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Facebook Acquires Mobile start-up Lightbox just before IPO

Facebook Acquires Mobile start-up Lightbox just before IPOby Nate Devore May 18, 2012 Editors Pick

Just days before Facebook‘s IPO, the company has acquired Lightbox, a photo sharing app for Android.  It’s clear that Zuckerberg wants to improve the network’s mobile experience for its estimated…

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New Windows 8 Tablets Could Spell Trouble for Apple’s iPad

New Windows 8 Tablets Could Spell Trouble for Apple's iPadby Sajib April 23, 2012 Editors Pick

Microsoft is obviously getting really serious about the tablet world with their flagship product Windows 8 Metro. Digitimes reported that the company hopes to bring down the user-base of the…

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Google CEO Larry Page Not Sure if Android is Critical for Google’s Future

Google CEO Larry Page Not Sure if Android is Critical for Google's Futureby Sajib April 20, 2012 Web News

Google CEO Larry Page recently said that he wasn’t sure if Android was critical for Google‘s future. He revealed that Google tried using other devices as the primary vehicle for…

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Google Updates Android Emulator with GPU Support: Now Runs Game Apps

Google Updates Android Emulator with GPU Support: Now Runs Game Appsby Sajib April 15, 2012 Mobile

If you’re an Android developer, you’ve probably used Google’s Android emulator tool to see how Ice Cream Sandwich looks, feels and works. However, the Android Emulator itself hasn’t performed that…

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Intel Releases New Studybook Tablet for Students in Developing Countries

Intel Releases New Studybook Tablet for Students in Developing Countries by Sajib April 13, 2012 Mobile

Intel has launched a tablet device aimed at students in the developing countries called Intel studybook. The company says that this will be an important educational tool as well as…

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Study Shows 85% People Use Tablets While Watching TV

Study Shows 85% People Use Tablets While Watching TVby Sajib April 13, 2012 Mobile

Recently released data shows that about 85% of people use tablet devices while they are watching television. The report was published by Forrester, an analyst of which said that tablets…

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Windows Metro UI Available for Rooted Android Devices

Windows Metro UI Available for Rooted Android Devicesby Sajib April 9, 2012 Editors Pick

Microsoft is doing well with their Windows Metro user interface that comes with Windows 8 and works reportedly great on compatible tablet and mobile devices. However, with the largest number…

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Non-Google Android Device Expected in 2012 (rumor)

Non-Google Android Device Expected in 2012 (rumor)by Sajib April 9, 2012 Editors Pick

A major smartphone will be released by the end of this year which will feature Google‘s Android operating system but will not be tied to Google. According to what Skyhook…

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Google Tablet Scheduled Release Date Moved to July 2012 (rumor)

Google Tablet Scheduled Release Date Moved to July 2012 (rumor)by Sajib April 8, 2012 Mobile

Google announced its own version of a tablet device a while ago. Now, sources close to the matter revealed that Google‘s tablet device is likely to hit the stores around…

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Desktops Still More Popular for Reading Ebooks than Smartphones and Tablets, Study Finds

Desktops Still More Popular for Reading Ebooks than Smartphones and Tablets, Study Findsby Sajib April 7, 2012 Mobile

It’s somewhat apparent that one of the main reasons tablet device makers think people will purchase their device is that people want to read ebooks on them. However, a latest…

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