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Samsung “knows it can’t rely on Google” says exec

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [23]

Samsung has lashed out at Google over Android patent issues, with an executive at the company claiming it signed the Microsoft licensing deal because “Samsung knows it can’t rely on Google.” The unnamed official dismissed suggestions that Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility would be beneficial to the ecosystem of Android device manufacturers at large, telling The Korea Times that “if Samsung truly believed that Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility was going to be helpful … it would have waited until that deal was closed before concluding the license agreement with Microsoft.”

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Skype boosts Android video calling (but adds ads) in v2.5

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

Skype has added video calling support for Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, the original Google Nexus One and the Motorola Photon 4G, as well as a host of other Android devices. Skype for Android v2.5 adds fourteen new phones and tablets to the compatibility list, bringing the total to 41, as well as adding support for switching between portrait and landscape orientation midway through a video call. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs opened Samsung patent negotiations court told

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [12]

Apple ex-CEO Steve Jobs personally contacted Samsung management in 2010, in an attempt to hash out the ongoing patent concerns and give the Korean company "a chance to do the right thing" it has been revealed. The exec outreach news was shared as part of Apple's legal presentation in Austalian courts yesterday, the WSJ reports, though Jobs' involvement was apparently limited to just the initial olive-branch. "The discussions started with contact from [Jobs], and then he wasn't involved in meetings beyond that" senior Apple exec Richard Lutton confirmed during cross-examination. Read The Full Story

Amazon Silk browser could hit PC, Mac and mobile

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon may well be planning a version of its Silk browser for PC, Mac and mobile platforms, rather than just the Kindle Fire tablet announced yesterday, if domain name registrations are anything to go by. The retailer has gone on a URL spree, buying over 500 domains, but it’s registrations for “amazonsilkforandroid.com”, “amazonsilkformac.com” and “amazonsilkforpc.com” that have particularly caught attention. Silk uses a combination of caching and on-the-fly server-side compression to boost browsing speed on the Kindle Fire.

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Acer and ASUS opt into Tizen; HTC ponders say sources

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Tizen, the platform that gobbled up MeeGo, may only be a few days old but already it's reportedly gaining support from new companies including ASUS and Acer. The firms are each apparently set to add Tizen development to their engineer's workload, DigiTimes' sources claim, with HTC said to be "currently evaluating its decision." The shift in OS focus will mean that ASUS and Acer's existing MeeGo device plans are put on ice, it's suggested. Read The Full Story

Samsung custom bike wants to take your Tab 10.1 tandem

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung has collaborated with bicycle specialists 14 Bike Co to create a customized road bike complete with a holder for the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The tablet holder itself is made from the same carbon fiber as used in F1 cars, 14 Bike Co claims, while the bike itself uses a steel frame and has a two-tone black and white paintjob. Read The Full Story

Facebook Project Spartan leaks; Unveil tipped Monday with iPad app

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Facebook's HTML5 app push, codenamed Project Spartan, looks set to launch next week, with a Monday unveil for the mobile platform - and the iPad Facebook app - tipped. The scheduling, so TechCrunch's sources say, is designed to offer Facebook a fallback option if Apple decides not to share stage-space with the social network at the iPhone 5 launch on October 4. Meanwhile, a prematurely posted (and subsequently yanked) Facebook page seemingly documented exactly what Project Spartan will offer to users and developers. Read The Full Story

Samsung Exynos 4212 1.5GHz dual-core eyes speedy smartphones

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Samsung has announced its latest Exynos mobile processor, the Samsung Exynos 4212, a 1.5GHz dual-core chip intended for the company's upcoming smartphones and tablets. Built using 32nm processes, the Exynos 4212 has apparently been designed for 3D gaming and graphics in mind, with developers Gameloft already onboard with a selection of titles that take advantage of the new chip's abilities. Read The Full Story

HTC Explorer targets Android first-timers

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

HTC can’t stop announcing Android smartphones these days, and the HTC Explorer – the company’s ‘droid on a budget – is the latest to slot into the range. We’re talking at the bottom of the range, mind; the Explorer replaces the easily-forgotten HTC Smart and falls under the Wildfire S, with its 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen, 600MHz processor and 3-megapixel camera.

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Meltemi tipped as Nokia’s new open-source OS ambition

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [9]

Nokia is rumored to be developing an open-source OS for its low-end handsets, codenamed Meltemi, despite having failed to drive MeeGo to the point where it could save the company's smartphones. Apparently being led by Nokia EVP of Mobile Phones Mary McDowell, so the WSJ's sources tell them, Meltemi named after "the Greek word for dry summer winds that blow across the Aegean Sea from the north." Read The Full Story

Nokia slashes 3,500 more jobs, shutters factory

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nokia has announced it is slashing its workforce by 3,500, shutting its Romanian production facility by the end of the year while also shuttering the Location & Commerce sites in Bonn, Germany and Malvern, US. The reductions – which are expected to be completed by the end of 2012 – are described by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as “painful, yet necessary, steps to align our workforce and operations with our path forward,” and come before the company has even officially unveiled its first Windows Phone handset.

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LaCie LaPlug promises simple USB HDD network shares

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [3]

LaCie has unveiled the LaPlug, a straightforward network bridge that can get USB hard-drives and printers shared across your local network and set up for remote access across the internet. Packing four USB 2.0 ports, gigabit ethernet and a WiFi b/g/n connection into one of LaCie's typically discrete boxes, the LaPlug offers DLNA/UPnP streaming to send multimedia content from hooked up drives to your PS3, Xbox 360 or smartphone/tablet. Read The Full Story
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