Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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Apple iPad Wi-Fi (fourth generation; Apple A6X processor; 9.7-inch display) - CNET
The big surprise at Apple's October 23 event was the introduction of a new iPad, which arrives seven months after the previous version. A fourth-generation device, this tablet retains the unibody aluminum chassis of its predecessor–the weight and dimensions …


Windows 8 review - Telegraph.co.uk


Facebook posts biggest single-day gain as mobile ad sales surge - NDTV
Facebook's stock gained the most in a single day Wednesday since it began trading in May, a sign that the social media company's complicated relationship with Wall Street may be getting brighter. It's been a rough five months since the social network's initial …


China's Goophone unveils US$99 Android iPad Mini clone - Register
Apple's Chinese nemesis Goophone is no slouch when it comes to launching fruity tech clones powered by Android - it's just taken the covers off an iPad Mini lookalike running Jelly Bean which will sell for just $99. The infamous handset maker, which is …


Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has plans for more hardware - BBC News
Microsoft's chief boss has confirmed he plans to release more devices. Steve Ballmer told the BBC: "Is it fair to say we're going to do more hardware? Obviously we are… Where we see important opportunities to set a new standard, yeah we'll dive in." …


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HP prices Envy x2, its alternative to Microsoft Surface, iPad - CNET
Hewlett-Packard has priced its Envy x2 laptop-tablet hybrid at $849.99 — a small tablet-laptop hybrid that runs the full version of Windows 8. That price may be high for consumers, but HP is pushing it as a high-quality, high-end "hybrid PC" that effectively …


iPad 4-Gen: 10 Reasons Why Apple's Full-Size Tablet Is Worth Buying - eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: Apple's fourth-generation iPad was the biggest surprise at Apple's busy product introduction on Oct. 23. But for consumers and enterprise customers, the latest full-size iPad is a must-buy. Apple's fourth-generation iPad was unveiled at the …


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iPad mini is more than just the sum of its hardware - ZDNet
iPad mini is more than just the sum of its hardware. Summary: Apple's new 7" tablet has been criticized for being overpriced relative to its competitors. But the device's value has nothing to do with its Bill of Materials. Jason Perlow. By Jason Perlow for Tech …


Samsung infringed on Apple patents, judge rules - SlashGear
You win some, you lose some. In this case, Samsung is the loser, with a federal trade panel judge ruling that the company infringed on Apple's patents. This is the latest in a long patent war that the two companies have been engaged in for quite some time, …


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Will Apple TV be the next 'one more thing'? - San Jose Mercury News
CUPERTINO — With the launch of its iPad Mini, Apple (AAPL) now has a device for nearly all purposes. But the company still hasn't offered its version of the biggest home device of all — the TV. Analysts argue that many consumers want a gadget that is as …


Samsung Is Faulted Over Patents - New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Samsung Electronics of South Korea, the world's top maker of smartphones, infringed on Apple's patents to make its smartphones and tablets, a federal trade panel judge ruled on Wednesday. Apple filed a complaint with the …


Nintendo Shares Fall After Cutting Profit Forecast: Osaka Mover - Bloomberg
Nintendo Co., the world's largest maker of video-game machines, fell to the lowest level in a month in Osaka trading after cutting its profit forecast because of lower demand for its handheld players and a strong yen. Nintendo dropped as much as 4.3 percent to …


Facebook soars 19% as it focuses on mobile - San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook stock scored its biggest one-day gain on Wall Street on Wednesday after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg finally gave investors news they wanted to hear – that the social network is making money on mobile. Facebook shares rose nearly $5 …


Windows, Revamped and Split in 2 - New York Times


Samsung Galaxy Note II for Verizon hands-on - Engadget


Google brings Street View to the Grand Canyon - CNET
Soon enough, visitors to the Grand Canyon will be able to get an early look at what awaits them, courtesy of Google Maps. Google published a blog post today highlighting the maps team's current trip to Arizona, which marks the first time the company is using …


Europe prepares to clobber Microsoft over 'browser choice' failings - ZDNet
Europe prepares to clobber Microsoft over 'browser choice' failings. Summary: European regulators have issued a Statement of Objections to Microsoft over failures in implementing browser choice between February 2011 and July 2012 - a sign the …


The new PlayStation Store released, working as intended - Examiner.com


Apple Inc. (AAPL) Sued For Locking iPhones To AT&T - ValueWalk
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently got hit with another lawsuit, and this time it's over the iPhone. The lawsuit alleged that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) didn't receive consent from their customers to lock their iPhones exclusively to AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), which …


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Microsoft Surface vs. Apple iPad (4th gen) vs. Asus Transformer Infinity - CNET
Seems like there's been a new tablet released almost every other day. While I'm excited the tablet market is showing no signs of slowing down, speaking strictly from a personal standpoint, I could use a break. I won't be getting one though! Starting this week …


Why Apple's Packed Event (And Fourth-Gen iPad) Make Sense - Wired
Apple announced a cornucopia of new products at its media event on Tuesday in San Jose, California. Most notable were the updated iMacs, the 13-inch Retina display MacBook Pro, the highly anticipated iPad mini, and the completely surprising …


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Qualcomm CEO says Windows legacy apps have to go touch - CNET
Older Windows programs will have to be updated to incorporate touch capabilities, Qualcomm's chief executive said. And that's something that should help adoption of the newest version of the operating system. Paul Jacobs, speaking today during a small …


Apple says Samsung being investigated by DoJ over FRAND patent misuse - Apple Insider
Apple says Samsung being investigated by DoJ over FRAND patent misuse. By Mikey Campbell. In a filing with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday, Apple said that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether …


New PlayStation 3 Hack May Be One That Sony Can't Stop - Kotaku
New PlayStation 3 Hack May Be One That Sony Can't Stop The PlayStation 3 has been around since 2006, and since roughly 2006 hackers have been trying to have their way with it. The system has proven a relatively tough nut to crack, though not an …


A Look at Tech Companies With Recent IPOs - ABC News
Facebook and other companies that went public recently are starting to report quarterly earnings. Here's a look at earnings reports from some tech companies that had IPOs since last year. -- Oct. 4: Zynga Inc., the maker "FarmVille" and other online games, …


Just bought an iPad 3? Check your local store's return policy - NBCNews.com
Even journalists and devoted Apple fans were a bit surprised at Tuesday's update of the full-size iPad; generally Apple's products are out at least a year or so before new versions are announced. But what was merely perplexing for some may be downright …


Windows RT Is Too Important to Die Off - PC Magazine
Before he went to the mat and declared Microsoft's Windows RT-based Surface tablet dead on arrival, my colleague and PCMag's lead mobile analyst, Sascha Segan, sent a copy of his column to our editorial staff and dared anyone to dispute him. Guess I'll …


The EU's Microsoft Vendetta - Wall Street Journal
The European Commission has already milked Microsoft for more than EUR1 billion in fines for supposedly abusing its dominant market position. But Brussels' latest complaint against the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, filed Wednesday, is what …


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Microsoft live streaming Windows 8 event keynote - SlashGear
It isn't exactly a secret anymore that Microsoft is holding a big Windows 8 launch event in New York tomorrow, and indeed, we'll be there covering the whole thing. If you want to follow along as we report the news, you're in luck (at least partially), as Microsoft …


The logic of Apple's premium-priced iPad mini - CNET
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled its well-received holiday lineup of products and saw its stock continue to sink. Stock analysts are predicting that like Google, Apple will miss consensus estimates for the current quarter, mostly due to less-than-expected iPhone …


Mark Zuckerberg's $2 billion day - CNET
Facebook's beaten down stock soared today, posting its biggest one-day gain since going public and boosting its CEO Mark Zuckerberg net wealth by a cool $2 billion. Shares closed up $19.13 percent to close at $23.23 after Facebook yesterday posted solid …


T-Mobile is first carrier to sell the Galaxy Note 2 - CNET
T-Mobile is the first carrier out of the gate to bring its customers the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 2. As of today, any T-Mobile user can snap up the device. Rumors floated this week that the carrier was already receiving shipments of the "phablet" in …


iPad Mini, Despite $199 Tablet Rivals, Will Dominate Holidays, Beyond - eWeek
ANALYSIS: Apple's iPad mini was expected but its pricing was a surprise. Even starting $130 ahead of $199 rivals, analysts say the mini will "cement" Apple's tablet dominance. Apple has sold 100 million iPads, and these devices now account for 91 percent …


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7 reasons why Windows RT works - CNET
Face it, true Microsoft believers: it's just not that easy to explain Microsoft's "sort-of" version of Windows 8 known as Windows RT. We took a couple of healthy stabs at it in our Surface RT review and our Windows RT FAQ, and as an operating system it ships …


Facebook employees are now $4.4 billion richer - CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — It's the day some Facebook employees have waited years for: They can finally cash out their company stock, to the tune of $4.4 billion. Before this week, those employees were rich only on paper. That's because Facebook used a …


Peeved about the fourth-gen iPad? Why? (poll) - CNET
The device, which starts at $499, comes just seven months after the arrival of the third-generation iPad and brings with it a number of updates. It comes with an A6X processor that has twice the CPU and graphics power of the third-generation iPad, gets 10 …


Microsoft Apologizes For Lack Of Browser Choice - InformationWeek


Unboxing the 13-Inch Apple MacBook Pro With Retina Display - PC Magazine
Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (Retina Display) Unboxing. Apple's new MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina display comes in an Apple standard white box with the accoutrements you'd expect from the design-forward company. The box fits handily into the …


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Apple earnings preview: All eyes on iPhone, iPad - CNET
Apple may disappoint investors tomorrow with fiscal fourth-quarter results that show weaker sales of its key iPad and iPhone product lines. Wall Street is expecting Apple to report $36.27 billion in sales, with earnings per share of $8.91. Apple's own forecast …


EU Slams Microsoft Over Lack of Browser Choice - Escapist Magazine
European regulators say Windows needs to offer more than just Internet Explorer. Three hazy, distant years ago, the European Union Commission signed a deal with Microsoft in which the software giant agreed to start packaging various non-Internet Explorer …


Microsoft to webcast Windows 8 launch event Thursday - Computerworld


Facebook stock on way to best trading day yet after reporting mobile advances - San Jose Mercury News
MENLO PARK — Facebook's beleaguered stock received a serious jolt Wednesday from the social network's second earnings report as a public company, sending shares toward their biggest one-day gain since the company's record-setting initial public …


Apple iPad mini event full round-up [UPDATE] - SlashGear
Today Apple had an event that blasted forth with a collection of smaller, thinner, and much more powerful devices including the iPad mini. This event started with the massive sales of the iPod family as well as the iPhone 5, the new fastest selling phone in …


EU Files Formal Complaint Over Microsoft Browser Ballot Glitch - PC Magazine
Browser Roundup. The European Commission today sent Microsoft a formal statement of objections over Redmond's failure to adequately roll out its "browser ballot" to users in the region. The investigation is still ongoing, but the objection finds that Microsoft …


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AT&T exec: We're 'thrilled' with our lucrative shared-data plans - CNET
AT&T exec: We're 'thrilled' with our lucrative shared-data plans. AT&T Mobility head Ralph de la Vega said that the company is seeing better than expected revenue growth from its Mobile Share data plans, and it's very pleased with performance on its 4G LTE …


Chevrolet unveils 2014 Corvette 450HP V8 motor - SlashGear
Just a few days ago, we told you that Chevrolet was going to be officially unveiling their 2014 Corvette on January 13 at the North American International Auto Show in Detriot, MI. They were sparse on details, but it seems they were just too excited to leave …


iPad Mini shortage likely at first, warns analyst - SlashGear
As with all new Apple devices, we're expecting consumers to throw their money at the company once the iPad Mini goes up for pre-order later this week. Even though Apple is boosting the number of suppliers its working with to produce the iPad Mini, at least …


Hardworking Tablet With PC Chops - Wall Street Journal
I am writing this paragraph on a tablet in a coffee shop. That's no big deal. As I look around, I see several people working on Apple iPads. But the tablet I'm using is very different--historic, actually. It's the first personal computer made by Microsoft, a company …


Cloudera Debuts Real-Time Hadoop Query - InformationWeek
Adding a new component for real-time querying to its Hadoop software distribution, Cloudera introduced Cloudera Impala on Wednesday at the Strata Conference in New York. Developed in stealth mode and now in public beta, the software takes on one of …


Galaxy Note 2 Is Slimmer Than The Original Galaxy Note - The Droid Guy
The original Samsung Galaxy Note was ridiculed for being awkward and way too big in your hands. Samsung didn't care though and decided to make the Galaxy Note 2 even larger, but more thin than the Galaxy Note. I will agree that the Galaxy Note was …


Nintendo slashes profit forecast 70% on weak 3DS, Wii demand - Ars Technica (blog)
Back in April, Nintendo said it was counting on increased 3DS sales and profitability to help turn around the first full-year loss in the company's history. Today, Nintendo admitted that demand for its latest portable and the aging Wii continue to lag behind …


Facebook shares soar on earnings, mobile gains - USA TODAY
Facebook shares soar on earnings, mobile gains. Matt Krantz, USA TODAYShare. Comments. zuckerberg. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a tech conference in San Francisco in September 2012. (Photo: Kimihiro Hoshino, AFP/Getty …


Google Takes Its Backpack-Sized Trekker Street View Cameras To The Grand ... - TechCrunch
Google just announced that it is taking the Trekker, its backpack-sized Street View camera system into the Grand Canyon to map the National Park's hiking trails. Instead of having to huff and puff your way up Bright Angel Trail in person, you will soon be able …


EU to Microsoft: IE browser selection error violated antitrust deal - Ars Technica
The European Union has charged Microsoft with an antitrust violation, saying that it did not live up to the terms of its 2009 deal with the 27-nation bloc. Joaquín Almunia, the European Union antitrust commissioner, told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday that …