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We often see third-party device teardowns but Samsung bucks the trend by showing breakdown of its 5.3-inch Galaxy Note.

Those who say Android screens are getting larger mainly because of LTE radio size need to take a closer look at this dissection. I think they're wrong.

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http://gigaom.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-teardown-shows-small-lte-chip/

True to its word, HP has officially started releasing the webOS source code.

The company said late last year that it would open source the mostly-failed platform so the community could continue to work on it. HP itself has pledged to continue contributing to the project as well. Today's release included the Enyo application framework, and the rest of the platform will be released over the coming months, with a few surprises along the way.

The version of Enyo released is actually the new 2.0 build. This version is browser independent, allowing developers more freedom in application design. Enyo 1.0 was tied to WebKit.

Source:
http://afanley.livejournal.com/1555600.html

The long-awaited tech IPO of the year -- perhaps of the decade -- is on.

Facebook will file its paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, acco

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http://mashable.com/2012/01/27/facebook-ipo/

Spurned by consumers who now favor tablets, smartphones and higher-definition consoles, Nintendo Co. said it will probably post a loss in its current fiscal year  its first in at least three decades.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-biz-nintendo-012712,0,341659.story

Nintendo will launch its Wii U video game console -- the successor to the wildly successful but aging Nintendo Wii -- in the U.S. and other key markets in time for the holiday shopping season later...

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http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/26/nintendo-confirms-wii-u-to-launch-by-year-end/

The U.S.

Supreme Court ruled today that the Fourth Amendment does indeed preclude law enforcement from attaching GPS tracking devices to vehicles without a warrant. While this is the theme of the rare unanimous decision, the actual language is more nuanced. The government's position was that a GPS tracker was not a search, but the court disagreed.

In the case at issue, the government claimed to have probable cause, but had not obtained a warrant. Due to this oversight, the Supreme Court opted to withhold a decision on whether or not a warrant is always required for this type of search. From the language of the decision, it appears that the month-long surveillance in this case should have required a warrant in the court's opinion, but shorter periods of surveillance might not.

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http://afanley.livejournal.com/1553720.html

Vodafone became the first Australian carrier to begin offering the Galaxy Tab 10.1 following the reversed preliminary ban.

The Android tablet's 3G version comes subsidized with the device price factored into the monthly rate. It can cost as little as $39 AUD a month on a two-year contract with a 1.5GB monthly cap or as much as $109 AUD on a one-year contract with a large 16GB cap.......

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http://feeds.electronista.com/click.phdo?i=79cc39f0a197a870697a1b3ad6314a7d

This landscape may not look like that much - it's a solid B+ in middle school art, I'd say - but this might just be proof that its creator, a computer program named the Painting Fool, is a creative being.

The program is the brainchild of Dr.

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http://io9.com/5879423/a-computer-program-painted-this-artwork-from-its-own-imagination

Paying for Google services? Your contract may well give you greater privacy rights than the general public.

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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/new-google-privacy-policy-wont-affect-apps-for-business-government.ars

Verizon customers craving a thin LTE smartphone with all-day battery life get their wish later this week.

The carrier is launching Motorolas Droid Razr Maxx on Jan. 26 for $299 with contract.

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http://gigaom.com/mobile/even-at-299-droid-razr-maxx-may-be-a-verizon-hit/