Google Nexus 10 2013 leaks, Microsoft Surface 2, Ads on Google Maps & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about how NVIDIA’s CEO has begun teasing the future of Microsoft’s Surface tablets. Samsung is next as “confirmed” reports say that the Galaxy Note III will launch with Android 4.3. New leaks also talk about a possible change in manufacturer for the future Nexus 10. Then we go through some new reports that the future Nexus smartphone will be made by Motorola. We end todays’ show talking the new ads that have reached Google Maps. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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NVIDIA CEO teases the second-generation Surface

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As much as we loved the Microsoft Surface Pro, we won’t deny that the Surface RT was simply one of those products that only a mother could love. Beautifully designed, but terribly clunky in its performance, and app support. Some of us still believe that a second stab at the project would give it a better chance, but most of us still debate if Microsoft will build a second-generation model after the $900M in losses. Still, new statements by some people that are highly involved could prove otherwise. The Surface RT, love it or hate it, was powered by a Tegra 3, and NVIDIA’s CEO ...

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Ballmer discusses excess Surface RT inventory

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Earlier this month, we heard rumors about Microsoft implementing some big discounts on Surface RT tablet hardware, and just a few days later, that news was confirmed: Surface RT hardware saw an across-the-board $150 price cut. While that might be seen as Microsoft getting more aggressive in the tablet space, the company’s quarterly financial details – disclosed in the days following this pricing adjustment – revealed another motivation, in the ...

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Microsoft implements rumored Surface RT price cuts

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Late last week, rumors arrived that Microsoft was about to begin a big new retail push for sales of its Surface tablet, and in order to spur things on it was going to knock $150 off the pricing for Surface RT models. The source made this sound like it was all but a certainty, and sure enough, over the weekend Microsoft has gone ahead and implemented those savings, just like was rumored. To recap: Microsoft is cutting prices on both the 32GB and 64GB Surface RT tablets by ...

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Microsoft about to seriously slash Surface prices?

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There may be more than a few rumors about new Surface tablets from Microsoft just over the horizon, but for now, there’s still plenty happening with first-gen models. For instance, we just saw the Surface Pro get a new 256GB edition, and Microsoft’s been sweetening the Surface deal by bundling in some of its expensive keyboard covers for free. Today we get word of a move that could seriously make the ...

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Xperia Tablet Z vs Surface RT (Video)

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One is a water- and dust-resistant, wafer-thin slate of a device running a skinned build of Google’s Android at the troublesome 10.1″ screen size. The other is a magnesium-coated transformer with a folding keyboard and an OS that’s taken its share of heat too: Microsoft’s Windows RT. These tablets don’t have much in common, but they do share space on the retail shelves of the world as the high-end representatives of their respective tablet ecosystems. So it’s time to put Sony up against Microsoft; it’s time for the Xperia Tablet Z vs Surface RT ...

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Microsoft brings free Surface Touch or Type Cover offer to North America

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One of the oft-cited problems with Microsoft’s Surface tablets is that for a tablet experience that seems so linked to the presence of a keyboard – indeed, Microsoft’s Touch and Type Cover designs were some of our favorite parts of the Surface launch – the keyboard isn’t provided as part of the base Surface package. That might not be the end of the world, were it not for the sky-high prices Microsoft has been asking, wanting $100 for the Touch or $130 for the Type Cover. Thankfully, Microsoft is doing something about ...

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Second-Generation Microsoft Surface RT To Land In June Priced Below $300?

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As we’ve heard at the beginning of the month, Microsoft might be ready to announce it’s second generation of Surface tablets in June. Then came those ugly rumors according to which we’d have to wait until 2014 to see some Microsoft slates and we’re now, more recently, hearing confirmations that it might still be June for the second-wave Surface RT tablets. Whether

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What Microsoft Needs to Do for the Next Surface Models

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Microsoft made some bold, risky choices when introducing its first Surface tablets. Both the Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro Surface models did things sort of differently from competitors like the iPad or any number of Android tablets. For one, Microsoft chose to position these two as premium devices, and avoided the bottom-scratching battle for budget tablet sales taking place in the $200-$400 range. It also gambled on not going with a unified ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 043: The Post-Galaxy S 4 Tech Podcast You’ve Been Waiting For

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At Pocketnow, we have a responsibility to try the new, the fresh, and the weird – and that latter swamp is exactly the one Managing Editor Anton D. Nagy waded into with his recent review of the ASUS Fonepad – the tablet with an earpiece. Or the phone with a tablet screen. Whatever you want to call it, we’ve covered it – and Tony has some thoughts about using a seven-inch smartphone in this edition of one of your favorite tech podcasts. After we clear the giant-phone convo, we’ve ...

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Google Playground Rumors, Galaxy S 4 Zoom, Nokia Upset At Elop & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft’s new YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, and why this isn’t necessarily good. Then we move to the Nokia Lumia 929 and its official landing page, aside from talking about the fact that Nokia shareholders aren’t happy with Stephen Elop’s performance, and we know why. Acer is next as the company has dismissed building Windows RT products, and we also know why that is. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom rumors continue as this poses to be the next Galaxy Camera. We end today’s show talking about the Google ...

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Top 5 Devices To Skip For Spring 2013 (Video)

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With so many devices launched between the fall of 2012 and Spring of 2013, we know many of you want to know what’s worth your money, and what you should skip with no questions asked. Both 2012 and 2013 have been great years for mobile technology, but we have a feature called “Worst Gadgets Ever” for a reason. There’s always a good deal of products that either end-up as vapor ware, some that suck on their own, and some which simply aren’t worth your money when compared to other devices in the market. We thought we’d help you with the Top 5 devices that we ...

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Microsoft To Merge Windows RT Into the Upcoming Windows Blue?

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The “supply chain” and sources within never sleep. Apparently a new rumor has popped up which talks about Microsoft’s alleged plans to no longer launch products part of the Windows RT line-up. The Surface RT, depending on who you tend to believe, was a decent start or a complete disappointment. One thing is for sure: several OEMs, through their executives, were not really fond of the platform and its naming, often calling it confusing. If the most recent rumors are to be believed then Microsoft is preparing to incorporate or merge Windows RT in its upcoming new platform, ...

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If Windows RT is a Failure, Chromebooks are Even Worse

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We’ve been hearing a lot about how horrible Windows RT is with its lack of apps and occasional slowness due to its ARM processor requirements.  Even the Microsoft Surface RT, which seems to be the most popular Windows RT device out there, has only sold around 1.1 million devices since its launch according to Bloomberg.  Nvidia is disappointed, ...

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Empty Nest: What I Miss (and Don’t) About the Surface RT

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I’ve learned that there are two things about being a smartphone-and-tablet reviewer. The first thing: you get to handle awesome gadgetry days or weeks ahead of its official release date, and you’re not just allowed to use the heck out of it; you need to, in order to do your job. That’s the awesome thing. The other, less-awesome thing: you eventually have to give it all back. “Empty Nest” is a recurring column discussing what I miss -and what I don’t- about the devices I’ve had to return. ___ My ...

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