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GigaOm

7 signs that Android is faltering as iOS strengthens
GigaOm
Not every software shop can support every operating system, so common sense dictates that most devs will aim their apps at the largest audience possible. But even with Android sales growing fast over the past two years, very few developers bypass iOS ...

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Android Community

Verizon and RedBox combine forces for Netflix competitor
Android Community
Big Red announced a partnership with popular vending machine rental company RedBox, with the aim of creating a “New Consumer Choice For Video Entertainment”. Details are thin on the ground, but the new service will be subscription-based (as opposed to ...

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Motorola takes aim at Apple stores in Germany, monitor says
Monsters and Critics.com
Motorola makes phones and tablets with the Android operating system, developed as an alternative to Apple's own system. Apple has sued around the world and is determined to thwart Android software and the Android devices, contending that key elements ...

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TIME

"It's Got a Pen!?!?!?!"
Slate Magazine (blog)
Of all the Super Bowl ads the only one that really struck me was Samsung for the Galaxy Note, taking aim at Apple and touting a mini-tablet featuring a . . . stylus: Given the popularity of Android phones, I would find it remarkable if we don't see a ...
Verizon Galaxy Nexus loses Google support?CNET
Ultra-Thin Samsung Galaxy S3 to Take on IPhone 5Mobiledia

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Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G (MetroPCS)
PC Magazine
MetroPCS includes an IM and Social app, which bundles apps for AIM, Facebook, Google Talk, and Twitter, among others, all in one place for quick access. The Galaxy Attain should also be compatible with most of the 300000+ apps in Android Market.

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Moneycontrol.com

Intel takes aim at smartphone market
New Zealand Herald
Both will launch Intel-powered Android smartphones in the US and China this year. China will get first bite though, with a China Unicom deal already struck to market a Lenovo handset - a canny move that will cash in on the fast-growing smartphone ...
Will Medfield be the chip Intel needs to take on ARM?Ars Technica
The Intel-ARM Core WarIEEE Spectrum
Intel: speeding into 2012Mobile Entertainment
Washington Post
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Gotta Be Mobile

Will Windows 8 Tablets Be Just As Crappy For Productivity As The iPad?
Gotta Be Mobile
In the end, Windows 8 tablets may end up with only tablet apps, and that could put them at the same disadvantage in the productivity arena as the iPad and Android slates. Not sure that's Microsoft's aim. The software maker is apparently working hard to ...

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TechShout!

Google Docs app for Android updated, brings offline support and more
TechShout!
By News Editor - The Google Docs app for Android has brought in fresh updates which aim to sprinkle the overall user experience with more flexibility and easy utility. To begin with, it finally proffers offline access to documents.

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Cisco: software to be 'core competency'
ITWorld Canada
LONDON -- Networking giant Cisco plans to make software one of the company's "core competencies", with the aim of creating a networking operating system that is more intelligent and contextualised. Speaking at Cisco Live Europe in London Thursday, ...




Google's Weird Week of Privacy and Security Headaches
Investorplace.com
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has endured a hectic several days of negative press pegged in part to concerns about the safety of an Android smartphone app and ongoing clamor over the company's newly announced privacy policy. Complaints about the privacy policy, ...

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