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The Bluetooth SIG announced the adoption of updates to the Bluetooth Core Specification. Bluetooth 4.1 is described as an evolutionary update made to improve consumer usability with increased co-existence support for LTE, bulk data exchange rates, and aid developer innovation by allowing devices to support multiple roles simultaneously. The new release also lays the groundwork…
Looks like HTC won’t stop experimenting with red color anytime soon. After the red HTC One, the Taiwanese company is gearing towards launching the same-colored HTC One Max. Such device will soon be offered by Taiwanese mobile operator FarEasTone Telecommunications, which will also sell red variants of the HTC Desire 601, Butterfly and Desire Q.…
As far as European Union is concerned, Microsoft can proceed and acquire Nokia’s mobile phone division. The European Commission has expectedly cleared the deal, saying that it would not raise any competition concerns. In particular, the Commission concluded that there are only modest overlaps between the parties’ activities and the links between Microsoft’s mobile operating…
Google is apparently working on a tool that will make it easy to port Chrome apps to Android and iOS. The Next Web noticed that Googler Michal Mocny has been working on a project dubbed Mobile Chrome Apps, which has been hosted on Github since May. The repository’s description says that the code is a…
Quechua, which is an outdoor clothing and equipment company, has teamed-up with Archos to launch its very first smartphone. The device rocks a 5-inch screen and IP54-certified rugged design that makes it resistant to shock, mud, water, sand, cold and snow. Inside, the Quechua phone hides Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera…
Apple has acquired Twitter analytics firm Topsy in a deal that is apparently valued north of $200 million. It’s unclear what the Cupertino-based company will use this technology for, and we can only guess they’ll be relying on the data to better serve app/music recommendations, improve Siri search results, or something else we can’t imagine…
Looks like Nike is preparing to re-enter the smart watch space now that everyone and their mama are talking about wearable computing. According to DigiTimes, the largest sports equipment maker will unveil a new smart watch during the first half of next year. Citing sources in Taiwan’s supply chain, DigiTimes claims that Nike’s watch is…
Over the next five years, the number of mobile and/or tablet gamblers will increase by 100 million, meaning that 164 million people will either place a bet, visit a mobile casino or buy a lottery ticket on their device in 2018. According to Juniper Research, the strongest growth would come from the North American market.…
Here I am, thinking I’ve seen everything there is to see when along comes Smooth McGroove, changing my life forever. (Thanks, Kotaku!) The mysterious bearded man who goes by Smooth McGroove on YouTube, and believe you me, he lives up to the name. Mr. McGroove has created some fabulous acapella renditions of retro game songs,…
Moments ago we told you about Uber’s leaked financial report that showed the company exceeding its original projected numbers. Now the taxi hailing service has confirmed that the report showing its revenue estimates is in fact true. Funny thing is, the company was forced to come clean on the estimates once it got out to…