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July 30, 2010
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Kindle First Impressions: Its All Good Updated e-reader is delighting most technology pundits with its thinner design, brighter screen, built-in Wi-Fi and lower price.
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HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week It's official: Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to EVO users on Tuesday, August 3.
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Why Android Will Win the Mobile Platform War The Android mobile operating system is bound to outshine Apple's iOS and dominate the smartphone arena.
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Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback, But When? CEO Ballmer calls tablet development "job-one urgency" and prefers Windows 7 to mobile phone operating system.
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Refreshed Magic Trackpad Joins New Mac Pro, iMacs Apple upgrades its Mac Pro and iMacs, whiles introducing new Cinema Display and brand new Magic Trackpad device.
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Sneak Peek: Android Tablets to Rock the Market Android isn't just for smartphones anymore. Google's mobile operating system is coming to tablets that could rival the iPad in portability and usefulness for business.
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YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame The popular video-sharing site has boosted maximum length of shared clips from 10 to 15 minutes.
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Amazon's New Kindle Spells Doom for Other E-Readers The e-reader price war is helping shake out the also-rans. Here's the current crop -- and who'll be dropping out of sight soon.
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How Froyo Will Boost Business Sprint announced that the EVO 4G will get the Android 2.2 "Froyo" update next week, making it possibly the best business smartphone available.
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Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War Amazon has announced a new Kindle with dramatic improvements over its predecessors.
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Apple's iOS4 Issues Take Center Stage With Apple putting out the "antennagate" fire, the pressure's on to make things right with iOS4.
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Madden 11 Super Bowl Winner Meets Virtual President Obama This isnt the first time a president's likeness has appeared in a video game -- but it is one of the more blatant.
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AMD Overtakes Nvidia as Top Discrete Graphics Vendor AMD overtook Nvidia during the second quarter to become the top discrete graphics card vendor, according to market research firm Mercury Research.
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Mundie: Microsoft's Research Depth Enabled Kinect Microsoft's Craig Mundie said the company initially thought the concept behind Kinect would be impossible.
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FBI Rings Organizers Over Defcon Contest A social engineering contest run at Decon has caught the attention of the FBI and the FS-ISAC.
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Samsung Sneaks Out Wi-Fi Camera, Swivel-Lens Pocket Camcorder Samsung unveiled two new products for its fall camera and camcorder lineup: a Wi-Fi-enabled point-and-shoot camera, and a new HD pocket camcorder that boasts a swiveling lens.
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Samsung Scores Record Q2 Profit on Chips, LCDs Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit in the second quarter driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, it said Friday.
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Intel Wins Key Ruling in Class-action Suit A court-appointed special master has rejected class-action status in an antitrust lawsuit against Intel.
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The Defcon Badge: Sleek, Stylish and Hackable Here's a first look at the Defcon 18 badge, set to be unveiled Thursday at the annual hacker conference in Las Vegas.
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HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week It's official: Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to EVO users on Tuesday, August 3.
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