YouTube, Netflix, and Others Testing AirPlay Alternative DIAL

YouTube, Netflix, and Others Testing AirPlay Alternative DIAL
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 24, 2013 | Comments (3)

As awesome as AirPlay is, it does have that teeny weeny little flaw—it’s proprietary to Apple. Now, wouldn’t it be great to have something like AirPlay that could run on TVs, set-top boxes, or Internet-connected home theaters that gave the same easy discoverability and even more features (like letting a TV launch an app on your phone)? That’s way the open-protocol DIAL is shooting for and they have some pretty big backers in YouTube and Netflix.

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LG Beats Apple to the Number Two Spot in U.S. Handset Market Share

LG Beats Apple to the Number Two Spot in U.S. Handset Market Share
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 21, 2013 | Comments (2)

We don’t hear much about LG in the smartphone wars discussion. Most of the news focus is Apple and Samsung (so again, you have to ask yourself about what’s hype and what’s hot), but two reports came out recently that are great news for LG—they’ve jumped to second place in the U.S. handset market—bumping Apple out of the silver medal spot.

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Google To Unveil 10-Inch High-Res Samsung Nexus Tablet, LG Nexus 4 Smartphone With Android 4.2 At October 29 Event

Google To Unveil 10-Inch High-Res Samsung Nexus Tablet, LG Nexus 4 Smartphone With Android 4.2 At October 29 Event
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Oct 21, 2012 | Comments (4)

As Apple gets ready to unveil its smaller and cheaper iPad at a media event on Tuesday, Google has also announced that it will be holding an Android event on October 29.

The Next Web has received details about the new devices and software improvements the search giant plans to announce at the media event.

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