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Tizen to emerge as a 5th largest mobile platform this year

Although we still wait to see the first Tizen-powered smartphone, ABI Research is predicting the bright future for the nascent platform. The research firm says that Tizen will emerge as a 5th largest mobile OS by the end of this year, after Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Other platforms like Firefox OS, Ubuntu and Jolla’s Sailfish don’t have sufficient resources (read: money) to make a big splash (at least for the moment). Tizen’s main backers, Intel and Samsung, as well as a number of carriers all around the world Read more

Asus Memo Pad HD launching at Computex 2013?

It looks like Asus may introduce a successor to its affordable 7-inch tablet Memo Pad at this year’s Computex, taking place in Taipei, Taiwan from June 4 – June 8. We still don’t have an image of the device to show you, but we’re hearing the upcoming Asus Memo Pad HD will rock a 720p (1280×720 pixels) 7-inch screen, 1GB of RAM, 1.6GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of internal storage, with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean running the show right from the bat. Price wise, it is said that Asus’ baby Read more

EE rolls out new monthly 4G SIM-only plans, no contract needed

The EE was the king of the hill as the only show in town for 4G service. A few months ago its 4G network was 45 percent of the UK’s population. But times are quickly beginning to change with the emergence of other wireless providers and their 4G networks. EE, the first carrier to bring 4G, is not going down without a fight as it plans to rollout a new set of non-contract 4G plans. EE’s new idea is 30-day SIM-only plans that start at £23 a month for 500MB Read more

White House gets on Vine with Geordi LaForge and Bill Nye!

Even the White House has jumped on the Vine bandwagon, releasing a couple of the short format video clips today via it’s twitter feed. The White House Science Fair is today and President Obama, Levar Burton, Bill Nye the Science Guy and others joined some very sharp and hard-working kids showing off their experiments and inventions. The inaugural clip shows science fair host Levar Burton, Bill Nye and one of the teens introducing the event. Bonus: President Obama checking out some industrious kids’ space elevator concept!  So rad! This administration Read more

Nokia increases Lumia device sales to 5.6M in Q1 2013

Nokia announced its quarterly earnings for Q1 2013 today, and the results are mixed. Lumia shipments continue to rise, but overall device shipments and net sales for the division are declining. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had this to say about the quarter: We have areas where we are making progress, and areas where we are further increasing the focus. For example, people are responding positively to the Lumia portfolio, and our volumes are increasing quarter over quarter. Nokia Siemens Networks delivered another strong quarter and contributed to an overall improvement in Nokia Group’s Read more

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No More Skyrim DLC from Bethesda

Sad news for adventurers in the frigid Northern regions of Tamriel, Bethesda just issued a massive arrow to the knee in the form of a blog post entitled “Moving to our next adventure”. The post let Skyrim fans know there will be no more DLC coming out for the massive game. Later Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines underlined the announcement in a tweet. The tone is bittersweet as the post hints at the next big project from the team: “Skyrim has been a labor of love for us since we started Read more

This week @ Appscovery

Another week is behind us and one more time we have a list of apps that made the past 7 days. So without further ado, here’s what we’ve got: Trick your friends in a bar with Drinkify Buy Me Lite (Shopping List) Magic Crystals – free match three puzzle SPUN is the Ultimate SXSW Experience for iPhone. Manage your car-repair garage – The Groovy way! Shredder Alarm Clock – Ultimate Anti-Snooze System for Easy Wake-Up An App That Will Improve Your Sleep Get Inspired with DayDream – A New iPhone Read more