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- 23 May 2012
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News: Apple TV apps will revolutionise telly
Cable providers will be big losers in this revolution. “They failed to innovate and they'll pay the consequences,” according to report.
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News: FujiFilm camera design to withstand water, shock, dust, freezing temperatures
FujiFilm said Wednesday it will begin sales of a digital camera in June that is waterproof, shockproof, sealed against dust and sand, and works at temperatures below freezing.
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News: Sir Jonathan Ive on design, simplicity, Apple and 'dreadful computers'
Jony Ive discusses the Apple design process, design itself, simplicity, teamwork, dreadful computers and attention to detail.
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News: BT accused of making broadband monopoly
BT may have to split into two companies after being warned it is making a monopoly out of superfast broadband.
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News: Apple iTV to double spending on Apple
Apple's iTV television/set-top box will follow the iPhone's lead in massively increasing Apple's media revenues.
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News: Apple to give iPhone 3GS a new lease of life
Despite being three years old, Apple believes that the iPhone 3GS still has some life left in it, according to reports.
- 22 May 2012
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News: Remains of the Day: Screen star
The next iPhone's screen may be embiggened, but can Tim Cook's compensation get any higher? Elsewhere, Steve Jobs gets big honors. The remainders for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 are big in Germany.
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News: Updated SDK from Soti allows businesses to remotely control Apple mobile devices
Businesses can now remotely control enterprise mobile applications developed for Apple's mobile platform with the latest version of Soti's MobiControl Software Developer Kit for iOS, announced Tuesday.
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News: New Tivo Stream to deliver shows to iOS devices
In the world of TV set top boxes, Tivo has managed to hang in there, despite heavy competition from TV service providers, Apple, Google, other third parties, and even the TVs themselves. Tivo on Monday announced a couple of new products that they hope will give them an edge over the competition--the key product being Tivo Stream, which will allow Tivo user to stream content to iOS devices.
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News: Jailbreak of Apple iOS 5.1.1 due 'in days'
Hackers claim to be just days away from jailbreaking Apple devices running iOS 5.1.1, the latest firmware release for iPhones and iPads, letting users load applications from outside of Apple's iTunes App Store.
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News: Ion launches Air Pro line of HD sports camcorders with a social networking option
If you live the sporting life, there's a brand new suite of HD video cameras to help you capture the action. Ion Worldwide has debuted a trio of tiny, lightweight, wearable 1080p camcorders, ranging in price from $230 to $350, that cater to sports enthusiasts and compete with established brands such as GoPro and Contour.
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News: The iPhone 5's body will 'resemble the metallic rear panel of the iPad' - analyst
An analyst believes that Apple is on target to release its next generation iPhone in October, despite the shortage of Qualcomm chips. The iPhone 5’s body style could resemble the rear panel of the iPad, and could have a 4in screen.
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News: Court agrees with Apple in Hong Kong Proview iPad case
The saga between Apple and Proview continues. Now a court in Hong Kong has agreed with Apple that some evidence should be excluded in the iPad trademark case being examined there.
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News: Sony demos wireless media hub for its computers, smartphones, game consoles
Sony on Tuesday showed a digital media hub that uses Wi-Fi to connect its PCs, tablets, smartphones and PlayStation game consoles, a product that it hopes will be part of its comeback.
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News: Google Seals the Deal on $12.5B Motorola Acquisition
Google has officially closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, putting the search giant in charge of a major smartphone, tablet and set-top box maker.
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News: Google has finally closed Motorola Mobility acquisition
Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.
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News: Amazon's Android Appstore Allows Users to Test Apps on Phones
You no longer need a PC browser to test out apps from Amazon’s Appstore for Android. The online retailer recently announced that you can try out apps before you buy them by using the company’s new beta feature, Test Drive for Android. All you need is a compatible device and the Amazon Appstore for Android app version 2.6.53 or higher.
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News: Sidecar Smartphone App: Share Data While Making a Phone Call
There are a lot of apps out there that allow you to do just about anything with today's smartphone, but most of them avoid trying to better the good old voice call.
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News: Apple television will make little money for Apple investors, report
Price estimate of $740 a share for Apple based on 20 million Apple TV sales by the end of the forecast period, with the price declining from $1,500 in 2013 to $1,300 in 2018, and gross margins of 35% down to 30% by 2018.
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News: Tokyo opens world's tallest broadcast tower
Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower, officially opened to the public on Tuesday.
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