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MS did not make any gifts to Nokia. That money was just a form of discount for their own operating system.

Back then when the decision was made Samsung’s stronghold wasn’t THIS strong yet.

An N8/Lumia 800 running stock ICS? Instant hit.

about 11 hours ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update)

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“Free” Android didn’t come with 1+ billion dollars per year.

Money they got to pay for Windows Phone.

about 11 hours ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update)

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You are aware that there are different models and the latest is comparable to the S800?

about 12 hours ago on Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor

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“deserves”? more like “badly needs”…

Due to the available Apps its usefulness is still limited, though. Besides Office there is hardly anything that makes it more attractive than an Android or Apple tablet.

about 12 hours ago on Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor 1 reply 1 recommend

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Snapdragon 800 >> Tegra 3

Tegra 4 has slightly better CPU performance, but worse GPU performance than S800.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/qualcomms-snapdragon-800-benchmarked-sports-extremely-fast-gpu/

about 12 hours ago on Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor

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Nokia would be Android manufacturer #1 had they chose the OS instead of Win Phone.

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 3 replies 7 recommends

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Because they are a huge company that makes a lot of money with other things besides phones?

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 8 recommends

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People like you are a big part of the problem.

1 day ago on 'Over 50' terrorist plots were stopped by surveillance efforts, says NSA director

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Great. But what will they call it? “True 4G” would be admitting to having lied previously.

2 days ago on Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced coming soon, but most carriers aren't ready 6 replies 17 recommends

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You mean after our planet collapses into a man-made black hole?

7 days ago on Scientists release plans for new largest particle accelerator, designed to find dark matter 1 reply 2 recommends

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And kept drinking during pregnancy.

9 days ago on Apple announces iOS 7, 'biggest change' since the introduction of the iPhone, coming this fall 1 reply 15 recommends

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It’s ideal for reading PDFs, like research papers. Just needs better resolution.

14 days ago on Amazon brings back long dormant Kindle DX, says it's 'excited' to do so 1 reply 2 recommends

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Are you kidding? There are many “Apps”. They call them programs or software, though.

17 days ago on ARM's new Cortex-A12 is ready to power 2014's $200 midrange smartphones

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We’ll see if it’ll be able to beat a Snapdragon 800 or Samsung’s A15. Doubtful.

17 days ago on Asus announces new Transformer Pad Infinity with 2560 x 1600 display, coming this fall 1 reply

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Calm down, not going to happen.

17 days ago on Asus launches Memo Pad HD7, a Nexus 7 with a rear camera for $129 1 recommend

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A7 has comparable performance like A9 (Tegra) but is more efficient.

17 days ago on Asus launches Memo Pad HD7, a Nexus 7 with a rear camera for $129 2 replies

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If it’ll be like episodes 1-3 then it needn’t come at all.

19 days ago on The long, strange life of the 'Star Wars' logo 1 reply 1 recommend

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Get the One. Better & nicer hardware, cheaper. And HTC needs your money. Samsung doesn’t.

19 days ago on I have an iPhone.....

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While a good book, I think that “The Sirens of Titan” is superior…

20 days ago on June's book is 'Cat's Cradle': Reading Schedule 1 reply 2 recommends

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Sure, why not?

29 days ago on Five years on from HD-DVD's failure, the Xbox One has a Blu-ray drive