Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Chrome for Android app review - Telegraph.co.uk


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Chrome for Android app review
Telegraph.co.uk
By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Google's Chrome web browser has seen huge growth on the PC, and been the subject of the search giant's most substantial marketing campaign. The selling point is its raw speed, minimalist look and background, ...
Chrome 17 released, will preload autocompleted URLs as you typeArs Technica
Chrome 17 released with "instant" browsing, improved securityTechSpot
Chrome for Android Beta: 3 DrawbacksPCWorld
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iPhone costs hammer sprint results - Albany Times Union


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iPhone costs hammer sprint results
Albany Times Union
AP In this Feb. 7, 2012 photo a woman shops for a Sprint smart phone at a Little Rock, Ark., Best Buy store. The iPhone helped Sprint gain customers in the latest quarter, but also forced the carrier to post its largest loss in three years because of ...
Sprint gets the Nextel monkey off its backCNET
Sprint loss widens on iPhone costsReuters
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iPhones help - and cost - Sprint - SouthCoastToday.com


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iPhones help - and cost - Sprint
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By Dow Jones NEW YORK â€" Sprint Nextel on Wednesday reported a widened fourth-quarter loss, due in part to the high cost of selling the Apple iPhone for the first time on its network. Sprint said it sold 1.8 million iPhones in last year's final three ...
Sprint gets the Nextel monkey off its backCNET
Sprint dips to loss under weight of costly iPhoneLos Angeles Times
Sprint Posts Sales Loss, But iPhone Lifts RevenueNew York Times
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Chrome 17 released, will preload autocompleted URLs as you type - Ars Technica


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Chrome 17 released, will preload autocompleted URLs as you type
Ars Technica
By Ryan Paul | Published February 8, 2012 9:20 PM Google has just released Chrome version 17, which brings several minor enhancements to the company's web browserâ€" including a new web address preloading feature and improved protection against malicious ...
Chrome for Android comes with Easter eggsCNET
Chrome for Android Beta: 3 DrawbacksPCWorld
Chrome 17 With Web Page Prerendering Now for DownloadTom's Hardware Guide
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming In Late February - Forbes


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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming In Late February
Forbes
If you're itching to get your hands on a pre-release trial of Windows 8, you won't have to wait long. Microsoft has confirmed that it will release a trial version of the upcoming OS to anyone who wants to give it a spin later this month.
Why Metro now rules at MicrosoftCNET (blog)
8 Features That Could Make Windows 8 GreatInformationWeek
Windows 8 Consumer Preview to debut at mobile event Feb. 29Los Angeles Times
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Sprint dips to loss under weight of costly iPhone - Los Angeles Times


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Sprint dips to loss under weight of costly iPhone
Los Angeles Times
By David Sarno One of the unanswered questions for US wireless carriers is whether the iPhone is a blessing or a curse. Sprint Nextel Corp. was the latest major service provider to struggle under the weight of providing the iPhone, which it began ...
Sprint Posts Sales Loss, But iPhone Lifts RevenueNew York Times
Sprint's iPhone sales can't stem lossesSan Francisco Chronicle
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Sprint Posts Sales Loss, But iPhone Lifts Revenue - New York Times


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Sprint Posts Sales Loss, But iPhone Lifts Revenue
New York Times
Nabbing the iPhone was a victory for Sprint Nextel, but the blockbuster handset has yet to pay off in profits for the company. Sprint Nextel, the nation's No. 3 cellphone carrier, on Wednesday reported a net loss in the fourth quarter of $1.3 billion, ...
Sprint dips to loss under weight of costly iPhoneLos Angeles Times
Key facts from selected telecom-industry reports disclosing subscribers ...Washington Post
Sprint Earnings: Be Careful What You Wish ForDailyFinance
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Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue - The Associated Press


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Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) â€" Groupon investors were expecting a better deal than the surprise loss the company delivered on Wednesday. The online deals site, reporting for the first time as a public company, said its fourth-quarter revenue nearly tripled, ...
Summary Box: Groupon posts 4th-quarter loss in first report since IPO, shares fallWashington Post
Groupon Posts Unexpected Fourth-Quarter Loss on TaxesSan Francisco Chronicle
Groupon loss and weak sales clobber sharesReuters
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Sprint, Burdened By iPhone, Tries to Turn a Corner - eWeek


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Sprint, Burdened By iPhone, Tries to Turn a Corner
eWeek
Sprint reported a fourth-quarter loss, but also the end to a four-year period of recovery. The next few years will instead be about growthâ€"and of course the iPhone and LTE. Sprint, during its first full quarter with the Apple iPhone, reported a net ...
Why carriers hate the iPhoneFox News
Sprint posts deeper 4Q loss on iPhone costsThe Associated Press
Sprint's Widening Loss Signals IPhone Not Helping TurnaroundSan Francisco Chronicle
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Why carriers hate the iPhone - Fox News


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Why carriers hate the iPhone
Fox News
AP Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet With only three iPhone models in its lineup, Apple shipped more smartphones last quarter than any other vendor in the world. Carriers that sell Apple's sought-after smartphone enjoy huge activation figures ...
Sprint's Widening Loss Signals IPhone Not Helping TurnaroundBusinessWeek
Sprint posts deeper 4Q loss on iPhone costsThe Associated Press
Sprint loses $3.1 billion in 4QChristian Science Monitor
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Sprint gets the Nextel monkey off its back - CNET


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Sprint gets the Nextel monkey off its back
CNET
by Roger Cheng February 8, 2012 12:18 PM PST Follow @RogerWCheng Pretty soon, the Nextel in Sprint Nextel isn't going to make much sense anymore. Dan Hesse, pictured at the company's headquarters in July, has gently steered the Nextel network to its ...
iPhone on Sprint: Great for sales, terrible for profitsChristian Science Monitor
Sprint Loss Widens in Sign IPhone Not Helping Hesse's TurnaroundBusinessWeek
Sprint posts big loss, but adds subscribers, bumps up LTEDailyTech
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Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29 - Computerworld


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Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will host a launch event for the Windows 8 beta on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, the site of the Mobile World Congress. Previously, Microsoft had promised that it would distribute a public beta -- the ...
Microsoft Hosting Windows 8 Consumer Preview Event Feb. 29PC Magazine
Microsoft to host Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29CNET
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Could Launch Feb 29PCWorld
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Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29 - Computerworld


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Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will host a launch event for the Windows 8 beta on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, the site of the Mobile World Congress. Previously, Microsoft had promised that it would distribute a public beta -- the ...
Microsoft to host Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29CNET
The Whole World Will Finally Get To Look At Windows 8 On February 29th (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle
Microsoft to Unveil Windows 8 Test Version on Feb. 29 in SpainBloomberg
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Sprint's First iPhone Sales Add to Wider Loss - Wall Street Journal


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Sprint's First iPhone Sales Add to Wider Loss
Wall Street Journal
By GREG BENSINGER Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a widened fourth-quarter loss, due in part to the high cost of selling the Apple Inc. iPhone for the first time on its network. Sprint said it sold 1.8 million iPhones in last year's final three months, ...
Sprint loss widens on iPhone costsReuters
iPhone drives Sprint growth, but drags loss to $1.3BCNET
How Apple's iPhone Actually Hurts AT&T, Verizon and SprintTIME
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Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs - Reuters


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Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs
Reuters
By Sinead Carew (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel (SN) posted a wider quarterly loss because of the higher costs of selling Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone and the popular device delivered a smaller-than-expected boost to subscriber numbers, sending the company's ...
iPhone drives Sprint growth, but drags loss to $1.3BCNET
Sprint, Burdened By iPhone, Tries to Turn a CornereWeek
iPhone Subsidies Hurt Sprint's Bottom LineInformationWeek
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Amazon adds Viacom shows, expands streaming selection - CNET


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Amazon adds Viacom shows, expands streaming selection
CNET
by Greg Sandoval February 8, 2012 7:10 AM PST Follow @sandoCNET The hit show 'Jersey Shore' is coming to Amazon Prime video service along with lots of other shows from Viacom. Look out Netflix, while you're worried about HBO, Amazon's building up its ...
'Jersey Shore,' 'Dora the Explorer' Join Amazon Streaming in New Viacom DealReuters
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Amazon Adds Viacom Shows to Expand Online Video Streaming OfferBusinessWeek
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Nokia Plans 4000 Job Cuts to Shift Phone Assembly to Asia - BusinessWeek


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Nokia Plans 4000 Job Cuts to Shift Phone Assembly to Asia
BusinessWeek
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj will eliminate 4000 jobs, including at its oldest factory in Finland, as the mobile-phone maker shifts manufacturing to Asia, its largest market. Handset production will end in Hungary, Mexico and Finland, ...
Summary Box: Nokia Ends Phone Assembly in EuropeABC News
Nokia to Cut 4000 Jobs at 3 FactoriesNew York Times
Nokia cuts 4000 jobs as assembly moves to AsiaTelegraph.co.uk
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Nokia to Cut 4000 Jobs at 3 Factories - New York Times


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Nokia to Cut 4000 Jobs at 3 Factories
New York Times
BERLIN â€" Nokia, the biggest maker of cellphones by volume, said Wednesday that it would cut 4000 manufacturing jobs, or 7 percent of its global workforce, as it moved to streamline and save money from its production of smartphones.
Nokia ends phone assembly in Europe, cuts jobsThe Associated Press
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iPhone drives Sprint growth, but drags loss to $1.3B - CNET


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iPhone drives Sprint growth, but drags loss to $1.3B
CNET
by Roger Cheng February 8, 2012 4:25 AM PST Follow @RogerWCheng Sprint Nextel saw the biggest surge in new customers in six years thanks to the iPhone, but that growth came at a hefty price. Sprint reported a loss of $1.3 billion, or 43 cents a share.
Sprint loss widens on iPhone costsReuters
Sprint Loss Is Smaller Than Estimated as IPhone Boosts SalesBusinessWeek
Sprint Posts Net Loss but Revenue Gain on iPhoneNew York Times
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Chrome for Android won't ever get Flash - SlashGear


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Chrome for Android won't ever get Flash
SlashGear
Chrome for Android may have set its sights on being the default browser on your Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, but you'll have to make do with no Flash Player support if you give in to the new beta's allure. Having announced that its Flash Player ...
Gallery: Google Chrome on Android TabletZDNet
Chrome browser app for Android OS: Review roundupComputerworld (blog)
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Olympus OM-D E-M5: Retro outside, Groundbreaking inside - SlashGear


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Olympus OM-D E-M5: Retro outside, Groundbreaking inside
SlashGear
Olympus knows what photographers really want: something so teeth-clenchingly retro on the outside that they weep tiny tears of joy, but jam-packed full of the latest tech inside so that they're not embarrassed on Flickr. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 promises ...
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Olympus OM-D EM-5 Mirrorless ILC: Worthy of the Hype!Sawf News
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Nokia Will Lay off 4000 and Move More Manufacturing to Asia - PCWorld


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Nokia Will Lay off 4000 and Move More Manufacturing to Asia
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Nokia has decided to move more of its manufacturing to Asia, and will lay off approximately 4000 workers at three factories in Europe and Mexico by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
Nokia Says to Cut 4000 Jobs to Shift Phone Assembly to AsiaBusinessWeek
Nokia to cut 4000 jobs in Finland, Mexico, Hungary as it shifts assembly to AsiaWashington Post
Nokia says to cut 4000 more jobsReuters
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Google launches Chrome for Android - Telegraph.co.uk


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Google launches Chrome for Android
Telegraph.co.uk
Google has announced a version of its Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets, available immediately. By Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) Chrome for Android, which is a beta release, replaces the existing browser on Google's ...
Chrome Browser Launches On Android -- Finally!Tom's Guide
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Chrome Browser Launches On Android -- Finally! - Tom's Guide


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Chrome Browser Launches On Android -- Finally!
Tom's Guide
On Tuesday Google announced the launch of its popular Chrome web browser for Android -- Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," that is. Unfortunately that means all Gingerbread (and maybe Froyo) customers anxiously waiting for an official browser from ...
Google launches Chrome for AndroidTelegraph.co.uk
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