Google has announced that its 12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility is now final. It has been completed and approved by all parties – officially bringing the search giant into the smartphone hardware business.
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Report: Samsung gets 9M orders on new Galaxy Phone
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday.
Samsung toppled Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone maker in the first quarter, helped by its line-up of Galaxy named devices running on Google’s free Android software.
The latest version of its flagship phone, unveiled this month, will first go on sale on May 29 in Germany before being rolled out to other countries.
The newspaper, which cited an unidentified Samsung official, also said the company’s smartphone factory in South Korea was running at its full capacity of 5 million units per month.
Samsung declined to comment.
It said late last month that the new Galaxy S smartphone would “substantially contribute” to its second-quarter earnings.
(Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
Google introduces “Google Play”
Mid Tuesday, Google introduced a new service called “Google Play”. Put simply, Google Play brings its Android Market Place, Music, Movies, and more under one roof.
Users can now go to http://play.google.com and gain access to all of the above services, plus some other exclusive features.
For more information, click here.
Another Siri wanna-be hits the Android market
Well, another Siri wanna be has hit the Android Marketplace.
This is the description for the app:
Siri (Beta) on Android. Intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.
SOON:
Multiple Language Input
Voice Input.
Control email, sms, calendar, etc.
Next versions for FREE.
To see the app, click here.
Exclusive Review: Star Trek covers for the iPhone 4/4S
Rating: **** (4/5)
By: Dan Uff
Okay, I’ll say it for you – “A review on an iPhone cover???” Give me a break, it’s a slow news day.
A few days ago, I wrote that StarTrek.com was selling an iPhone cover for the device. While writing it, (and beings I am a die hard fan) I decided to get one (the captain’s one).
So, I got it yesterday. It came in a nice (Apple-like) box. The display of the item was very Apple-like as well.
The actual cover itself is kind of slippery, so you may want to be careful when handling the device.
Putting the cover on was quick and easy – not like some of the others where you need a pry bar when trying to get it on. I haven’t tried taking the cover off yet, though.
The device’s buttons are easily accessible and are not crammed in to holes that you have to fit the device in just right.
All in all, except for the slipperiness I’d recommend this for any Star Trek fan in your life.
(Video): iPhone 4S’s Siri makes appearance on CBS’s Big Bang Theory
CES: AppleScoop to cover Apple-related products at CES 2012
Starting Monday (January 9th) AppleScoop will be covering anything that may be Apple related during the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. WE will be scanning the Internet for the latest news, reviews, and anything else related to Apple, Inc.
Each related story will have the CES indicator in the title of the post.
So stay tuned!
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Google pulls one Siri clone, but leaves another
On Friday, we reported that their was a Siri clone appearing on the Android Market.
Now, it seems that Google has pulled at least one of the clones, but is keeping others available.
We’ll continue to follow this and issue updates when we know more.
