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Blackberry plans to roll out high-end smartphone in time for the holidays

Brittany Hillen, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Blackberry, ever-ambitious and pushing to regain all it has slowly lost, plans to release a flagship handset in time for the holiday season, a phone the company's CEO Thorsten Heins says he is "very excited about." This information comes from an interview the CEO had with the folks over at CNET, and while precious few details were given, it is said to be one of a few the company plans to launch in 2013. Read The Full Story

Google’s St. Patrick’s Day doodle features the Irish stepdance

Brian Sin, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google's always ready to celebrate the holidays, and St. Patrick's Day is no exception. Google has updated it's search engine page with a new Google Doodle. The Doodle shows six children, each wearing a letter of Google's name on their clothes, performing the traditional Irish stepdance. Google has had St. Patrick's Day Doodles since the year 2000, but this is the first time in its history to have an animated St. Patrick's Day Doodle. Read The Full Story

Smartphone and tablet Christmas day activations break records

Eric Abent, Dec 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Christmas is always a big day for the smartphone and tablet space, but this year, Christmas was bigger than ever. That's according to analytics firm Flurry, which tracked activation data for the first 20 days in December and then compared it to the data it received for December 25. It probably won't come as a shock to most to hear that the data Flurry has for Christmas Day shows a huge number of activations for both tablets and smartphones. Read The Full Story

AppSales for Android keeps track of all the holiday app deals

Craig Lloyd, Dec 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Thanks to the holidays, tons of Android apps are going on sale, some of which are already on sale, but you're probably frustrated at how you can't keep up with all of the good deals at once, especially since some deals only last for 24 hours or so. However, a deal-aggregation app called AppSales looks to take the pain out of curating deals. Read The Full Story

OnStar tracks Santa again this Christmas Eve

Shane McGlaun, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you own a General Motors vehicle that has OnStar service, you will be able to use the OnStar button to keep track of Santa Claus again this Christmas Eve. OnStar has been tracking Santa during his Christmas Eve flight for the last several years. OnStar is collaborating with NORAD and the annual Track Santa program. Read The Full Story

Google launches Santa Tracker extension for Chrome

Brittany Hillen, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's that time of year when Santa packs his sleigh full and prepares for the longest all-nighter of the year. Per usual, you and your kids will be able to track Santa's whereabouts at noradsanta.org, keeping an eye on where he's at in the world. To make things easier, however, Google has also launch Santa Tracker, an extension for its Chrome browser that features a countdown timer to Christmas. Read The Full Story

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Happy Thanksgiving 2012 from SlashGear!

Chris Burns, Nov 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Here at SlashGear we’ve got a lot to be thankful for, and without a doubt we’ve got more people to thank for making this all possible than we can possibly list. That said, we’re certainly about to try to thank everyone who went above and beyond for us over the past year, starting with you – the readers! We consider you to be not just the people that keep us in a steady job and off the streets with your interest in what we’ve got to present, but our extended network of friends as well – we’re here for you first and foremost, and we want to make sure you understand that you mean a lot to us!

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Google Shopping adds 360-degree view in time for the holidays

Brittany Hillen, Nov 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google is ramping up its online shopping system with the addition of two new features: 360-degree product view and shortlists. Shoppers can now enjoy a more dynamic variety of virtual window shopping, getting a closer peek at products before buying them. The addition of social networking-like tools allows you to share the experience with friends and family, as well. Read The Full Story

Velocity Micro unveils Vector Holiday Edition desktop for $599

Craig Lloyd, Nov 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Velocity Micro, makers of custom pre-built desktop computers, announced a Vector "Holiday Edition" desktop computer, as well as a VMultra drive external peripheral. The computer isn't dressed up in Christmas colors and strung with bells and ribbons -- it's a different kind of Holiday Edition, meaning the company is making it its main product over the holidays. Read The Full Story

GameMaxx PrankPack comes just in time for the holidays

Shane McGlaun, Nov 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

The holiday season is here and if your family is anything like mine that means you'll see some of the same boxes used again for gifts this year that you saw last year, I and maybe even the year before. If you want to use an interesting box that will be in the family for years to come, a new PrankPack box is available to wrap your gift in. Read The Full Story

Happy Year of the Dragon from SlashGear

Chris Burns, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [1]

It's the first of the Chinese New Year today, ladies and gentlemen, and we're glad here at SlashGear to wish you a happy and extra lucky Year of the Dragon from all of our places of work and play across the earth! The Year of the Dragon, for those of you that do not know, is more than just a year of great luck for those born in it, it's a time when new children are granted a life of innovation, passion, confidence, and fearlessness. We're hoping the goodness pours over into the tech world in a period that's being heralded as an innovation-less time in history. Read The Full Story

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