Following an insider tip this morning that Apple's iPad 3 could launch in the first week of March, analyst Erza Gottheil of Technology Business Research adds that a 7-inch version may arrive sometime later this year. Gottheil dismisses some other rumors surrounding the next-gen iPad, but affirms the smaller model, Siri integration, and a wireless keyboard-case accessory.
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Apple may release 7-inch iPad later this year
Apple iPad 3 event first week of March tip insiders
Apple is readying an iPad 3 launch event in the first week of March, according to new leaks, with the third-gen iOS tablet being shown for the first time at a high-profile San Francisco event. The new iPad is likely to debut at traditional Apple launch venue the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, AllThingsD‘s sources whisper to them, though commercial availability is unknown.
Samsung Galaxy Camera trademark tips photo-focused Android
Samsung could be following in Polaroid's footsteps with an Android-powered camera, filing a trademark for the name Samsung Galaxy Camera in the US recently. The USPTO filing is in the "cameras and camcorders" category, even though the Galaxy name so far has been associated primarily with smartphones and tablets.
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Google retail store rumored to open in Dublin
Rumors are flying that Google may be set to open its first stand-alone retail store near its European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The store was tipped in a filing made by Google on a local planning application. The shop would be about 1323 square feet and would apparently have a mezzanine floor extension. Google already has a shop selling branded items in the US on its California campus.
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HTC increasing Tegra 3 focus as mobile stakes rise
HTC's increasing reluctance to commit solely to Qualcomm chipsets in its devices and instead look to NVIDIA and others is gaining momentum, with further signs that Tegra 3 is set to feature in HTC devices in the first half of this year. Shipments of the quad-core chip are tipped to explode in early 2012, DigiTimes' sources claim, with "increasing cooperation with NVIDIA" expected to result in a Tegra 3 based HTC Edge and likely more.
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Google Drive incoming to take on Dropbox and iCloud
Google is preparing to launch a cloud storage service, Google Drive, sources claim, taking on iCloud and Dropbox with free and paid accounts. Set to open for uploads "in the coming weeks or months" the WSJ's insiders say, Google Drive will supposedly undercut Dropbox's paid subscription pricing, which begins at $10 per month for 50GB. A free plan, meanwhile, will offer both individual and business users some cloud-based space without cost, likely ad-supported like free Gmail.
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LG Optimus Vu teased: 5-inch odd-scale Android smartphone
LG has begun teasing a new 5-inch Android handset, the LG Optimus Vu, presumably ahead of a Mobile World Congress launch later this month. The oversized smartphone features an unusual 4:3 aspect ratio display, which LG argues is a better fit for the human hand, while inside is tipped to be a 1.5GHz Qualcomm WPQ8060 dual-core paired with 1GB of RAM.
Samsung’s Galaxy S III isn’t making a March 22 debut
Samsung's Galaxy S III will not make its official debut at the company's March 22 event in France, contrary to widespread speculation, it's been confirmed, with the much-anticipated Android handset still proving elusive. Instead, the late March event is an open-house showcase of the existing product portfolio, Samsung tells The Next Web, likely an opportunity to demonstrate what devices the company does launch at MWC 2012 to those who didn't make it to the Barcelona launch.
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Apple television in telecoms testing tip sources: Siri, gestures, more
Apple's much-anticipated Siri-powered television is already in testing at Canadian telecoms firms Rogers and Bell, sources claim, offering a combination of voice, gesture and on-screen keyboard control. The company is chasing deals with telecommunications firms with fingers in both broadcast and broadband pies, insiders tell The Globe and Mail, Apple hoping to capitalize on live and on-demand content with a naturalistic interface using the voice control system.
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HTC forms Studio for Hero Device makeover
HTC has formed a new Studio division to helm its "Hero Device" strategy for 2012, reporting directly to CEO Peter Chou and comprising design, engineering and software specialists with a relatively blank slate on components. Revealed by chief financial officer Winston Yung during HTC's financial results call yesterday, Unwired View reports, the Studio could well look beyond the company's current chipset relationship with Qualcomm, among other changes. Yung had conceded that HTC's 2011 range fell short, with LTE devices proving oversized and under-performing on battery life.
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Microsoft Store offers Lumia 900 white and black pre-orders
Microsoft Store employees have begun offering pre-orders of white or black Nokia Lumia 900 smartphones, though pricing and specific availability are still unclear. Both hues - though not, it seems, the cyan model offered by a different Microsoft Store earlier this month - were confirmed to Zatz Not Funny, with a $25 deposit securing a place in the line for the first AT&T LTE Windows Phone.
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LG X3 P880 and P700 Ice Cream Sandwich phones leak
LG's Mobile World Congress line-up could have been prematurely tipped, with two new smartphones, the "LG-P880" and the "LG-P700", cropping up ahead of the event later this month. Described by listings at the UPnP forum, as well as profiles on LG's own site, the LG P880 has a 1280 x 720 display and is likely to be the LG X3 leaked earlier this year.
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