Tuesday, 6 September 2011

IFA Report: Tablets, Phones, and Ultrabooks Announced at the Big Berlin Tech Show

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September 6, 2011
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IFA Report: Tablets, Phones, and Ultrabooks Announced at the Big Berlin Tech Show On display: Toshiba's first sub-$1000 Ultrabook laptop, HTC's high-end Titan smartphone, and even a Sony Android-based Walkman.
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Apple's Lost iPhone: Recapping a PR Debacle After another Apple employee lost an iPhone prototype, Apple and the San Francisco Police Department have been put under scrutiny for searching a man's home.
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Amazon Tablet: 5 Features Needed to Battle the iPad To stand a fighting chance against the iPad, Amazon needs to come out of the gate with these five things nailed down, the first and most important of which is the price.
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Google Aims to Close Google Maps Loophole Businesses were being labeled as "closed" with a few mouse clicks, possibly by malicious competitors or just incorrect labeling.
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Nearly 300,000 Iranian IP Addresses Likely Compromised Close to 300,000 unique IP addresses from Iran requested access to google.com using a rogue certificate issued by Dutch digital certificate authority DigiNotar.h
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Angies List: Is the Service Site Worth Its Membership Fee? The flashy ads for Angies List promise access to high-quality professionals for a fee. Here's a look at how the service compares to its free competitors.
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Chrome Plug-in Adds Mustaches to Every Online Face Google celebrates the life of Freddie Mercury with a special doodle, and now you can too, with a neat mustache Chrome plug-in.
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Laptop Makers Taking a Timid Approach with Ultrabooks Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba reportedly plan initial shipments of 50,000 units or less, fearful that Apple's MacBook Air will be hard to dethrone in the ultraportable laptop category.
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HP's 12c Financial Calculator Turns 30 Designed for dealmakers, the 12c is engineered to handle complex formulas for calculating loan payments, determining bond yields, and constructing depreciation...
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Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Gets Free Co-Op Mode in October Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine ships to stores today, and while it won't include cooperative play, the developer says it's coming in a free update.
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Comodo CEO Says DigiNotar Hack Was State-Sponsored A security firm's analysis concludes that the attack was used to spy on Iranian Internet users on a large scale, meaning the attack may have been conducted by Iran.
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Google Puts Desktop App out to Pasture Google is retiring Desktop, an application it launched in 2004 that is designed to let people search for files and data stored in their computers' hard drives.
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Samsung Special Edition Series 9 Laptop Packed with Bling The luxury versions of its Series 9 ultraportables come in two new color options: 'Moonlight Blue' and 'Luxury Rose Gold.'
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Why Is Windows Phone 7 Winning Over Some Indie App Developers? Microsofts mobile platform is still struggling to keep up with iOS and Android--but for some independent developers, Windows Phone 7 is a perfect fit.
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iPhone 5 Assembly Reportedly Begins Apple manufacturers Pegatron and Foxconn have begun assembling the iPhone 5 in preparation for an October launch, a report claims.
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Windows Phone 7, Day 5: Taking Apps Out for a Test Spin With the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, I can take many of the apps out for a trial run before deciding whether or not the app is worth spending any money on.
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Pirate Politician Calls for Block on EU Copyright Extension A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has made a last ditch call to block plans to extend the copyright protection time for music recordings from 50 to 70...
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Comodo Hacker Claims Credit for DigiNotar Attack The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned on Monday that he would "strike back...
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