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Google Pockets US$ 14 Billion in Q2, Focus Still on Mobile
Google announced it brought in US$14 billion in revenue in the second quarter this year, and while executives focused on big initiatives like Google Glass and Balloon, most eyes were on Motorola, and the success of the Enhanced Campaigns for AdWords.
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HTC One Mini Drives Into View, Isn't That Small
The HTC One has been one of the most desired and heavily advertised smartphones in recent months, but time stands still for no device maker. So, HTC has unveiled the One Mini in keeping with the growing tradition of covering the size bases.
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Google Maps 2.0 Arrives for iPad With Indoor Maps and Live Traffic Updates
Google's latest Maps update is packed with features to challenge Apple's own iOS mapping app, including improved iPad support, better travel and traffic information plus improved indoor coverage. For A Better View of the Street The version 2.
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Social Media Briefs: IFTTT for iPhone, Facebook Says No More Questions
Now that it's officially summer, social media updates get more subtle, but continue to pack a punch. If This Then iPhone App One of our favorite social media services, IFTTT, has released an iPhone app. Users can unlock three new Channels for iPhone: Contacts, Photos, and Reminders, as well as
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Testing Mobile Devices is About More than Vendors, It's About Device Versions
Are you adequately testing your mobile apps and sites for the range of devices out there? A new Web Trends Report from mobile web experience provider Netbiscuits says nearly half of all companies are not. It’s not necessarily for lack of trying. The report [registration required] points out that there
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Dropbox Datastores Introduces a New Way to Sync and Save
In the future, everything we interact with digitally -- files, images, games, messaging -- will be everywhere with us. No thumb drives, no email attachments, just an ubiquitous app that seamlessly syncs information across devices.
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Bad News in Mobile, S&P Cuts Nokia's Rating as Samsung and HTC Profits Flutter
While the summer kicks in and the holidays stack up, the once vigorous mobile sector seems unable to take the heat. Looking more like a fading star as the under-performing results mount up and the market stagnates, leading to reductions in analyst expectations and credit ratings.
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Yahoo Acquisitions Continue With A Qwiki for $50 Million
Yahoo continues to throw its money around to attract features and talent to the company. This time adding a short-video service, in response to the success of Vine and Instagram. Keep Calm and Carry On Unlike some recent Yahoo (and other) acquisitions, where the app or service has been discontinued
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Smartwatches and Consoles To Drive the Digital Ecosystem, Could Save Your Life
All the mobile players already have, or are working toward, a smartwatch as a companion for their phones, with potentially life-saving utility for users. It also seems that a games console will be the next desirable ecosystem-expanding object to keep users invested.
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Securing Enterprise Collaboration, BlackBerry-Style on iOS and Android
As recently promised, BlackBerry has released its secure workspace app to enable workers to share content safely on almost any device.
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Sony Goes Large and Fast With the New Waterproof Xperia Z Ultra
Trying to regain some relevance in the market, Sony is super-sizing its latest high-end Xperia Z, the dunkable Android, with a 6.4" full HD display.
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 Lineup Priced, Chips May Get Dumped From iOS Devices
Samsung's continued onslaught of the mobile and tablet market will continue with three models of Tab priced and dated for American users. But, having long since cast out Google from iOS, Apple is now likely to ditch former friend Samsung as its A-series chip maker.
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Apple Highlights its Low Fragmentation Figures, Will iOS 7 Maintain the Trend?
According to Apple, iOS 6 adoption is at 93%, largely thanks to the benefit of a limited device range, a closed ecosystem and a keen fanbase.
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Microsoft Not Buying Nokia, Huawei May Step In (If It Drops Windows Phone)?
Nokia's future has looked brighter in recent months with strong sales of Asha phones around the world and more interest in the growing Lumia family here. But its long-term partnership with Microsoft could be under threat now that talks about an acquisition have broken down.
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