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Skyrocket? Maybe the word for mobile data growth is exa-rocket

Posted February 14, 2012 - 3:14 pm

Mobile data globally is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, Cisco said in the update to its Visual Networking Index.
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Super-cut of "I Love You" movie moments

Posted February 14, 2012 - 1:50 pm

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a super-cut of movie clips where characters are professing their love for one another.
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Using Steve Jobs's 'final vendetta' to make people give you money

Posted February 14, 2012 - 1:23 pm

Investment site Motley Fool says an "irate" Steve Jobs's willingness to destroy Google over Android somehow could "make a few in-the-know investors some major profits." Of course, it's all nonsense.
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Real-world superpowers: Eye surgery lets some see well into the ultraviolet

Posted February 14, 2012 - 1:09 pm

Having your corneas removed and replaced with artificial lenses to fix cataracts or other eye problems is no picnic, but it does give some patients a cool new ability: vision that scales far higher up the electromagnetic spectrum than normal humans.
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Even at $500 a share, Apple is not the most expensive tech stock

Posted February 14, 2012 - 11:37 am

Apple shares are above $500 for the first time, and the iPhone maker is the most valuable company in the world. But its shares are not even the most expensive in the tech sector.
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iPad 3 expected to have 4G connectivity

Posted February 14, 2012 - 10:35 am

Apple’s next version of the iPad will feature 4G LTE connectivity on both Verizon Wireless and AT&T, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The device, dubbed the iPad 3, is expected to be unveiled March 7 and may come with a higher-resolution display and a quad-core chip.
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Wi-Fi's promise for cell carriers running out of options

Posted February 14, 2012 - 10:28 am

Growing cellular data bandwidth demands driven by the runaway growth of smart devices and bandwidth-hungry applications is forcing many mobile carriers to look for alternate data solutions to relieve their strained networks. With Wi-Fi available on most mobile devices, Wi-Fi offload is being embraced by a number of carriers around the world as a practical part-time solution because it is cost-effective, relatively easy to adopt and free of licences/regulatory requirements.
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The Playstation Vita won't make phone calls, but a future Vita OS device might

Posted February 14, 2012 - 8:30 am

The OS that powers the Vita could be ported to other devices such as smart phones, according to Sony execs. But where does that leave Android?
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Morning countdown: Want a new phone? Sprint doesn't want you to wait

Posted February 14, 2012 - 8:00 am

Plus: Anonymous' war with the CIA, which may or may not be happening.
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Office for Windows on ARM: Free or not?

Posted February 14, 2012 - 7:05 am

Microsoft's disclosure that it will 'include' four Office apps with Windows on ARM has analysts parsing the news like spies who once tried to figure out what went on inside the Kremlin.
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Droid 4: A smartphone for keyboard purists

Posted February 14, 2012 - 6:12 am

Motorola's latest version of its classic Android device boasts a slideout keyboard for those who just can't touch-type
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Throttled iPhones help AT&T show how hard it is to drive smartphone customers away

Posted February 13, 2012 - 8:38 pm

Customers weren't thrilled when unlimited iPhone data plans ended, but none complained too much. Verizon got more expensive, but transparently. AT&T went with manipulation and cloaked accusations of data hoggery to push customers to tiered plans, or toward Verizon.
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Free service offers basic enterprise mobile management

Posted February 13, 2012 - 5:28 pm

A free new service lets IT groups quickly set up basic management of corporate and personal mobile devices running Android or Apple iOS.
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1984 video on microprocessors shows early mobile phones in action

Posted February 13, 2012 - 5:15 pm

The AT&T Tech Archives are the gift that keeps on giving. After last week's video showcasing the Infoquest center, the team over there are adding new videos based on those shown at the exhibit.
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Sprint dares to break with the two-year upgrade pack

Posted February 13, 2012 - 5:09 pm

One carrier is willing to step outside the two-year mindset and give phone droppers and eager upgraders something sweeter than a kick in the wallet
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The good, bad and ugly of 802.11ac

Posted February 13, 2012 - 2:28 pm

Imagine a world where family members can stream their favorite HD content to different rooms, all while your teenage son uploads his latest HD video "project" to YouTube. Well, with new wireless LAN technology based on 802.11ac quickly approaching -- possibly in one or two years -- this digital home network paradise could become a reality.
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Google Maps help you find love at the Mall (of America)

Posted February 13, 2012 - 2:12 pm

I've never been to the Mall of America, but I hear it's pretty big. So big that you might need GPS on your phone in order to find anything, instead of going up to the giant kiosk and looking for the "You Are Here" sticker and remembering that you're in standing in front of the Orange Julius.
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How does mobile device management (MDM) work?

Posted February 13, 2012 - 1:45 pm

Enterprise IT and security teams are stretched thin by the growing number of mobile device types invading the enterprise -- many owned by employees -- the variety of OSs and the sheer volume of mobile apps users are requesting. Questions abound.
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Why do VoIP calls over WiFi still get counted as "minutes used" by mobile providers?

Posted February 13, 2012 - 12:56 pm

I assumed that Android calls made using google voice over WiFi connections would not count against voice minutes or data plan minutes because neither are being used. As is the case with all too many things, I have been proven wrong, and the google voice calls get charged against the minutes in our voice plan.
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Move to mobile will bring big changes for Linux

Posted February 13, 2012 - 12:12 pm

Linux is free, Linux is ubiquitous. What cxould that mean for distributions, interfaces, and the future of mobile platforms?
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Galaxy Tab 2's big leap is Android 4.0

Posted February 13, 2012 - 11:39 am

Samsung's first tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy Tab 2 announced today, succeeds the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab with little change besides the latest software.
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RIM: Revival possible, or dead man walking?

Posted February 13, 2012 - 11:07 am

RIM went from must-have 'crackberry' to now being pushed into the grave by some analysts.
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Dude, chill out: RIM director goes on angry rant against 'critics'

Posted February 13, 2012 - 10:51 am

RIM board member Roger Martin blasts critics of the Canadian company's management, those 'geniuses who have all these clever thoughts about business models.'
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Is it too late to save RIM?

Posted February 13, 2012 - 6:15 am

New Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has a small window of opportunity to resuscitate the long-stumbling smartphone maker.
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Google Wallet suspends prepaid credit card functions

Posted February 12, 2012 - 1:33 pm

Google has suspended prepaid capabilities on credit cards linked to its mobile wallet after a security flaw was exposed.
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