Sharp Scaling Back on Laptops to Focus on Tablets

From PC World: Sharp is scaling back its laptop PC operations and will focus resources on its recently announced Galapagos tablet PC and mobile terminals, the company said Friday.

The move comes as Sharp looks to change its business model from one of just selling hardware to...

Verizon Wireless subscription growth slows

From CNET News.com: Verizon Communications saw revenue slip in the third quarter of 2010 as it experienced a decline in wireless subscribers.

For the third quarter of 2010, Verizon today reported a profit of $881 million, or 31 cents a share. This was down from $1.18 billion, or 41...

TV Providers Ban Google TV in Piracy Dispute

From DailyTech: Your plans to watch those missed new episodes of Chuck on your shiny new Google TV may have to be put on hold. ABC, NBC, and CBS have all blocked Sony's new HDTVs that pack Google TV from accessing their treasure trove of online episodes that are accessible from the...

Radeon 6800 Series Launches, Targets GeForce GTX 460

From DailyTech: Computer gaming advanced dramatically last year when ATI ushered in the DirectX 11 age with the Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. The introduction of the DisplayPort connector and Eyefinity multi-monitor support meant games could be played with many more pixels, leading...

Nvidia Accidentally Confirms Plans to Release GeForce GTX 500

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. reportedly accidentally leaked its own plans to refresh its product lineup with GeForce GTX 580 graphics card. The new flagship product should start the refresh of the whole family that was confirmed by the company back in September at its GTC 2010 event...

Nvidia Slashes Pricing of Graphics Cards Dramatically

From X-bit Labs: Just days before AMD's next-generation Radeon HD 6800-series graphics cards hit the market, Nvidia Corp. slashed pricing of its performance-mainstream and high-end graphics boards rather dramatically so to keep their sales going despite of potentially strong...

Lenovo to release tablet, hybrid PC in 2011

From InfoWorld: Lenovo plans on releasing a tablet PC as well as its IdeaPad U1 -- a hybrid computer that can function as both a laptop and tablet -- to the worldwide market during the first half of 2011, said the company's senior business director, Xiong Wen.

Lenovo will first...

Facebook, Target Team Up to Print Photos

From PC World: Facebook has expanded its vast empire, giving users a chance to browse and print their pictures at Target's Kodak photo kiosks.

The kiosks at Target's retail stores connect to the Web, so there's no need to bring anything but your Facebook login information. All photo...

AT&T tallies 5.2 million iPhone activations in 3rd quarter

From CNET News.com: In announcing its third-quarter earnings today, AT&T said that it activated more than 8 million smartphones over the past quarter, and a hefty 5.2 million of those devices were iPhones--"the most iPhone activations ever in a quarter," the carrier said. During the...

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