Last week we let you in on a few bits of functionality that sat inside the mobile version of the gaming giant Steam - this week the beta period for testing of that app is done and everyone is allowed to join at will. This application may have mobile-based games in the future, but for now acts as a companion application for the browser-based interface for PC and Mac computers. You are able to purchase items for future playing from this mobile application, and community engagement is currently the biggest selling point for Steam fans.
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Steam Mobile now open to all, Beta testing complete
China Telecom to push iPhone 4S in February
Apple's iPhone push in China continues to buoy the telecoms market, with further talk of a second carrier in the Chinese market to offer the iOS smartphone. After analysts predicted China Telecom would follow China Unicom in offering the iPhone 4S, as part of a 40m unit sales push by 2013, the China Daily now claims the carrier could launch the handset on its CDMA network as soon as February 2012. The move follows comments by Apple CEO Tim Cook suggesting that the company sees China as its next significant growth market.
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Foxconn expanding by 5 factories to bump Apple production
The folks at Foxconn have announced plans to expand their production of Apple products by five factories soon, each of them in Brazil. These extra factories will allow them to cater to demand for both iPhones and iPads, but mostly the latter, and will be combining to up their annual run rate by 400 million units within five years. São Paulo's Secretary of Planning and Development of the State, Julio Semeghini, released this information saying that the five factories will be staffing right around 1,000 workers each.
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Kuel H10 H12 stylus pens review
There are so very many stylus pens out there in this digital world of ours that it’s difficult not to get lost in the fray, finding yourself picking up a pen that’s just not going to get the job done once you’re home and painting away. What Kuel has done here is to relieve you of the burden of finding your favorite pen by providing two options, both of them fabulously simple and high quality. The H10 pen is one that comes in a handful of different colors and utilizes a lovely top with strap plug so that you’ll have it on hand while you’re drawing, and the H12 pen resembles a real ink pen so it’ll fit right in with the rest of your writing utensils.
Morgan Stanley predicts Apple will sell 40 million iPhones in China by 2013
Apple has admitted that it had planned poorly for the launch of the iPhone 4S in China. Apple launched the iPhone 4S in China and didn't have enough stock leaving many who waited in line without the device, which led to near riots with eggs thrown at windows, and employees smacked around. Despite the initial issues with the iPhone in China, Apple is predicted to sell a huge number of devices by 2013. In fact, analysts predict that Apple could add as much as $10 per share in revenue from China alone.
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iPhone 4S GLAS.t adds another layer of glass for protection
The folks at Spigen have a brand new accessory for the iPhone 4/4S that they'd love for you to try out: the GLAS.t premium tempered glass screen protector. What makes this particular screen protector different from the hundreds of alternatives is it's makeup: it's not plastic, it's Oleophobic Coated Chemically Treated Glass, their own formula! The front is transparent and the back is covered with a just-as-transparent silicon adhesive, and when properly applied, the entire shield has absolutely no effect on the touch sensitivity of your device.
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A week with iPhone 4S: my first 10 apps
For those of you just joining us for this adventure, you should know that I’m taking part in a real-life experiment in which I’m using an iPhone 4S for a week exclusively as my one and only smartphone. You should know, for context, that I generally use Android devices, having used the Samsung Galaxy Nexus essentially exclusively since it was released with Verizon, switching back and forth between it and whichever phones I’ve reviewed since. Though I’ve handled and worked with an iPhone a minor amount before, I’ve never before now had one as my own personal device – what follows are the first ten applications I found myself downloading right out of the box.
BlackBerry squeezed out of Enterprise say stats
RIM's new CEO faces a dual-challenge, Apple in North America and the ascendence of Samsung in Europe, according new research, though BlackBerry is a surprise hold-out in the UK. "Android and Apple together are eating BlackBerry's lunch" Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett said of the smartphone pincer-movement, the NYTimes reports, with global stats indicating 27-percent of smartphone users have an Android device and 24-percent an iPhone. BlackBerry slots in-between, at 26-percent, but enterprise users are progressively looking elsewhere from previous business darlings RIM.
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I’m switching to iPhone 4S for a week
This week I will be embarking on a journey which includes me giving up the Android smartphones I’ve been using essentially exclusively over the past several years and picking up an iPhone 4S. Apple’s own smartphone hero is the most well-known smartphone hardware/software combination on Earth, and since it is my job to bring you, the readers, a well-rounded set of coverage on the gadget and technology world, the opportunity to work with the newest version, iPhone 4S, was one I could not pass up. This whole week will be filled with accounts of what it means to not only switch to iOS, but what it means to use the one device with the biggest global following on the planet.
Apple iPhone robbery thwarted by tech-savvy cop
How do you solve a crime in 30 minutes or less? All you need is a cop who knows his tech. Police Officer Robert Garland was able to successfully track down an iPhone thief and return the device to its rightful owner thanks to his quick thinking and his knowledge of the app "Find My iPhone." It all went down yesterday in New York City.
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Yahoo mobile apps taken down, no one notices
Yahoo! Meme, Yahoo! Mim, Yahoo! AppSpot, Yahoo! Deals, Yahoo! Shopping, and Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search have all been removed from Apple's App Store. And if you're like most people, you never even looked at these apps in the first place. That's exactly the point. It's part of Yahoo's strategy to rebuild its mobile presence from the ground up.
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T-Mobile to boost unlocked iPhone support starting January 30
T-Mobile is home to more than a million iPhone users despite still being denied an official iPhone deal with Apple. These unlocked iPhones only have access to T-Mobile's slow 2G EDGE network and that isn't about to change, but the carrier is planning to improve customer support for these users starting January 30.
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