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As expected, Microsoft Surface won’t be the only Windows RT tablet on the market, with Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba and Samsung joining the party later in the year. Apparently, the Redmond giant is very careful and controlling in selecting OEMs for RT tablets, allowing each of its chipset partners to pick only two of them. NVIDIA…
Around three-quarters of the world’s population now have access to a mobile phone, according to a new report from the World Bank and infoDev, its technology entrepreneurship and innovation program. The number of mobile subscriptions in use worldwide, both pre-paid and post-paid, has grown from fewer than 1 billion in 2000 to over 6 billion…
Although many carriers have started offering some sort of unlimited data plans, the truth is that most of us don’t need all that data. In fact, it seems that half a gig is enough a majority of U.S. mobile subscribers. The information comes from Nielsen that says that in the first quarter of 2012 the…
Honda unveiled its first in-car connected infotainment system – HondaLink. The platform relies on Harman’s Aha technology to connect to different content sources, including Facebook feeds, audiobooks and Internet radio, all of which will be easily accessible through a touch of a button or voice command. The 2013 Honda Accord will be the first vehicle…
Many Europeans are travelling as we speak and to help them avoid roaming costs, Orange created an Android app called Travel Angel — we’re not sure whether it’s also available for other platforms. As you can imagine, the free to download application monitors your smartphone use, helping you manage the cost. It’s super easy to…
IKEA has always been among the pioneers in adopting new technologies. Their latest gig is to add a new twist to the popular printed catalog. An augmented reality twist to be more precise. By relying on a mobile app, users are able to access an additional content and get more information about the products they…
Even though nearly half of Americans are smartphone users, the United States hasn’t embraced mobile payments as eagerly as other countries. There are many myths surrounding the idea of mobile payments that have likely contributed to this slow adoption. Now since the whole mobile payments market is expected to grow from $16 billion to $200…
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 10.1 back at MWC 2012 and we got some hands-on time with the Android 4.0 tablet. Since that event, we’ve seen a few details leak about the tablet, but most of the information has focused on hardware changes. A recent post from The Brave Post keeps the Note 10.1 rumor…
Apple released another commercial in its celebrity ad campaign for Siri. In this latest video, the virtual assistant is helping well-known movie director Martin Scorsese manage his busy life. Siri reschedules his appointments and provides him with traffic information as he makes his away across NYC in a cab. Similar to the previous commercials, this…
iA Writer is one of the more popular minimalistic word processing application for iOS and OSX. Developer Information Architects have just released an update for both versions of the iA Writer application, bringing a full browser that allows you to browse documents stored in the iCloud, and gives you the ability to create folders by…