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Mobile Conference Literally Divided Between iOS, Android Users

Executives at a mobile conference were forced to take sides in the mobile platform wars, with iPhone owners seated on one side and Android owners on the other.

Source: http://allthingsd.com/20120403/mobile-conference-literally-divided-among-ios-android-users/

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Sony says Xperia ICS updates begin in two weeks, warns of possible performance hit

More than four months ago, Sony promised that their entire 2011 line-up of Xperia Android smartphones would be receiving OTA updates to Ice Cream Sandwich. At the time, no schedule was announced — but Sony has now cleared the air on the Xperia blog. Starting in the middle of this month, a trio of phones [...]

Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/sony-xperia-ics-updates-begin-rolling-in-two-weeks-warns-of-performance-hit-2012042/

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Purported HTC EVO One press image leaks

A purported press image of Sprint’s upcoming HTC EVO One has leaked prior to the handset’s rumored announcement later this week. The image, which was obtained by Pocketnow, pictures the device between the HTC One X for AT&T and the T-Mobile-bound HTC One S. Sprint’s One-series smartphone is rumored to feature a 4.7-inch 720p AMOLED display and a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The handset will also supposedly be equipped with a 2,650 mAh non-removable battery, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2.0-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G LTE connectivity, Beats Audio and Sense 4.0 atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HTC and Sprint are holding a joint press event on April 4th at 5:30

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/03/purported-htc-evo-one-press-image-leaks/

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Could pulsars be used as space GPS?

Global positioning system (GPS) devices are so commonplace today that it’s hard to imagine life without one in your vehicle or built into your smartphone. Comprised satellites orbiting the planet providing their locations based on relative distance to Earth, GPS makes it easy for those on the planet’s surface to find their way around. However, [...]

Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/could-pulsars-be-used-as-gps-for-spacecraft-2012042/

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Instagram by the Numbers: 1 Billion Photos Uploaded

Instagram, the social photo app that's grown to 30 million registered users in the 18 months since it launched despite only being available for the iPhone, launches its much-awaited Android version today.

Source: http://allthingsd.com/20120403/instagram-by-the-numbers-1-billion-photos-uploaded/

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Create an eerie symphony of sound with jelly

And here you were under the impression that jelly was just for eating. Well, in most cases it is, unless you hook it up to a fancy capacitive sensor and some other bits of hardware and software to make this wiggly snack sing. A group of students at their last year at Les Ateliers French [...]

Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/create-an-eerie-symphony-of-sound-with-jelly-20120331/

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Could pulsars be used as space GPS?

Global positioning system (GPS) devices are so commonplace today that it’s hard to imagine life without one in your vehicle or built into your smartphone. Comprised satellites orbiting the planet providing their locations based on relative distance to Earth, GPS makes it easy for those on the planet’s surface to find their way around. However, [...]

Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/could-pulsars-be-used-as-gps-for-spacecraft-2012042/

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Tour an 8-bit America with Google Maps tweak

Most online April Fool’s jokes are, to put it as kindly as possible, awful. Of all the companies that try to put creative “pranks” together, however, Google is among the best at managing April Fool’s stunts that are geeky enough to be laughed at in a good way rather than an uncomfortable, “I can’t believe someone thought this would be clever” way. This year, Google cooked up a creative new feature for Google Maps that lets users tour America with 8-bit graphics that will make any NES fan shed a nostalgic tear. As an added bonus, the Zelda-like U.S. landscape in this new version of Maps transforms into an 8-bit Street View when the user zooms in all the way. A

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/02/tour-an-8-bit-america-with-google-maps-tweak/

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Tour an 8-bit America with Google Maps tweak

Most online April Fool’s jokes are, to put it as kindly as possible, awful. Of all the companies that try to put creative “pranks” together, however, Google is among the best at managing April Fool’s stunts that are geeky enough to be laughed at in a good way rather than an uncomfortable, “I can’t believe someone thought this would be clever” way. This year, Google cooked up a creative new feature for Google Maps that lets users tour America with 8-bit graphics that will make any NES fan shed a nostalgic tear. As an added bonus, the Zelda-like U.S. landscape in this new version of Maps transforms into an 8-bit Street View when the user zooms in all the way. A

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/02/tour-an-8-bit-america-with-google-maps-tweak/

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Sony says Xperia ICS updates begin in two weeks, warns of possible performance hit

More than four months ago, Sony promised that their entire 2011 line-up of Xperia Android smartphones would be receiving OTA updates to Ice Cream Sandwich. At the time, no schedule was announced — but Sony has now cleared the air on the Xperia blog. Starting in the middle of this month, a trio of phones [...]

Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/sony-xperia-ics-updates-begin-rolling-in-two-weeks-warns-of-performance-hit-2012042/

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