Elan Microelectronics Corp. plans to roll out system-on-chip (SoC) version of touch-sensor ICs for Windows 8 laptops in line with demands for less expansive chips from brand-name suppliers of the computers, which are struggling to boost ...
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Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a small profit in the third quarter, after a larger loss a year earlier. However, revenue decreased as the company transitions to selling new PCs running Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system, it ...
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Japan’s Casio is preparing to launch a new Android tablet for businesses that acts as a personal scanner. The company’s new Paper Writer line has a camera that faces downward in front of the screen, to take images of documents ...
A revolutionary math game has kids getting a kick out of algebra--and they don't even know it. DragonBox, the first release from game-based learning startup WeWantToKnow, has proven so popular in its home country of Norway that it became ...
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Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7, an analyst said. Employees, however, have a higher-than-expected interest in the ...
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HP and Emirates Airlines today announced a collaboration in which Emirates staff will begin using the HP ElitePad 900 tablet as the primary interface for the airline’s new Knowledge-driven Inflight Service (KIS), making the airline ...
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Trade-ins of old iPad models have increased 500 percent since Apple announced its iPad 4 and iPad mini. The data comes from gadget recycling website SellMyMobile.com which suggests consumers are cashing in on old tablet models in order to ...
SOUTH Korean tech giant Samsung is to drop a legal request to ban Apple products in five European countries but will maintain lawsuits for alleged patent infringement, a Samsung spokeswoman said. The five countries concerned are Britain, ...
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The developer of the popular Instapaper software has speculated that Apple’s long-rumoured “iPad Mini” will include some of the same components as the low-priced iPad 2 tablet. Marco Arment, the creator of Instapaper, ...
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Tablet2Cases.com, the Internet's definitive resource on tablet cases, today announces the introduction of Totoya Creatures iPad cases into its online shop. Produced by the Central European creative solutions provider Carnation Group, the ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday said Windows Phone will grow quickly in the global smartphone market. “We are still relatively small … I expect the volumes on Windows Phone to really ramp quickly,” Ballmer said, as ...
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Microsoft has seen strong initial demand for Windows 8, exceeding that of its predecessor Windows 7, CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday. Speaking at an event to launch Windows Phone 8, a new operating system for smartphones, Ballmer said the ...
The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched a certification program for its Miracast video transmission specification, offering a seal of approval that should ensure many different phones, tablets, laptops, TVs and other products can send video to each ...
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Apple could be on the verge of losing the bans on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab it has won in German courts. If the Dusseldorf lower regional court were to rule today, Samsung would be unlikely to be found infringing on Apple's design ...
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Apple's iOS mobile platform has amassed a substantial lead over Google's Android when it comes to which platform developers prefer for building enterprise mobile applications, according to survey results released Tuesday. The ...
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