Firefox on Phones or "Do We Need Yet Another Phone OS?" and more

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Firefox on Phones or "Do We Need Yet Another Phone OS?"
CE Week: Voxx Accessories Debuts Cool New Portable Audio Products
Leaked: Verizon-Bound HTC One Press Photo Lacking Carrier Logo
ZTE Open Announced, One of the First Smartphones with Firefox OS
Handibot, an App-Based Power Tool is Now Up on Kickstarter
Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open Smartphone Launches in Spain Tomorrow for €69
ComiXology Begins Selling Subscriptions and Bundles
Leaked: Yet Another Group of Sony 'Honami' Pics, Formal Intro Likely Set for July 4
Nook: Shelved by Barnes & Noble
Second-Gen Nexus 7 Specs Revealed… Again, This Time by Asus Employee?
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Firefox on Phones or "Do We Need Yet Another Phone OS?"

Earlier today, we covered the release of the new Firefox OS phone, the ZTE Open. While I'm a fan of competition, I'm not convinced we need yet another phone OS.

I discussed this earlier this year in my post on Ubuntu when I said that app development was already fragmented, and Ubuntu would just add to that. The Firefox OS repeats this.

What makes or breaks a mobile operating system is the availability of apps and more…

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CE Week: Voxx Accessories Debuts Cool New Portable Audio Products

Voxx Accessories (a division of VOXX International Corp.) gave CE Week attendees a chance to interact with their impressive new products. I was excited to check out the Soundboard Portable Speaker with Soundflow technology that's been making its name known in the technology industry. Convenience and quality are the choice words to describe the Voxx Soundboard. The setup is simple enough: put your smartphone on the soundboard and let it play. The sound "flows" from your smartphone to the speaker via wireless audio, hence "Sound flow." However, a simple setup does not mean simple audio. The Soundboard packs powerful, stunning audio and the bass is sure to get users dancing all summer long (or for the shy, clapping their hands and tapping their feet).

The Soundboard Portable Speaker

The Soundboard…

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Leaked: Verizon-Bound HTC One Press Photo Lacking Carrier Logo

Is the HTC One coming to Verizon? It seems like ages since we first asked that question, but alas, we still have no definitive, conclusive answer. Then again, we're getting there.

Not long ago, a fairly reliable "insider" confirmed the HTC One was going to make its Verizon debut "in the near future". Unfortunately, he was unable to…

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ZTE Open Announced, One of the First Smartphones with Firefox OS

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Telefonica today has officially announced that it's partnership with ZTE and Mozilla to release one of first smartphones running the Firefox mobile OS. The ZTE Open will be available from Movistar stores starting July 2 with a price tag of around $90. This include around $39 of airtime for prepaid subscribers. To make it ever lighter on the budget, Telefonica is also offering an option to of…

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Handibot, an App-Based Power Tool is Now Up on Kickstarter

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Check out Handibot, a digital universal power tool. Described by its creators as a sort of 3D cutting device (the conceptual inverse of a 3D printer), Handibot is next-generation tool technology. Handibot can make super-accurate cuts and holes in soft materials like wood and foam in a 6″x8″x4″ area. It interfaces with smartphones, tablets, and more »

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Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open Smartphone Launches in Spain Tomorrow for €69

You can't join a market where the stakes are so high as in the mobile OS world without targeting gold (or at least silver or bronze,) but at least for the time being Mozilla is applying a cautious baby-step tactic for its Firefox-based smartphones.

The modest Keon and Peak developer devices have been the first handhelds with Firefox OS inside…

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ComiXology Begins Selling Subscriptions and Bundles

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ComiXology, the popular online seller of digital comic books, just announced a couple new tiers of service. In addition to being able to purchase comics individually, customers now have the option to subscribe to specific series and purchase pre-selected bundles. Subscribing to a series has to be done through a desktop web browser instead of more »

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Leaked: Yet Another Group of Sony 'Honami' Pics, Formal Intro Likely Set for July 4

I know you probably already have a lot on your plates for this year's Fourth of July, what with attending parades, barbecues and all, but if you find a spare moment or two, you should check out the interwebs as well.

The oft-rumored Sony "Honami" (aka Xperia i1) is almost certainly to be unveiled come July 4, according to several trusted sources. Paris will be the glamorous stage of…

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Nook: Shelved by Barnes & Noble

Late last week Barnes & Noble, Inc announced that it will no longer be producing most of the NOOK line of tablets on their own, bowing out of competition with Apple, Google, and Amazon.com for the battle of the e-book reader. Less that favorable annual earnings topped the list of reasons why the company will no longer be producing the Nook color.

It is no surprise when you consider that the Nook's losses before interest and other costs was more than $450 million, soaring over last year's number by over…

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Second-Gen Nexus 7 Specs Revealed… Again, This Time by Asus Employee?

Here we go again. The second-gen Nexus 7 rumor storm calmed down for a second or two, but now it's at full speed again. Was there anything left to be revealed about the N7-2 following the rumor bonanza from a few weeks ago?

Not exactly, but it can't hurt to get further "confirmation" of the tab's specs, can it? This latest intel technically comes…

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