Android Captures More of the Smartphone Market
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From PC World: Market research firm Canalys has given Google's Android OS a 35 percent share of the smartphone market for the first quarter of 2011. Nokia had a share of 24 percent, with iOS on 19 percent. Compared to Canalys' figures for the fourth quarter of 2010 Apple had... |
New Nook coming soon; most likely e-ink model
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From CNET News.com: This isn't how products are typically announced, but thanks to a couple of sentences in an SEC filing, word is out that Barnes & Noble plans to release a new e-reader later this month. Late yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that according to the filing... |
Report: Mac App Store to Deliver OS X Lion 10.7 Upgrade
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From DailyTech: From games to business, Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) Mac App Store follows in the footsteps of such Windows PC software markets as Valve Corp.'s STEAM engine (now available on Macs), making the push to digital distribution. Despite an initial catalog of 1,000 apps and one... |
Acer: Netbooks Aren't Dead
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From DailyTech: While the sound of tablets' soaring popularity has been likened to a death rattle for PC devices -- particularly the netbook -- PC giant Acer has held firm in its stance that it would not phase out netbooks in favor of tablets. But with the resignation of longtime CEO... |
Shipments of Graphics Adapters Increase Amid PC Sales Slowdown - JPR
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From X-bit Labs: Even though sales of personal computers were below expectations in the first quarter this year, shipments of various graphics adapters were up both sequentially and annually, according to estimates by Jon Peddie Research, a market tracking and consulting firm. The... |
Intel's Next-Generation Eight-Core Sandy Bridge E Processor Hits Ebay
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From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has begun to send samples of its next-generation enthusiast-class processors code-named Sandy Bridge E to various third parties for testing. At least several engineering samples of eight-core Intel Core i "Sandy Bridge E" in LGA2011 package are now on... |
Microsoft issues first Windows Phone security update
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From InfoWorld: Microsoft on Tuesday released the first security update for Windows Phone 7, replicating for smartphone users a patch the company gave Windows desktop users six weeks ago. When the update will actually reach users is unclear. "At the time of release, the update is... |
New iPhone Isn't Expected in June or July
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From PC World: New claims that Apple will not release a new iPhone in June or July this year have emerged. According to Mac Rumors, an AT&T representative claims to have been told by Apple that there will be no June or July launch for the iPhone 5. The less-than-startling... |
IE users can now delete Flash cookies
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From CNET News.com: Users of Internet Explorer can now get rid of those persistent "Flash cookies" thanks to the latest version of Adobe Flash and support from within Microsoft's IE. Cookies are files created on your PC and used by sites to keep track of certain data, such as site... |
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