Thursday 28 March 2013

Tablet

IDC: Tablet Sales Grew 78.4% YoY In 2012 -- Expected To Pass Desktop Sales ...
TechCrunch
Strong growth in tablet sales is helping to drive overall growth in the global smart connected device market, according to analyst IDC, as the market reshapes itself with mobility at its core. Posting a new report for full year 2012 and projections ...
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TechCrunch
iPad mini vs Nexus 7 vs Nexus 10 vs Surface RT: tablet comparison review
The Guardian
When I bought my iPad three years ago, the tablet market was brand new. If you wanted a tablet, there was the iPad. And, er, that was it. Three years later, my iPad has slowed down to the point where it's more annoying than useful. I've jailbroken it ...
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The Guardian
Merck: FDA reviewing tablet to eliminate allergy
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The treatment, a tablet that dissolves under the tongue, could become the first alternative available in the U.S. to getting a long series of uncomfortable allergy shots. Both methods work by gradually desensitizing the patient's immune system to the ...
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Sony Xperia Tablet Z to launch in the UK on May 20, priced at £499
Android Central
Sony's Xperia Tablet Z has been out in Japan for sometime, and now we've got the first details of the new Sony tab's UK arrival. British online retailer Clove has the tablet up for pre-order now priced at £499.20 including VAT, with a release slated ...
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IDC: Tablet Shipments will Pass PCs in 2013
ITworld.com
Whenever I get comments on my blog posts saying things like "people aren't usingtablets in the enterprise," I like to point those folks to statistics like the ones released by IDCtoday, including the prediction that tablet sales will overtake PC sales ...
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ITworld.com
The future of tablets, according to Amazon: No batteries, no processors, all ...
ExtremeTech
Those of you that follow the tech world closely enough might already think tablets are so last year. It's not impressive when they get a power upgrade, as those upgrades are expected, and the industry norm of iterative upgrades don't raise the specs ...
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ExtremeTech
Microsoft lands design patents for the Surface tablet's Touch Cover keyboard
Engadget
Microsoft would certainly argue that its Surface tablet design is iconic. The company is doing more than simply extolling the virtues of kickstands and VaporMg casings, however. It just obtained a trio of design patents that cover both the Touch Cover ...
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Aakash Tablet Maker DataWind Launches UbiSlate 7C+ Edge for ₹5999
IBTimes India
The tablet is currently available through online shopping portal Snapdeal.com for ₹5,999. Lately, DataWind is facing a staggered supply of Aakash-2 tablets. This production issue almost reached a point where the Indian government considered ...
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IBTimes India
Tablets to Benefit Most From T-Mobile's UNcarrier Plans
Gotta Be Mobile
With tablets still being devices that are primarily used indoors–at home or at an office space–users may not always need 4G LTE or mobile broadband access all the time. Like other carriers, if you pay full price for your tablet hardware, you can start ...
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Gotta Be Mobile
Carphone Warehouse offering free tablet with Galaxy S4 pre-order, starts tomorrow
Phandroid.com
UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced it will be begin pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 starting tomorrow, March 28th. As a special offer, the first 2,000 to reserve the upcoming flagship smartphone will get a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.
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iPad

Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad: It's the magnets (review)
ZDNet
My quest for the best keyboard for the iPad has seen me using most of the top models. A new one from Belkin may be as good as any available. I have been using the Ultimate Keyboard Case for the iPad for a couple of weeks and its thin profile and light...
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ZDNet
Zendesk's New iPad App Is Made For Simple Customer Service Tasks, Built For ...
TechCrunch
Zendesk has released its first iPad app whose features reflect an approach that puts a premium on development and a focus on apps native to the iOS platform. And it is built for mountains and enhanced for couches: ...
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iPad 5 Adopts Key Technology From Apple's Backyard
Forbes
When it does, suppliers believe that Apple will replace its old technology with thin-film touch panels — the same type of panels that are currently used in the iPad Mini. This will allow the company to build a thinner, lighter and more attractive full ...
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Logitech's Keyboard Folios complement, protect Apple's iPad & iPad mini
Apple Insider
The new Keyboard Folio cases from Logitech wrap around either an iPad or iPad mini, protecting the tablet and giving users access to a compact Bluetooth keyboard. The attachments feature built-in Smart Cover functionality, allowing them to put an iPad ...
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iOS 6.1.3 Issues Plaguing iPhone, iPad Users
Gotta Be Mobile
Earlier this month, Apple rolled out its iOS 6.1.3 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in order to fix a security issue that was lingering from iOS 6.1. And while our experience with iOS 6.1.3 has been good on the iPhone 5, iPad and iPad mini ...
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Gotta Be Mobile
iWorm holds iPad, looks ridiculous
Wired.co.uk
I've suffered in secret for too long: sometimes my arm grows weary under the weight of my iPad. It's a pain I've learnt to tolerate, but alas, no more. On the tube, I look around at those holding their Kindles and e-readers and I pity the poor souls ...
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Wired.co.uk
Back up, wipe and restore your iPad
PC Advisor
If you're planning to sell or give away your iPad, then it is essential that your personal information and data be erased from it. If it's running sluggish after a few years, sometimes backing up your data, erasing it from the tablet and restoring it ...
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Sunset city leaders slow to embrace iPad use, mayor says
StandardNet
SUNSET — About half of the 10 iPads that Sunset city bought for its city council and department heads are either not being used or are being underutilized after more than four months. Some of the iPads remain stored in the City Hall vault, while ...
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StandardNet
Attention Now Shifts to iPad 5, iPad mini 2 Launch for T-Mobile
Gotta Be Mobile
Now that T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth largest carrier, has announced the iPhone 5 for its nascent 4G LTE network, attention is quickly shifting from Apple's flagship smartphone to the company's iOS tablets in the form of the iPad and iPad mini.
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Gotta Be Mobile
Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini: How Well the Google Tablet Stack Up Against Apple's ...
IBTimes India
Nearly eight months after its global debut in June, Google's much awaited Nexus 7 tablet was finally launched in the Indian market on Monday. The late launch led many to believe that Google might have lost an opportunity to take on Apple's iPad mini.
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IBTimes India

Skype

FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying Powers
Gizmodo
FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying Powers The FBI wants more power. That's not any particular kind of surprising, since the FBI always wants more power, but this push is notable for what's it's after: real time spy ...
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Saudi Arabia threatens to ban Skype
Telegraph.co.uk
The kingdom has given service providers one week to give the government a means of monitoring the applications Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, or they will be shut down, according to the BBC. It is expected that the telecoms companies will give in to the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Councilmember's Skype participation in meetings raises questions
Minnesota Public Radio
Dennis Blankensop, a councilmember from the northeast Minnesota town of Cohasset has for the past couple months been "virtually" attending council meetings via Skype software from his condo in Palm Springs, Calif. On Tuesday evening, he plans to also ...
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Saudi Arabia Threatens to Ban Skype, Other VoIP Services
PC Magazine
Officials in Saudi Arabia have threatened to ban messaging services like Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber unless those companies allow for government monitoring. The move could deprive Saudis of what BBC News said has become "an essential means of ...
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Lincoln students Skype with disabled film star
Mason City Globe Gazette
MASON CITY — Dyan Sundermeyer's Lincoln Intermediate School sixth- grade students, using the video/voice technology called Skype, were able to interview Darius Weems, the star of the independent film, “Darius Goes West.” The film highlights the story ...
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Padiham man will Skype daughter's wedding from hospice
Lancashire Telegraph
A RETIRED police officer will watch his daughter's wedding over the internet because he is too ill to walk her down the aisle. Patrick Sedgwick will see his daughter Paulette tie the knot with fiance Keith Waldon via Skype. The 63-year-old former ...
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Lancashire Telegraph
Saudi set to make call on Skype, Viber and Whatsapp blocks
Al-Arabiya
An agreement is expected to be reached between the Saudi telecommunication sector and operators of Whatsapp, Viber and Skype, Al Arabiya reported Tuesday, after the Saudi government threatened to block the messaging applications earlier in the week.
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Thaksin wields his influence by Skype
Asian Correspondent
Many of the Skype sessions are reported in the Thai news media. This month, Mr. Thaksin had a video chat to discuss coming elections for governor in Bangkok. The one-hour video chat made news because party officials reported that Mr. Thaksin had told ...
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Restrictions could be imposed on WhatsApp, Skype and Viber in Saudi
Daily News Egypt
AFP recently reported that telecommunications companies operating in Saudi Arabia, such as the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Mobily and Zain, requested that Saudi Arabia's Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC), impose ...
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Mobile

Is the T-Mobile iPhone a Good Deal?
Wired
If you've currently got an iPhone 5, or are interested in purchasing one, here's what you need to know in order to decide if T-Mobile is the best deal for you. If you just want the phone itself, it starts at $650 for the 16 GB model no matter who you ...
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Wired
T-Mobile Shakes Up Its Service
New York Times
For several years, T-Mobile, the No. 4 American mobile carrier by market share, has been bleeding subscribers to Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint. In earnings calls, the company has said its main problems were consumers' negative perception of its ...
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Samsung Received The Most Mobile Patents In 2012, Now Leads The World ...
TechCrunch
Samsung lost out big to Apple last year in a mobile patent blowout in the U.S., but it's been slowly building up an arsenal of patents that potentially will keep it from falling into the same situation again. Samsung, also currently the world's biggest ...
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Analyzing T-Mobile's Change In Price Strategy
NPR
The No. 4 mobile phone carrier is making changes that it hopes will draw more customers to it. To find out more about T-mobile's new pricing strategy, David Greene talks to Rich Jaroslovsky, the technology commentator for Bloomberg News. Share ...
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T-Mobile CEO: 'You shouldn't be locked in'
USA TODAY
NEW YORK — Back in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, T-Mobile's pull-no-punches CEO John Legere promised sweeping changes — for T-Mobile itself, and by extension the wireless industry. On Tuesday, Legere took a major step toward ...
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Optus considers T-Mobile-style plans
ZDNet
Overnight, T-Mobile announced new contractless plans for smartphones with "unlimited" voice and SMS services, and a range of data plans, starting at US$50 per month for 500MB with full 4G speeds and going up to US$70 per month for unlimited data at 4G ...
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North Korea cuts mobile Internet access for foreign visitors
CNET
The reclusive country announced last month that it would soon relax restrictions on visitors' access to the Internet via mobile devices within its borders, rules that long required visitors to leave their handsets at the border or airport when entering ...
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T-Mobile's New Plans Compared to AT&T, Sprint and Verizon
TIME
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA has revamped its pricing plans, the latest move in an industry that's still experimenting feverishly with various ways of luring customers and getting current ones to pay as much as possible. Here's how T-Mobile's gambit ...
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T-Mobile kills off contracts, simplifies plans
NBCNews.com
T-Mobile is significantly changing the way it sells mobile phone services, eschewing long-term contracts entirely and offering only month-to-month plans. It could be a better deal for some, but it's not quite the "reinvention" the company calls it. At ...
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How T-Mobile's New Prices Compare to Competition
Forbes
At a press conference in New York on Tuesday, T-Mobile announced that it will finally start offering the iPhone and unveiled a new pricing plan. The good news about the new pricing plan is that the company is eliminating that hated two-year contract ...
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Tablets Mobile

Game developers shifting focus to mobiletablets
CTV News
However, more than half of the attendees at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco identify themselves as indie developers and their next creations will be for smartphones and tablets. So when it comes to the next generation of ...
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CTV News
Latest tablets prescribed for South Australia's toddlers
NEWS.com.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIA's toddlers will be using apps in the classroom on tablets and touchscreen electronic boards in an Australian-first trial of high-tech devices for pre-schoolers. Prince Alfred College has signed an agreement with Samsung, which will ...
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Tablet and Mobile Marketing in Front Seat With Strong Growth and High ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, March 27, Mar 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research by IgnitionOne, the global leader in SaaS-based digital marketing solutions, revealed that year-over-year (YoY) paid search spend for tablets and smartphones are up 112% ...
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