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Reuters: Google to have music service up and running by December 25th
Written on 3 Sep, 2010 at 14:43 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Reuters is reporting that Google’s VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin, has been conducting talks with record labels in an attempt to launch an online music service “before Christmas.” The publication cites two sources familiar with the matter, and states... (Continue reading)
Net Applications: iOS has over 1% of global browsing share, Android at 0.2%
Written on 3 Sep, 2010 at 7:24 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Net Applications has released their report on global browsing usage numbers for iOS, Android, and Linux. The numbers show that from October of 2009 to August of 2010, both Android and iOS steadily increased their browser usage share, while... (Continue reading)
Huawei launches affordable, Android 2.2 Ideos handset
Written on 3 Sep, 2010 at 0:24 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today in Berlin, Huawei announced the official launch of its affordable, accessible Android 2.2 handset, the Ideos. The Ideos handset comes complete with a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 240), 528 MHz processor, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera (no flash), HSDPA... (Continue reading)
Take-Two Interactive still likes thugs, but quarterly results show it isn’t dependent on Grand Theft Auto anymore
Written on 2 Sep, 2010 at 17:17 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Take-Two Interactive Software blew past revenue and earnings guidance as sales of its Red Dead Redemption video game continued to set records. That may be enough to silence (or at least soften) critics who say it spends too much... (Continue reading)
Skype hits another milestone: adds 10-person video calls for Windows
Written on 2 Sep, 2010 at 17:17 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Skype just released the latest beta version of its Skype 5 Windows client – which along with a more streamlined interface and the usual bug fixes, adds one major new feature: the ability to video chat with up to... (Continue reading)
Set up your own Priority Inbox with Apple’s Mail
Written on 2 Sep, 2010 at 17:17 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Last month, Google released Priority Inbox , a system that learns which messages are the most important to you and highlights them automatically over time. It's in beta right now and Google is slowly turning it on for its... (Continue reading)
T-Mobile G2 Pricing Revealed: $200 With Contract, $500 Without
Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 18:59 in MobileCrunch | viewed times | 0 Comments
Not a lot to say here. The T-Mobile G2 (by HTC and Google… it’s a collaborative thing, you know), which we just saw official pictures of earlier this week , has had its price leaked : $199.99 with a... (Continue reading)
Apple to live stream music-event keynote today
Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 6:25 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Live blogs are cool, but live video streams are way better. Late yesterday, Apple announced that they would broadcast today’s music-event keynote live via the web. The event starts at 10:00 AM PT and rumors of several new iPods,... (Continue reading)
Motorola announces MILESTONE 2 for Europe
Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 6:25 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today, Motorola announced the MILESTONE 2 to the European, GSM-loving masses. The MILESTONE 2 is, for lack of a better description, the DROID 2… sort of. Like the D2 here in the States, the device has a 1 GHz processor,... (Continue reading)
Skype & Google Could Be Next On India’s Watch List
Only a few hours after RIM managed to avoid the Indian ban hammer , it now looks like Google and Skype could be the next target . India’s Home Ministry, the country’s interior ministry (think police force and other... (Continue reading)