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February 27, 2012, 9:10 AM

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:

Google to ‘double down’ on Android tablets in 2012, says Andy Rubin — It's no secret that Android tablet sales have lagged far behind Apple's iPad, and Google's planning to do something about it. In a meeting with reporters today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona …

More: Digits, Inside Mobile Apps and PhoneArena

Kim-Mai Cutler / Inside Mobile Apps:

Android crosses 850,000 activations per day, Andy Rubin says — The Android platform is now seeing more than 850,000 device activations per day, up from the 700,000 figured shared back in January, according to Andy Rubin, who oversees the OS at Google. — The figures suggest that Android …

More: Inquirer, The Verge and Business Insider. Tweets: @arubin

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Google's Mobile Sales Head: US Smartphone Ownership Grew 7% Last Year — Plus, Predictions

More: Google Mobile Ads Blog

Daniel Cooper / Engadget:

Google: 450,000 Android Apps now available to 300 million devices

More: 9to5Google, TechCrunch, CNET, Google Mobile Blog, DailyTech, PalmAddicts, Softpedia News, The Next Web and MobileSyrup.com

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

HTC One X announced for April release with quad-core Tegra 3, 4.7-inch HD display, and Android 4.0 — Shockingly, the rumors were all true. HTC has today confirmed the existence of a 4.7-inch, quad-core superphone, which it is dubbing the One X and using as the hero device of its new One smartphone family.

More: Between the Lines Blog, TechCrunch, LAPTOP Magazine, Computerworld, eWeek, Engadget, IntoMobile, Examiner, Edible Apple, Mashable!, BetaNews, The Toybox Blog, FT Tech Hub, The Verge, Engadget, CNET, Smartphones …, GigaOM, Android Phone Fans, Gizmodo, BGR, Electronista, Mashable!, TechCrunch and Engadget. Tweets: @inafried

Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint:

HTC: New Windows Phones with Apollo

More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Delimiter, Electronista, IntoMobile, MobileBurn.com and WMPoweruser

Jessica Dolcourt / CNET:

Sadly, AT&T's HTC One X won't be quad-core (and here's why)

More: The Verge, Geeky-Gadgets, Examiner and Gotta Be Mobile

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

HTC's Answer To iCloud: A New Deal With Dropbox

More: The Verge, Technically Personal!, Pocket-lint and Engadget. Tweets: @spencerchen

Sharif Sakr / Engadget:

Nokia announces 808 PureView: Belle OS, 4-inch display, 41-megapixel camera(!) — we go hands-on (video) — Remember that Nokia PureView tease from a few days ago? Well, suddenly it all makes sense. We are indeed looking at an imaging flagship phone and a true successor to the N8.

Farhad Manjoo / PandoDaily:

Steve Jobs was right: Dropbox is a feature, not a product — I've always been a big fan and committed user of Dropbox. Over the last couple years the handy file-sync app has gotten me out of many scrapes—when I need to access six-month-old interview notes when I'm out of town, it's always a thrill to find them in my Dropbox.

More: GigaOM. Tweets: @stevecheney, @tcarmody and @davewiner

Garry Tan / garry's posterous:

Steve Jobs and Farhad Manjoo are wrong: Dropbox can do what Apple, Microsoft and Google can never do. — Farhad Manjoo writes in Pando Daily about how Dropbox is just a feature. Unfortunately the examples he talks about seem to support the exact opposite. … This assertion is about as wrong as could be.

Stratfor / PR Newswire:

Stratfor Statement on Wikileaks — Company Denounces Email Disclosure as Deplorable Breach of Privacy — AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Below is a statement from Stratfor on release of company emails by Wikileaks: — In December, thieves compromised Stratfor's data systems …

More: Help Net Security, Computer Business Review and Softpedia News. Tweets: @stratfor

Quinn Norton / Wired:

Wikileaks Pairs with Anonymous to Publish Intelligence Firm's Dirty Laundry

More: TechEye, New York Times, Computerworld, Inquirer, ITProPortal, memeburn, CNBC, Guardian, CNN, The Firewall and The Yes Men Blog. See also Mediagazer

Reuters:

WikiLeaks to publish security think tank emails

More: Pastebin.com, CNET, Betabeat, ReadWriteWeb, Gizmodo, The Huffington Post and The Next Web. See also Mediagazer

Frederic Lardinois / SiliconFilter:

Facebook Launches New Mobile Web Standards Initiative, Easier Payments for the Mobile Web — During a special lunch-time event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Facebook's CTO Bret Taylor introduced a number of new industry-wide initiatives for the mobile web.

More: Inside Mobile Apps, Facebook Developer Blog, TechCrunch, FierceMobileContent, The Mozilla Blog and The Next Web

Graham Spencer / MacStories:

Adobe Photoshop Touch Review — When I first heard that Adobe was bringing Photoshop to the iPad sometime last year, I was sceptical. I presumed it would be a very limited app compared to the powerful desktop app, or maybe just a slightly improved version of Photoshop Express.

More: everythingiCafe, The Verge and Macworld. Tweets: @photoshoptouch. Thanks:@greyham

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Now Officially Available

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Skype for Windows Phone beta released, full version due in April — Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Skype for Windows Phone today, with a full release due in April. Skype for Windows Phone beta allows users to make audio and video calls to Skype contacts over 3G, 4G, and WiFi.

More: My Nokia Blog, The Big Blog, The inneractive Blog, Seattle Times, Smartphones …, Engadget, Gizmodo, LiveSide.net, GeekWire, Electronista, TechNet Blogs, CrackBerry.com, Neowin.net, SoMobile, Techie Buzz, Redmond Pie, Pocket-lint and IntoMobile

Daniel Cooper / Engadget:

Samsung announces Galaxy Note 10.1 at MWC (update: hands-on photos!) — Samsung's announced another 10.1-inch tablet to join its burgeoning collection of slates. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is an S-Pen toting variant of the similarly sized-and-named Galaxy Tab. It's running Touchwiz-infused ICS …

More: PC Magazine, eWeek, The Verge, Macworld, Softpedia News, TechEye, LAPTOP Magazine, IntoMobile, MobileSyrup.com, Phones Review, The Verge, PalmAddicts, Gotta Be Mobile, Mashable!, Electronista, SoMobile and Good E-Reader

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple working on enhanced A5 chip (A5X) AND completely new chip (A6) — Apple's new iPad processor will likely offer improved gaming performance — Typically, when Apple's product launched approaches, many industry watchers offer conflicting views on the features the new products might sport.

More: Business Insider, Redmond Pie, IntoMobile, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice, Electronista, everythingiCafe, Phones Review, Edible Apple and PalmAddicts

Sean Ludwig / VentureBeat:

Vimeo launches improved iOS app with full-screen iPad playback — When streaming video service Vimeo launched brand-new Android and Windows Phone applications in early January, the company teased that it was also working on a major update for iOS so it could support the iPad.

More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, everythingiCafe and Redmond Pie

David Pierce / The Verge:

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 adds one more screen size to Galaxy lineup — MWC 2012 is shaping up to be a relatively quiet show for Samsung, though true to form the company continues to roll out products — like the new Galaxy S WiFi 4.2. Sure, there's already a Galaxy S WiFi 3.6, 4.0 …

More: LAPTOP Magazine, CNET, PC World and Engadget

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

Mozilla, Telefonica partnering on Boot to Gecko-enabled ‘Open Web Devices’ for 2012 — Mozilla has been working on its Boot to Gecko project since last year to create devices that can “boot to the web,” running an HTML-based platform with the goal of providing the same level of performance …

More: LAPTOP Magazine, CNET, Ars Technica, Telefónica, Gizmodo, CNET, The Mozilla Blog, GigaOM, Reuters and The Next Web

Dana Wollman / Engadget:

ASUS Padfone formally unveiled: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon S4 CPU, ICS, HSPA+, coming in April — Just like it said it would, ASUS has formally unveiled its versatile, form-changing Padfone at Mobile World Congress. There are two stories here, and they're both quite compelling, frankly.

More: Computerworld, TechCrunch, BGR, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, Gizmodo, The Verge, CNET, ExtremeTech and IntoMobile

Electronista:

Qualcomm delivers graphics boost with Snapdragon S4 ‘Pro’ — Qualcomm delivers graphics boost with Snapdragon S4 ‘Pro’ — Qualcomm delivered a message to smartphone SoC rivals by announcing a new chipset in its arsenal, the Snapdragon S4 ‘Pro.’ The Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960) …

More: TechEye, Qualcomm, Gizmodo, The Verge, IntoMobile, Android Phone Fans, Phones Review and Engadget

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