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Huawei R&D department gets new home, sets up shop in Silicon Valley

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:03:00 PST

Chinese manufacturing giant Huawei has been calling Plano, Texas its North American home since 2010, but now it seems the company's ready to explore a different business territory. Huawei's just...

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Facebook app for Windows Phone gets upgraded, redesigned

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:58:00 PST

Here's some news to brighten up your day: the Facebook client for Windows Phone has just been updated to version 2.3, bringing with it a host of enhanced features. Precise details remain a bit...

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Sony Z Series Walkman Player review

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:55:00 PST

Since it was announced last August, we've anxiously been waiting for Sony's flagship Walkman Z (the first to feature Android) to hit US shores. (It made it here well after the holidays passed....

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Samsung intros trifecta of Galaxy Duos in India, new Ace included

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:52:00 PST

Sammy isn't taking its foot off the handset-making accelerator anytime soon. The company announced it's bringing three of its galactic machines along for an Indian ride, and while we'd previously met...

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Sony finalizes divorce with Ericsson, renames itself Sony Mobile Communications

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:49:00 PST

More than half of America's married couples will tell you, breaking up is hard. Hard and expensive. After living in denial, dodging rumors and eventually coming to terms with the inevitable, Sony...

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Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:29:00 PST

Angry Birds has spawned countless ports and two sorta-sequels, but Rovio has now announced what it's describing as its biggest launch since the original game. Angry Birds Space will be released on...

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BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 release confirmed for February 21st

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:22:00 PST

There's been plenty of back and forth between the web and RIM lately regarding the debut date of the next OS release for the PlayBook, and now we've got some hard evidence showing that the software...

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Apple vs. Google: Who Owns Slide-to-Unlock on Phones?

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:14:00 PST

Both iPhones and Android devices unlock in the same way: with the user sliding his or her finger along part of the screen. That simple function has prompted a huge amount of legal wrangling, with...

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Hands-on Preview of ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Game Shows Lots of Promise

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:09:00 PST

Video game publisher Square Enix held an exclusive preview of its forthcoming title Sleeping Dogs in San Francisco this week, giving Mashable a hands-on look at one of this summer’s most anticipated...

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Braille texting app could have broader appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:55:00 PST

Designed for the visually impaired, an open-source app out of Georgia Tech could prove to be a texting tool for the masses. Most of us have at least tried to text without looking at our phones ...

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Europeans Plan Widespread Protests Against Internet Censorship

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:48:00 PST

Protests against Internet censorship will blanket Europe this weekend, while Germany and Latvia announced Friday they would put the brakes on signing a copyright treaty that has sparked...

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Google to Get Scary With Anne Rice

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:41:00 PST

Google has been known to celebrate authors and encourage educators to write books. It even made finding authors of articles easier by improving the quality of search results for authors. Now the...

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Google+ Most Popular With Male Users, Students [INFOGRAPHIC]

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:29:00 PST

The stereotypical Google+ user is a male engineer, but that’s only half right. According to new research, Google+ is still definitely male-skewing, but students outnumber software engineers by a...

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Google+ iPhone Update Makes iCloud’s Photo Stream Redundant

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:26:00 PST

Google snuck out an update to its Google+ iPhone app Tuesday, adding a powerful feature that should make people interested in sharing photos and videos (read: everyone) take notice. Google+ for...

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Facebook Timeline for Brands Coming Later This Month

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:25:00 PST

Facebook is planning to make its new Timeline format available for brands later this month, according to a report. Citing “executives briefed on Facebook’s plans,” Ad Age is reporting that Facebook...

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Apple MacBook Air Patented; Beware, Ultrabook Makers

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:24:00 PST

Apple was just awarded 19 patents, one of which is for the design of the MacBook Air. In theory, Apple could leverage its patent on the Air to try and block manufacturers of other light, thin...

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Inside the First Missions of Prototype 2

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:20:00 PST

Prototype 2 Screenshot The new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller. The opening scenes of Prototype 2 have got a lot of blood in them. The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Editors’ Choice Award

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:09:00 PST

We awarded the $299 Samsung Galaxy Note a Best of CES 2012 award for Most Versatile Device in large part due to this superphone’s two most prominent differentiators: the large 5.3-inch screen and...

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Motorola Droid Bionic Gets a Much Needed Update

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:37:00 PST

Remember the Motorola Droid Bionic? We do and apparently Verizon does as well as the carrier is now rolling out an update for the first dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that brings along some enhancements...

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SNL Spoofs Confusing Smartphone Marketing [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:30:00 PST

When Saturday Night Live decides to make fun of Verizon, there’s something deeply satisfying about it. See if you agree when you watch this skit that aired Saturday night onSNL, poking fun at the...

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Twitter Breaks News of Whitney Houston Death 27 Minutes Before Press

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:27:00 PST

Twenty-seven minutes before mainstream media broke the news of Whitney Houston’s death on Saturday night, the story was on Twitter, reported by a man who tweeted the news out to his 14 followers. A...

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RIM’s BlackBerry LondonSurfaces with New Design

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:20:00 PST

While RIM’s 2012 roadmap that leaked out a few days ago gave us a potential timeline for the release of the company’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, it didn’t provide us with what we have been...

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Windows 8 Concept Watch Takes Smart Watches to a Whole New Level

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:00 PST

We’ve seen ‘smart watches’ before with either a limited skinned version of a smartphone OS–like the Motorola ACTV–and those with full Android OS capabilities. However, the new concept watch created...

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White HTC Sensation with Android 4.0 Launching March 1st

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:16:00 PST

The HTC Sensation has almost been around for a year now and apparently HTC likes it so much that it’s going to be releasing another edition with a couple of interesting changes. The first, it’s...

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5 Ways I’m Using my WIMM One Smart Watch Today

noreply@blogger.com (Haytham Ahmed) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:57:00 PST

The days of watches that only tell you time and date are long gone. At CES we saw an explosion of smart watches from many vendors, but the most exciting smart watch I saw was the one I had on my...

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Lebron's $300,000 Engagement Ring for Fiance [PIC] [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:24:29 PST

Lebron James paid $300k for his fiance's engagement ring which he gave to her on New Year's Eve. That's a big rock.

Galaxy Nexus Review: Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 'Snappy' Camera Make It Worth The Price [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:25:18 PST

SAN FRANCISCO -- As fans of Google's Android mobile software well know, each new version is named after a sugary treat, such as Gingerbread or Honeycomb. Android is about to get even sweeter with Ice Cream Sandwich – a smooth, feature-rich operating system that will run first on the delectable Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone.

High Tech Roadshow Blog: Samsung to launch 11.6-inch Galaxy Tab in Q1 of 2012 [Digg]

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Nokia's N9 goes up for preorder in Australia ~ High Tech Roadshow blog [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:26:01 PDT

Looks like Espoo's making good on its earlier promise: Nokia's elusive N9 is now up for preorder on Australia's Harvey Norman. Offered in 16GB and 64GB variants, all that stands between you and your future Harmattan totin' self is $829 AUD (around $865). Those who pre-order from the retailer before September 12th will also receive Nokia's BH-505 NFC Bluetooth headset gratis. No word on when the duo will ship from the nation's "leading retail chain," but you'll know more when we do..

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AMD, reveal Graphics Radeon HD 6990M notebook | High Tech Roadshow blog [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:26:16 PDT

AMD Launches AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M – World’s Fastest Single Mobile Graphics Processor – Newest addition to AMD Radeon™ family raises the bar on unprecedented GPU power for mobile gaming enthusiasts –

High Tech Roadshow blog: Strangest kinds of horses [Digg]

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Egypt's Last Pharaoh? The Rise and Fall of Hosni Mubarak | High Tech Roadshow blog [Digg]

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Google Faces Antitrust Complaints Over Mobile Search in South Korea | High Tech Roadshow blog [Digg]

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High Tech Roadshow blog: Startup Aims To Build Billboards That Target You, Personally [Digg]

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Microsoft + Skype = OMG! [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:36:28 PDT

Microsoft is close to buying Internet phone company Skype. Beginning of Terminator...

High Tech Roadshow blog: Samsung explain Super AMOLED technology! [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:27:00 PST

High Tech Roadshow blog: MacBook Pro review (early 2011) [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:17:07 PST

Apple might say we're in the post-PC era, but hey -- turns out they still make Macs in Cupertino, and thenew MacBook Pro is actually one of the more aggressive refreshes in the machine's history.

High Tech Roadshow blog: Verizon Releases First Ad for Motorola’s Xoom - video [Digg]

Digg — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:05:07 PST

Verizon Wireless today released its first ad for Motorola’s Xoom tablet, a futuristic spot that highlights the device’s ability to play Vendetta.

In the battle against self, who will prevail? [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:28:37 PST

Competing against others can be motivating, but nothing drives a dream like besting yourself.