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DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

GeekWire

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announces the Fire Phone in June 2014. Barriers are so high that Google is a distant third to Apple and Samsung despite the fact that Google controls development of the Android operating system. GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) The U.S. performance smartphone market.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

CTOvision

In a 2014 Next-Generation WAN Survey , 68 percent of respondents said demand for WAN bandwidth will increase over the next year. The end of support for Windows XP, slated for April 8, 2014, is a dangerous security issue. He is responsible for Adaptiva’s strategic product direction, and leads the development organization.

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Project Ray: World's First SmartPhone Designed Especially for the Blind and Visually Impaired

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley Project Ray is the world’s first smartphone developed with advanced mobile technology for intuitive eye-free operation. RAY is the world’s only smartphone developed specially for the blind, from its unique. One common, simple user interface across all system functions, applications and services.

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IDF 2014 Day 1 Recap

Scott Lowe

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Here’s a liveblog of the IDF 2014 day 1 keynote. Stay tuned for more liveblogs from IDF 2014, and I’ll post a day 2 recap as well. IDF 2014 Day 1 Recap. IDF 2014 Day 1 Keynote.

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Apple launches public beta of macOS Big Sur, its biggest desktop OS update in years

The Verge

The public beta of macOS Big Sur, the next major release of Apple’s Mac operating system, is now available. But if you do roll the dice and install the Big Sur beta, you’ll immediately see that it looks much different than previous versions of macOS, as Apple has made significant design changes across the entire operating system.

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Alexa will soon be able to launch Android and iOS apps using voice commands

The Verge

Called Alexa for Apps, the new feature is launching today in preview form, meaning Amazon is working with select developers on how they’d like to make use of it. Amazon tried and failed to launch its own phone back in 2014 using a forked version of Android.

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iDOS 2 emulator gets App Store takedown notice

The Verge

According to the developer, Chaoji Li , Apple issued the notice of the pending takedown after a recently submitted update for a bug fix. While iDOS 2 has been available since 2014 on the App Store, it seems that with the most recent update, the company has changed its mind. on an iPad) may have caused Apple’s change of heart.