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Apr 17

Apple devices to outsell Windows for first time ...

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Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have long been considered the future of computing and a new projection from market research firm Gartner shows just how important the mobile market has become. According to the firm’s estimates for 2013, Apple (AAPL) devices will outsell Windows devices for the first time this year. The estimate takes into account sales of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Mac computers as well as desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones powered by Microsoft’s (MSFT) various Windows operating systems. In 2012, Windows device sales totalled 175 million units while combined sales of iOS devices and Mac PCs reached 159 million. As The Financial Times noted, Gartner also projected that tablet sales will overtake traditional PC sales by 2015.

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Apr 10

Nokia’s former luxury division now selling ...

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But Vertu phones have always been handsets sold to people who either do not care about smartphones or actively hate them. The list of Vertu boutiques is highly revealing: Kazakhstan, Moldovia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia. In America, Vertus are sold in Bal Harbour, Coral Gables and Manhasset. Multi-millionaires who buy Vertus care more about bragging rights and sheer price than actual product performance.

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It will be very interesting to see where the new owners of Vertu will take the company design-wise. Over the past half  decade, the Vertu brand has mostly been associated with spectacularly tacky models like the $90,000 Vertu Diamond. The yellow gold pavé diamond version was just the thing for newly minted Moldovian natural gas billionaires and NBA wives at Coral Gables. It’s possible that EQT wants to take the brand down market and appeal to people with less money and possibly a little more taste.

Inside Nokia it was rumored for years that Vertu was unable to deliver genuine revenue growth after it saturated the nutty billionaire niche around the # time period. The Ti actually looks understated compared to the Arabian Nights meets Atlantic City fantasias Vertu produced a few years ago. It will be interesting to see how the repositioning works out.

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Mar 22

Apple iPad giveaway!

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Apple’s new iPad is the best tablet on the planet, and we have a brand new one to give away courtesy of Telenav and their new app Scout! It’s a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad, and you can even choose the color. To enter, simply drop in a comment below. Here are the full rules:

  • This contest will run for one week until April 26th at 11:59PM ET.
  • To enter, you must leave a comment below — let us know why you want a new iPad.
  • You must be 18 years or older and you must live in the United States — sorry!

Special thanks to Telenav, and don’t forget to follow them on Twitter and Facebook. You can also download their new app for iOS here and check out their website here. Related stories Apple iPad 2 giveaway! SRS iWOW 3D for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch giveaway! Apple iPad 2 giveaway!

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Feb 26

Google’s new Field Trip app puts an ...

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Say hello to Google’s (GOOG) latest exploration app, Field Trip. Field Trip works by running in the background on Android smartphones (iOS version is coming soon), and just like a local tour guide, it can provide detailed information about a specific location without user intervention. The app will pop up useful nuggets on things like landmarks, restaurants and shopping deals when users are at certain locations. Google says Field Trip even knows when a person is driving and will read out bits of trivia on interesting places when they pass them.

But, trivia is only as good as its sources. Here are the “brains” behind the Field Trip app: Arcadia for local places; Thrillist, Food Network, Zagat, and Eater for foods and drinks;  Sunset, Cool Hunting, WeHeart, Inhabitat and Remodelista for shopping and products; Atlas Obscura and Daily Secret for random gems; and Songkick and Flavorpill for local music.

Field Trip is free and is can be downloaded on the Google Play Store here. Also, like most smart apps, it can learn what you like over time. Google’s video demonstration of Field Trip follows below.

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Feb 09

Specs surface for alleged low-end $99 Nexus 7 ...

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It’s been rumored for a while that Google (GOOG) and ASUS (2357) are working on a $99 Nexus tablet. Although benchmarks can easily be faked, a new GLBenchmark for a tablet identified as only “ME172V” and reportedly built by ASUS has popped up with specs well below those of the Nexus 7. According to the GLBenchmark, the entry-level Nexus 7 could have a 7-inch display with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display, 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, a 4270mAh battery and Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. Interestingly enough, the purported low-end Nexus 7 also has a micro SD card slot, which the original Nexus 7 does not. It’s possible that the entry-level tablet could be an entirely new Nexus product, or even not a Nexus-branded tablet at all. In September, ASUS denied it was working on an entry-level Nexus 7 for Google.

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Feb 13

Samsung may have a 2GHz Galaxy Tab 11.6 for Mobile ...

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Artist's rendering of a Galaxy Tab 11.6 tablet.

(Credit:TabTech)

Though new rumors are suggesting that we won’t see a Samsung Galaxy S II sucessor at next month’s Mobile World Congress, it’s pretty much guaranteed that Samsung will introduce something in Barcelona, Spain.

Yes, according to new rumors currently spreading across the Internet, Sammy instead will unveil a 2GHz dual-core Galaxy Tab instead.

Word of the device first surfaced in December when BGR reported on an alleged 11.6-inchtablet with a 2,560×1,600-pixel display resolution.

With a form factor said to be “barely larger” than its predecessor, the presumed Galaxy Tab 11.6 has a thinner bezel and a 16:10 aspect ratio. Taking a peek inside, the tablet should have a Samsung Exynos 5250 2GHz CPU, which is much more powerful than anything currently on the market.

Adding a bit of fuel to the fire, Android And Me reports that it was able to spend time with a prototype device earlier this month atCES in Las Vegas.

After taking a number of pictures of the tablet, however, Samsung asked the blog to delete the images. Although those actions aren’t exactly confirmation of the tablet,Android And Me said that the device had a display larger than 10 inches and was running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Finally, there’s also a report coming out of German site TabTech.de, which claims that Samsung will be announcing a Galaxy Tab 11.6 at Mobile World Congress.

What’s more, the site claims that the tablet will include support for the same S-Pen technology that comes with the Galaxy Note. the image you see at the top of this article is a mockup created by TabTech and shows a slightly larger form factor, but with a much bigger display.

With less than one month before Mobile World Congress gets started, we can hope to see new details to trickle out. Should these rumors prove to be true, a tablet like this is going to be hard to keep secret. And if Samsung’s history is any indication, then we’ll likely see multiple storage capacities announced, perhaps 16GB, 32GB, or even 64GB models.

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Oct 09

Android Apps On The PlayBook Are Going To Suck

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At the Eastern European Mobile Monday Developer Summit in Romania (don’t ask), Research In Motion engineers confirmed suspicions that the Blackberry PlayBook’s Android app engine will be severely limited, reports Thinq.

The Android app engine was an important feature RIM touted during the PlayBook launch, because the PlayBook’s QNX operating system is seriously lacking in the app department.

When the PlayBook finally does run Android apps, it will be incompatible with many of the best ones:

Android Apps On The PlayBook Are Going To Suck