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What Do You Do With an Old Phone Company?

| Larry Seltzer | May 23, 2012 10:30 AM

Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility has closed and a new CEO of MMI is in place. So now what? Why Google wanted the company has always been something of a mystery.

Jerry Ryan, a former senior development manager for Motorola Android phones, asks this question for BYTE. One of his theories is one you probably haven't heard elsewhere.

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Category: Smartphones
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Why IBM Turned Off Siri (and Dropbox Lots Of Other Things)

| Serdar Yegulalp, BYTE | May 23, 2012 08:35 PM
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IBM's growing pains with BYOD read like a checklist for any company's issues with consumerization of IT. Read More >>

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Jury: Android Doesn't Violate Oracle Patents

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 23, 2012 06:37 PM
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In a devastating blow to Oracle's claims against Google for creating a Java variant, the jury has found for Google in the meat of the case. Read More >>

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Microsoft Drops Aero From Windows 8

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 23, 2012 03:47 PM
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Why is Microsoft dropping the "glassy" Aero look from Windows 8, as announced last week? Battery life could be one reason. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
Commentary

The Google/Motorola Deal is Done. What Now?

| Jerry Ryan, BYTE | May 23, 2012 10:30 AM
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Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility is complete, but there are still many unanswered questions. Will Moto's Droid phones have some home field advantage for Android? Or does the real special secret behind this deal revolve around Motorola's popular line of TV set top boxes? Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Reviews

Battery-Charging Bags Keep Devices Going On The Road

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 23, 2012 08:00 AM
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If you carry multiple devices and don't have time to sit and let them charge, a Powerbag could be the answer. Powerbags--backpacks, briefcases, and messenger bags made by the eponymously named company--include an internal battery with short cables for charging various devices. We tested a backpack. Read More >>

Category: Peripherals
News

How iCloud Helped To Identify An iPhone Thief

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 22, 2012 08:12 PM
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Via iCloud's automatic back-up feature, an iPhone user discovers that her phone's thief works for Disney Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Reviews

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: Second Look At Great 7-Inch Tablet

| Rick Lehrbaum, BYTE | May 22, 2012 04:30 PM
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This new low-cost 7-inch Android tablet has virtually everything you'd want in a compact, thin, lightweight, low-cost device. It's a great mobile companion for both work and pleasure, includes many worthwhile Android apps, and is priced low enough that it's hard to justify NOT getting one. Read More >>

Category: Tablets
News

Machines Will Read The News For You, So You Don't Have To

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 22, 2012 02:00 PM
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Using machine intelligence, Wavii is a startup that might help you read less. But not in the traditional sense. Since Wavii launched, it has found that employees are already using it to help them keep up with the news flow. Byte interviewed Wavii founder Adrian Aoun to find out why he thinks machines will help sort through the information overload on the Internet and why he was inspired by Facebook's design. Read More >>

Commentary

Why I Don't Have a Facebook Page

| Bob Guccione Jr., BYTE | May 22, 2012 10:34 AM
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Bob Guccione Jr. is an iconic figure in modern journalism, who started SPIN and GEAR magazines and owned DISCOVER magazine. He helped define new journalism at a time when it was on the wane and appeared to be more concerned with mass appeal. This is his take on Facebook. Read More >>

Category: Social Networking
News

Charlie Miller Makes iPhones Better By Attacking Them

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 21, 2012 03:58 PM
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Apple products have gotten a lot more secure over the years, and Dr. Charlie Miller is one reason why. He is the leading authority on the vulnerabilities and exploits of Mac OS and iOS and has won awards in the field. How did he get to this place and what matters to him? Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Commentary

Is iPatch Tuesday In Apple's Future?

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 21, 2012 02:00 PM
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iOS devices are all over the enterprise. Security threats against them might or might not exist, but they are certainly possible. The only responsible course of action for Apple is to make its update process transparent and predictable. Read More >>

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Machines Make Cell Phone Calls To Each Other!

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 21, 2012 08:00 AM
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The world is secretly full of embedded cellular applications. It's called M2M for machine-to-machine, and it leads to new efficiencies for everything from the office coffee machine to the burglar alarm. Read More >>

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Oh, Facebook, Why Can't I Quit You?

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 18, 2012 06:03 PM
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Facebook sells your addiction to advertisers, hoping to make a buck off your personal information. Will you wake up in time to kick the habit, or do you "like" the security risks of blurring the line between personal and professional? Read More >>

Category: Social Networking
Reviews

System Description: The Apple-II by Stephen Wozniak

| Stephen Wozniak, BYTE | May 18, 2012 08:25 AM
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In this BYTE article from May 1977 Stephen Wozniak describes the hardware and system software in the then brand new Apple II. Circuit diagrams and BASIC listing are included. Read More >>

Category: Desktop PCs
News

Verizon: Pay Full Price On Phone, Keep Unlimited Data

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 18, 2012 07:58 AM
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Company clarifies: users who want to upgrade phones to 4G LTE can keep their unlimited data plan, but they have to pay the full, unsubsidized cost of their phones in order to keep it. Comcast also to experiment with tiered data plans. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
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