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Sony still keep faith in Google and announces its 2nd Gen Google TV Solution

Alongside the NSZ-GP9, a Google TV Ready Blu-ray Player, Sony also introduced today at CES the very interesting NSZ-GS7, a new Google TV Network media player. Schedule to hit both the US and European Marker later this summer, the NSZ-G[...]
Sony still keep faith in Google and announces its 2nd Gen Google TV Solution
Sony still keep faith in Google and announces its 2nd Gen Google TV Solution

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Tokyo Cable Network and NEC bring Android Tablet to the Masses!

There is not a day without an Android related news and here is the turn of NEC that announced this morning a partnership with TCN or Tokyo Cable Network to bring NEC’s LifeTouch Android Tablet to the masses with a series of dedicated s[...]
Tokyo Cable Network and NEC bring Android Tablet to the Masses!
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Google and AP offering $20,000 scholarships to aspiring tech journalists

I know that here at Akihabara News people often complain of numerous spelling and grammar errors since not all of us are native English speakers or have a journalism background, although those of us that are try to fix the mistakes whe[...]
Google and AP offering $20,000 scholarships to aspiring tech journalists

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Google to ‘supercharge’ Android with $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility

It’s Monday morning and we already have some major news coming from none other than Google with its next acquisition. According to a post on the Google blog by CEO and co-founderw Larry Page, the company is going to acquire Motor[...]
Google to ‘supercharge’ Android with $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility

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Facebook releases standalone Messenger app for Android and iOS

If you’re a heavy texter, it seems like Facebook now has its sights on you! Let’s face it, most of the big companies that have their own apps, have their own messaging service. For example, Google has Google Talk and Huddle[...]
Facebook releases standalone Messenger app for Android and iOS

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Honeycomb for Logitech Revue leaked, update now at your own risk

If you decided to jump aboard the Google TV wagon after the price was recently slashed to $99, or if you were planning on purchasing one soon, here’s something interesting you should check out. Although Google is planning to rele[...]
Honeycomb for Logitech Revue leaked, update now at your own risk

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Logitech slashes its Revue price to $99

After a net loss of $29.6 million for the first quarter, it seems like Logitech wants its Revue, which was the first Google TV device, to be able to take a bigger share of the market from its competitor, the Apple TV, during the second[...]
Logitech slashes its Revue price to $99

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T-Mobile MyTouch 4G getting a late Christmas treat starting tomorrow

Hey, MyTouch 4G users, here’s some news letting you know that you haven’t been forgotten. If you’re still running a non-rooted phone with the stock firmware, you’ll be happy to note that today T-Mobile and HTC a[...]
T-Mobile MyTouch 4G getting a late Christmas treat starting tomorrow

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Samsung’s Nexus S Aboard NASA’s Final Shuttle

Samsung and Google today announced Nexus S, is aboard NASA’s final space shuttle. As a leader in technology and innovation, Samsung is pleased to be a part of this moment which will most certainly be marked in history. Nexus S from Goo[...]
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Panasonic new SV-ME970 1Seg TV now supports Web Surfing

Panasonic announced today in Japan the SV-ME970 Series, a new portable 7” 1Seg TV that comes with an IPX6/IPX7 (Waterproof) body but with a new and improved UI allowing you to use your SV-ME970 as a tablet for web surfing thanks to a d[...]
Panasonic new SV-ME970 1Seg TV now supports Web Surfing
Panasonic new SV-ME970 1Seg TV now supports Web Surfing

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Android music streaming choices expand with the Sony Music Unlimited app

With a few music streaming services making headlines lately from Apple, Amazon and Google, today Sony finally jumped into the game with the arrival of their Music Unlimited service on Android, which is powered by Qriocity, a service we[...]
Android music streaming choices expand with the Sony Music Unlimited app

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Next Google Nexus detailed with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and 4G LTE

As a fan of the Google experience devices, since I own the original HTC Nexus One, I was excited to read today about BGR announcing they exclusively learned details of Google’s upcoming Nexus device. Unless you’ve been under a ro[...]
Next Google Nexus detailed with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and 4G LTE

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[Computex 2011] ASUS Padfone Hands-on

Asus unveiled yesterday its new Padfone, the company first two in one devices in a shape of a Tablet hosting a smartphone with dynamic display switching that not only allows you to expand your Web, Mail, or phone experience on a bigger[...]
[Computex 2011] ASUS Padfone Hands-on
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[Computex 2011] ASUS Upgrade its Eee Pad MeMO by offering it a 3D Screen

Like the Slider and Transformer, the Eee Pad MeMO has been introduced for the first time earlier this year at CES, but Today, ASUS unveiled yet another variation of its Eee PAD MeMO that comes for the first time with a 3D Glasses-Fre s[...]
[Computex 2011] ASUS Upgrade its Eee Pad MeMO by offering it a 3D Screen
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ASUS unveils the Padfone and Eee Pad MeMO

It seems like we’re going to have lots of great news coming out of Computex this year and it starts with ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih announcing the highly anticipated ASUS Padfone and ASUS Eee Pad MeMO. As all of images floating ar[...]
ASUS unveils the Padfone and Eee Pad MeMO
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Deal: 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab for $260

If you’ve been in the market for a high quality e-book reader size tablet, today is your lucky day. Over at Woot they’re selling the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet that runs on Wi-Fi and Sprint 3G and comes with 16GB of b[...]
Deal: 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab for $260

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Acer to sell Intel Oak Trail powered Android Honeycomb tablets

Today the Digitimes reported some interesting news coming from the Taiwan-based company about an Intel Atom-based Honeycomb tablet. They said that Acer is expected to launch it in July at the latest. Apparently production on these Andr[...]
Acer to sell Intel Oak Trail powered Android Honeycomb tablets

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Samsung to launch two Wi-Fi connected fridges in the USA and Korea

Samsung Korea announced this morning that the company will introduces two new connected Fridges in the USA and later in Korea with a FRD (French Door) mode and SxS (Side by Side) one. These fridges will come with an 8” integrated color[...]
Samsung to launch two Wi-Fi connected fridges in the USA and Korea
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Acer Iconica Tab A500 Tablet available for pre-order next week!

Good News Everybody (Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth) Acer’s Honeycomb (Android 3.0) Iconica Tab A500 is finally one step closer to us with an official releases this April 24 and available for pre-order next week (April 14). The Iconica[...]
Acer Iconica Tab A500 Tablet available for pre-order next week!
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Elecom introduces ScheduleStreet, a new Japanese Only ToDo App for Android devices

Elecom has introduced another Android Only App : ScheduleStreet, a new ToDo App only available in Japanese and compatible with Google Task. This new Application also features Voice Notes, as well as simple ToDo list and Texte Memo. Ele[...]
Elecom introduces ScheduleStreet, a new Japanese Only ToDo App for Android devices
Elecom introduces ScheduleStreet, a new Japanese Only ToDo App for Android devices

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Sony to launch Hybrid Notebook and Chrome OS Powered Notebook this Summer?

According to Sony Insider, that is well known to know what they are talking about, Sony will introduce this summer two new Notebook with a Hybrid Vaio and a Chrome OS Vaio. The First model will, the Hybrid Notebook will come in an ultr[...]
Sony to launch Hybrid Notebook and Chrome OS Powered Notebook this Summer?

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