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Android FroYo Facts and Features

May 20, 2010
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Android FroYo Facts and Features

The latest in technology hype: the Android FroYo. This new Android platform will be a great improvement to the already-exellent software. According to the statistics, there are more than 50,000 apps in the Android marketplace, and over 180,000 registered developers working on apps. Also, there are more than 100,000 new activations per day with...
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Top 8 Must-Have iPad Apps

May 19, 2010
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Top 8 Must-Have iPad Apps

With all the buzz about the newly revealed Apple iPad Tablet PC, I think it would be appropriate to make a list of the top 8 must-have applications for the device. 1. Pages. Pages is basically the Microsoft Word software for the iPad. It has excellent features and is great for any business person...
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Tired of Facebook? Do You Want to Have Full Control of Your Privacy? Meet: Diaspora

May 12, 2010
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Tired of Facebook? Do You Want to Have Full Control of Your Privacy? Meet: Diaspora

If you are sick of Facebook’s privacy scandals or don’t trust a multi-billion-dollar corporation with your photo, personal information etc. there might be an online social network left for you. This social network is called Diaspora. Diaspora is an idea from four New York University students who say that big online companies like Facebook...
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Google’s Android Surpasses Apple iPhone in Smart Phone Market Share in the First Quarter of 2010

May 11, 2010
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Google’s Android Surpasses Apple iPhone in Smart Phone Market Share in the First Quarter of 2010

Google’s Android mobile device operating system has beaten Apple’s iPhone operating system in the first quarter. It slid to number 2 in the U.S. consumer smartphone market. Number 1 in the market is the Blackberry operating system. The iPhone operating system was in second place, however, this quarter Google’s Android has slid to number...
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Google’s Android, Pocket Transator? Absolutely!

May 10, 2010
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Google’s Android, Pocket Transator? Absolutely!

Google has updated the Android’s mobile application. It now has the ability to take a picture of words and instantly translate them into the language of the user. For example, if you are an American in, say France and you don’t know French you won’t be able to understand a sign. All you have...
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Rocket Scientist: Elon Musk Paypal, Tesla, and Spacex

May 8, 2010
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The rocket scientist: Elon Musk the founder of Paypal, Tesla, and Spacex talks about the future of his companies and gives forth some interesting details that you do not want to miss.. Source: Time
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Nokia Sueing Apple Over iPad Tablet PC

May 8, 2010
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Nokia Sueing Apple Over iPad Tablet PC

(Mashable) — Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G. This is just the latest in a series of escalating lawsuits between the two companies regarding their respective mobile and consumer electronic devices. This lawsuit — which unlike the others was filed in the Federal...
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Is the Apple iPad Tablet PC Without Competition?

May 7, 2010
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Is the Apple iPad Tablet PC Without Competition?

According to CNN, “If you want to buy a consumer-friendly tablet computer today and you don’t want to purchase Apple’s iPad, you’re pretty much out of luck.” That does not sound to promising. I thought that Apple was just leading the industry not squashing it. “It has some gadget makers running back to the...
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