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Android and iOS Split Up 92.3% Smartphone OS Market
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NEC Medias X Liquid Cooled Smartphone
NEC innovated the first liquid cooling for smartphone SoCs, its first implementation is the Medias X, which uses a tiny coolant channel to keep a Snapdragon 600 chip cool. Liquid cooling could be the way forward for designers striving for slim, lightweight devices.
Windows Blue Officially Windows 8.1, Free for Windows 8 Users
Speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Microsoft product manager for Windows Tami Reller made some big announcements about her company's next major operating system we've come to know as "Windows Blue." First preview coming this June.
BBM Coming to Android and iOS, for Free
The biggest takeaway from BlackBerry's Orlando media event this afternoon wasn't the BlackBerry Q5, which takes BlackBerry 10 platform to the masses; rather the company's announcement of taking BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to them, by announcing free Android and iOS apps.
NVIDIA Shield On Pre-order from the 20th
NVIDIA announced that its Shield handheld gaming console will be up for pre-order on the 20th of this month, and that the first orders should begin shipping out in June. NVIDIA set price competitive with other consoles, and is betting heavily on Tegra 4 and Android.
BlackBerry Announces Q5
BlackBerry Q5 is the company's latest, and most affordable device based on its BlackBerry 10 platform, unveiled today at an event in Orlando. It covers the non-enterprise essentials of the platform, while keeping the Q10's DNA, and targeting the youthful masses.
Nokia Announces the Sleek Lumia 925
At its media event in London, Nokia announced the Lumia 925, its newest flagship smartphone, targeting bigger global markets than the Lumia 928. Its chops? Being the first Windows-driven smartphone with a sleek silvery aluminum chassis that makes it super-light.
Samsung Preps Galaxy S 4 Arctic Blue
With summer around the corner for most parts of the world, Samsung is wooing buyers with a new color option for its Galaxy S 4 flagship, Arctic Blue, which joins the Frost White and Black Mist color options the 5-incher launched with. A Japan-exclusive, for now.
Sony Outs the Sporty Xperia ZR for Underwater Fun
Sony's new Xperia ZR is ready to go with you on your summer vacation that includes getting your feet wet. The IP55 and IP58-compliant 4.6-incher can go underwater with you, letting you capture 1080p video, or 13-megapixel images. Innards identical to the Xperia Z.