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Steve Jobs Disses Apple Rivals During Town Hall Meeting Google, Adobe, Sony are targets of CEO's scorn in meeting with Apple employees, according to reports.
Google Chrome Steals Users from Firefox, IE The browser wars heat up with a strong showing by Google's upstart, according to new market figures.
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Acer, Spooked by iTunes, Says No iPad Rival The App Store scares Acer away from tablets, but others are plunging into the fray.
China Tablet PC Maker May Sue Apple Over iPad Design A Chinese company that sells a tablet PC like Apple's newly announced iPad may sue the U.S. company over the similar design between the devices.
The Long Fail: A Brief History of Unsuccessful Tablet Computers This tale of tablets traces the development of slate-style devices through nearly two decades of attempts.
Amazon Pulls Plug On, Then Bows to Macmillan in E-book Row After a brief protest, Amazon.com will continue to sell e-book titles from Macmillan despite the publisher's decision to raise prices for e-books.
Firefox Mobile Arrives on Nokia N900 Smartphones The mobile version of the Firefox browser is now available to owners of the Nokia N900. Mozilla is also working on versions for Windows Mobile and Android.
Google Yanks IE6 Support Google joins the chorus urging Microsoft to dump its aging browser, saying Docs will drop support.
Samsung First With Lower Cost, Power Saving 30nm DDR3 DRAM Samsung announced two customers have approved its 30nm DDR3 DRAM and it will mass produce chips using 30nm technology in the second half
Color E-readers a Hit at Book Fair, to Be Sold Like Handsets Companies showed off a number of devices aimed at the e-book market during the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
Botnet Targets Major Web Sites With Junk SSL Connection More than 300 Web sites are being pestered by infected computers that are part of the Pushdo botnet, according to security researchers.
Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education? Both have shortcomings, but this side-by-side comparison reveals distinct opportunity for e-readers in the classroom.
Netgear Announces ProSecure UTM For 5-User SMB Networks Netgear's new addition to the ProSecure Unified Thread Management appliance line aims to make high-end network security affordable and accessible to 5-user networks.
Qualcomm to Build Research Center in Korea, Invest in Pulsus Qualcomm plans to build an R&D center for mobile multimedia in Korea and invest in local chip maker Pulsus Technologies
Bravo TV Teams With Foursquare, Report Says Location-based gaming may get a boost when players visit real-life sites referenced in TV shows.
NTT DoCoMo to Demo Prototype LTE Handset NTT DoCoMo plans to demonstrate a prototype cellular handset running next-generation LTE technology at next month's Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona.
FTC Denies Intel Bid to Disqualify Rosch From Antitrust Suit The FTC released its decision not to grant an Intel request to disqualify FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch from the antitrust case against the company.
5 Questions for Telltale Games' Dan Connors The developer and publisher of critical video game hits like Sam & Max, Bone, Wallace & Gromit, and Tales of Monkey Island shares its thoughts on the future of episodic content, design perks to pricing.
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