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Caterpillar launches CAT B10 rugged smartphone (hands-on)

By Aaron Souppouris on March 8, 2012 08:20 am + 9 comments

Caterpillar has announced the CAT B10, a new IP67-certified rugged Android smartphone that it hopes Continue reading…
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iOS 5.1 tethered jailbreak available for original iPad, iPhone 4, 3GS, and iPod touch

By Aaron Souppouris on March 8, 2012 07:34 am + 14 comments

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced that users of the original iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Continue reading…
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Microsoft details full Windows Phone 'Tango' 256MB RAM device limitations

By Tom Warren on March 8, 2012 07:20 am + 121 comments

Microsoft revealed its Windows Phone "Tango" engineering effort at MWC last week, but the company Continue reading…
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Modern Language Association standardizes format for citing Tweets

By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 06:40 am + 18 comments

While it's difficult to get the depth of an academic journal into 140 characters, there's no denying Continue reading…
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Getty Images licenses Instagram portraits of New York Yankees

By Vlad Savov on March 8, 2012 06:12 am + 17 comments

It's not just Annie Leibovitz that uses the iPhone's camera to shoot impromptu photos. Sports Continue reading…
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US smartphone subscribers top 100 million, Android accounts for nearly half

By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 05:38 am + 56 comments

According to figures released by ComScore, the smartphone market in the US has exceeded 100 million Continue reading…
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Leaked LG Lucid 4G renders reveal a midrange Gingerbread phone

By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 05:05 am + 11 comments

We previously heard that the LG Lucid 4G (previously codenamed the LG Cayman) would be launching on Continue reading…
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Angelina is a computer AI that builds games all by itself

By Bryan Bishop on March 8, 2012 04:14 am + 6 comments

We've seen games that can teach regular humans how to program their own video game titles, but why Continue reading…
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NBC to use YouTube streaming technology for 2012 Olympics

By Ryan Heise on March 8, 2012 03:47 am + 16 comments

It looks like Silverlight is out as NBC's video technology of choice, as the broadcaster has Continue reading…
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10.1-inch Kindle Fire coming in place of 8.9-inch model, says DigiTimes

By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 03:12 am + 16 comments

DigiTimes is reporting that Amazon is planning to release both a 7-inch successor to the Kindle Fire Continue reading…