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I don’t think Apple will do a giant Phablet phone.
I can see a larger edge to edge device-maybe 4.5 and it having a new sub brand identity ( like iPhone Pro but not that)
I can see the cheaper phone for China etc being 4 in and gain having its own identity ( like Nano but probably not that name)
I think they will retain the 4S as iPhone Classic with Lightning and other minor updates. Is is still hugely successful – many people prefer the small screen and the solid feel.

about 5 hours ago on Does Apple need a "portfolio" of current gen phones?

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They aren’t even top 10 any more and are never likely to be.

about 5 hours ago on What the hell is Google's plan for Motorola?

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Office.

about 5 hours ago on Buy a Surface RT now and get a free keyboard! (Deal lasts till June 30) 1 recommend

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IPad doesn’t need a keyboard to use its key feature. Surface does.

about 12 hours ago on Buy a Surface RT now and get a free keyboard! (Deal lasts till June 30) 1 reply

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He is wrong. The Google apps require a licence but that licence is free. The OEM has only to abide by Google’s terms. They can’t chose to use one and not all of them and they can’t alter them.
If any money changes hands it is I’m the opposite direction – Google pays OEMs and carriers for being kept as default (as they also do Apple)

about 12 hours ago on Apple Sues over Google Now

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Do they charge for it?
It is also distributed by Sansubg as part of a paid product, that makes Samsung liable.

about 20 hours ago on Apple Sues over Google Now

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They are suing Sansung because they already have a case ongoing with them. If they are successful, they will no doubt sue Motorola. They will not sue HTC or Sony as they have cross licences. Not sure about the others.
As for Siri and Google Now having little in common, this is patently (ha!) untrue but it is up to the court to decide if the commonality extends to infringement of patent.

about 20 hours ago on Apple Sues over Google Now

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Pretty unlikely.
New MacBooks and the big “surprise” will be the US built Mac Pro.

1 day ago on New iPads and iPhone(s) at WWDC 2013? 2 recommends

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Sue Google as a retailer? Utterly pointless.

1 day ago on Apple Sues over Google Now 1 reply

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Reloading tabs has nothing to do with multitasking, it is because it is running out of memory. Reloading content does not count as a new visit anyway.

1 day ago on Didn't IDC Say iPad was Losing Market Share?

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MS have now revised the page to remove the statement that the screen is larger.
It still has the wrongly scaled images.

1 day ago on Microsoft Inaccurately Depicts Windows Tablet as Larger than iPad in New Comparison Ad 2 recommends

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I just spoke again with my friend in France Télécom and she says the Facebook announcement is bull. It was EE that cancelled the launch, not Facebook. Facebook have said they will supply updated software and revised terms ( probably make the phone cheaper and/or sale/return policy).

2 days ago on Facebook puts HTC First launch on hold in the UK to 'focus on making Home better' 1 recommend

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Groklaw, as usual, sides with their paymasters.

2 days ago on Apple Sues over Google Now 2 replies

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Yes, it makes sense because Samsung profit from using it, Google do not.

2 days ago on Apple Sues over Google Now 1 reply

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That is the shame of it. Samsung can get away with infringing and build up the biggest smartphone business because it takes the courts so long to stop them.

2 days ago on Apple Sues over Google Now

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They can’t even sue Google over the N4. They would need to sue LG who are the responsible party.
Google’s strategy with Android has always been to to avoid liability.

2 days ago on Apple Sues over Google Now 2 replies

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Orange were going to be launching it in France at the same time.

2 days ago on Facebook puts HTC First launch on hold in the UK to 'focus on making Home better'

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That is a crazy figure. You get get the S4 for £35 and things like the SGS3 for £20

2 days ago on Facebook puts HTC First launch on hold in the UK to 'focus on making Home better' 1 recommend

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I have heard that too (through a friend at retailler Carphone Warehouse and another at France Telecom who own Orange). The real story is that they were going to cancel the launch altogether but Facebook have persuaded them to hold off until a revised software package is available.

2 days ago on Facebook puts HTC First launch on hold in the UK to 'focus on making Home better'

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I was selling phones in those days and Sense was vastly better than the clunky, amateur looking stock interface. We sold several hundred Desires in the 4 months I was there. Easily the best selling Android phone. We sold one Nexus.

3 days ago on If HTC lives through this.

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On OSX , yes. It is vastly better.. On iOS, no, it isn’t but it doesn’t try to be.
RT tries to give the full PowerPoint but it is too slow and lumpy to be useful.

3 days ago on Microsoft recruits Siri to bad-mouth the iPad in new Windows 8 tablet ad 1 reply 7 recommends

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Only if by advantage you mean you can open full Powerpoints. The fact that you have to work in netbook mode and it is painfully slow cancels out most of the advantage.
Apple products generally do less but do it better. You would never create a presentation from scratch on an iPad. You could on an RT machine but you would be stupid.
You can edit and tailor on an iPad and it is a superb presentation machine.

3 days ago on Microsoft recruits Siri to bad-mouth the iPad in new Windows 8 tablet ad 3 recommends

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First line: totally wrong.

3 days ago on Didn't IDC Say iPad was Losing Market Share? 2 replies 6 recommends