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raymond@bgr.comBarnes & Nobles (BKS) announced on Friday that Pearson (PSO) will invest $89.5 million in cash in its NOOK Media business, giving the company a 5% equity stake. Earlier this year, Microsoft (MSFT) dropped $300 million …
ZTE Grand S to shake up phablet world with 6.9mm profile and high-end specs
The Nubia Z5 isn’t the only feature-packed smartphone ZTE plans to release. The company is preparing to show off its Grand S, a 6.9-millimeter thick smartphone with a 5-inch full-HD display and a 13-megapixel …
Android-powered Ouya console now shipping to 1,200 developers [video]
The Ouya console is no longer vaporware. The company announced on its blog on Friday that 1,200 Ouya console developer kits are boxed up and ready to be shipped out to awaiting programmers. Each …
iPad mini met with ‘insatiable’ demand in China
Despite a “soft” launch with few lines and seemingly abundant availability, China is going crazy for the iPad mini according Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White. His checks in China and Hong Kong …
South Korea prepares to ban profanity and porn from teenagers’ smartphones
In a country where Internet addiction is a growing concern and playing StarCraft is considered a sport, South Korea is taking the necessary measures to curb “illegal [and] harmful information” according to NEWSis. The South Korean …
Motorola Droid RAZR M HD rumored to get larger 4.5-inch 720p display, bigger battery
Motorola’s DROID RAZR M is arguably one of the best Android smartphones with a display under 4.5-inches. Its edge-to-edge screen might not be as sharp as the 720p and 1080p resolution displays other smartphones tout …
Five-year-old finds porn on refurbished Nintendo 3DS from GameStop
Five-year-old Brandon Giles must have been excited to receive a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas — at least, he was until he turned it on. According to 9News, Giles’ father bought a refurbished 3DS from GameStop (GME) …
Samsung details Jelly Bean update with new features for original Galaxy Note
The Galaxy S III isn’t the only device getting new software features. Samsung (005930) confirmed on its website that the original Galaxy Note will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which should mean it’ll run faster thanks …
750,000 Android apps invade OS X thanks to BlueStacks App Player
Earlier this year, BlueStacks App Player made headlines by allowing Android apps run on Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows 8 platform. The company announced on Thursday its App Player is now available in beta form for free …
How to fix incorrect song matches in Google Music
Good news: there’s a workaround to fix the issues related to the bug where Google Music’s music-matching service replaced explicit versions of songs with clean ones. Droid-Life reports that users who are seeing the issue …
Apple online customer satisfaction drops to lowest point in four years
In a survey of more than 24,000 customers, Apple’s (AAPL) online customer satisfaction during the Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping seasons was found to be at its lowest in the past four years according to …
Toshiba’s new Lytro-like mobile image sensor could revolutionize smartphone photography
Cramming more megapixels into a smartphone with the thickness of a pencil is not the future of mobile picture-taking. Smartphones have hit a threshold where 8-megapixels is more than enough for taking crisp …
New purported BlackBerry Z10 specs emerge: 1.5GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 8MP camera
Another week, another batch of purported leaks for Research In Motion’s (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10-powered Z10. BBin claims to have most of the Z10’s final specs confirmed and it is shaping up to be a powerful …
