| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | ZTE Jumps On Smartwatch Bandwagon
| | | When Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Gear launch in early September created a hype around the potential market for smartwatches, it was certain that we would soon see cheaper versions from Chinese competitors. (WSJ)
Why This Is Important: The company hopes that entering smart watches will make its cellphone brand more attractive.
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| | #2 | LG Slams Local Media Report On Smartphone Strategy
| | | A report from Korea's ET News, alleging LG had started to shift some resources away from smartphones to smart TVs, has been branded "completely false" by the South Korean manufacturer. (MobileWorldLive)
Why This Is Important: The article was taken down after LG challenged it to support its statements. The manufacturer said it is "more committed than ever" in the handset space.
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| | #3 | Amazon's Next Kindle Paperwhite To Feature 300ppi Screen, Better Typography, Arrive Early Next Year
| | | Amazon is now preparing a new Kindle Paperwhite for release in early Q2 of next year, TechCrunch has learned. The marquee feature
of the new device is a high-resolution 300 ppi screen that will bring the company's e-reader displays back into technical parity
with devices from competitors like Kobo. (TechCrunch)
Why This Is Important: The device will get a few hardware improvements, including a switch from plastic to a matte glass screen
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"Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back as everything
will be in the cloud, backed up, and there are so many choices for you," Eric Schmidt, Google executive chairman, wrote on his Google+ page.
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Twitter Toughening Its Security to Thwart Government Snoops
By Nicole Perloth and Vindu Goel
A year ago, hardly anyone, save for cryptographers, ha heard of perfect Forward Secrecy. Now, some customers are demanding it, and technology companies are adding it, one by one, in large part to make government eavesdropping more difficult. More » |
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