Samsung Galaxy Player Set to Battle iPod in US

From PC World: Samsung's Galaxy Players are coming to the United States to do battle with Apple's iPod Touch. And Apple, I'm guessing, couldn't care less.

Sure, the Galaxy Player has some noteworthy features, including a choice of 4- or 5-inch displays and a microSD slot to expand...

Nokia N9 starts shipping; U.S. customers out of luck

From CNET News.com: Nokia has finally started shipping its flagship N9 smartphone. But customers in the U.S. won't be able to get their hands on the device.

The Nokia N9 comes with a curved design and 3.9-inch AMOLED display. The device comes in three colors--black, cyan, and...

Mac Thunderbolt Ports Compatible with Upcoming Fiber Optic Cables

From DailyTech: Intel announced that Apple's present Mac computers will have Thunderbolt ports that are compatible with fiber optic cables.

Fiber optic cables will offer faster data transfer speeds, and will be able to provide data transfers over distances of "tens of meters,"...

Sprint: Unlimited Data Here to Stay

From DailyTech: Sprint announced that it intends to keep its unlimited data plans around awhile in order to have a competitive edge against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile -- which have eliminated their unlimited data.

At the GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco yesterday...

Intel Quietly Begins to Sell Next-Generation Atom Microprocessors

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has quietly updated its price-list and added a new-generation Atom microprocessors code-named Cedarview that will power nettops based on Cedar Trail platform. The new chips are inexpensive and considering their capabilities may become popular on the entry...

Intel's New R&D Facility to Explore Pervasive Computing

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Monday established its newest Intel science and technology center (ISTC) that will focus on delivering technologies that offer a richer, more personalized experience to consumers of the future .Intel and its partners' goal is to accelerate the...

Oracle, Google Set Third Settlement Conference

From PC World: Oracle and Google will engage in another attempt to settle their lawsuit over alleged Java patent and copyright violations in the Android mobile OS.

The parties are set to appear October 1 for the settlement conference, according to a ruling filed late Friday by...

Microsoft addresses Windows 8 secure boot issue

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is trying to shed light on the new secure boot process in Windows 8 to address concerns from people who may want to dual-boot a non-Windows OS, such as Linux.

In an update posted Thursday to the Building Windows 8 blog , Tony Mangefeste, a member of...

Netflix Strikes a Deal with DreamWorks for 2013

From DailyTech: Netflix's July price hike and separation of DVD and video streaming plans snowballed into more problems than it anticipated. While it expected angry customers, Netflix didn't predict that it would have to go as far as cutting its third-quarter forecast by 1 million...

Verizon Sides with Samsung in Apple Legal Dispute

From DailyTech: Verizon may be elated to have the iPhone 4 on its network at the present time, but that isn't stopping the U.S. wireless carrier from protecting its interests when it comes to LTE marketing/deployments and Android handsets/tablets.

In early July, Apple filed an...

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