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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung is preparing to introduce a new series of Galaxy devices carrying the Mega moniker, a report by SamMobile suggests. The information comes from an inside source, who confirmed that two Galaxy Mega smartphones are in the works. The first is codenamed Galaxy Mega 5.8 with a model number GT-I9152. Obviously, we are talking about a handset with 5.8-inch display and the model number pointing to its dual-SIM nature. More interestingly, the second one…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Robots these days can stack boxes in warehouses, weld seams in a Corvette, and even vacuum your rugs. Now a New Jersey startup called Boomerang has a new twist on this technology -- robots that can park your car. Here's how it works: As you pull into a parking bay, you stop your car atop a large steel tray. Next, punch your code into a panel, and the Boomerang system knows who you are…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – At the Consumer Electronics Show in January Garmin showed off the K2 platform. They vowed many with their latest infotainment platform, including Daimler AG. According to their latest press release, future Mercedes Benz cars will now feature in-dash GPS navigation provided by Garmin. Over the next four years Garmin’s system will be fully integrated in to Mercedes Benz cars, it begins with the 2014 models. Mercedes Benz is yet to reveal which features of…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Apple's next two iPhones had already been designed before Steve Jobsdied in October 2011, according to comments apparently made by a liaison officer for the company last week. At a meeting with the San Francisco district attorney, George Gascón, who is keen to cut phone thefts in the region, Apple's liaison officer Michael Foulkes is reported by the San Francisco Examiner to have said the designs for the next two phones "preceded Tim Cook [being chief executive]".…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Apple has been denied a trademark for the popular iPad Mini by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark application for the tablet was turned down because the name was "merely descriptive" and did not create a unique meaning, it said. But Apple still has until July to persuade the Patent Office that the smaller tablet differs sufficiently from its iconic sibling. Apple has been involved in a series of patent disputes with…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- A few months back, we featured a string of articles about mobile unlocking and the fight to make it legal. The premise is this: starting this January, it has been illegal to network-unlock your mobile phone because the Librarian of Congress says it’s a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In short, the handset maker and/or the carrier owns the copyright to the software that runs your phone, and you can’t legally do any…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Have you ever wondered how Samsung got to where it is today? A few years ago, it barely had any presence at all in the worldwide smartphone market. In fact, it’s very first smartphone was a huge flop. But it slowly rose to become not only one of the biggest names in the mobile industry, but also in the consumer electronics and technology industry in general. What exactly went on in the last few…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- March was a good month forGoogle. Its market capitalization breached a record high $260 billion. Since its IPO in 2004, its shares have soared over 900%. The company’s success stems from its continuous innovation and it extraordinary management practices. Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of Google’s People Operations, talked to me on Thursday on the sidelines of The Economist’s Innovation Forum at UC Berkeley about Google’s innovation secrets. Google has been keeping the pipeline of…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Apple will unveil its next iPhone on June 20 and kick off sales in July. At least, that's the claim from Japanese Mac enthusiast site MacFan. Marking its 20th anniversary as a Mac-oriented Web site, MacFan suggests that the next-generation iPhone will take the stage at a Apple event on Thursday, June 20. The new iPhone will then go on sale a few weeks later in early July, as reported by Electronista. The report further claims that…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- We’ve heard a lot of reports about Apple’s rumored streaming radio service lately – and many of those reports have come from credible sources. Today, a new report from The Verge provides additional details, claiming that the company has already made “significant progress” in negotiating with record labels, and is pushing to release the service this summer. The Verge: Much has been written about Apple’s plan to launch a Pandora-esque service this year. Now multiple music…