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<title><![CDATA[Verizon updates Galaxy Tab, but sans Honeycomb]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Verizon Wireless)Verizon Wireless has rolled out a beefy update for owners of Samsung's Galaxy Tab.Now being launched as a mandatory system update dubbed EC02, the 35MB package offers a variety of fixes and enhancements for the Tab.Verizon and Samsung are promising better speed and performance for the built-in browser and less drain on the battery when searching for Wi-Fi hot spots. The e-mail and message apps have been enhanced as well. Tab users can now access hyperlinks within e-mail messages, manage and download attached Word 2000 and 2003 documents, and open video attachments 5MB in size. Adobe Flash also has been updated to the latest 10.2 version.You must be on a Wi-Fi connection to receive the update, according to Verizon's documentation (PDF). After the notice appears, you'll be prompted to download the update. Verizon says the package will take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes to download and another 5 minutes to install.Though EC02 does offer several useful fixes and improvements, it still leaves the Galaxy Tab stuck at Android 2.2, aka Froyo. With the launch of the Motorola Xoom and other upcomingtablets sporting newer Android versions, will Tab owners ever get beyond FroyoThough unsubstantiated rumors have surfaced claiming the Tab would eventually get a newer OS, Samsung has so far been mum about any specific OS upgrade plans for the 7-inch Tab. The company seems to be more focused now on prepping three new versions of the Tab, including a 10.1-inch dual-core edition and two &quot;thin&quot; models, one with an 8.9-inch display and the other with a 10.1-inch display, each running Honeycomb.A developer on the XDA Developers forum managed to create a hack that does let current Tab owners upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. But as is the case with all such hacks, users are warned to proceed at their own risk.Tab owners using Sprint as their carrier also recently received an update in the form of an &quot;ID pack.&quot; This pack includes updates to Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash and also offers a collection of wallpapers, widgets, apps, and other gadgets to choose from.Verizon and Sprint both just cut the price of the Tab to $199 with a two-year contract, while a Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet will reach the stores by April 10 and sell for $349.Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G hands-on (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google probing lost Gmail messages, contacts]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-probing-lost-gmail-messages-contacts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gmail users complained today of suddenly and mysteriously having lost old e-mail, folders, and contacts, and Google said it was looking into the issue but that the problem did not appear to be widespread.At 12:09 p.m. PT, Google said on its Apps status dashboard that it was aware of the issue and was investigating. At 5:02 p.m., the company said it was &quot;continuing to investigate this issue. Google engineers are working to restore full access. Affected users may be temporarily unable to sign in while we repair their accounts.&quot; Less than 0.08 percent of the Gmail user base is affected, Google said.The issue came to Google's attention when users started lighting up the company's support forums with complaints of lost e-mails. &quot;I have lost ALL on my emails/folders etc. from gmail. Why would this happen How can I restore everything&quot; wrote user bkishan wrote in the forum. &quot;This morning when I woke up I only saw two mails in my gmal box that were sent last night. All mail was gone,&quot; user Wienke wrote to the forum. &quot;I also got some notifications which you will get when you have a new account. Seems somehting must have been reset.&quot;Google representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Online holiday shopping bumps up]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=online-holiday-shopping-bumps-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The amount of money spent shopping online during the holiday season increased this year compared with last, say two recent reports, another sign of the Internet's continuing permeation of American life.SpendingPulse, a report from MasterCard, pegged the year-over-year rise at 15.4 percent. The report, released this week and covering the period from October 31 to December 24, looks at sales in the MasterCard payment network and combines those figures with survey-derived estimates of non-credit-card purchases.According to the report, apparel sales led the field among e-commerce categories, a sign, perhaps, that shoppers are becoming more comfortable with buying clothing sight unseen. Electronics also made a showing, and jewelry managed to log an increase as well.In general, the results show that the Web seems to be continuing on its way to becoming as American as apple pie--or the shopping mall. Though according to various sources online sales still make up only 10 percent of all purchases, that seems likely to change.&quot;Today e-commerce accounts for a much larger share of overall retail sales compared to a few years ago,&quot; Michael McNamara, vice president for MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, said in a statement. &quot;And during this holiday season, it registered double-digit growth for six out of seven weeks.&quot;The SpendingPulse report said that this year, the Monday after Thanksgiving saw $999.3 million in e-commerce receipts, a 25.3 percent increase over that same day last year. And six days in this year's holiday shopping season saw online sales of more than $1 billion, compared with three days in 2009.ComScore served up its own batch of figures this week, with its report covering November 1 through December 20 and based on surveys of consumers. The analytics company reported a 12 percent increase in e-commerce spending during that time frame versus the same frame last year.In a statement, ComScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni said a 17 percent year-over-year rise in e-commerce receipts during the last weekend before Christmas &quot;capped the heaviest online spending week of all time at $5.5 billion.&quot;The company also singled out other significant dates:Thanksgiving Day totals rose 28 percent over last year,Cyber Monday (November 29) logged a 16 percent rise,Free Shipping Day (December 26) saw a whopping 61 percent growth figure,and Black Friday (November 26) saw a 9 percent increase year over year.A report last month from Coremetrics, which derives its data differently from ComScore, put the Black Friday figure at 16 percent. That report also pointed to the increasing importance of mobile devices and social-networking sites in the e-commerce cyberscape.&quot;We're watching online retail, and increasingly social media and mobile, become the growth engines for retailers everywhere, as consumers embrace online shopping not only for its ease and convenience, but as a primary means of researching goods and services,&quot; John Squire, Coremetrics' chief strategy officer, said in a statement at the time.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snapstick takes on Apple TV, Google TV]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=snapstick-takes-on-apple-tv-google-tv</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Snapstick in action in CNET headquarters on an iPhone 4 and TV monitor.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)A startup called Snapstick is introducing its spin on Internet TV today that it hopes will compete heavily with Apple TV, Google TV, and other set-top boxes.If you believe the demo video, a person holding aniPhone can &quot;flick&quot; the content toward a TV screen, which will suddenly begins playing the same content.But how Snapstick doesn't miraculously siphon videos from the iPhone to the TV. At this early, private beta stage, it's a software platform that can help your TV display streaming Web content--like those jealously protected Hulu videos--on its screen. Although that iPhone--or any other Web-enabled device--is important in the equation, it's only in the role of a convenient, familiar controller for browsing and selecting the Web content you want to see on the big screen. The iPhone, or Android phone, or laptop takes the place of a remote or keyboard necessary to control Roku set-top boxes and Google TV for example.Snapstick's real argument is the software. One portion is responsible for streaming Web content to the hardware component that then pushes the content to the TV screen. A second portion communicates over a Wi-Fi network with whichever device or devices you deem the controller.Although you can control the Snapstick software from any Web site, the team showed us an iPhone app that simplifies the process. Thanks to the accelerometer, you can also trigger the Snapstick software to start streaming Web content with a firm flick or snap of the iPhone, the motion that gives the company its name.(Credit:Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)If it's not a set-top box, what is itSince Snapstick isn't a product yet on sale to the consumers, it's hard to name the form it will take. The company is only now starting to show the product to potential partners. After that, it could become embedded within existing devices like Blue-Ray players, TVs, or possibly even a set-top box. Snapstick also hopes to license its software to existing set-top box manufacturers. At present, Snapstick created a separate box for demonstration purposes. It contains a router, which handles the actual Web streaming, then pushes content to the TV screen through an HDMI cable.Cables and cords have long turned TV monitors into passive second screens, and Snapstick is no different. Its Internet engine accesses public Internet content and simply displays it on your TV screen--that goes for Hulu, and Skype. You better believe we tested CNET videos, too.Of course, unlike Google TV, which attempts to seamlessly intersperse the experience of viewing Web content alongside standard and cable TV channels, Snapstick's only aim is to offer potential customers the Internet portion of the solution. We'll be keeping our eye on this and other competing solutions.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple posts update for MacBook Air display]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-posts-update-for-macbook-air-display</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-posts-update-for-macbook-air-display</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET)Apple today made a move to resolve some display problems that popped up among some of the first buyers of the redesigned MacBook Air.TheMac maker released a software update for the 11-inch and 13-inch Air meant to resolve a &quot;rare issue where MacBook Air boots or wakes to a black screen or becomes unresponsive.&quot; Some of the early reviewers of the hardware noticed flickering horizontal lines sometimes appearing on the display of the 13-inch model or displays being discolored when waking from sleep. Other early purchasers noted similar issues on Apple support forums. Apple didn't acknowledge the issue publicly, but a leaked internal memo made its way to the Web that showed the company's support staff was aware of it. Boy Genius Report received the memo from an unnamed source, and published it in the first weeks the revamped Air hit store shelves.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google TV Already In Trouble Sony Offering 25% Off Blu-ray Google TV&nbsp'Units]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google TV might be in a bit of a pickle if a Best Buy and Sony sale is any indication. The platform launched a few weeks ago with the Logitech Revue and Sony Internet TV. Both are loaded with the same system and so both are suffering the fate of Big Media&amp;'s blockade. It&amp;'s a sad story, really. &amp;nbsp'Google TV aimed to bridge the span between subscription-based TV and Internet content, but so far said bridge is still held up by bureaucratic&amp;nbsp'red tape nonsense.Sony seems to be solving one of the platform&amp;'s biggest deal breakers: the price. Google TV units are crazy expensive. The Logitech Revue launched at $300 and that price is still holding strong even at retailers like Amazon&amp;nbsp'amidst nearly site-wide&amp;nbsp'Black Friday sales. It&amp;'s the Sony set-top box model that&amp;'s uncharacteristically on sale right now even though it&amp;'s less than a month old. This doesn&amp;'t look&amp;nbsp'&amp;nbsp'so&amp;nbsp'well for Google&amp;'s living room takeover plans.The $400 Blu-ray Google TV mash-up dropped in the middle of October with a $399 MSRP. Traditionally Sony employs a pricing strategy similar to Apple&amp;'s in that they price it right the first time and significant price drops only happen when a successor is ready. It&amp;'s strange then to see the Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc Player&amp;'s price already cut by a whopping $100 bringing it down to $299. This doesn&amp;'t smell like a Black Friday sort of deal, either. &amp;nbsp'No, the price cut is everywhere from Best Buy to even the unit&amp;'s product page.At least $299 sounds a tad better than $399 seeing how it&amp;'s sort of a gimped Blu-ray player anyway with limited outputs and a crazy controller. But it feels like $299 is still too high for either units seeing how most of the novel Google TV features are either controlled by big media or they&amp;'re not available right now like Android Apps. At least this price cut &amp;8212' if it is a permanent price cut &amp;8212' &amp;nbsp'makes things a bit easier for the average consumer.Previously the Logitech Revue, the Sony Blu-ray player Google TV and the Sony LCD Google TV were all at different price points. Now, the set-top versions are $299 with the LCD embedded versions still commanding a premium over the standard sort. In my experience the Sony version seems to be more friendly with different sort of video codecs, but the Logitech Revue uses a somewhat better looking interface skin. Of course they both come with different remotes with the Sony shipping with a PS3-type controller where a full-size keyboard comes the Revue.There&amp;'s still a chance that this lower price won&amp;'t stick around. Most of Sony&amp;'s Blu-ray line is on sale in the spirit of Black Friday but none share the 25% cut and the $299 price just seems like a natural position for Sony to place the unit if sales aren&amp;'t meeting expectations.Price cuts never speak well to a product&amp;'s success and so Google TV may be in some serious trouble here. I already stated along with most every other reviewer that the feature set is half-baked, the units are overpriced, and now this lower price seems to say that consumers aren&amp;'t biting even though there&amp;'s a commercial for the Sony units nearly every 20 minutes during prime time TV. Sigh. If Google can&amp;'t disrupt big media, who canCrunchBase InformationGoogle TVInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CNN shows off an Android tablet app where users can post news (video)]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=cnn-shows-off-an-android-tablet-app-where-users-can-post-news-video</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrtunrrut</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[CNN showed off an Android tablet app today that will let users broadcast news directly. It debuted the app at Google&amp;'s event to show off Honeycomb, the latest version of the Android mobile operating system.The app takes advantage of graphics hardware acceleration, which  allows the display of high-quality graphics and 3D animations. That&amp;'s  one of the features of Android 3.0, which debuts in tablets such as the  Motorola Xoom in a short time.One of the interesting features is iReport, which CNN relies upon for  user-generated content, such as photos and videos from ordinary  citizens.Such apps are common on the Apple iPhone and iPad. But Google really needs to get marquee apps running in a beautiful way on Android tablets, if it has any hope of catching up with the iPad. The tablet market is going to be the subject of a huge tug-of-war this year.Check out our video demo of the CNN app, which was one of 18 Honeycomb apps shown off today Google&amp;'s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.Next Story: Which is selling better: Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf Previous Story: Honeycomb: Up close with Google&amp;'s Android 3.0 for tablets (video)PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android 3.0, HoneycombCompanies: Cnn, Google          Tags: Android 3.0, HoneycombCompanies: Cnn, GoogleDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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