Google to open its own Retail Stores by end of 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

In an inevitable move, search giant Google has indicated its desire to enter into the commercial retail store space by opening its first store in the UK last year.

A move that many see as the beginning of a series of Google Store openings in the US and Europe. A lot has changed in the past few years and Google now sells a variety of devices such as its Nexus smartphones and tablets, various Chromebook models and even the Chromebox PC and even Nexus Q audio devices. Google is also working on its smart glasses initiative. 9to5Google explains that Google will open a series of stores by the end of 2013 (it is already testing the concept in a fee UK locations called Chromezone stores). 

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The Apple Beat: Why an iWatch would make sense

the Apple iWatch Concept by the italian designer Antonio de Rosa - http://www.feeldesain.com/By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Rumours swirling in the Applesphere point to a surprising new product from Cupertino that will reside on your wrist and integrate alerts and some functionality from your iPhone and iPad and synch with iCloud. Could Apple be seriously considering the wearable technology segment and what does it have to bring to the table?

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Apple iOS 6.1 now available for download

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple is making the iOS 6.1 update available for download for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. The new update brings additional LTE markets, bug fixes, the ability to order movie tickets using Siri (US Only via Fandango) and iTunes Match updates. The  update is compatible with the following models - iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad (third and fourth generation), iPad mini, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth and fifth generation).

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Apple's App Store celebrates 40 Billion downloads following record December

What did everyone who got a new iPhone and iPad do over the holidays? Download a ton of Apps, 2 Billion to be exact, which pushes to running total to 40,000,000,000 apps downloaded.

Apple said customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. The App Store has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December with over two billion downloads during the month.

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