Sony's Xperia Ion landing on AT&T June 24

From CNET News.com: AT&T officially confirmed the pricing of its new Xperia Ion smartphone. The manufacturer's first 4G LTE handset, the device will cost $99.99 and ship to stores beginning June 24.

Since the Android-powered Xperia Ion won't run Ice Cream Sandwich but Android 2.3...

AMD Pairs With ARM to up Security, Heterogeneous Computing

From DailyTech: At its yearly analyst meeting earlier this year, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) surprisingly suggested that it might be open to exploring licensed and modified ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM) intellectual property (IP) cores as an alternative to x86, or to explore...

First Batch of Via Technologies' $49 Android PC Sells Out

From X-bit Labs: Via Technologies, a designer of low-power and low-cost computing platforms, started to accept pre-orders onto its Android PC (APC) platform for $49 on Sunday and managed to sell the first batch of mainboards within several hours. Apparently, the demand towards the...

Sony Proposes Free PlayStation 3, Vita Game Consoles to Students

From X-bit Labs: Sony Corp. has started a campaign during which students who buy Sony Vaio personal computers can get a free PlayStation video game console, a $200 discount on PlayStation-branded hardware or software, or save 8% on the PC itself. The campaign is aimed at...

Apple Discontinues 17-Inch MacBook Pro

From PC World: Like many of us, the 17-inch MacBook Pro has learned that it can be dangerous to one's health to carry around too much bulk. Apple has discontinued the largest member of its laptop line in the wake of its WWDC announcements.

Apple Discontinues 17-Inch MacBook ProIf...

Apple's Galaxy S III ban bid put on hold

From CNET News.com: Apple's bid to ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy S III in the U.S. has been put on ice.

U.S. District Court judge Lucy Koh decided (PDF) this week that Apple cannot argue its case for a ban on the flagship handset at a previously scheduled June 21 hearing...

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