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Sony begins testing faster, more efficient video streaming for PlayStation Store

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Video offerings through the PlayStation Store should be getting a bit of an upgrade soon. But, before rolling out a brand new streaming tech to the entire catalog, Sony is beta testing the faster and more adaptive format with select discounted tit…


Telstra says Windows Phone 8 GDR2 update should reach testing in mid-May

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We’ve heard talk of a GDR2 update coming to Windows Phone 8, including more recent claims of restored FM radio support and a double-tap-to-wake feature, but it’s been unclear when the mid-cycle refresh would show up. Telstra may have just given us…


ASUS Cube unexpectedly includes (some) AirPlay support out of the box

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The début Google TV device from ASUS included several firsts for the platform, but a feature that slipped by our Cube review is the built-in ASUS Movie Player app’s AirPlay support. GTVSource noticed it in the YouTube for iPad app and a few…


Tweets sent from ‘Twitter for Glass’ appear, suggest official app in testing

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Google has opened its Mirror API for devs while passing out Glass headsets to early adopters — including our own Tim Stevens — and now there’s evidence Twitter is already working up an official app. As TechCrunch points out, developer Jonathan G…


Living with Google Glass, Day Three: Security Checkpoint

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You might be inclined to think that airport security is not the best place to wear Google Glass. You’d probably be right, but given the amount that I travel it was pretty-well inevitable that I’d cross through some security checkpoint before the c…


FAA approves Boeing 787 battery fix, gives the green light for repairs

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It’s been a few weeks since the Boeing 787 successfully completed testing, but the FAA has finally weighed in on the proposed tweaks to the plane’s faulty lithium-ion batteries. Today the organization approved Boeing’s battery fix, which means the…


WSJ: Microsoft’s next generation of Surface tablets includes a 7-inch version

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Wonder what a Nexus 7 / Kindle Fire / iPad Mini fighter from Microsoft would look like? You may find out soon, as the Wall Street Journal has just posted a “breaking news” alert that it’s heard Microsoft is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets …


Facebook adds new emotion selection tool, making it easier to converse

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See that? That’s a new feature on Facebook’s status box, which has started to roll out this morning after earlier testing in January. It’s also covering up a pretty depressing note from a friend underneath, who would’ve undoubtedly selected “sad” if …


EE to double 4G spectrum allocation, boost speeds in first ten cities by summer (Update: LTE-A testing starts this year)

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While EE scrambles to spread its LTE network far and wide before the other UK carriers get into the 4G business, it also wants to flex some spectrum muscle. The network’s announced it’s planning to double the LTE allocation on its 1800MHz band (from …


FCC keeps cellphone RF exposure limits the same, but decides outer ears are ‘extremities’

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In new rules published today, the FCC has responded to guidelines published by the Government Accounting Office last year asking that it review its policies on RF testing — the core element of FCC hardware certification that hel…