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Article | 9/08/2012 Google takes aim at Siri with Voice Search on iOS app

Google is set to bring its own competitor for Apple’s Siri voice assistant to the iOS platform. The updated voice-enabled search feature works a lot l...

Article | 7/08/2012 4 things Apple will eliminate with iPhone 5 and iOS 6

The next-generation iPhone is set to bring some radical changes for users, and it will also mark a very public break-up between Apple and Google. Much...

Article | 6/08/2012 iPhone trade-in flurry begins

Do you have an old iPhone and want to get some cash for it to put toward the upcoming new one? You're not alone. Owners of older iPhones are now rushi...

Article | 2/08/2012 RIM unveils its new 4G BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

A new 4G BlackBerry PlayBook will go on sale next week, a year after Research In Motion introduced its first tablet. The updated 7-inch PlayBook will ...

Article | 2/08/2012 Sharp says new iPhone screens shipping to Apple

Sharp, one of Apple’s three display suppliers, said the first screens for the next generation iPhone will begin shipping this month. The company’s new...

Article | 1/08/2012 Google Play grows up: New developer policies will clean up Google's app store

Google Play, Google's Android app store, is close to eclipsing Apple's App Store in pure numbers, but there's one area in which it's lacking. The form...

Article | 1/08/2012 iPhone dock connector: What going to a 19-pin connector means

The next version of the iPhone is expected to have a 19-pin dock connector, a drastic change that could disrupt the accessories market that caters to ...

Article | 9/07/2012 Next Kindle Fire will be thinner, with better display, report says

Amazon is preparing for a serious fight to keep its second place in the tablet market, and one weapon is a refreshed Kindle Fire expected to appear la...

Article | 2/07/2012 VLC Player Beta lands on Android

VLC, the free media player popular for its capability to play most media formats, is now available for Android phones. You can get VLC for Android bet...

Article | 28/06/2012 Nexus 7 tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. the rest: Spec smackdown

Google's Nexus 7 tablet, the company's Android Jelly Bean-powered device, is heavy on the specs as it guns for Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Nook Table...

Article | 26/06/2012 Google Maps vs. Bing Maps: A showdown of satellite images

Microsoft has set its sights on Google Maps, adding more than 165 terabytes of new satellite imagery to Bing Maps. This is the biggest ever data relea...

Article | 25/06/2012 Report: Samsung says Galaxy S III shipments will hit 10M by July

Samsung said it expects to ship 10 million Galaxy S III smartphones by the end of July.

Article | 21/06/2012 Samsung Galaxy S III, the Android phone to beat, say reviewers

Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the Android smartphone to beat, the first reviewers of the phones concluded, as the phone arrives in the U.S. on AT&T and Sp...

Article | 19/06/2012 Amazon to sell Nokia's 41-megapixel camera phone in the U.S.

Nokia’s bulbous 808 PureView smartphone with its 41-megapixel camera is coming to the U.S. after all, courtesy of Amazon. You won’t be able to get it ...

Article | 13/06/2012 iFixit Teardown: Retina MacBook Pro Will be Hard to Repair

Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina display is probably the least repairable laptop so far, according to repair site iFixit. Just a couple of days aft...