Mashable - 1. Kid Breaks iPad Outside the Store Here's a video of a group of teenagers who buy an iPad at Best Buy, then smash it with a bat in front of all the people in line waiting to buy their own. Some sense of humor they have. Read more...
RedPad aims to be $1,600 anti-iPad for Chinese government
A Chinese company has tried to create the antithesis of the iPad for China in what may be unintentional irony. Read more...
RedPad aims to be $1,600 anti-iPad for Chinese government
A Chinese company has tried to create the antithesis of the iPad for China in what may be unintentional irony. The RedPad Number One, as described in Wall Street Journal anecdotes, would have the same 9.7-inch screen, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip, and even an iOS-like app tray but would be an Android 3.2 tablet tailored to the Communist Party. Its 9,999 yuan price, equivalent to $1,584, was supposedly to load it with government-related apps, such as checking for accredited journalists or reading supposedly private updates on officials from People's Daily or the micr... Read more...
Typical Android User is Anything But Typical [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
Mashable - What are Android users like? Read more...
Typical Android User is Anything But Typical [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
Mashable - What are Android users like? Are those who use Google's smartphone operating system and its associated gadgetry male or female Read more...
iPhone 4S expected in China by late January, report says
The iPhone 4S should ship to mainland China no later than the Chinese New Year on January 23rd, according to state-run newspaper the People's Daily. Read more...
Smartphones Taking Bite Out of Point-and-Shoot Market, Says NPD (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - People will spend less coin on digital cameras this holiday season as they increasingly rely on smartphone cameras to capture both spontaneous moments and vacation shots, a survey from the research firm NPD Group suggests. Read more...
Twitter Takes TextSecure, Texting App for Dissidents, Open Source (Mashable)
Mashable - A technology that helped start a global movement is now being put into the hands of the people. TextSecure, an Android app that encrypts text messages and is popular among activists in many countries, is now open source, thanks to Twitter. Twitter acquired the company that makes TextSecure, Whisper Systems, last month Read more...
Briefly: Rockmate for iOS, Telltale holiday discounts
Fingerlab has announced the launch of Rockmate, a new music creation app designed specifically for the iPad. The app includes a number of tools for composing, recording, and playing music with up to four people simultaneously. Read more...
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