Amazon selling over one million Kindles a week
Amazon said Thursday that it is selling more than one million Kindles a week and the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is its top-selling item.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Pilots cleared to use iPad during takeoff, landing
Apple's iPad has been cleared for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing in a move that could make bulky flight bags crammed with manuals and charts a thing of the past.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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HP to offer webOS as open-source software
(AP) -- It may be one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it's making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
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Australian court rules Samsung can sell Galaxy
(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is free to sell its Galaxy tablet computers in Australia after the country's highest court Friday dismissed rival Apple's appeal in its global patent battle.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2011 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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Australia lifts Samsung ban in defeat for Apple
The High Court on Friday cleared the way for Samsung to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in Australia in time for Christmas, dismissing iPad manufacturer Apple's bid to have a ban extended.
Dec 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Google ramps up marketing
Facing a competitive landscape for its expanding menu of products, as well as antitrust investigations, privacy blowups and other PR problems that have dinged its once-spotless image, Google Inc. is spending more money on ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500
Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 07, 2011 |
3 / 5 (3) |
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Microsoft to open 'app store' in February
Microsoft began wooing developers for a February opening of its first "app store" for computers powered by the US technology giant's Windows software.
Dec 07, 2011 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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Android Market downloads top 10 billion: Google
Google said Tuesday that over 10 billion applications have been downloaded from the Android Market, which offers free and paid programs for smartphones and tablet computers running the Internet giant's operating ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Samsung to build flash memory chip line in China
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, said Tuesday it would build a new production line in China for flash memory chips used in tablets and smartphones.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Dell abandons Android tablet in US
Dell said it would halt sales of its Android tablet computer in the US market, as rival Amazon's new Kindle Fire has heated up in a market dominated by Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 06, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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RIM shares plunge on lowered earnings outlook
Research In Motion shares plunged Friday as the struggling BlackBerry maker said it will not meet its annual earnings target and it is taking a $485 million charge because of weak sales of the PlayBook tablet ...
Dec 04, 2011 |
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US court rejects Apple request on Samsung sales
Samsung on Saturday welcomed a ruling by a US court rejecting Apple Inc's request for a preliminary injunction against sales of some of its Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers.
Dec 04, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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Australian court extends ban on Galaxy tab sales
(AP) -- Apple Inc. won a small victory on Friday in its global patent battle with rival Samsung, after Australia's highest court temporarily extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers in ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 02, 2011 |
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