Samsung was the key beneficiary of a strong Q4 for tablet sales, which saw the Korean electronics manufacturer double its market share while Apple's lead in the sector slipped once again, according to research by IDC. Worldwide tablet ...
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Savvy shoppers know that when it comes to buying consumer electronics products, procrastinators typically get rewarded with lower prices the longer they wait. If you have the stomach for playing playing chicken with Super Bowl TV prices, ...
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IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five device makers, and illustrating that demand was “muted at best”. “There is no question that ...
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DuPont filed a trademark infringement suit against Easton-Bell Sports in Delaware federal court this week. The suit claims Easton-Bell Sports use of trademarks “DuPont” and “Kevlar” on packaging for its bicycle ...
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Google Maps is opening a virtual path to the Grand Canyon's wonders by adding panoramic images gathered by hikers with Android-powered camera systems strapped to their backs. "These beautiful, interactive images cover more than 75 ...
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Worldwide tablet sales jumped in the fourth quarter beyond even some of the most optimistic forecasts to 52.5 million - a growth rate of 75 per cent. The preliminary survey by business research firm IDC showed the tablet market grew 75.3 ...
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Cloud computing may be becoming a more widely accepted means of storing data, but there are still those who are very wary about having their information reside on servers operated by someone else. Speaking at Dell Tech World in Amsterdam, ...
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The online retailer has revealed a steep decline in profits for the end of 2012, whilst reporting a increase in revenues across the three-month period. Amazon announced its net income for the final three months of 2012 as $97m ...
One Little Goat proprietor Philip Lemon, believes his app was rejected solely because one of the eight celebrity caricatures in the game is based on the late Steve Jobs. He supports his claim by providing the following correspondence from ...
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Updated with videos, below. After more than a year, RIM has finally taken the wraps off new BlackBerry smart phones that use Version 10 of its operating system. And RIM has officially changed its name to BlackBerry. Two new phones were ...
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Wow Toys is launching a line of collectable animal figures next month. Known as My Pocket Pets, these pre-school toys will target children aged 18 months and upwards. Each pack contains a cute animal figure, plus an RSPCA sheet that ...
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The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online, is officially kicking-off Data Privacy Day today along with Federal Trade ...
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VMware has bucked recent hiring trends in the tech sector by announcing 900 job losses, despite unveiling a three per cent rise in 2012 income to $746m (£475m), while revenue rose 22 per cent to $4.61bn (£2.94bn). The ...
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The secondary sale investment follows after Rakuten led a $100m round last year. According to TechCrunch, the funds from SV Angel will be put towards buying secondary shares in Pinterest. SV angel co-founder, David Lee, told TechCrunch ...
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Amazon announced Thursday that it has acquired IVONA Software, a Polish company specializing in text-to-speech and voice recognition capabilities. The terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. IVONA's technology is already used in ...
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