Samsung's S Beam teaches Android a new trick

From CNET News.com: In opening up its Android operating system, Google ensured one thing: that handset-makers would have the room they needed to dress up Google's little green OS however they please.

With S Beam on the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung took a good feature, Android Beam...

RIM Begins Laying Off Employees, Won't Say How Many Yet

From DailyTech: Research In Motion (RIM) has officially started laying off employees after suffering a huge quarterly financial loss and losing the smartphone race against the likes of Apple and Google.

RIM hasn't announced exactly how many layoffs have occurred or how many will...

As RIM Waits on BB10, Another Manufacturer Bails on it

From DailyTech: Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone maker Research in Motion, Ltd. (TSE:RIM) is facing a potential end-of-life scenario as it scrambles to deploy its next generation BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system to market. BB10 was supposed to arrive early this year, but...

Intel Officially Introduces Xeon Phi

From X-bit Labs: At the International Supercomputing Conference, Intel Corp. made yet another announcement regarding its highly-anticipated many-core accelerator for high-performance computing (HPC) known as Knights Corner. The official name of the chip and PCI Express accelerators...

Barnes & Noble's Nook business up 34 percent last fiscal year

From CNET News.com: During the 12-month period that ended April 28, Barnes & Noble's Nook business, which includes e-reader, accessories, and digital content sales, posted revenue of $933 million, representing a 34.3 percent gain over the $695 million it posted in the prior year...

Verizon Names Updated Internet Tiers FiOS Quantum, Releases Pricing

From DailyTech: Verizon has finally released prices for its updated FiOS Internet tiers, and gave its new service a name -- FiOS Quantum.

Verizon said its entry-level options would remain the same, such as the 15/5 Mbps, 25/25 Mbps, 35/35 Mbps, 50/20 Mbps and 150/35 Mbps tiers, but...

Microsoft Unveils Surface Media Tablets

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. on Monday introduced its first media tablets that will be sold under its own brand later this year. The company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant advances in industrial design and attention to detail...

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