Keyword: [Smartphone ]: Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for ‘oppression’

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Keywords News : Smartphone - News from Yahoo !   Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for 'oppression' Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 09:35 AM PDT We tend to think of an open source operating system as something that gives both smartphone vendors and end users more freedom to customize their experiences. But as Bronte Capital's John Hempton points out, open source software can have a dark side as well if it is changed by authoritarian governments... Continue reading

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Keywords News : Smartphone - News from other sources.   Weetabix trials Pay-by-Picture promotion for smartphone users Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:58 AM PDT The cereal firm partners with Boots for the tablet and smartphone scheme.         Continue reading Apple's lead over Samsung cut in half in survey of future-purchase plans Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:51 AM PDT Apple's iPhone lost ground in the last three months to smartphones from rival Samsung in a survey of consumers' future purchase plans, a market research firm said last week. According to 451 Research's ChangeWave, of those 4,000 consumers polled who said they planned to buy a smartphone in the n... Continue reading NASA successfully launches three smartphone satellites Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:50 AM PDT Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space April 21, 2013 aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia. The trio of "PhoneSats" is operating in orbit, and may prove to be the lowest-cost satellites ... Continue reading Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:50 AM PDT From GPS devices and computer programs that help relatives track a wandering Alzheimer's patient to iPad apps that help an autistic child communicate, a growing number of tools for the smartphone, the tablet and the laptop are catering to beleaguered caregivers. Continue reading Microsoft signs Chrome and Android deal with Foxconn parent Hon Hai Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:44 AM PDT Software giant's deal with parent firm of manufacturer Foxconn covers devices using Google's smartphone system and browser Besides Samsung, there's one other company making Android pay: Microsoft. The software giant just signed a patent licensing agreement – including unspecified payment terms – with H... Continue reading Smartphone Film Fest Draws Unlikely Filmmakers Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:41 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- No red carpet. No sleek limousines dropping off celebrities dressed to impress. It is the world's "least authoritative" film festival, according to one of its organizers, featuring works by unlikely filmmakers with little to no capital or experience and only smartphones as th... Continue reading Talking points: Hacking a plane, misreading emotions, fainting genetics Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:37 AM PDT What else can your Android smartphone do? Hack into planes, apparently. A German researcher named Hugo Teso found he could hack into an airplane's navigation system with his Android smartphone. He presented his findings at Hack In The Box, a security conference held in Amsterdam. Continue reading The wider impact of Facebook Home Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:30 AM PDT Facebook's annoucnment of 'Facebook Home' has the potential to change the smartphone landscape. Continue reading Foxconn Receiving 5-8 Million Faulty iPhones, Could Lose $1.6 Billion Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 08:24 AM PDT Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is estimated to be receiving back 5-8 million iPhones because of faulty hardware. According to China Business, the manufacturer is facing returns for numerous unspecified defects. The cost of each repair is estimated at $200 per smartphone for a total loss of $1.6 bill... Continue reading

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