BlackBerry Users in UAE Get Free Smartphone After Shutdown
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From PC World: Some BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates will get to choose a new, free replacement smartphone as a result of the U.A.E. government's decision to suspend data services on Research In Motion's smartphones, mobile operator Etisalat announced on Tuesday. On... |
BlackBerry "Torch" Slider Smartphone Launched, Priced at $199 on Contract
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From DailyTech: Research in Motion is scheduled to have a press conference at 11:00am today to announce its new BlackBerry 9800 "Torch" smartphone, but launch partner AT&T has jumped the gun a bit. AT&T just launched its product page for the phone, so the cat is officially out of the... |
UPDATE: HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 OTA Update Now Available
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From DailyTech: When it comes to Android-based smartphones, the HTC EVO 4G has pretty much been the cream of the crop (that is until the Motorola Droid X came on the scene to share the spotlight). The phone features a fast 1GHz processor, large 4.3” display, front- and rear-facing... |
Android more popular than BlackBerry, iPhone in the U.S
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From InfoWorld: Android took the top U.S. spot among smartphones shipped in the second quarter, according to new research from Canalys. Android devices made up a 34 percent share of phones shipped in the U.S. market in the quarter, followed by Research In Motion at 32.1 percent and... |
HP takes charge to settle DOJ kickbacks case
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From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that HP paid kickbacks to systems integrators in order to help it secure government contracts, HP said on Monday. As a result of the settlement, HP expects to take a one... |
Viacom sells Xfire game service to Titan Gaming
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From CNET News.com: Viacom-owned game chat and discovery service service Xfire has been sold to Titan Gaming. News of the sale broke late Monday, Xfire General Manager Chris Kirmse left a cryptic note on the front page of the site titled "team leaving" saying that "most of the... |
iPad pushes Apple into top mobile ranks
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From CNET News.com: The unstoppable sales juggernaut that is the iPad has pushed Apple past Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba into the No. 3 slot for laptop shipments, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst. So, how did this happen? Investors will begin to categorize the iPad as a laptop... |
Intel Atom Slates Get Lackluster Welcome from PC Makers
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From X-bit Labs: Even though Intel Corp. has invested a lot of money into development of chips and system-on-chip (SoC) devices for ultra-portable personal computers or consumer electronics, manufacturers of actual products still prefer ARM architecture-based microprocessors due to... |
Microsoft to Release Emergency Windows 7 Patch, Windows 7 Passes Vista
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From DailyTech: Windows 7 is arguably one of Microsoft's greatest achievements to date. However, the company's OS is far from impervious, despite its free antivirus/malware protection suite, beefed up memory protections, and numerous security tweaks. Today Microsoft will release an... |
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