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BTW, I’m a Galaxy Nexus owner (though one my “nexts” is the Lumia 920 – the 925 won’t make it here to Brazil until Q4 2013!).

I just say it because the main reason people aren’t getting that much Windows Phones are the apps, so it’s a “chicken or egg” situation.

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads 1 reply

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So people should buy Windows Phones right now, even though it doesn’t have YouTube (or Pocket, or Instagram, for that matter), just so Google makes apps for WP (since there would be too many users for them to ignore).

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads 1 reply

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Well, Google is happy that they make more ad $$$, but then, some of the reasons people don’t switch to WP go down, WP has a significant growth and Google fears Android becomes irrelevant eventually.

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Old-school iPhone user?

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads

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But what about the Android app? The Android app has ads.

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads

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What folders? I see the Google Reader, Talk, Maps and Play Store icons.

8 days ago on Google Play Games allegedly leaks with achievements, cloud saves, and in-game chat

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The region blocking for Play Music, Books, Movies (+ TV) and Magazines has to do with international rights and interest of the rightsholders in the digital content market in their respective countries.

(Here in Brazil, we already have Google Play Books and Play Movies.)

8 days ago on Google Play Games allegedly leaks with achievements, cloud saves, and in-game chat

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The Twentieth Century Fox searchlights.
They’re used in many other Fox-branded divisions: Fox Digital Entertainment, Fox News, Fox Business, FOX owned-and-operated stations…

11 days ago on 21st Century Fox logo unveiled ahead of News Corp split

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The Nexus 4 is sold in Brazil, but only on retail (and without any Google subsidies).

14 days ago on Nexus 4 , HTC One or waiting for the next Nexus?

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Blame AT&T.

15 days ago on Windows Phones: are they a joke?

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But Facebook Messenger on Android uses LOTS of memory.

18 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all? 2 replies

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And there was a time when “Lumia” was the name of a hair dye line from Garnier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxBZfI1FJQ

But it’s OK: Nokia doesn’t make hair dye, and L’Oréal (Garnier’s parent) doesn’t make smartphones.

21 days ago on Microsoft creates an Apple vs. Samsung wedding fight for its new Windows Phone ad

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The ubiquity of Galaxy phones.
People keep asking if my Galaxy Nexus is a Galaxy (well, it is, but technically it isn’t, since it’s more a Nexus then a Galaxy).

21 days ago on Microsoft creates an Apple vs. Samsung wedding fight for its new Windows Phone ad

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Well… the Lumia 920 does have NFC.

21 days ago on Microsoft creates an Apple vs. Samsung wedding fight for its new Windows Phone ad 2 replies 16 recommends

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But can’t they have two flagships, since the Optimus G competes with the Galaxy S III and the S4, and the Optimus G Pro has the Galaxy Note II as competition?

21 days ago on Samsung says the Galaxy S4 design is 'like nothing you've ever seen before'

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The Brazilian and South Korean markets matter. HTC ignored them (their flagship phones were never sold here in Brazil), and then left those countries.

21 days ago on Samsung says the Galaxy S4 design is 'like nothing you've ever seen before' 1 reply

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It’s the original-generation Galaxy Tab all over again.

21 days ago on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 announced, a low-end 7-inch tablet that makes calls

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I think Segoe resembles more Myriad than Frutiger.
(And Microsoft uses Segoe better than Apple uses Myriad, IMO)

22 days ago on Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation 2 recommends

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But it’s still Bing. Which is not so good for people outside the US.

22 days ago on Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation 1 reply 2 recommends

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It’s some sort of arrow, something like “go decide” (I’ve added the “decide” because of Bing’s “decision engine” branding).

22 days ago on Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation

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I’m pretty sure this was made just so the agency behind this (and Ambev, the Brazilian arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev) would have something to make the Cannes Lions advertising festival shortlist (the deadline for entries is coming).

It’s ads-and-campaigns-made-for-festivals season.

22 days ago on Budweiser cup makes toasting drinkers instant friends on Facebook 1 reply 2 recommends

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I think it’ll retain the “Ativ Tab” name. Or maybe be called “Ativ Tab RT”.

24 days ago on Samsung switches to Ativ brand for all its Windows hardware

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This. You know the LG Optimus phones? Well, in Portugal, they’re called “LG Maximo”, because of the telco, Optimus (part-owned by France Télécom/Orange).
Also, remember the Sega Genesis? It’s called “Mega Drive” elsewhere in the world (i.e., everywhere but the US and Canada).

24 days ago on Samsung switches to Ativ brand for all its Windows hardware

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This. You know the LG Optimus phones? Well, in Portugal, they’re called “LG Maximo”, because of the telco, Optimus (part-owned by France T

24 days ago on Samsung switches to Ativ brand for all its Windows hardware

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Yes they are. But they also use the Galaxy name for everything Android: smartphones, tablets, cameras… If it’s from Samsung, it runs Android, and it’s not a Nexus, it’ll certainly be called “Galaxy”.

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Plastic bills are much more expensive to make.
Plus, Brazil did mint plastic 10-real bills (a series issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Portuguese explorers, in 2000), but that experiment was financially unsuccessful. Plus, the worn-out bills don’t look good. In fact, they don’t even look like currency.

25 days ago on Blue money: Federal Reserve says redesigned $100 bill will enter circulation October 8th

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Euro bills have fictional bridges and gates.
And Brazilian real bills have endangered animals native to Brazil.

26 days ago on Blue money: Federal Reserve says redesigned $100 bill will enter circulation October 8th 1 reply