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3 Reasons Pandora Radio Still Beats Spotify’s
Back in June Spotify added a radio feature to their iOS app, giving iPhone and iPad users the ability to enjoy unlimited music on the go. The only catch? The radio stream is laced with ads, though paying Spotify customers won’t be bothered with ads and can skip unlimited songs. As for those who use ...
Box Closes $125M Round as Consumer Cloud Attracts Investors
Cloud storage is really getting huge on the consumer side. Nowadays, you hear a lot of people talking about saving their files on Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, SugarSync or any number of cloud storage platforms. Though not all the users know what the cloud is and what it actually does, the main point is that ...
Apple-Samsung Trial: Jury Selection
The patent infringement trial between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. started yesterday. Though it was scheduled that the two will deliver their opening statements yesterday, the jury selection process took longer than expected so by lunchtime, it was agreed upon that opening statements will be delivered today. The jury selection was an interesting process ...
iPhone 5 Launch Set for September 12: On Sale Sep. 21
Today’s mobile news roundup features: the iPhone 5 to be revealed on September 12; HTC removing a patent in the case against Apple; leaked court documents unveiling two new Samsung Windows phones; and an app for PTSD. Apple to unveil iPhone 5 on September 12 According to different but reliable media sources, Apple is getting ...
BlackBerry 4G PlayBooks Leaked – Release in 2012?
Earlier this month, leaks surfaced about Research in Motion’s plan for their upcoming BlackBerry devices. The leak includes a touchscreen phone codenamed “London”, a QWERTY BB10 device dubbed as “Nevada”, and two more codenames, “Naples” and “Nashville”, which have no details yet. It was also mentioned that a 10-inch PlayBook is in the works, referred ...
Everything You Need to Know About the Apple-Samsung Trial
As mentioned earlier in SiliconANGLE’s mobile news roundup, the Apple-Samsung thermonuclear US trial is set to begin today. For those of you wondering why Apple is suing Samsung and why Samsung has filed countersuits, here’s a little something from us to you, our readers, to keep you updated on what’s happening between the two partners-turned-rivals. ...
5 Ways NBC Ruined the London Olympics for Everyone
The London 2012 Olympics started last Friday with exclusive coverage rights given to NBC for US viewers. Since they’re the only broadcaster legally allowed to show what’s happening during the event, you’d think that they’d be focused on showing what’s happening during the event, right? The answer is a big, fat “NO”. Why, you ask? ...
Apple-Samsung “Thermonuclear” US Court Battle Begins Today
Today’s mobile news roundup features: the much awaited Apple-Samsung trial in the US; Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec; Microsoft Hardware’s team readying for Windows 8 tablets; HTC closing offices in South Korea; and KT Corp. hackers arrested. Apple-Samsung trial set for today The much awaited court battle between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. is to ...
Can Smart TV Gaming Replace Game Consoles?
Television manufacturers are now focusing on making smart TVs as methods of connecting to the web and delivering content directly. Smart TVs open up a whole new world of entertainment. It allows you to enjoy media content straight from the internet without the need for a set-top box. You can view movies or TV shows ...
Top NFC Vulnerabilities: Your Smartphone’s Best Friend and Worst Nightmare
At the Black Hat convention, researchers discussed how NFC tags can be used to exploit smartphone vulnerabilities. It’s a serious topic, as more and more devices are being shipped with NFC chips standard, and NFC technology is being leveraged for sharing content between phones, contactless payments and more. As a smartphone user, developer or retailer ...
