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Article | 8/12/2011 $99 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to debut in US
The Novo7, a 7-inch tablet available in China that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, is set to arrive in the United States in the coming months with an expecte...
Article | 1/12/2011 Test drive Windows Phone Mango on your Android or iPhone
Sick of your iPhone or Android handset? Want to try out Windows Phone Mango? Microsoft is letting Android and iPhone users try Windows Phone 7.5 Mango...
Article | 11/11/2011 5 hidden features in iOS 5
Who knew Apple's iOS 5 mobile operating system held so many secrets? Developers and sleuthing hackers have been hard at work since Apple released the ...
Article | 3/11/2011 What phones get Google's Ice Cream Sandwich mobile OS first?
Phones and tablets loaded with the Android 4.0 operating system start arriving in stores soon, but when will existing phones get the update and wich m...
Article | 29/10/2011 Apple patents new multitouch, 3D Gestures
A new Apple patent reveals the company is looking into ways to integrate more gesturing into the iPad and other devices, a la Tom Cruise's holographic...
Article | 22/10/2011 Cell phones don't increase cancer risk, new study says
A Danish study that monitored 350,000 cell phone users over an 18-year period found no link between mobile phone subscriptions and an increased risk o...
Article | 29/09/2011 Windows Phone Mango: How to upgrade now
Microsoft has started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.5 update, with more than 500 new features including a new music hub and better multitasking. But...
Article | 28/09/2011 Android doubles iPhone in new smartphone sales
Android devices have outsold the iPhone by a 2-to-1 margin in the past three months, according to a new Nielsen survey.
Article | 21/09/2011 Skype iPhone, iPod Touch app has security hole
Skype is working to fix a security hole in its iOS app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows a hacker to steal a person's entire address book. The...
Article | 9/09/2011 Will HP leave PC users out in the cold?
The future of Hewlett-Packard's PC business may be a bit cloudy, but that's not stopping the industry leader from forging ahead with new consumer prod...
Article | 7/09/2011 Google aims to close Google Maps loophole
Google says it's working to keep the virtual lights on for businesses that are being incorrectly labeled as "closed" on Google Maps. The issue was rai...
Article | 3/09/2011 Who Loves WebOS? Not Samsung, not anyone
More and more, WebOS seems like an operating system that not even its own mother could love.
Article | 2/08/2011 Hacker arrests escalate
As hacking groups like Anonymous and LulzSec have earned a higher profile in the past few months, they've also earned themselves (or perhaps their pat...
Article | 29/07/2011 Wrong LulzSec suspect may have been nabbed
UK police may not have gotten their guy when they arrested a 19-year-old Scotsman believed to be LulzSec spokesman "Topiary." The website LulzSecExpos...
Article | 27/07/2011 Facebook edges Google as most-typed URL domain
Faceboook.com is the domain to have (count the 'o's) if phishing scams are your game. That's because it's the most popular mistyped entry into a brows...

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