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Smartphone App Downloads Jump 28 Percent
According to Nielsen, the average number of apps per smartphone has increased 28 percent from 2011 - from 32 to 41.
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Infographic: After GM Loss, Can Facebook Compete in the Ad Game?
Facebook, according to a new infographic from WordStream, trails far behind rivals like Google in the online ad space.
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Aaron Sorkin Tapped to Adapt 'Steve Jobs' Biopic
Aaron Sorkin, who has already helped put Facebook on the big screen, will turn his attention to Apple, and the biography of Steve Jobs.
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Will China Mobile Finally Get the iPhone?
China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier, is currently in talks with Apple to offer the iPhone, the company's new chairman told shareholders Wednesday.
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Samsung Dominates Global Android Smartphone Sales
Approximately 40 percent of the Android-based smartphones sold during the first quarter were produced by Samsung, according to new stats from Gartner. No other vendor nabbed more than 10 percent of the global market.
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Latest iPhone Rumor Points to 4-Inch Screen (Again)
For those wondering if Apple plans to give its next iPhone a larger screen, a new report from the Wall Street Journal just added more fuel to the fire.
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Diablo III Delays; Android Jellybean Details; Synced Tabs for Chrome
Topping tech headlines on Tuesday: Diablo III servers were hit with a rush of players trying to access the new game, Google might provide early-access to Android Jelly Bean, and Chrome gets synced tabs.
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What's Next for Wi-Fi? WiGig, 802.11ah Wait in the Wings
Although the first 802.11ac routers have just begun to be launched, wireless chip providers like Broadcom are already looking at the next big things: 802.11ad, or WiGig; and 802.11ah.
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Oops! Avira AV Update Blocks Apps, Hangs PCs
A bug in a software update puts Avira's ProActiv behavioral monitoring component on tilt, blocking everything from trusted OS processes to Microsoft Office.
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Report: Google Planning Five New Android Jellybean 'Lead Devices'
The search giant is planning a major shift in strategy, working with multiple device makers on a portfolio of unlocked 'Nexus' phones and tablets running Jellybean, the WSJ reports.
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Server, Login Problems Plague 'Diablo 3' Launch Day
On the first day that "Diablo 3" launched, the most feared monster was "Error 3006": the error which blocked users from accessing the game for several hours.
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Report: NASA Training Astronauts for Asteroid Missions
NASA is currently training astronauts to land on asteroids and hopes to send humans to one of the distant space rocks in about a decade, The Telegraph reports.
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Windows 8 to Let Parents Get Weekly Reports About Kids' Activity
Microsoft said this week that Windows 8 will allow parents to monitor their kids' Web activity and receive weekly reports describing their PC use.
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T-Mobile Confirms 900 Job Cuts
T-Mobile on Tuesday confirmed that it will cut 900 jobs as part of a restructuring that it said will help fund the rollout of its 4G LTE network as well as its re-branding effort, among other things.
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Nvidia Promises Big Things for Kepler in 2012
Kicking off the GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang pledges to take GPUs into the cloud with new tech baked into the company's latest architecture.
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Netgear Unveils 802.11ac USB Adapter, Cheaper Router
Netgear announced what it claimed to be the first 802.11ac adapter for notebooks, as well as a cheaper version of the R6300 router it unveiled in April.
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Verizon Wireless Bringing LTE Network to 28 New Markets This Week
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network rollout continued today, with the carrier activating its super-fast network in 28 new markets and expanding coverage in 11 existing markets.
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AMD Rolls Out 'Trinity' APUs for Mainstream, Ultrathin Laptops
The new A-Series chips deliver up to 12 hours of battery life and provide double the performance-per-watt of the previous generation of 'Llano' APUs, according to Advanced Micro Devices.
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