The most important thing that happened at SXSW Interactive wasn’t an app launch or a keynote presentation. It wasn’t a major acquisition or a surprise takeover. In many ways, it was a controversy that broke out over a questi…
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Did a bad trailer kill Disney’s ‘John Carter’?
Need proof that a trailer’s reception can make or break a movie at the box office? Take Disney’s John Carter, which opened in US theaters nationwide this past weekend. Expectations were high for the science fantasy action flick ba…
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G available from T-Mobile on March 21st
T-Mobile on Monday announced that the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G will be available in select stores on March 21st and nationwide on March 28th. The carrier’s newest 4G HSPA+ smartphone is equipped with a 3.97-inch Super AMOLED display and a dual-…
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Sony A57 announced: 16-megapixel translucent mirror camera, available in April for $699.99
Sony has announced the A57, a 16-megapixel SLT (single lens translucent) camera. It’s the followup to 2010′s well-received A55, the first camera to employ Sony’s translucent mirror technology. Body-wise it looks extremely similar …
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Square Enix releases ‘Final Fantasy III’ for Android, but only in Japan
Remember that Japan-only app store for Android that monolithic RPG publisher Square Enix announced last year? It just got a version of Final Fantasy III, but the Square Enix Market’s Japanese exclusivity means that you can’t get t…
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Tag Heuer’s €2,800 racing-inspired carbon fiber Android phone coming in July
Since the best smartphones are comfortably within the reach of most consumers, manufacturers really need to go the extra mile if they want to bring a premium handset to market. Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer thinks it has what it take…
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Vizio Tablet Honeycomb update rolling out
The Honeycomb update for the Vizio VTAB1008 looks like it's rolling out a bit broader, bringing the VTab to version V.I.A. Plus 2.0 and Android version 3.2.1. We first heard it was slowly pushing out earlier this afternoon, and have been checking …
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Sprint iPad reportedly appears in Best Buy inventory system
At launch, AT&T and Verizon will be the exclusive carriers of the new 4G-enabled iPad in the United States. In the spring, however, Sprint will also be launching its own 4G LTE network. With the carrier already selling Apple’s flagship smartphone, users were shocked to see the Cupertino-based company shun its new partner’s network — but this may not be the case. According to images obtained by Engadget, Sprint iPad models have begun to show up in Best Buy’s inventory system. Nothing is confirmed at this point, but it is possible that a Sprint iPad could launch around the same time as the carrier’s first batch of 4G LTE smartphones. A second image of Best Buy’s system can be seen after
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Gartner pegs Samsung as China’s top smartphone maker, ranks Apple fifth overall
Analysts at the research firm Gartner have come out and crowned Samsung as the most popular smartphone producer in China. The Korean manufacturer beat out others such as Nokia, Huawei, ZTE and Apple to score the title, and now boasts a rather impressi…
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Barnes & Noble releases Nook Simple Touch 1.1.2 update to address Wi-Fi problems
Owners of the Nook Simple Touch have reportedly been having issues with Wi-Fi connectivity on their devices since the most recent 1.1 software update, but Barnes & Noble is addressing those concerns with the release of softwar…
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