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Daily Archives: December 1, 2011
Analyst sees Samsung overtaking Nokia in phones during 2012
Samsung should pass Nokia to become the top cellphone maker of any kind in 2012, Sanford Bernstein analyst Mark Newman said in a research note Thursday. After passing Apple in smartphones, it was now due to eclipse Nokia’s once-unassailable lead in cellphones of any kind. Newman saw Samsung as being unique in having both a strong position in smartphones and a willingness to cater down to the very low end, preventing it from losing out in basic phones like Apple and smartphones like Nokia…. Continue reading
Apple ended Carrier IQ support with iOS 5
Apple Thursday issued a statement that it stopped supporting a controversial Carrier IQ software that is intended to collect smartphone performance data for carriers. Continue reading
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Tagged apple, apple-thursday, carrier, collect-smartphone, iphone, stopped-supporting, thursday
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AT&T, Sprint confirm use of Carrier IQ tracking software on mobile phones
Amid what’s snowballing into a major privacy controversy, AT&T, Sprint, HTC and Samsung today confirmed that their mobile phones integrate controversial tracking software. Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Apple Rumors, Technology
Tagged apple, carrier, confirm-use, htc, integrate-controversial, major-privacy, mobile, mobile-phones, samsung, software-on-mobile, sprint, today-confirmed
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Color iPhone app revived as Facebook live video ‘visits’
Having struggled with its original implementation, Color has started up a private beta of a new iOS and Android app with a reinvented focus. Color for Facebook drops the original local photo sharing in favor of sharing 30-second video “visits.” The 30-second clips are silent segments to give the feel for an environment and can be watched live, not just as a pre-recorded clip…. Continue reading
Review: USB hubs from Targus and Newer Technology
In addition to being useful for managing the ever-increasing number of USB devices in our lives, powered USB hubs also make great gifts that actually get used, even though some of them are small and cheap enough to be considered “stocking stuffers.” In our latest review, Ilene Hoffman checks out two seven-port USB hubs from Targus and Newer Technology, as well as a four-port (but USB 3.0 compatible) hub from Targus. We weigh up the pros and cons of each model with all the info you need for holiday shopping decisions…. Continue reading
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Apple files for patents on avatars, ink-based handshakes
A series of new patent applications shows Apple interest in avatars, as well as unusual digital handshakes, reports say. In the latter concept, invisible inks and optical coatings would be integrated into a part of a device such as a glass bezel or an Apple logo. Properly-equipped cameras in another device could then detect the special material, interpreting it as a key for use in sharing data, establishing secure connections, or even identification at retailers. One example involves holding an iPhone in front of a MacBook to log in…. Continue reading
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YouTube takes new Cosmic Panda interface live
YouTube took public its Cosmic Panda web remake. The homepage look is designed to focus more on channels, such as its original content, as well as existing subscriptions. It’s now also possible to link YouTube to Google+ or Facebook to improve sharing…. Continue reading
HP to decide WebOS fate in next two weeks
HP’s recently appointed chief executive Meg Whitman says the company will soon decide on the future of the ill-fated WebOS operating system. Continue reading
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Carrier IQ ‘open’ soon; AT&T, Sprint use it, Apple says gone
Carrier IQ offered a brief promise Thursday that it should have a more formal answer to the rapidly escalating device tracking scandal. Marketing VP Andrew Coward told The Verge the company would “like to be as open as we can” on what information the company was tracking. Until then, the company would “stand exactly by” its earlier denials of scope, he said…. Continue reading