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Touchscreen Directories Are Coming to NYC Phone Booths
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:29 PM
New York City's dilapidated phone booths are getting a high-tech makeover. Hundreds of phone booths will soon be outfitted with iPad-like touch-screen devices for directions and hyper-local news.
Sephora Gives Its Shopping Experience a Makeover
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:19 AM
Sephora is getting a little more digital. Today the beauty chain rolled out an completely updated website with Pinterest and Instagram integration, an updated mobile site, and officially launched a program that will bring iPads to the store's sales counters and put iPod touch point-of-sale devices in the hands of many of its sales associates.
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 3:35 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:29 AM
A sign of Research in Motion is seen at its headquarters in WaterlooTORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...
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Glance: Brand name goes generic
Sunday, April 08, 2012 11:37 PM
Apple Inc.'s iPad has dominated the tablet category. Now, when many consumers think of tablets, they only think of the iPad. Below is a list of other brand names that have become so popular that they've joined the world of common nouns. Some of the brands became so generic that they lost their trademarks.
Google Tablet Delayed Until July [REPORT]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:51 PM
Gadget lovers have been speculating about the 2012 release of the Google Tablet for months. Now, sources close to the project say the iPad competitor will debut in July.
UK probes Apple iPad marketing over 4G access
Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:07 PM
A customer views displays of Apple iPads tablet computers in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's advertising regulator is deciding whether to launch an inquiry into Apple Inc's marketing of its latest iPad following what some customers said were misleading claims about access to 4G, which is not available in the country. Fourth-generation or 4G technology enables users to access faster Internet broadband services. "We have received 24 complaints about claims on Apple's website about 4G on the iPad. We are assessing whether there are grounds for investigation," a spokesman for the Advertising Standards Authority said on Saturday. ...
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Chinese teenager sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad; authorities charge 5 people
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:42 PM
BEIJING, China - Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:56 PM
Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
Going ape for apps: young orangutan plays with iPad
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM
Orangutans watch a video on an iPad held up to the glass of their enclosure at Milwaukee County ZooThe young orangutan reaches his hand through the cage and rubs his knuckles over an iPad, drawing wide colors across the screen with his favorite app.
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Ubisoft wacky "Rabbids" hop onto Apple gadgets
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM
Ubisoft launched a French videogame star Ubisoft on Thursday unleashed enchantingly wacky "Rabbids" characters on Apple's coveted iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.
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Five charged after Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM
BEIJING (Reuters) - Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday. The five included a surgeon who removed a kidney from a 17-year-old boy in April last year. The boy, identified only by his surname Wang, now suffers from renal deficiency, Xinhua quoted prosecutors in Chenzhou city, Hunan province as saying. ...
Samsung hits a high Note, posts record quarterly profit
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:38 PM
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profit of $5.15 billion, driven by booming sales of its smartphones and the Galaxy Note 'phablet', which it hopes will show it has a flair for innovation to match rival Apple Inc. The Note - part phone, part mini-tablet - with a throwback stylus and screen half the size of the iPad, has sold more than 5 million since launching in October, and is proving a surprise money earner for the South Korean electronics giant that has a reputation as a 'fast follower' rather than design leader. ...
Google chief betting big on social and mobile
Friday, April 06, 2012 8:21 AM
Page marked the anniversary by sharing his thoughts in a letter posted at Google+ social networkGoogle co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.
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Amazon.com shop offers Kindle books in Spanish
Friday, April 06, 2012 4:48 AM
Online retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital booksOnline retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital books for its popular Kindle electronic reading tablets.
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Flexible Touchscreen Could Prompt Sleeker, Curvier Tablets, Smartphones
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:41 AM
Can your iPad do this?
Hon Hai to hike salaries for Taiwan staff
Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:33 PM
Hon Hai is the parent of FoxconnTaiwan technology giant Hon Hai, which makes gadgets for Apple, said Thursday it would hike salaries for its Taiwan staff as prices on the island soar.
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Kindle Espanol: Amazon Launches Spanish-Language Ebook Store
Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:44 PM
Six months after launching a French-language Kindle and ebook store, Amazon has launched a Spanish-language section within the Amazon.com Kindle Store.
Super Thermometer Nest Gets Even More Nerdy
Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:29 PM
The iPod of thermostats is getting its first update.
Apple Is Investigating iPad Wi-Fi Issues [REPORT]
Thursday, April 05, 2012 10:49 AM
Apple is investigating several issues with iPad's Wi-Fi connectivity, according to an internal AppleCare document unearthed by MacRumors.
Court picks terms in Apple/Samsung patent case
Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:17 AM
An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds an Apple Inc's iPhone 4 smartphone and a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II smartphone as he poses for photographs at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in SeoulSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge largely sided with Apple on Wednesday over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets. Deciding on the meaning of certain terms, known as claim construction orders, helps to define the scope of a party's patent rights and can often shape the course of litigation. Apple sued Samsung in the United States last year, saying the South Korean company's Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets "slavishly" copies the iPhone and iPad. Samsung then countersued Apple. ...
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Publisher-backed venture starts digital newsstand
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:02 PM
(Reuters) - A venture founded by five leading U.S. publishers launched a digital newsstand for tablet devices featuring 32 magazines including Elle, Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker. As part of the launch -- available first for Android devices running on the Honeycomb operating system and eventually for others tablets, including Apple's iPad -- Next Issue Media is offering a subscription plan for the magazines currently available. Next Issue will eventually have up to 75 titles from its founders and intends to open up the newsstand to other publishers outside the venture. ...
Gadgets, props, photos from James Bond franchise headed to Toronto
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:58 PM
TORONTO - Costumes, gadgets, props and photographs from the James Bond movie franchise will be part of a new exhibit bound for Toronto this fall.
SanDisk sees weak demand, pricing hurting rev, margins
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:08 AM
Two Sansa slotMusic Players are seen against a background of music available for the player at the SanDisk booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas(Reuters) - Flash-memory maker SanDisk Corp warned that weak demand from mobile phone manufacturers and a glut in supply that has led to lower prices are hurting its revenue and margins, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trading. The maker of NAND chips -- used as storage memory in smartphones and tablets -- has recently seen demand taper with some of its key customers scaling back orders. Smartphones and tablets have caused a boom in NAND production, but SanDisk's customers have not all done equally well from the explosion in mobile gadgets. ...
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BlackBerry maker RIM sued by NXP over patents
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 1:01 AM
A BlackBerry smartphone handset is displayed in a store in Bern(Reuters) - A Dutch semiconductor company said on Tuesday it had filed a patent infringement suit against Research In Motion Ltd, adding to the BlackBerry maker's troubles and sending its shares tumbling. An affiliate of NXP Semiconductors NV alleges that versions of RIM's BlackBerry phone and PlayBook tablet infringed on patents issued to it between 1997 and 2008. The patents in question relate to design, data transmission and other features of the devices. ...
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BlackBerry maker out to capitalize on rivals
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:55 PM
Research In Motion will charge companies fees based on numbers of devices being managed by BlackBerry Mobile FusionResearch In Motion launched a new software platform Tuesday that lets businesses manage smartphones made by rivals that have been devouring the BlackBerry maker's market share.
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RIM launches software to accommodate Apple users
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:51 PM
A sign of Research in Motion is seen at its headquarters in WaterlooTORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion on Tuesday launched software that enables its large "enterprise" customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet. The new Mobile Fusion software, first announced in November, is a recognition by RIM of a growing preference by many users inside big corporations and government to access professional communications over their personal devices, often the Apple iPhone or iPad, or devices running Google's Android. ...
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Apple's iPad tops Consumer Reports' list despite heat issue
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:49 AM
Apple Inc's latest tablet computer, the new iPad, and its predecessor, the iPad 2, are pictured with a thermal camera in BerlinSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog's having earlier stoked doubts about the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet by saying it threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews a broad range of services and products -- including electronics and cars -- said on Monday it conducted additional tests on a number of tablets running Google Android software, including Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, and found higher temperatures common and not a cause for concern. ...
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Apple's iPad tops Consumer Reports' list despite heat issue
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:16 AM
Apple Inc's latest tablet computer, the new iPad, and its predecessor, the iPad 2, are pictured with a thermal camera in BerlinSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog's having earlier stoked doubts about the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet by saying it threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews a broad range of services and products -- including electronics and cars -- said on Monday it conducted additional tests on a number of tablets running Google Android software, including Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, and found higher temperatures common and not a cause for concern. ...
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Twitter Updates BlackBerry App
Monday, April 02, 2012 8:39 PM
Twitter threw a bone to beleaguered BlackBerry owners on Monday with an app update that offers some parity to Twitter's iOS and Android apps.
Lenovo picks former Acer CEO Lanci to head Europe
Monday, April 02, 2012 7:51 PM
Former Acer Chief Executive Gianfranco Lanci speaks during a news conference in New York, November 23, 2010.(Reuters) - Former Acer Chief Executive Gianfranco Lanci was appointed on Monday as chief of Lenovo's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and said he aims to break into the top three in the region by next year. Lanci said in a statement he sees the rise of tablet computers and other gadgets such as thin Ultrabooks, creating many new opportunities for Lenovo. "EMEA is a strategically critical market for us," Lanci said, adding that the company would focus on keeping its position in enterprise sales, while significantly expanding consumer and smaller business sales in the region. ...
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