that has all the right connections.
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Facebook likes the application marketplace

Posted May 10, 2012 - 10:34 am

Facebook's new App Center is open source-friendly. But could the rise of marketplaces prevent FLOSS apps from being distributed?
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Ultimate Android betrayal: I just bought a third gen iPad

Posted May 10, 2012 - 8:30 am

I love Android. I've been happily using an Android phone and an Android tablet for a few years now. So what prompted me to decide to buy one of the new iPads?
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Screen-sharing BlackBerrys, face-tracking Apple TVs, and more

Posted May 9, 2012 - 9:09 am

BlackBerry 10 devices could let you show people what you’re seeing on your screen. Apple’s purported HDTV offering could see what you’re looking at. And you may not see any Verizon representatives pushing an iPhone on customers any time soon. This week’s Rumor Roundup is all about vision.
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Why will IT STILL not support BYOD?

Posted May 8, 2012 - 4:08 pm

Despite years of experience showing cloud and mobile computing not only increase productivity, but make end users happier and reap otherwise-lost hours of work while employees are at home, many IT shops still won't support work using personal devices.
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Wireless charging is still such a mess

Posted May 7, 2012 - 5:13 pm

It's awkward to announce that you believe in two standards for your industry. It seems akin to putting the stars and stripes on one door, the Union Jack on the other, and believing you can therefore drive on either side of the road.
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Why Android developers aren't getting paid

Posted May 7, 2012 - 10:53 am

Even as Android still continues to be the disruptive story in mobile marketshare, some industry analysts are continuing to point out the popular open source platforms biggest weakness: monetization.
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Android tablets still struggling; iOS hogging all the gaming revenue

Posted May 7, 2012 - 8:30 am

A pair of analyst reports rained on Android's parade last week. Q1 sales were way down for Android tablets, and we Android users don't spend nearly as much on games as iOS users do.
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Why is the Galaxy SIII getting so much love?

Posted May 4, 2012 - 8:44 am

The iPhone is the iPhone. The only Android phone that comes close to being an equivalent, in recognition and universal acceptance, is Samsung’s Galaxy series.
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Samsung's Galaxy S III launches. Android phones are exciting again!

Posted May 4, 2012 - 8:30 am

Samsung showed off the new Galaxy S III yesterday, a phone which sports an impressive array of helpful features. But are our smartphones getting a little too smart?
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