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US government, military to get secure Android phones

US government, military to get secure Android phonesAccording to the information shared by the people involved in the project pertaining to the deployment of smartphones to US government and military, some US officials will likely be given smartphones equipped with the capability of handling classified government documents over cellular networks.

Motorola Droid Razr: the longest lasting 4G smartphone

Motorola Droid Razr: the longest lasting 4G smartphoneIn an attempt to solve one of the key – battery life-related - issues with the 4G LTE handsets, Motorola Mobility has gone all out to ensure that its amazing Droid Razr smartphone turns out to be the longest lasting 4G smartphone currently available in the market.

Execution of Apple’s electronic textbook plan may be problematic

Execution of Apple’s electronic textbook plan may be problematicDespite the fact that Apple’s recent announcement of its iBooks 2 and iBooks Author software has been made with the key objective of ‘reinventing’ the textbooks by offering reasonably-priced interactive texts, the actual execution of Apple’s plans to transform the education industry appear to be rather problematic.

Sony announces three new Cyber-shot point-and-shoot cameras

Sony announces three new Cyber-shot point-and-shoot camerasAfter having introduced the DSC-W610, DSC-W620, and DSC-W650 entry-level cameras earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Sony has now announced three new Cyber-shot point-and-shoot camera models – the DSC-WX50; the DSC-WX70; and the DSC-TX200V.

The Pirate Bay adds a new page containing designs usable with 3D printers

The Pirate Bay adds a new page containing designs usable with 3D printersWith peer-to-peer sharing site The Pirate Bay having recently set up a new page which hosts Test Drive the Public Cloud for $1, users will be able to download digital 3D mock-up files and print them out on a 3D printer.

Looming iPad 3 launch likely to halve Kindle Fire orders

Looming iPad 3 launch likely to halve Kindle Fire ordersAccording to a new Digitimes’ report, based on unnamed quoted sources from a supply chain, the looming launch of the Apple’s iPad’s next iteration – the iPad 3 – will likely reduce the orders of for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet by half.

Piper Jaffray analyst: CY12 will be a “difficult year” for Intel

Piper Jaffray analyst: CY12 will be a “difficult year” for Intel  In a recent research note, analyst Gus Richard, at investment bank Piper Jaffray, has expressed the opinion that the year 2012 will be a hard one for chip-maker Intel, and it will be some time before the company gets to reap the benefits from Microsoft's Windows 8 software.