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Google Q3 Report: Early Release Shakes Markets as Search Giant Posts 20% Drop in Profits
It’s rare that the way in which an IT company's financial results are released trumps the numbers themselves, but that's what happened with Google's Q3 earnings report. The news that profits dropped 20% seems almost a side note to what is being described as a market snafu.
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Samsung Shrink-Washes the Galaxy S3 To Produce A Mini Smartphone
To cover all bases, and hand sizes, Samsung is entering the shrinking game with the announcement of a smaller-model Galaxy S3 smartphone.
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AMD-Powered PCs To Run Android Apps
Who needs a smartphone? Virtualization specialist BlueStacks is bringing Android to the desktop, allowing hundreds of thousands of apps to run on a big screen in the latest step toward device convergence.
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Zeebox Brings Social Media to American TV via Smartphones and Tablets
Having proved a success in the U.K., Zeebox is coming to America, partnering with Comcast and other broadcasters.
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Apple iPhone Sales Up, User Satisfaction Down for iOS 6.0
With iPhone sales still doing a roaring trade, the user satisfaction scores that Apple are so proud of are starting to tick down as iOS 6.0 takes hold.
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Samsung Updating Galaxy Devices to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Got a Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet? Get ready for your joyride to the latest Jelly Bean version of Android as the company pushes the button for the new update.
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iPhone 5 Smashes Pre-Order Records, New Kindle Fire Out Now
How busy are the credit card exchanges today? Early reports suggest the iPhone 5 sold out some 20 times faster than the iPhone 4S managed, while anyone can now get their hands on a new Kindle Fire HD tablet from Amazon.
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Whitman Says HP Is Building New Smartphone, Rules Out RIM Acquisition
If the appointment of a new CEO to run Autonomy was the first of many steps needed to put HP on an even keel, then the recent interview by Meg Whitman with Fox Business News has just muddied the waters again.
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Motorola and Nokia Nudge the Smartphone Bar With New Devices
This month is pretty much draws a line under what has come before for smartphones, and defines where the market heads in future. Today saw Nokia and Motorola launch bigger, better models, with new features.
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Apple Confirm iPhone 5 Event for 12 September
The Cupertino-based company has sent out the invites for next week's launch event for the iPhone 5. With the iPad Mini likely shifted to October, expect Apple to focus strongly on the new hardware and software features as it struggles to offer differentiation in an increasingly level playing field of
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Nokia Lumia 920 Leaks Ahead of Official Launch
Oh dear, Nokia couldn't keep a lid on this one, possibly because it is just too bright. Anyway, here's the Lumia 920, the new range-leading device that features a PureView camera, wireless charging and beefed-up specs to bring Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 to the masses.
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Amazon Pulls Sales of Kindle Fire Ahead of September Event
Kind of giving the game away with what's to come at its bash, Amazon has declared the original Kindle Fire sold out. So, here's hoping for a successor that is available in more territories and improves on the original's capabilities.
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Google Study: 9 in 10 Consumers Engage in Sequential Device Usage
As the number of Internet-enabled consumer devices continues to grow, so does the propensity of consumers to sequentially use multiple devices to complete a single online task. In fact, according to a new study from Google, 90 percent of people move among devices to accomplish a goal.
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Samsung Launches Galaxy Note 2, Windows 8 Phone and Smartphone-Camera
After its bruising defeat in the courts to Apple, Samsung tries to get on with business as usual, with some of its more distinctive products, including a New Samsung Galaxy Note, being launched today in Berlin at an event titled "Unpacked.
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