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Photos Comparing the iPhone 5 vs iPhone 5S Front Display Panel

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:11:20 +0000

New high resolution photos comparing the iPhone 5S with iPhone 5 front panel has surfaced. The screen appears identical except for a few differences. One of the obvious differences is that an attached cable is longer in the iPhone 5S. Please add us to your Google Plus [...]

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iPad 5 Cases Surface Showing Lower-Rear Microphone

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:09 +0000

Ok here we go again. Check out the new photos of purported cases for the next-generation iPad (iPad 5). These images were published by a user in Tinhte.vn, a Vietnamese tech forum. The latest photos show that the next-generation 9.7-inch next-generation iPad will have a similar design to the iPad mini. The covers suggest that [...]

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Case for Apple’s Low-Cost iPhone Shown off in Video

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:27 +0000

Macotakara (via AppleInsider) has posted a video and photos of cases design for Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone. The case is manufactured by Japan’s MGM Corp. an appears thicker that the current cases for the iPhone 5. Other features include: Rounded edges Slightly than the iPhone 5 case by approximately 2 millimeters Opening for a rear-facing camera with [...]

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Microsoft Built New “Deep Neural Networks” Voice Recognition Technology to Compete with Siri

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:22 +0000

Credit: TechRadar Microsoft is looking to step up its competition with Apple Siri and Google now with a new voice recognition technology called Deep Neural Networks, which processes speech in a similar way as the human brain does. The new technology will apparently make speech recognition tech faster and more accurate, Microsoft researchers traveled inside the human brain, [...]

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IDC: China’s Smartphone Shipments was 78 Million Units in 1Q13, Up 117% from 1Q12

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:27:17 +0000

An IDC report shows that China’s mobile phone shipments reached 97 million units in the 1Q2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012. In addition, China’s smartphone shipments totaled 78 million units in 1Q2013, a growth of 117% compared with the same period in 2012. According to the report the large growth in smartphone market [...]

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Corning’s Willow Glass will be available by the end of 2013 or early 2014; Possibly heading to Apple’s iWatch

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:04:34 +0000

Yesterday at Bloomberg’s Next Big Thing Summit, Corning’s Dr. Waguih Ishak, a vice president for Corning West Technology Centerdiscussed - Willow Glass. Willow Glass is an ultra-slim flexible glass, which could revolutionize the shape and form of next-generation consumer electronic technologies. According to a report by BusinessInsider, Dr. Waguih Ishak, stated that the glass would be available for devices [...]

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New Hidden Features found in iOS 7; Include More System-wide Edge-Swipe and Multitasking Gestures

Storm Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:15:39 +0000

Hamza Sood (via 9to5Mac) has revealed several hidden features in iOS 7 that did not make the cut in iOS 7 Beta 1. Screenshots and a video reveals: New toggles reveal additional gesture, multitasking, and folders options New system-wide edge-swipe and corner-swipe gestures The ability to hide pre-installed apps is present in these settings The ability to create a new folder [...]

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What Do You Think About Critiquing Actors on TV Using a Second Screen?

Guest Author — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:22:49 +0000

If you’ve ever used a smartphone or tablet to search for something related to the television program you’re watching, you’ve been a part of the “second screen” movement: looking at a second screen while watching a first screen. While this may seem like the beginning of a serious addiction, using a second screen has become [...]

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Purported iPhone 5S Logic Board Photo Leaked

Storm Williams — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:08:44 +0000

MacRumors via Macotakara, has published an alleged photo of the main board of the next-generation iPhone 5S. Key highlights from the report: The top part portion of the iPhone 5S motherboard has a larger extension that that of the iPhone 5 The shape of the board is nearly identical to that of the iPhone 5 logic [...]

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Purported Image of Nokia Lumia EOS Metal Shell in Mass Production

Storm Williams — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:33:20 +0000

Tinhte.vn has posted photos of the Nokia Lumia EOS, featuring a metal outer body going into mass production. According to the report: This device appears and it looks like it has gone into mass production stage. In the left picture we see at least 12 of the shell EOS Lumia not just a leak as in the previous round. Also in [...]

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Netflix Bets Big on Family Entertainment in New Deal with DreamWorks Animation

Storm Williams — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:04:34 +0000

Netflix To Premiere DreamWorks Animation’s Branded Slate Of New Original TV Series Netflix has announced their largest multi-year deal for original content with DreamWorks Animation’s. With this new deal, DreamWorks Animation’s characters will be introduced into the television market as a branded collection of shows, according to the press release. Netflix users in the U.S., Canada, Latin [...]

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iNews: Apple Building New Store and Reiterate their Stands on PRISM

Storm Williams — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:13:21 +0000

TechCrunch has published of Apple new Retail Store in the Stanford shopping center. This new store will be close to a Microsoft store in the same shopping center. Billy Gallagher: Whether for pure dollars and cents or for appearances (maybe both), Apple has been very aggressive in Palo Alto in the past couple of years. [...]

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Excessive Use of iPad on the Toilet led to Thrombotic External Haemorrhoids in Chinese Man [Updated]

Storm Williams — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:34:05 +0000

Ok, this is not the sort of the news you would choose to read at your breakfast table. However, it does highlight a serious health risk of excessive usage of your tablets whilst sitting on the toilet. According to a report from cnBeta, Mr. Yang – a software engineer, was diagnosed with thrombotic external hemorrhoids [...]

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Android 4.2.2 on Nexus 4 vs iOS 7 on iPhone 5 [Photos]

Storm Williams — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:20:44 +0000

After the unveiling of iOS 7, many Android fans were quick to point out that Apple’s latest mobile OS copied many features from Android. Judge for yourself which features were copied and which were stolen. As Steve Jobs once said: Good artists copy, great artists steal. [...]

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Photos of iOS 7 Running on an iPad

Storm Williams — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:52:15 +0000

At WWDC 2013 Apple release Beta version 1 of iOS 7 for the iPhone and iPod touch. However, the iPad did not make the cut this time round. Apple stated that the beta version of iOS 7 in the coming weeks. In the meantime, Apfelpage (via Sonny Dickson) has released photos of images showing iOS 7 beta running on an iPad. Notification [...]

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New Purported Photo of Next-Generation 9.7-inch iPad Surfaces [Updated]

Storm Williams — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:32:36 +0000

A new photo of the purported next-generation 9.7-inch iPad has surfaced again. This time Sonny Dickson has posted the photo on his Twitter page. From the photo, the iPad 5 appears to feature an iPad mini-like design making it narrower and compact. A recent report from Digitimes suggested that volume production of a new-generation 9.7-inch [...]

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KIRF: Comebuy Tengda N9500 takes on the Samsung Galaxy S4

Storm Williams — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:12:57 +0000

Taking a leave from Engadget’s playbook, this is our first Keepin’ it Real Fake article featuring the Comebuy Tengda N9500 posing as the poor man’s Samsung Galaxy S4. In a press release advertising the new smartphone, Comebuy stated that the Tengda N9500 proves that the Chinese manufacturers’ have not lost their ability to mimic once again. According to the [...]

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Retrevo Gadgetology Report Shows iPhone Owners are the Most Loyal

Storm Williams — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:06:26 +0000

According to a new Gadgetology study by Retrevo, Apple appears to have regained market share lost to Android devices over the years. The report looked at how loyal consumers are to each platform and on their next purchase intention. Key findings of the study include: In general both Android and iPhone owners appear satisfied with their phones to [...]

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More iOS 7 Features You Should Know About

Storm Williams — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:19:22 +0000

More iOS 7 Features You Should Know About – This includes more details on Game Controller and iOS 7 very own Google Now feature. Following up on our story yesterday, AppleInsider (via Jablickar) has published more details of Apple’s push to enable third-party companies to produce game controller for iOS 7. According to the report Apple held a 45-minute [...]

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IDC: Smart Connected Device Shipments in Emerging Markets to surpass 1 billion by 2014

Storm Williams — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:54:00 +0000

IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, predicts that the global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 billion units by 2014 with roughly one billion units delivered to emerging markets. The report suggest that emerging markets (BRIC countries) such as China, India, Brazil, and Russia – are [...]

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