Sony scraps sales of Xperia tablet

From CNET News.com: Sony has stopped selling its Xperia Tablet S tablets after finding defects in the devices.

According to Reuters, sales were halted after gaps were discovered between the screen and case, making some of the tablets susceptible to water damage.

A Sony spokeswoman...

Samsung Posts Record $7.3 Billion Quarterly Profit

From DailyTech: Samsung has offered up its official financial numbers for its latest quarter and has posted record quarterly profit. Samsung posted a profit of $7.3 billion, which is nearly twice the figure from the same quarter of last year. Samsung says that strong sales of high...

AT&T Gets Nokia Lumia 920 as U.S. Exclusive, Plus Lumia 820

From DailyTech: AT&T, Inc. (T), America's second largest carrier, has re-upped its commitment to Nokia Oyj. (HEX:NOK1V) announcing that for the fall it would be the only carrier in the U.S. to receive the company's top-of-the-line Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 handset.

An official...

Microsoft Sets Windows Phone 8 Launch Date

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has set the date for the official launch of Windows Phone 8 operating system that is expected to bring the software giant back into the smartphone game. Apparently, Windows Phone 8 will be released just three days after Windows 8 for PCs, on October...

Intel Rolls-Out Atom-Based Storage Platform for Small Businesses

From X-bit Labs: As volumes of data stored by individuals organizations is increasing, the importance of advanced storage solutions is growing. To help users better organize, protect and share their data, Intel Corp. on Thursday revealed its new-generation Intel Atom processor-based...

Microsoft Surface tablet pops up on product pages

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is teasing its Surface tablet by listing the device on several product pages around the world.

Microsoft product sites in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France, and Italy are just some those showing Surface as an item under the product category.

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No HP Smartphone in 2013

From DailyTech: Remember HP CEO Meg Whitman's comments last month stating that her company needed to get [back] into the smartphone market in order to be successful on the global stage? While Whitman is certainly open to the idea of releasing another HP-branded smartphone, it's not...

Logitech Unveils New Harmony Touch Universal Remote Control

From DailyTech: Logitech's line of Harmony universal remote controls are some of the most popular universal remotes out there. The Harmony line is notable for being easy to program rather than having to type in long numerical codes for devices. Logitech has announced a new addition...

Apple iPad Mini Enters Production - Report

From X-bit Labs: Foxconn Electronics, the world's largest contract maker of electronics, has begun mass production of smaller and less expensive version of Apple iPad, also known as iPad mini. The new media tablet will compete directly against recently released Google Nexus 7" and...

Nokia Mulls Selling Headquarters to Get Cash

From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp., which has been losing money seriously in the recent quarters, is mulling to sell its headquarters, the Nokia House, and get rid of other non-core assets to improve its cash position, the company said on Wednesday. The firm is going to get up to $388...

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