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Department of Unthinkable Products: A Nokia Android Phone
The Verge — a site which isn’t known for getting giddy over unsubstantiated rumors — has a report up by Tom Warren about a doozy of an unannounced product. It’s a Nokia phone code-named “Normandy,” and the part that’s startling …
Twitter Adds Photo Sharing via Direct Message
You still can’t stuff 1,000 words into a tweet, but you can now send pictures back and forth via direct message when using Twitter’s iOS and Android apps.
LG’s G Pad 8.3 Gets the Google Play Treatment for $350
A pure Android tablet with more screen for more money.
Google Chromecast Adds Support for 10 Streaming Services
GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers reports that Google’s $35 Chromecast TV stick has added support for 10 new streaming media services: Plex, aVia, RealPlayer, BeyondPod, PostTV, Songza, RedbullTV, Revision3, VEVO and Viki.
Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update [GigaOM]
The Return of the Windows Start Menu: Good for Us, Good for Microsoft
The next version of Windows may restore a feature it never should have lost.
Your 3DS Can Now Venture Further into Your Wii U-Verse
Update adds Nintendo Network ID support as well as Nintendo’s social Miiverse.
12 Days of Gifts: Apple to Give Away One Digital Freebie Per Day
Starting December 26, Apple will be giving away one downloadable goodie each day until January 6. As 9to5Mac notes, this marks the first time this promotion will be available to those of us in the U.S.
Sadly, the PC Industry Doesn’t Deserve a Place as Nice as the Microsoft Store
Microsoft’s answer to the Apple Store is wonderful. But PC buyers apparently don’t want wonderful.
Two Ways Google’s Android Platform Is Helping Redefine the Tech Industry
As I analyze the industry, I’ve become increasingly aware that Android serves two roles.
Retailer Predicts Wii U Will Outpace PS4 and Xbox One this Holiday, but Read Carefully
That may not be what the retailer in fact claimed.
Europol, Feds and Microsoft Torpedo ZeroAccess Botnet Servers, but P2P Version Lives On
Down go several key servers, but ZeroAccess is a many-headed beast.