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Microsoft Changes its “Zune” Strategy
Microsoft announced that it would stop making new models of Zune music and video players due to lukewarm demand, and concentrate instead on incorporating Zune software into mobile phones and other Microsoft platforms, reports Bloomberg. Although Microsoft will stop making new versions of the HD player, it will continue to sell current versions of the…
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T-Mobile to Bring Back the Sidekick this Summer
T-Mobile announced that it will bring back a revamped version of the iconic mobile phone, the Sidekick sometime this summer. The new Sidekick 4G, built by Samsung, will operate on Android 2.2 OS and feature the same design and texting capabilities ,such as the large slide out Qwerty keyboard and the pop tilt hinge, that…
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Apple Executive Confirms White iPhone for Spring
After numerous delays, Apple executive, Phil Schiller, confirmed via his Twitter that a white version of the iPhone 4 would be available this spring. In response to a question by a user about when he could get a white iPhone, Schiller tweeted, “the white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!)”…
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Hackers Exploit IE, Blackberry, Safari at Pwn2Own
Researchers were able to crack into IE8; iPhone, Safari 5.0.3, and Blackberry at Pwn2Own contest at CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver this week and win $15,000 prizes. According to HD Moore of Rapid7, the Pwn2Own contest is a yearly “reality check on how well the vendors are doing and which ones are actually improving. Apple,…
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IPad 2 Launches to Long Lines and Sell outs
As expected, the iPad 2 launched yesterday to long lines outside Apple Stores and other retailers, which reported selling out of the coveted tablet within hours. Analysts reported that the iPad 2 could sell anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million tablets during its opening weekend, toppling over last year’s 300,000 iPads, says the New York…
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iPad 2 Goes on Sale Today Online and in Stores
The highly anticipated iPad 2 will be available for sale today both online and in stores amidst analysts’ prediction that the new tablet computer will sell over a half a million units in its opening weekend. Apple began the sale of the iPad 2 online at 1 a.m PST, and will be available in stores…
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Adobe Releases Flash-to-HTML Converter Wallaby
Adobe has ceded to pressure to support HTML 5 and released Wallaby, a tool which allows for Flash-to-HTML conversion. Apple has not made it a secret that it dislikes Adobe’s Flash technology because it uses a lot of battery and isn’t supported on its iOS platform. It has been encouraging Adobe to go HTML 5…
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Microsoft Pays Nokia $1 Billion to Promote Windows 7
Microsoft has reportedly paid Nokia $1 billion to not only promote but also develop Windows handsets and products. Less than a month has passed since the announcement of strategic partnership between powerhouses Nokia and Microsoft. While the deal made a media splash, it didn’t reveal a lot of specific information about the partnership. Two sources…
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Apple Sells Over 1 Million MacBook Air Computers in Q4
As Apple rolls out a new generation of MacBook Pros, data from the last quarter of 2010 shows that Apple shipped over 1 million MacBook Airs during that period. The lightweight and improved 11 and 13-inch MacBook Airs were a hit with customers. Concord Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told AppleInsider that total of 1.1 million…
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Tablets and PCs: What the Future Holds
Are consumers more likely to buy a tablet than a PC this year? According to Apple’s Steve Jobs and recent Gartner research, the answer is undoubtedly yes. At the launch of the Ipad 2 Steve Jobs carefully mused that the post-PC era was upon us. His calculated sayings, according to Cnet will be enough to…