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Ubuntu Smartphones to Ship in October, U.S. Launch Not Guaranteed

Tim February 7, 2013 18

Fans of Ubuntu can go run to their calendars and pencil in the entire month of October as the time frame for the release of Ubuntu smartphones. According to Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of a company that provides services for corporate customers using Ubuntu,...

Redesigned 7″ Wikipad to Cost Only $250, Will Launch This Spring

Tim February 7, 2013 11

Remember the Wikipad? Back in October, this gaming tablet hybrid device was delayed by its makers, stating that there was still a few enhancements they needed to complete on the device before launch. Well, it's February now and we are finally hearing the first...

Q4 Android U.S. Marketshare Numbers are in, Still Sitting Pretty at 53.4%

Tim February 6, 2013 41

New numbers are in from comScore's Q4 2012 report, ranking the top five U.S. marketshare contenders. In terms of operating systems, Android is still sitting on the throne with 53.4%, growing from last year's 52.5%. Following Android is Apple's iOS at 36.3%,...

Google Chrome Pixel Concept Video Leaked, Gives Us Glimpse of a Beautiful Future

Tim February 6, 2013 141

Today, there is some potentially exciting "news" about Google and Chromebooks. Without diving too far into the back story, let's talk about the actual video and then we will discuss how it came to be leaked to the Internet. In this video, a narrator (that we...

Wednesday’s App Updates: Carbon for Twitter, Flipboard and Sliding Messaging

Tim February 6, 2013 22

Application updates are in the house. Today, we have the first major update of Carbon for Twitter, some minor fixes and additions for Flipboard, and of course, yet another update for Sliding Messaging. To get the links and full changelogs for each update,...

Twitter Updates Official Android App, Brings Discovery and Search Improvements

Tim February 6, 2013 13

Today, Twitter is releasing an update to their official Android application which brings improvements to their already decent Discovery and Search features. From now on, all tweets, trends, and activity will appear in a single stream for easy use. Furthermore,...

Google: You Won’t Be Seeing an Android Booth at This Year’s MWC

Tim February 6, 2013 33

In a bit of sad news for anyone hoping to see a major Android presence at the 2013 MWC like we have seen in past years, Google France has gone ahead and crushed those dreams. In a recent statement, a company spokesman confirmed that there will not be an...

HTC Germany Posts Teaser, Says Something is “Alive Soon!”

Tim February 6, 2013 37

I guess I didn't get the memo that today is officially teaser day. Apparently, HTC Germany has something big coming it would appear and it has to do with human hearts being attached to a circuit board or something. All we have from the image is, "Alive Soon."...