Baidu announces new smartphone partnership, stops short of saying who with (update: ZTE?)

Baidu announces new smartphone partnership, stops at saying who with

China's search giant Baidu has already got its foot in the mobile platform door, now it plans to wedge it open a little further. Reuters report that the firm will be announcing a new partnership next week that will involve a new smartphone running an updated version of its mobile operating system, this time called Baidu Cloud. There's no word right now on who is supplying the hardware, with vice president Wang Jing only going as far to say it's in talks with "global" manufacturers. So looks like it's names in a hat for now, until the big reveal.

Update: According to a reliable source of ours, 'tis none other than Chinese mobile giant ZTE who'll become Baidu's new best friend. Furthermore, Baidu Cloud is -- surprise, surprise -- another Android variant. We can only imagine Huawei looking over the fence with jealousy.

Baidu announces new smartphone partnership, stops short of saying who with (update: ZTE?) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Etcher Turns Your iPad Into an Etch A Sketch

Meet Etcher, an iPad case styled after the iconic children's toy Etch A Sketch. The bright-red plastic case comes with two very familiar-looking knobs used for drawing horizontal and vertical lines, and the system interfaces with an iOS app that replicates the toy's drawing experience.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/etcher-ipad-etch-a-sketch/

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March 31 is World Backup Day 2011

World Backup Day 2011
Those benevolent armchair philanthropist Redditors are at it again! Four days ago a 'self' post extolling the potential virtues of a Backup Day exploded with 2500 upvotes and 1000 comments -- and now World Backup Day 2011 is actually happening.

On March 31, as part of the global data-saving initiative, you are encouraged to back up all of your cherished photos and videos, and important documents. If you've ever had a hard disk fail, and not had a backup to fall back on, you'll know that it's a bit like losing a sizable fragment of your soul. If you've never backed up your important files -- or if you only back up sporadically -- do it on World Backup Day!

It's not hard to back up your data, either. A 2TB drive costs only a fistful of dollars, and it takes just a few minutes to set SyncToy for Windows, or Time Machine for Mac, to mirror your data every night. If you prefer a cloud-based solution, there's always SugarSync and Dropbox. Finally, don't forget that Bundlelytic has a charity giveaway for three excellent data-backup-and-recovery tools -- $160 of software for only $25, and 100% of the proceeds to go the Japanese Red Cross.

For even more backup options, for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, check our list of 13 great backup programs.

March 31 is World Backup Day 2011 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple claims Samsung willfully spoiled evidence pertinent to court cases

Earlier this month, Apple filed a complaint with a California judge claiming that Samsung was intentionally destroying documents relevant to their ongoing legal spat. Apparently Samsung only handed over a small number of documents that they were ordered to provide, and Apple claims that deleting e-mails is standard practice for Samsung even when they're in the middle of a lawsuit.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/-8j2SdJMxZY/story01.htm

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Here's a Pen To Match Your Moleskine Notebook [Daily Desired]

Moleskin notebooks are great because they're simple, handsome, compact, and wonderfully pretentious. Along with them, Moleskine also makes a pretty classy line of pens. More »


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How to Cram an Entire Room into a Box [Design]

Somewhere in the grey area between architecture and gadgets lies the room-in-a box—an unholy chimera of comfortable seating and multi-tool functionality. Our friends at Oobject have assembled twelve of the best-designed examples of these portable domiciles. More »


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ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #70: Galaxy Nexus Spring-Clip Holster, Galaxy Note Tough Case & more

The final giveaway from ShopAndroid.com for this week will feature the Seidio Spring-Clip Holster for Galaxy Nexus, Case-Mate Tough Case for Galaxy Note, Mobi Skin Case for Samsung Infuse 4G, and the Griffin PowerBlock Universal Micro 1 Amp Charger.

Choose the featured accessory which you would like for your Android device, and leave it in a comment below to become eligible to win today's giveaway.  Check back next week when we announce all the winners from this week!

Seidio Spring-Clip Holster for Galaxy Nexus

The Seidio Spring-Clip Holster holds your Galaxy Nexus securely in place, allowing you to clip to our belt, pocket, purse, or bag.  The center of the holster features a felt liner which the screen of the Galaxy Nexus faces when inserted, ensuring your display is protected against any scratches. The clip of the Spring Clip holster is extremely durable, and can be worn in any one of the seven different positions, ranging between horizontal to vertical.

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A Large Hadron Collider Would Be Easy to Build If Ikea Made It [Image Cache]

So why exactly did CERN spend billions and billions of dollars building the Large Hadron Collider when Ikea sells a perfectly good alternative, the Hädrönn Cjölidder, for considerably less cash? Sure, its Compact Muon Solenoid is made from ugly particle board, but think of the money you'll save by building it yourself. More »


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O2 UK reveals new European roaming plans

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Following the recent EU ruling on European roaming rates, O2 UK has announced its new "O2 Travel" service, which will launch from July. The service offers reduced European roaming charges compared to the networks' current price plans, which it'll have to abolish after the July deadline imposed by the EU. Instead of paying up to £40 for up to 50MB of Euro roaming data per month, O2 Travel will now offer 25MB each day, for a daily fee of £1.99. And voice calls are becoming cheaper too, with a one-off charge of 50p per call, with minutes being deducted from the customer's allowance for that month.

Interestingly, the new O2 Travel deals will also be available to O2 Pay As You Go customers -- traditionally PAYG users have been left in the lurch when trying to use mobile data aboard. Data costs the same as it does for contract customers, but there's a slightly different price plan for voice calls -- a 29p charge per call, then 8p per minute for the call's duration.

So good news for anyone roaming in Europe on O2, and we'd expect the other major British networks to reveal new roaming plans as the July deadline approaches.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/l20LT77qwbE/story01.htm

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Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface

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Bing's new HTML5-and-CSS3-enhanced search interface, which was first demonstrated back in September 2010 to showcase the power of IE9, has started to roll out.

The most notable addition to the new interface is is smooth page transitions -- the fade in and out -- and navigation tabs (maps, images, videos, etc.) now persistently float at the top of the page. WinRumors is also reporting that a feature reminiscent of Google Instant search is being added to Bing, with page elements smoothly transitioning in and out as you type in your search query.

If you want to try out the new Bing UI, your best bet is to set your locale to United States - English and pray that you're part of the initial roll out. Alternatively, just wait a few days until MIX 2011, Microsoft's Web developer conference, which is when the new Bing UI should be officially launched.

Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/08/bing-begins-roll-out-of-html5-enhanced-search-interface/

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