IDG News Service - Qualcomm called on some big names Monday to ensure its opening-night keynote at the International CES wasn't a dud. Steve Ballmer, Big Bird, the pop group Maroon5, and even former Archbishop Desmond Tutu all made ...
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Asus, Lenovo,Intel and Nvidia are using CES to show off their latest tablet and PC innovations headed to store shelves later in 2013. But gadget makers would be better off focusing on slates rather than notebook PCs, one market research ...
Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is “roughly” in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the same stage of its release three years ago, according to Tami Reller, CFO and Chief ...
Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, licenses, Windows Division
One Laptop Per Child is back in the tablet race, announcing a new 7-inch tablet with the Android OS that will be sold commercially and include its learning software. The XO Tablet was announced at the International CES show in Las Vegas. ...
Tags: OLPC, One Laptop Per Child, tablet, Android OS, learning software
Intel executives plan to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the company’s growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and Ultrabook offerings, it said at CES in Las Vegas this week. The announcements included a new ...
Tags: Intel, mobile device experiences, smartphone, tablet, Ultrabook offerings
Microsoft has sold some 60 million Windows 8 licences since the OS's launch, according to the finance and marketing head of Windows business, Tami Reller. Reller was speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where ...
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Samsung Electronics has revealed that it has made an estimated 8.8 trillion won (pound 5.1bn) in the last financial quarter ending December 2012. This puts the Korean company's sales at 500 devices per minute and, if accurate, represents ...
Tags: Samsung Electronics, financial quarter, December, 2012
IDG News Service - Intel has announced plans to release its first quad-core Atom processor before the end of the year, as the company tries to capture a bigger share of the tablet market dominated today by ARM-based processors. Code-named ...
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Intel has released a new, low-power Core processor for ultrabooks and pledged that touchscreen ultrabooks will be available for as low as $599 by the end of the year. Ultrabooks are Intel's effort to breathe new life into the laptop ...
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Intel has announced plans to release its first quad-core Atom processor before the end of the year, as the company tries to capture a bigger share of the tablet market dominated today by ARM-based processors. Code-named Bay Trail and ...
Tags: Intel, quad core Atom processor, tablet market, ARM processors
With Lenovo moving up the ranks of the global PC market, the company is looking to solidify its momentum at the International CES trade show this week. Lenovo, which is vying with Hewlett-Packard for the top spot in the PC market, is ...
IDG News Service - Panasonic introduced its 2013 TV lineup with a few whizz-bang features that look useful but others that seem a curious choice for the living room. On the useful side, 2013's update to Panasonic's My Home Screen ...
Tags: Panasonic, TVs, Screen technology, touch stylus, facial recognition
Computerworld - LAS VEGAS -- AT&T on Monday announced an all-digital, wireless home monitoring service that will allow customers to control home security and automate tasks such as locking doors and turning off lights from a smartphone, ...
Tags: smartphone, smart home, wireless home monitoring service, tablet, PC
Computerworld - Apple today boasted that its iOS App Store has passed the 40-billion-download mark, and posted a record two billion downloads last month alone. Apple's December number bolsters the notion that across-the-board app ...
Tags: iOS, App Store, Android smartphone
The Huawei Ascend Mate sports a 6.1-in. screen. IDG News Service - It might not be a household name in the U.S., but China's Huawei sought to make a statement at CES in Las Vegas on Monday. The company, which is one of the world's biggest ...
Tags: Huawei Ascend Mate, CES in Las Vegas, network equipment, cellphone