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• 06 May 2013

• News: Hulu Plus lands on Windows Phone 8

  With the launch of Hulu Plus on Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has landed yet another big-name app for its mobile operating system.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Core borrows from stellar smartphone line

  Samsung has been accused of cribbing from others with some of its smartphone designs but with its latest mid-range mobile model, it's borrowing from some other popular phones in its lineup.

• News: Clearwire lays out its case for a Sprint buyout

  Sprint Nextel's network partner Clearwire hasn't been able to find any other big wholesale customers nor sell any of its spectrum, so selling out to Sprint is the only real option for its shareholders, the company said Monday.

• News: Windows 8 Update: Gates: Windows 8 is about the iPad

  Windows 8 is Microsoft's best effort to catch up with Apple and grab tablet sales away from the iPad by including things iPads just don't have, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

• News: Intel's new Atom chips peak on performance, power consumption

  Intel's upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power efficient than their predecessors and break the "myth" that ARM processors are more power efficient, Intel said.

• News: Researchers create zoomable display for smartwatches

  As developers create tiny computer devices like smart watches, one question they face is how to make tiny keyboards us

• News: Tablet shipments to outpace laptops in 2013, NPD says

  New tablet shipments will outnumber laptops for the first time in 2013, as touch display capabilities drive buying patterns rather than new operating systems like Windows 8 and Windows RT, research firm NPD DisplaySearch reported on Monday.

• News: Mobile devices: Too much of a good thing?

  Most of us have apparently decided we can't live without our favorite mobile device. Whether on public transportation, shopping or just walking down the street, you're more likely than not to be surrounded by people swiping screens, adjusting their earbuds or typing on a virtual screen.

• News: LG lodges Australian trade mark for Optimus G Pro

  LG has lodged an Australian trade mark application for the Optimus G Pro Android smartphone, despite continuing to deny the device will be released in Australia.

• News: Amazon's new China app store could help pave way for Kindle products

  Amazon.com has updated its mobile app store to include support for its Chinese customers, in a sign that the U.S. company could be preparing to sell its Kindle e-readers and tablets in the country.

• 05 May 2013

• News: Instagram will let you tag friends in photos

  Instagram is getting a little bit more like its parent company, Facebook, with a new feature that lets you tag your friends in photos.

• News: Pentagon clears BlackBerry Z10 and Samsung Galaxy S4

  They're good enough for government work: The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared use of devices running the BlackBerry 10 operating system and Samsung's secure version of Android called Knox.

• News: NASA smartphone satellites beam clear images of Earth

  The trio of Android smartphones NASA blasted into orbit recently have ended their journey by burning up in the atmosphere, but not before snapping shots of Earth -- and the pictures don't look too bad.

• 03 May 2013

• News: Space shots: Android phones beam back Earth pix

  NASA released photos taken by three smartphones as they orbited Earth.

• News: Google I/O 2013

  A wide variety of games are already available for Android devices on Google Play, but several hints suggest the status quo may not be good enough for the search giant.

• News: iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending May 3

  Almost overnight, thanks to posts finally resembling "news," the iOSphere has become an expert in industrial design, contemplating an iPhone 6 or 5S or something with a flatter, sleeker, cooler, starker, smoother, de-glitzed and overall just better-looking iOS 7.

• News: Samsung smartphones, tablets running Knox get U.S. Defense Department approval

  Samsung said Friday that its smartphones and tablets running its Knox security and management software have been cleared for use on the U.S. Department of Defense network.

• News: Apple reportedly steps up iOS 7 work

  Work on the next major release of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, seems to be speeding up, as the company shifts engineering resources and adjusts deadlines to meet two milestones: a preview at June's annual developer conference, and a release in September.

• News: Apps for summer music festivals

  Summer is upon us, and so is music festival season. Hundreds of thousands of people flock to music fests all around the country, and for some, summer just wouldn't be the same without attending one of these mega events. With beautiful weather (most of the time), comraderie with other attendees, an interesting array of food and art, and of course killer bands, there's a lot to experience.

• News: Customer focus in IT critical to business success: CommBank's Harte

  Businesses must use technology to increase focus on the customer or risk failure, according to Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte.

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