News from ZDNet | | | Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon chips, quad-core on deck Qualcomm announced its next generation Snapdragon chips for smartphones and tablets. These dual-core and quad-core chips will put Qualcomm back in an arms race with Nvidia, which is grabbed key... Read more | | 'iPhone nano' could swamp the mobile market; kill off rivals Apple is reportedly working on a smaller, lighter version of their popular iPhone device, dubbed 'iPhone nano'. Could this swamp the mobile market and kill off rival manufacturers? Read more | | Apple's outlines major supplier violations, fixes Apple said in a report that major violations at its suppliers doubled in 2010. These major violations included underage and involuntary labor, falsification of audits, worker endangerment and... Read more | | Apple audit uncovered 37 serious breaches of code of conduct at supplier facilities Ever wondered as how your iPhone, iPod or iPad was made? Thought about the conditions that the person who was involved it its making worked in? Apple's 2011 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report... Read more | | Microsoft outlines new features coming to Windows Phone 7 in 2011 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, keynoting the Mobile World Congress conference on February 14, announced a set of features that Microsoft is promising it will bring to Windows Phone 7 in 2011. Read more | | RIM buys Gist: A good fit Why is Gist a good fit for RIM? RIM's secret sauce for years has been email, but that advantage is eroding. Gist can make RIM's email apps more sticky. Read more | | Chrome extension: Users can clean their search results, alert Google to possible spammers If you've been finding more spam in your Google search results that you care for, there's now an extension for the Chrome browser that not only allows users to block sites from their personalized... Read more | | Rant: Android tablet pricing will kill the genre I recently shared about the price consumers are willing to spend on tablets, and with information leaking out that OEMs are determined to price themselves out of contention I can't keep quiet. Read more | | 3G and WiFi-only versions of Motorola Xoom headed to Europe in Q2 Though the U.S. release date hasn't been confirmed yet, European consumers can look forward to the Motorola Xoom tablet, set to drop across the Atlantic during the second quarter of this year. Read more | | Motorola Droid Pro has new international name at MWC 2011 In another Motorola news, the Droid Pro has a new moniker and will be simply known as the Motorola Pro when it is sold in Europe. Read more | | Microsoft to support same IE9 security, privacy features on phone and desktop Microsoft will be providing to its partners the "Mango" update (Windows Phone OS 7.X) with an IE 9-based browser this summer, so they can get it to users by fall/holiday 2011. What does it mean,... Read more | | It's too late for the late-comers to try to redefine tablet pricing Insanity seems to have gripped tablet makers, with the latest batch of 'Honeycomb' Android tablets being prices at an eye-watering +$1,000. Read more | | Windows Phone to control your Kinect Here's an interesting video showing a Windows Phone handset being used to control Xbox Kinect. Read more | | Smartphone studying: The technology universities try to ignore? Should schools, colleges and universities should take advantage of the technologies the ordinary student already have? Read more |
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