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Google wins slide-to-unlock patent as Apple battle heats up

The search giant's patent provides for a unlocking method that also lets users perform at least one command, like placing a call or opening an application. Originally posted at The Digital Home    

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HTC to rename quad-core smartphone, says report

HTC is expected to re-christen its forthcoming quad-core smartphone to the HTC One X, instead of the Endeavor or Edge being named previously and also re-name its new LTE-enabled phone, the HTC Ville, to HTC One    

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Toughest competition for Apple in 4Q11 tablet market was Apple, says IHS iSuppli

Although soaring sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire and other low-priced tablets trimmed Apple's media tablet market share in the fourth quarter of 2011, it was Apple's own newly introduced iPhone 4S    

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Nvidia wins adoption of Tegra series from China-based ZTE, Huawei

Nvidia has won adoption of its Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chip solutions for use in smartphones and tablet PCs from China-based vendors ZTE and Huawei Devices, according to industry sources.    

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China market: Handset makers upgrading hardware specifications of sub-CNY1,000 smartphone models

China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models due to intensifying competiti    

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Ready or not, here comes mobile on the desktop

Windows and Mac plan tighter integration between mobile and desktop. If you've been waiting for desktops to get more mobile, your wait is almost over. Originally posted at The Download Blog    

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Windows 8 and Android Jelly Bean: To wait or not to wait?

New operating systems look to complete our transition to a touch-screen world, but are we patient enough to wait? It's especially tricky if you're in need of both a new phone and laptop. Originally po    

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Amazon Kindle Fire climbs to top of Android pack

A new report from IHS iSuppli tells us that Amazon is on its way to owning the Android tablet space with a 14 percent market share for the Kindle Fire.    

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Analyzing the world's 10 biggest handset makers in Q4

The numbers are in, and it's time to make sense of the data. ABI Research's Michael Morgan checks out the world's 10 largest branded cell phone makers in the fourth quarter of 2011, providing sal    

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AT&T's hungry eyes turning toward Leap, Dish or MetroPCS?

Publicly, at least, AT&T is bursting at the seams as it runs out of space to put all of its customers. The failed39 billion purchase of T-Mobile was all about trying to match (or better) Verizon's    

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