Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Android, Windows Phone news Apr 11, 2012

Android

Gartner Projects iPad

Despite the continued rapid rise of the Android platform in the fast-growing tablet category, Apple's iPad tablet will remain king. That's one of the findings in a new report from industry research firm Gartner.
-mobile-tech-today



Toshiba Tablet Lineup Includes 13-inch Version

Toshiba has taken the wraps off three new Android-powered media tablets featuring 7.7-inch, 10.1-inch and 13.3-inch touchscreens. The Excite 7.7 and Excite 10 models will land on U.S. store shelves at the beginning of May while the Excite 13 will roll out in June.
-mobile-tech-today



Studybook Puts Intel Inside Classrooms

Intel on Tuesday announced the Studybook, a purpose-built tablet for kids. The tablet runs the Intel Learning Series software suite as well as the chip giant's Teacher PC Criteria for Ultrabook and Notebook systems. The Studybook is a ruggedized device that will run Windows 7 or Android on an Intel Atom Z650 processor. -technewsworld


Motorola's handset division heading to Huawei?

Motorola's handset division heading to Huawei?
looking to rid itself of Motorola's handset arm and sell the whole thing to Huawei.This is according to the latest phone rumours in Asia, with The Wall Street Journal reckoning Google is eyeing up the Chinese manufacturer for a possible sale of Motorola's handset division.Google has always said it isn't looking to give M... -techradar



HTC set to abandon bundling Beats headphones with smartphones

HTC set to abandon bundling Beats headphones with smartphones
ikely to bundle future smartphones with expensive Beats Audio headphones.The Taiwanese manufacturer acquired a majority stake in Beats for $300m (around £190m) last year.It soon began including headphones and integrating Beats audio technology within handsets like the Sensation XL and Rezound.However, HTC seems... -techradar



Windows Phone

Microsoft Writes Checks To Fill Out Its App Store

Nowadays, cellphones are all about apps. And Microsoft is so determined to have lots of brand-name apps for its Windows Phone app store that it is willing to pay for them.
-mobile-tech-today



TechRadar.com

Nokia's Symbian gets Microsoft Office apps
prisingly Microsoft has launched its well known Office suite in app form for Nokia's Symbian mobile platform.The Office mobile app integration already features on the Windows Phone operating system – which both Nokia and Microsoft are pushing hard – but the partnership has decided that it needs to feature Office on the already d... -techradar



Windows Phone Apollo may be running on some handsets

Windows Phone Apollo may be running on some handsets
ttp://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/windows-phone-apollo-20-things-we-want-to-see-907134">Windows Phone Apollo may be on its way as version 8 of Microsoft's mobile OS appears on the 'I'm a WP7' app.Apollo, also known as Windows Phone 8, is Microsoft's next major upgrade for its mobile pla... -techradar



Best Verizon phones 2012 - 10 we recommend

Best Verizon phones 2012 - 10 we recommend
ionVerizon's service is unparalleled in the United States. With 4G LTE speeds in more cities than its competitors and a coverage maps that are redder than Red Dawn's Calumet, Colorado, it's no wonder why.All that to say, it's an impressive network. Your phone should be similarly impressive. But... -techradar



Nokia Lumia 900 available for UK pre-order

Nokia Lumia 900 available for UK pre-order
finally put its flagship Lumia 900 handset up for pre-order in the UK, with Phones4U announcing it has exclusively nabbed the white version of the phone.A pre-order site for the Nokia Lumia 900 has gone up on Phones4U's UK page showing the handset in both black and white, and with a note explaining that anyone who pre-orders the handset to... -techradar



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