Verizon Wireless (VZ) is pursuing another track in the mobile payments race, announcing today plans to work with Payfone Inc. to build a new payments system for customers to use …
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The marketing has finally started, but will it convince the unwashed masses that a Hewlett-Packard Co. TouchPad is the tablet to choose?
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Android chips away at Nokia and RIM from the low end, while Apple takes the higher ground
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakVerizon Wireless has been keeping the U.S. smartphone channel afloat in May and June thanks to the launch of no less than six high-end Android smartphones, while rival carriers saw …
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Reuters | June 10, 2011 | Melanie Lee (Reuters) – Dell Inc has chosen to launch its new 10-inch Android tablet in China this summer, passing up on a U.S., Europe launch, …
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U.S. Cellular Corp.’s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the …
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has announced its HP TouchPad tablet will be available in 16GB flavor for $500 and $600 for 32GB beginning June 19. The WebOS tablet will be available from …
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Taiwanese phone maker HTC has more than doubled its profits since last year, thanks mainly to the firm’s focus on Android says the company’s annual report. HTC reported a $40 …
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TechOn | June 3, 2011 | Tomohisa Takei Acer Inc showed a prototype of a tablet computer using the “MeeGo” software platform at a press conference that Intel Corp had …
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Computex 2011: Android will not compete with Chrome OS says Google executive
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakTAIPEI, Taiwan – Visiting Taiwan during Computex 2011, Google’s senior VP of Chrome, Sundar Pichai said the firm would not be porting its Chrome OS to tablets or handsets, nor …
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Application platform provider Service2Media said it received $10 million in round C venture-capital funding from Prime Ventures and the Private Plus Fund. CEO Geert Kolthof said the funding will enable …
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Taipei, Taiwan – The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week. Asustek’s tablet/phone combo – which allows consumers to use …
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Computex 2011: Intel talks Asian innovation and companion computing devices
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakTAIPEI, Taiwan — In his keynote session at Computex this week, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of the Embedded and Communications Group, Doug Davis called …
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was another significant week in the mobile device world this week as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gave the world it’s long awaited preview of Windows 8 at …
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SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is an engineer shop at its core. It has flirted with some direct-to-consumer apps and gear, most notably its device division back in the …
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Microsoft, impeccably timed bunch that they are, held two Windows 8 first-look events within hours of one another on different sides of the globe. First, Windows President Steven Sinofsky took the stage at the D9 conference in California to unveil the new OS, then just a few hours later Microsoft held a partner preview at Computex in Taipei.
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Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) said yesterday that the company wants to buy “everything around data centers” in attempts to keep its top spot in the computer server market. The …
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DALLAS—AT&T Inc. is connecting a great TV experience with a great wireless experience to drive growth in its U-verse product, said Jeff Weber, VP of video services, AT&T Mobility and …
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color has been on the market for around seven months now, and although it hasn’t managed to make a huge splash, it has generated some noticeable ripples. The lost-cost device, sporting an Android core with a custom Nook skin on top, has become a hackers favourite due to its uncomplicated, quality components and cheap price.
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AdMob releases new ad formats for tablets, reflects on first year at Google
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoFollowing a 300% jump in traffic from tablets in the last six months, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) AdMob has launched a series of new ad formats tailor made for larger mobile …
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DUBLIN – With 144% mobile penetration and 195% household broadband penetration, no one can argue that Singapore isn’t one of the main hubs of the ICT world, and, according to …
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Kevin Peters, AT&T’s CMO, has been trying to persuade people at the TM Forum that “the network matters.”
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“I’ll take your iPad and raise you 10” – seems to be Intel Corp.’s message to tablet hungry consumers, as the firm readies itself for the launch of almost a …