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The watch industry has been underdeveloped for quite some time now, and with the advent of mobile technologies, is in desperate need of change. There are endless possibilities to having pertinent information easily accessible, and the wrist is prime real estate for viewing such information. One company looking to take advantage of mobile communications and implement them into their watches, is Casio. Casio released its first electronic wristwatch 37 years ago and hasn’t looked back, so it’s fitting to see Casio moving forward in wristwatch technology. Looking to expand on their popular G-SHOCK line of wristwatches, Casio is planning to implement Bluetooth 4.0 LE for low power consumption communication between your wristwatch and smartphone.


This holiday was a record breaking year for many devices, and it seems Amazon’s Kindle family set a few records of their own, as Amazon was proud to announce its best holiday ever for the Kindle family. Without going into any details, Amazon announced that it had sold millions of Kindle Fire tablets as well as millions of Kindle e-readers. They go on to give more Kindle holiday facts such as:


Acer is set to show off a couple A series tablets at CES next month. In a wild night of Russian site seeing, the Iconia Tab A200 and A700 were spotted knocking back a few shots of vodka in preparation for CES. While we’ve seen the “little brother” A200 before, this is our first good look at the powerhouse A700. Sporting a Tegra 3 quad-core processor and a 10.1″ 1920 x 1200 resolution screen, the A700 is looking to steal the show. Other noted specs of the A700 include:


comScore remains a leading source for measuring key mobile trends, and their latest report is giving me a sense of deja vu. If we look at the results from the three month period ending November 2011, it’s safe to say that not much has changed. Samsung still remains the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by LG with 20.5 percent. RIM finished last out of the top 5 with a 6.5 percent share (down 0.6). As for mobile OS platforms, I bet you can guess who’s leading.


Ever wish you could relive that Rolling Stone’s concert you barely remember? Maybe you’d like to enjoy an intimate concert for two in the comfort of your living room. Well now you can, thanks to a little app called Qello. Qello provides on-demand, high quality streamed HD concerts to a multitude of platforms. The app was previously available for Android tablets and phones, but has now made its way to your big screen via Google TV support. The Qello app for Google TV is now available in the Android Market and gives you all the benefits and features of the Qello service, streamed to your TV.

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