How would you change Samsung’s Nexus S?

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

The first phone to ship with Android 2.3 has been kicking around for a solid quarter now, which means it’s just about time to roast it here on How Would You Change. The Nexus S didn’t provide the same system shock as did the Nexus One, but bringing a curved display, Gingerbread and an embedded [...]

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Sony crafting VAIOs with Chrome OS, external GPUs and Thunderbolt tech?

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

Sony’s top-secret prototype labs must be clocking hours like mad, as Sony Insider reports that the company has two more surprises in store — in addition to a PlayStation tablet, dual-screen clamshell and sliding PC, the skunk works has cooked up a Chrome OS notebook, as well as a “VAIO Hybrid PC” that defies any [...]

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Fly or Die: The Nintendo 3DS, Rockmelt, And Mobile Wallets

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

Is the new Nintendo 3DS all that? Does Rockmelt have a chance? Will mobile wallets ever be adopted by real people in real stores? CrunchGear editor John Biggs and I tackle these questions in this week’s edition of Fly or Die… Tweet This Post

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Don’t Bet Big. Little Bets Are The Ones That Turn Into Billion-Dollar Ideas

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

Editor’s note: The following guest post is by bestselling author and former venture capitalist Peter Sims.  His next book, from which some of this article is exclusively drawn, is Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries… Tweet This Post

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HTC EVO 3D, EVO View 4G specs revealed ahead of Sprint’s CTIA announce?

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

All signs are pointing to a Sprint blowout at CTIA next week — and we’ll be there, of course! But ahead of that, BGR’s claiming a few additional details on the headline devices we scooped not long ago that Sprint should be showing for the first time at the show — namely, the EVO 3D [...]

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Why The iPad Won’t Be Like The iPod

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

Just ask any upset-minded team this week during the NCAA Tournament: the games don’t end in the first half. A week after Apple’s second-generation iPad made its debut, it’s pretty clear Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has another winner on its hands… Tweet This Post

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Microsoft to kill Sidekick service as T-Mobile relaunches with Android

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

If you’re one of the few Sidekick users left and plan to have your phone through May 31, you may want to think again. Microsoft is shutting down Sidekick data services on that day. Microsoft has run the Sidekick servers since acquiring Danger for $500 million in 2008… Tweet This Post

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Wow, Google Has Ported My Ten Thousand Button Nightmare To The iPhone!

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

Back in October of last year, I got my first glance at the Sony Google TV remote. I immediately broke out into a cold sweat and hives. I mean, just look at the thing. Our collective living rooms are already a nightmare of boxes and cords — Sony and Google managed to translate that nightmare into [...]

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Google Ventures Launches $10,000 Startup Referral Program For Employees

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

If you’re a Google employee and you know about a stealth startup that wants funding, you can pocket a cool $10,000. The Google Ventures team announced the new program at Google’s weekly all-hands “TGIF” meeting, earlier this afternoon… Tweet This Post

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Flash 10.2 Arrives on Android, Brings Flash to Tablets

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

Adobe has finally released Flash Player 10.2 for Android. Its release marks the availability of Flash for Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb, Google’s OS for tablets.While Flash 10.2 for Android boasts performance enhancements that improve the experience on mobile, the thrust of this update is to bring Flash to tablet devices like the Motorola Xoom… Tweet This [...]

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RIM, Carriers Battling Over NFC Mobile Payment Strategies

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

Stalled negotiations over how best to implement the promising NFC (near-field communications) wireless payment technology in Research in Motion’s BlackBerry phones confirm the age-old battle between the hardware maker and the wireless carrier is still alive and well… Tweet This Post

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UK IP Review: Google, Content Owners Disagree On ‘Fair Use’

Mar 18, 2011 No Comments

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and large media owners have submitted opposing responses to the digitally-focused review of the UK’s intellectual property framework. Professor Hargreaves is due in April to complete his review, which the UK government commissioned to examine copyright “barriers to new internet-based business models”… Tweet This Post

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