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• 12 April 2013

• News: Verizon kills the 20-month upgrade, halts device swaps

  Verizon Wireless will become a little less hospitable for subscribers who want the latest and greatest smartphones. Subscribers will now have to wait a full 24 months for discounted upgrades.

• News: Amazon slashes $20 off the 32GB Kindle Fire HD's price tag

  Amazon has quietly dropped the price of its 32GB Kindle Fire HD tablet, from $249 to $229.

• News: The real reasons to blame Windows 8 for plummeting PC sales

  PC sales suffered a 14 percent drop in the first quarter, the largest drop for a single quarter in the 20 years that IDC has been tracking the data. Fingers immediately began pointing at Windows 8, but the new Microsoft OS isn't to blame--at least not in the way you might think.

• News: Smaller Surface tablet coming soon?

  Microsoft developing a smaller 7in Surface tablet, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Mega release date and specs

  Here's everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Mega release date and specs.

• 11 April 2013

• News: A 7-inch Surface tablet will be D.O.A. without a killer app

  Rumors continue to swirl around Microsoft's potential plans for a 7-inch Surface tablet, as smaller, less-expensive slates gobble up an ever-increasing slice of the market.

• News: Products with faster USB speeds to reach market in 2014

  Products based on a USB specification that will double the data transfer rates between host devices and peripherals will reach the market in late 2014, the standards-setting organization said on Thursday.

• News: Samsung hits high gear, rolls out densest flash chip

  Samsung today announced it is now mass-producing a 3-bit per cell, sub-20 nanometer class NAND flash chip that is the densest memory to date.

• News: Samsung sees value in bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones

  Samsung struck again Thursday, announcing two even bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones with 5.8-in. and 6.3-in. LCD HD screens.

• News: Microsoft to launch 7in Surface tablet with Windows 8

  Microsoft is reportedly working on a 7in Surface tablet.

• News: Report: Microsoft plans 7-inch tablet to compete with Apple, Google

  Microsoft is said to be planning a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet to help it compete with similar size devices from Apple and Google.

• News: Microsoft tries to stamps out concerns about Surface Pro warranty in China

  Microsoft is trying to stamp out concerns about its Surface Pro warranty policy in China just over a week after Apple apologized for its own customer service woes in the country.

• 10 April 2013

• News: Microsoft pushes yet another Surface RT update meant to fix Wi-Fi woes

  The third time might be the charm for Microsoft, which just released a third update in as many months meant to fix Wi-Fi connectivity issues plaguing the Surface RT tablet.

• News: Panasonic launches new rugged tablet and convertable Ultrabook

  Panasonic has launched a fully rugged tablet, the FZ-G1 Toughpad, and a business rugged convertible Ultrabook, the Toughbook CF-AX2.

• News: Intel's new 'Bay Trail' chip to bring budget convertible PCs to the market

  Intel's upcoming "Bay Trail" Atom processor is aimed at the low-end market, and promises to deliver convertible PCs and notebooks with all-day battery life at budget prices, the company said on Wednesday.

• News: Google rolls out redesigned Play Store user interface

  Google has started rolling out a fresh new look for its Play Store for Android smartphones and tablets.

• 09 April 2013

• News: New Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 may be a tough sell at $399

  The Galaxy Note 8.0 is Samsung's stylus-equipped answer to the iPad Mini, but it'll be a tough sell when it launches April 11 for $399.

• News: EE doubles 4G speeds and aims for one million customers

  EE has said it will double the speed and capacity of its 4G LTE network in 10 major cities across the UK.

• News: Second-screen prototype hopes to boost couch commerce

  Akamai Technologies demonstrated a prototype second-screen system that presents complementary content on a smartphone or tablet that is synchronized with what's happening on the main television screen.

• 08 April 2013

• News: U.S. patent office retracts rejection of Apple's iPad Mini trademark

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week reversed itself, withdrawing a rejection of Apple's trademark application for "iPad Mini," according to a document published by the agency.

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