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The Register, 24.04.13 06:38 UTC

Galaxy S4 radiant, but has black holes

First Look Samsung's Galaxy S4 is as wonderfully polished as you would expect from the Korean manufacturer's latest flagship, but the software the company says turns it into a âlife companionâ ...

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Wired, 24.04.13 04:11 UTC

Great Phone, But the Extras Are Only Skin Deep

Photo by Alex Washburn/Wired The list of cool things the Galaxy S4 can do is astonishing. Right out of the box, without downloading a single app, you can perform a plethora of magic tricks. It ...

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 03:14 UTC

Review: BlackBerry Q10, the keyboard strikes back

The BlackBerry has finally caught up to the world of touch-screen smartphones. It took time - six years, from the launch of the first iPhone - and it may be too late to save the company that makes it. But the BlackBerry deserves to be taken seriously again.

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Wired, 24.04.13 03:13 UTC

Keyed Off

Photo by Alex Washburn/Wired The BlackBerry Z10, with its big, shiny touchscreen, is the phone aimed at the tap-curious among the business set. But as the device with a hardware keyboard, the Q10 is ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 22:15 UTC

RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May

The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the U.S. by the end of May.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 21:47 UTC

HTC One smartphone is the best of the Androids

After six years as an avid iPhone user, it would take a lot for me to give up my Apple smartphone for another brand of mobile device. But I think I've found it. The HTC One is the latest and as far ...

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The Register, 23.04.13 21:24 UTC

First batch of Firefox OS phones sells out in hours

The first batch of phones based on the Mozilla Foundation's open source Firefox OS has sold out, mere hours after they were announced for sale. As we press the big, red Publish button on this story, ...

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CNN Top Stories, 23.04.13 16:19 UTC

Police scanner sites see surge in traffic

(CNN) -- For listeners of police scanners, last week's tragic events offered one real-time drama after another. During the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas that claimed 14 lives and the Boston ...

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CNN World News, 23.04.13 13:39 UTC

Raspberry Pi + Arduino = $100 PC

(CNN) -- The Raspberry Pi is all the rage for hobbyists in search of cheap, credit card-sized computers that can run a full PC operating system. Arduino boards have been around nearly a decade, ...

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BBC Business, 23.04.13 11:08 UTC

Apple blocks Google Motorola's sensor patent challenge

Google has failed in its latest attempt to convince a US trade agency that Apple has infringed its intellectual property.

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Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium ...

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