Is Samsung Ready to Leave Android?

Samsung is getting a lot of buzz for being the first company to unveil a Windows Phone 8 device, beating the mobile OS' flagship manufacturer, Nokia (NYSE: NOK [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]), by roughly one week. Is this a sign of things to come for Samsung? Or will the company stand by Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) beloved operating system? Not likely. Samsung makes too much money with Android to leave the platform behind. That said, Apple (NASDAQ:...

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Dropbox makes a post-hacking security fix, Introduces two factor user authentication

 DIGITAL LOCKER SERVICE Dropbox has added two factor authentication that it promised customers following a data security breach it suffered in July. The cloud storage provider implemented the new user authentication scheme on Monday. The change means that users will now need their password and a security code that will be texted to their mobile phone to verify their account. "Two-step verification is one of several steps that we're taking...

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Android 4.1 causing problems with paid apps

The Google Android Jelly Bean 4.1 operating system employs encryption which is creating problems especially for paid apps. Google's latest operating system, the Android Jelly bean 4.1 is apparently causing serious problems with paid applications. Owing to the newly added application encryption system adopted for the Android Jelly Bean, the paid applications are loosing their credentials and information after the device restarts. The Google...

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No more "Metro UI" for Windows 8

Microsoft no longer wants to use the term "Metro User Interface" for its upcoming Windows products. Global software giant Microsoft has been using the term 'Metro' for the new user interface that made its debut with the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. But with the upcoming Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft is set to rename the 'Metro User Interface' as the 'New User Interface' or the 'Windows 8 style User Interface'. As reported by ARS Technica,...

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Just forward unsolicited SMSs to punish sender

In recent months, mobile users have seen a resurgence in messages from real estate agents, travel agents and even those offering to send bulk SMSs. With unsolicited SMSs still haunting mobile users in India, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has now come out with a new proposal under which telecom users just need to forward the SMS to 1909 to punish the sender. According to a proposal by the telecom regulator, apart from providing...

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RIM wanted BlackBerry with Android OS?

Research in Motion has no second thoughts about leaving BlackBerry OS or options for any other operating system, but still there were certain options. After the announcement of the delay of the BlackBerry OS 10 by Research In Motion, there were quite a few rumors about RIM in search of different operating systems for its device just in case the BlackBerry OS 10 fails to do the magic. But while the company might be warding off the rumors...

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Convert your TV into an Android tablet

There are a lot of options that convert your TV into an Android device without the need to change anything inside the TV. Here are the options available in India. We have had a wave of low cost tablet PCs and Android smartphones, now it seems that the time for micro PCs based on Android is coming up. These devices use a TV screen or computer monitor as display. The pricing currently starts at $48 (Rs 2,500) but unfortunately the prices in...

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Facebook phone gets a dislike before launch: Study

Despite the hype and hoopla, most people are not enthusiastic about Facebook phone, according to a recent study. In the survey conducted by Greenlight, a UK-based digital marketing agency, half of the people quizzed said they would not switch to Facebook phone if the social network makes one. It is to be remembered that just two days back, Facebook's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg dismissed reports that Facebook is making any...

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Mobile Phone - They are not just Phones , 5 Most Expensive Mobile Phones, Talk About Super Villains!

Browsing through reviews of the numerous luxury smartphones which have recently become available, you notice a certain word repeated often: INSANE. It seems there is no cap on the level of luxury and the corresponding price demanded for bespoke handsets, even though many of them offer less functionality than their conventional counterparts. Strong demand from abroad has meant that while UK retail sales figures have been in slight decline since...

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Raspberry Pi – A Delicious $25 Computer

Raspberry Pi - A credit-card sized computer has sold out after it’s soft release at the end of February, and the demand for this new device just keeps on rising! A British organisation is behind the new Raspberry Pi, and there are hopes that this tiny PC will make computing accessible to everybody. 10,000 units went on sale from the 29th of February 2012, and the demand reached a rate of 700 per second. Like...

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Cheapest Android ICS tablets in India under Rs 10K

Unlike Aakash tablet, these are available for the common man who is price conscious. It looks like ages when a company called DataWind started a new trend in the tablet space in India. In September 2011, it unveiled Aakash, which was hailed as the cheapest tablet of the world at Rs 2,500, and redefined the meaning of an affordable device. Aakash has still not reached the hands of the common man who had ordered it or had shown an interest...

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Acer to launch Windows Phone 8 device next year

Acer will launch a new Windows Phone 8 phone globally in the second half of next year. Global computer device and mobile device manufacturer, Acer had tough luck with the Windows Phone 7.5 with just one device - the Acer Allegro, which was launched by the company last year back but is yet to be made available in many countries. But Acer seems to be counting on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 to bring things back on track for them. According to...

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MTS offers unlimited access to social networking sites

MTS has launched a new unlimited Social Media Plan which not just allows unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn but also offers 6 GB for other sites for Rs 647. MTS has launched a new 'Unlimited Social Media' plan for its MBlaze customers. The plan will offer unlimited access to social networking sites i.e. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn though its MBlaze data card service. The offer, which is available for both new and existing...

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