Because Google’s most popular operating system – and the most popular operating system on the planet, mind you – is Android, it only makes sense that much of the company’s yearly developers conference would be centered in this multi-device environment. What we expected for this year’s Google I/O was an upgrade to a new version
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Google I/O 2013 on-site Wrap-up: Glass, Developers, and Services on tap
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on May 17, 2013
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It’s a return to form here at Google I/O 2013, with none other than Google’s own Vice President of Android Product Management Hugo Barra letting us know that he’d personally fought hard for a more developer-focused single keynote address. As past years had been notably more consumer and product-focused than 2013, it’s not a flash-bang
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 5, 2013
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on April 7, 2013
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SlashGear Weekend Wrap-Up: April 6th, 2013
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on April 7, 2013
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This week is finally almost over, and there were tons of news stories published everyday. At the beginning of the week, we learned that there was an iMessage DDoS attack going around that would lag your device and inhibit its capabilities. More bad news for Apple followed when the USPTO denied its iPad Mini trademark.
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 3, 2013
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on April 4, 2013
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Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Perhaps the biggest story to hit the Internet today was Disney’s statement that it has shut down LucasArts, instead shifting to a license-based model, opening the series up to a wider range of game developers. Speaking of games, Rovio announced its 2012 revenue, pulling in a profit of approximately $ 71
SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: February 18th, 2013
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on February 18, 2013
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: February 15, 2013
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on February 15, 2013
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This morning it’s time to get legal with the Livescribe and Sky battle leading to a newly rebranded wifi pen. There’s a group by the name of AutoCyb out there that’s capitalizing on the black box data privacy you didn’t know you could have. Have a peek at the Scosche lineup of Lightning connectors just
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: February 5, 2013
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on February 6, 2013
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CP+ 2013 wrap-up: brochure models, Japanese dancers and point-and-shoots aplenty
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on February 3, 2013
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Despite an unfortunate lack of product introductions, largely due to the recent influx of new models at Photokina, there was plenty of excitement on the floor at Japan’s annual CP+ trade show. The promise of new point-and-shoots brought us out to Yokohama, but non-stop manufacturer-sponsored entertainment at the exhibition hall, most often not in any way related to the devices on display, kept us coming back.
At Nikon’s booth, Japanese dancers clad in a variety of “urban” dress, remained in constant motion in an effort to demonstrate the autofocus abilities of the company’s latest 1 Series cameras. At dozens of other stands, models, often surrounded by groups of attendees, held camera brochures in an array of different poses. And, at Casio, female presenters spoke of the company’s “speed revolution” in front of dozens of amateur photographers, each clicking away as if under a looming deadline. All in all, this relatively small exhibition is an experience not to be missed. So, even if you weren’t able to visit this year, you can join us inside Pacifico Yokohama in the video after the break.
Gallery: CP+ 2013 wrap-up
Filed under: Announcements, Cameras, Nikon, Canon
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: February 1, 2013
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on February 2, 2013
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Welcome to Friday evening everyone. The weekend is nearly here, but before we kick it off we’re going to recap the news. Today Apple was named the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the US, while it seems Peter Chou has revealed the long-rumored HTC M7 in a rather silly video. The FTC has fined Path
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 31, 2013
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on February 1, 2013
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Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. After dropping a new teaser trailer today, it looks like Sony is gearing up to announce the next PlayStation on February 20, 2013, so mark your calendars. Google Glass made a stop by the FCC today, and Temple Run 2 achieved the title of “fastest growing mobile game” 22 days
BlackBerry 10 event wrap-up: RIM sheds name for bright future
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on January 30, 2013
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Today we’ve seen quite the showing by the company formerly known as Research in Motion, starting with no less than a complete re-naming of the company to “BlackBerry”. If that gesture weren’t enough to convince the public that the group was and I all-in on their 2013 bid to necessitate the BlackBerry universe, two new
NAMM 2013 wrap-up: Analog synths, DJ gear, loads of MIDI, mobile peripherals and more
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on January 28, 2013
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We’ve managed to pull through music’s deafening January gathering just outside of Los Angeles with our hearing still somewhat intact. The last few days have held a wealth of DJ gear from controllers and consoles to portable units. Both Moog and Korg trotted out new analog synthesizers that look quite formidable while remaining rather affordable. As expected, a truckload of wares to outfit a mobile device arsenal were on display from Bluetooth foot controllers to dual-input audio interfaces. And as always, a few surprises crept in as well — like a MIDI guitar and fully portable, handheld DJ solution. Head on down past the break to get caught up on the happenings that you might’ve missed as we look for a nice quiet room to recover for a few hours.
Gallery: NAMM 2013 wrap-up
Hands-on posts
- Numark Orbit wireless MIDI DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Stylophone S2 portable analog synthesizer hands-on (video)
- Moog shows off one-of-a-kind Aluminum Voyager and 10th Anniversary Minimoog Voyager at NAMM (eyes-on)
- Pioneer Platinum Edition CDJ2000nexus, DJM-900nexus and RMX-1000 eyes-on
- IK Multimedia iLoud and iLoud Mini hands-on (video)
- Moog Sub Phatty analog synthesizer hands-on (video)
- Akai launches MPC headphone series, we go hands-on
- Numark iDJ Live II DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Korg announces MS-20 mini, we go hands and ears-on (video)
- MIDI spans 30 years at NAMM with Commodore 64 and Animoog (video)
- Roland Cube Lite mini amplifier allows you to control guitar licks, aux input independently (video)
- Visionary Instruments intros the Robocaster MIDI hybrid guitar, we go ears-on (video)
- Apogee One for iOS and Mac hands-on
- PDJ Portable Disc Jockey is a complete DJ system that fits in your pocket, we go hands-on (video)
- IK Multimedia iRig BlueBoard and iRig HD hands-on (video)
- Numark NS7 II Serato DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Artiphon’s ‘Instrument 1′ is an iPhone powered multi-instrument, we go hands-on
Other NAMM-related news
- Moog details Sub Phatty ahead of NAMM, accepts $ 1,099 pre-orders for March (video)
- Pioneer intros Platinum Edition CDJ-2000nexus, matching mixer and remixer
- IK Multimedia outs iLoud and iLoud Mini speakers, supplies mobile jam sessions
- Numark refreshes iDJ Live, NS7, Mixtrack Pro DJ controllers, intros new Orbit wireless option
- Orange Amps updates its OPC once more: Intel i7, 16GB RAM and a graphics boost
- Apogee revamps One and Duet audio interfaces for iOS and Mac, updates Quartet to match
Filed under: Announcements, Misc, Peripherals
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 25, 2013
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on January 26, 2013
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Welcome to Friday evening everyone. Today more BlackBerry Z10 images leaked out, while IDC is saying that Samsung is in the lead with strong demand for its smartphones. OUYA is making a few tweaks to its controller before the Android-based games console launches, and we’re sorry to say that tomorrow it becomes illegal to unlock
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 24, 2013
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on January 25, 2013
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Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. Today we heard Samsung might sell as many as 10 million Galaxy S IV handsets after the device launches, which is supposedly happening later this year. We also heard J.J. Abrams might direct the next Star Wars movie, despite the fact that he said he wouldn’t in an interview last
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 18, 2013
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on January 19, 2013
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Welcome back to Friday folks. Earlier today, we saw what’s rumored to be the Samsung Galaxy S IV pop up in AnTuTu’s database, with the listing suggesting that it will come equipped with an Exynos 5 Octa CPU. The iPad Mini has been projected to both drive and cannibalize Apple’s sales in Q1 2013, and
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 15, 2013
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on January 16, 2013
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Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. The afternoon started off with something of a bang with Facebook’s big event, during which the company revealed the service’s new Graph Search and explained the difference between the new feature and traditional web search. It also announced that it was partnering with Bing for search results in Graph Search,
CES 2013 wrap-up: Accessories steal the show
Posted by Gsurface
on January 14, 2013
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In some ways, one could argue that CES 2013 was really all about the accessories. Sure, a lot of companies where there unveiling new hardware, whether that hardware was a massive TV, a new gaming tablet, or a phone that has an eInk display on the backside, but there were more accessories than we care
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 11, 2013
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on January 12, 2013
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CES 2013 wrap-up: Gaming gets the spotlight
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on January 12, 2013
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We’re used to CES being all about gadgets and technology in general, but this year, there were actually a surprising number of major gaming announcements. NVIDIA positioned itself front and center, leading the charge and talking about a number of new products and services that are bound to get any gamer bouncing up and down
CES 2013 wrap-up: All about Android
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on January 11, 2013
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CES 2013 wrap-up: PCs and Windows 8
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on January 11, 2013
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 28, 2012
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on December 29, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 27, 2012
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on December 28, 2012
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Welcome to Thursday evening everyone! Today a collection of BlackBerry 10 slides outed video chat and screen sharing through BBM, and we learned that smartphone and tablet activations rose to huge numbers of Christmas day earlier this week. There’s a new survey from Pew and NPD that suggests tablets are beginning to replace eReaders and
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 14, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on December 16, 2012
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Welcome to Friday evening everyone. The weekend will be underway soon, but before we jump in, let’s recap the news from the afternoon. We found out today that Google Maps on iOS might not be around for very long, so enjoy it while it lasts, while Motorola Atrix HD users are now getting a long-awaited
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 13, 2012
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on December 14, 2012
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Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. Today Verizon confirmed that Jelly Bean will begin rolling out to the Galaxy S III starting tomorrow, so get ready for that to drop. Apple released its iTunes Best of 2012 list today, while Facebook rolled out a native app for Android, which can boast speeds that are twice as
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 7, 2012
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on December 8, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 30, 2012
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on December 1, 2012
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 27th, 2012
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on November 27, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 23, 2012
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on November 24, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 20, 2012
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on November 21, 2012
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Welcome to Tuesday evening everyone! Today we found out that shipping times for the iPhone 5 have gone down to two weeks, which should be good news for those who have been waiting to get their hands on one. HP announced that Autonomy’s “serious accounting improprieties” have left it with a whopping $ 8.8 billion bill,
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 16, 2012
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on November 17, 2012
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 14th, 2012
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on November 14, 2012
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This week we’ve had our fair share of surprises in the mobile universe, but today it appears that we’re going to be running smooth in the computing world – desktops and storage devices galore! That said, you’ll still want to start your journey off with Western Digital’s 802.11AC My Net router and bridge. Move on
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 9, 2012
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on November 10, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 2, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on November 4, 2012
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Welcome to Friday evening everyone – the weekend is here at last, but before we dive in, it’s time to recap the news. Today we heard that Microsoft might be testing out a smartphone of its own, which doesn’t really surprise us considering that it just recently entered the tablet market. Apple’s freshly rephrased “apology”
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 31, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on November 1, 2012
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Welcome to the special Halloween edition of the Evening Wrap-Up! The Halloween edition is pretty much the same as regular Wrap-Ups, the only difference is that I’m dressed as Ginger Spice as I type this. Let’s spice up our lives with a recap, shall we? Microsoft is being sued over its Windows 8 live tiles,
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 26, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on October 29, 2012
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Welcome to Friday evening, everyone. Today was a pretty big day in the world of tech, with both Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface launching and the iPad mini going up for pre-order. Microsoft was actually handing out £50 coupons to the Microsoft Store for giving those in the UK who pre-ordered a Surface conflicting messages
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 24, 2012
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on October 25, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 19, 2012
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on October 21, 2012
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: October 12th, 2012
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on October 15, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 12, 2012
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on October 14, 2012
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: October 11, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on October 11, 2012
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This morning it’s time for a redesign of Google’s mobile homepage – for Android devices, anyway, and on Chrome mostly, as well as a new version of Google+ for both Android and iOS devices. Google has also begun recruiting Android “ambassadors” for their call center – people dedicated to the operating system in an intense
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 9, 2012
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on October 10, 2012
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Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. Earlier today, we found out that Samsung may be planning a Nexus 10 tablet, complete with a resolution to give the third-gen iPad a run for its money. ZTE gave its response to yesterday’s allegations that it may be helping the Chinese government spy on the US, and Apple started
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 8, 2012
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on October 9, 2012
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Welcome to Monday evening everyone. Today featured a couple of a big stories, including the House Intelligence Committee warning of Huawei and ZTE potentially allowing the Chinese government to spy on the US. Huawei was quick to release a statement giving us its own side of the story and defending its business, and those US
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 5, 2012
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on October 6, 2012
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We’ve arrived at another Friday evening, which means that the weekend lies ahead. Today, as many of you probably already know, was the one-year anniversary of the passing of Steve Jobs. Apple paid tribute to Jobs in a new video released today, and it was announced that three modified MacBook Pros will be auctioned off
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 4, 2012
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on October 5, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 3, 2012
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on October 4, 2012
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Welcome to Wednesday evening, everyone. Today, T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced that their rumored merger was indeed real, and not long after, T-Mobile CEO John Legere released a new video explaining the deal. We heard more about the iPad Mini today, with the Wall Street Journal claiming that it’s already in production and comes with a
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 2, 2012
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on October 3, 2012
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Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. The afternoon brought us a number of interesting stories, including brand new shots of what appears to be the long-rumored iPad Mini. Speaking of devices with the word “Mini” in their name, some are thinking that Samsung will announce the Galaxy S III Mini next week after German press invitations
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 28, 2012
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on September 29, 2012
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 27, 2012
Posted by Gsurface
on September 28, 2012
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Welcome to Thursday evening, everyone. This afternoon, RIM delivered its quarterly report, and even though it didn’t look too good, it was still better than quarterly reports of the past. Samsung is teasing a new Galaxy Note II event for October 24, while Google turned 14 years old today and celebrated with a brand new
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