Apple's iPad 3 to usher in pixel-packing tablets

Pixels per inch will jump to an average of 200 in the second quarter of 2012.(Credit: DisplaySearch)iPhone 4S' retina display.Apple's next-gen iPad won't be the only new tablet design with lots more pixels. Market researcher DisplaySearch said today that the average pixel density of tablets will surge next year.The forecast calls for the average resolution of tablet displays to grow to more than 200 pixels per inch (PPI) in the second quarter of...

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Apple selling unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S

iPhone 4S buyers looking for an unlocked version of the new phone can now grab one directly from Apple.The company has just started selling an unlocked and contract-free version of its new phone. In a nutshell, that means you can use the iPhone 4S without shelling out money for the usual two-year carrier contract. You can then jump from one network to another by picking up and inserting a micro-SIM card, which is available from each supported carrier.An...

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iOS 5 on almost 40 percent of iPhones

(Credit: Apple)Just a few weeks after its debut, iOS 5 finds itself nestled on almost 40 percent of iPhones, according to stats from online ad network Chitika.Analyzing iOS traffic on its own mobile network from October 22 to October 28, Chitika broke down the percentage of iOS 5 upgrades among Apple's three major mobile devices: the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.The iPhone came in first, with 38 percent of users having already updated their phones...

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Android 4.0 due in early 2012 for 7 HTC phones

The new HTC Rezound is among the phones that will get Google's Ice Cream Sandwich release of Android in early 2012.(Credit: HTC)HTC, which rose to smartphone prominence with Google's Android operating system, will begin offering the new Ice Cream Sandwich version in "early 2012," the company said today.Expect Android 4.0 on some, but not all devices. HTC offered this preliminary list on its Facebook page: HTC knows how excited our fans are to...

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Motorola Motokey Social Finally Official

The Motokey Social has a dedicated Facebook button to access and share via the social network on the go.Budget handsets are always a huge hit in the market. While most major brands like Samsung, LG, Motorola, and Nokia have more or less cemented their position in the entry-level smartphone segment, there's always room for more additions to the list. Now, since Facebook is an integral part of the youth culture, companies are more inclined towards...

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Motorola launches Xoom 2 tablets

Motorola is hitting the market with all new Xoom tablets.Dubbed the Xoom 2, the new Android tablets are making their initial debut today for consumers in the U.K. and Ireland. The tablets come in two flavors--a traditional 10-inch Xoom 2 with built-in options for business users and an 8.2-inch Xoom 2 Media Edition.Both tablets are powered by dual-core 1.2 GHz processors, run Android 3.2 Honeycomb, and offer Wi-Fi connectivity. The displays are strengthened...

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