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Google’s own tablet will launch this year: report

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [8]

If you haven't found an Android tablet that inspires you yet, you are not alone. But perhaps if there would be an Android tablet built by the people who built Android, that situation wouldn't be quite so common. And that is the exact plan of attack for Google, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The search giant hears you loud and clear and wants to rectify this problem. Read The Full Story

HTC One V video spotted in the wild

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

In the same breath as realizing that HTC's One X phone has been leaked, we have discovered a video of its brother, the One V. Both are set to make their official debuts shortly, but so far HTC has been rather mum on the new family of Android phones. The One V, just like the One X, was not functional at the Mobile World Congress trade show last month. Thus it has remained cloaked in mystery. Read The Full Story

House of Marley Bag of Rhythm Review

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

This month we’ve gotten the opportunity take a peek at the House of Marley Bag of Rhythm, a massive carry-along amplifier for your iPhone and/or any other device with a headphone jack. The idea here is that you carry this beast along with you wherever you want to go jamming, and turn the twin 1-inch tweeters and 4.5-inch high-definition woofers out on the world to bring sunshine and positivity to your friendly neighbors. What you’ll get is an aesthetically (and acoustically) lovely unique piece of equipment that’ll fit any one of your iPods just perfectly.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: March 29, 2012

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Thursday, everyone. It's time to check out what made news on this day, as we approach ever more closely the end of the month. Speaking of closing things, Best Buy has announced it will close 50 US stores as part of a corporate restructuring. Best Buy isn't the only one feeling hurt right now, though. Research in Motion just posted its Q4 2011 numbers. As you might expect, they were dismal. And on some brighter news, we have this - HTC One X caugt in the wild. Read The Full Story

Apple, Foxconn promise to fix violations found by labor audit

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [3]

In what's considered one of the most detailed labor investigations of a Chinese manufacturer, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) has found excessive working times and various health and safety issues at the factories of Apple supplier Foxconn. Foxconn as vowed to rectify the violations and bring all factories up to spec by July 2013. Read The Full Story

Chrome 18 release fixes bug competition finds

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

It was the Pwnium competition held by Google that revealed the bugs that the newest release of Google's Chrome web browser version 18. This version has been release today to the public in its first stable release, and includes notes to the effect of congratulating the participants of the Pwnium competition for their hard work and great contributions to the Chrome project. The Chromium security page has full details of what this update is all about, meanwhile let's have a look at some simplified details below! Read The Full Story

RIM reports dismal Q4 with $125 million loss

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [5]

RIM under new CEO Thorsten Heins has just announced fiscal fourth quarter earnings results, which, as expected by analysts, continued the company's losing streak for the fifth time in a row. Furthermore, the company has announced layoffs among its high-level staff and plans to stop issuing financial forecasts. Read The Full Story

HTC One X caught in the wild

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [7]

We're just a few days out from the debut of HTC's brand-spanking new One family, but it looks like the folks at HTCHub got a look at the leader of the line early. The HTC One X gets its full reveal courtesy of some French gentlemen, who also managed to find the smaller and sleeker HTC One S for some comparison shots. In China and parts of Europe the phone will be available for unlocked purchase on Monday, April 2nd. The HSPA+ version of the phone will cost a cool 599 Euros - about $800 US Dollars. Read The Full Story

Fisker Nina plug-in hybrid caught on camera early

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

There's a fabulously sharp looking shiny new car out there in the wild this week, and it goes by the name Fisker Nina. This plug-in hybrid vehicle still has few to no details revealed about it, but the absolutely beautiful curves all about it can be seen plainly thanks to a spy who appears to literally be hiding in the bushes to snap some well-placed shots between the leaves. Read The Full Story

Adobe fixes Flash bugs, adds automatic updates

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

For the second time this month, Adobe has released an update for its Flash Player in order to patch up newly discovered security loopholes. This update addresses two critical memory corruption bugs in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.64 that can make your system vulnerable to remote attacks. It also enables future security updates to be automatically downloaded for Windows users. Read The Full Story

RIM executive lay-offs start today [UPDATE: Balsillie steps down]

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

The relatively new CEO of BlackBerry’s Research in Motion Thorsten Heins has been reported as heading a series of high-level firings this week before fourth-quarter financial results. This report comes from Canada’s The Globe and Mail who note their source “close to the company” telling of executives at the senior vice-president and vice-president levels being “told they no longer had jobs on Thursday.” This report is not yet confirmed by RIM.

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New plastic bleeds and heals like human skin

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi led by Dr. Marek Urban have developed a new type of plastic that has properties inspired by the human skin. When scratched or damaged, the new copolymer turns red as if bleeding and it can heal itself through exposure to sunlight. Read The Full Story
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