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HP Kills Off TouchPad
Just 24 hours after Hewlett-Packard announced it would acquire software firm Autonomy for $10 billion and spin off its PC business, the company announced today that it would be killing off WebOS and its
Read More »iPad 3 Release Date Pushed Back To Early 2012
Apple's iPad 3 will be released in early 2012, just missing the 2011 holiday shopping season, according to a report this morning in the Wall Street Journal. The reason – alleged problems with display screens,
Read More »HP To Spin Off PCs, Purchase Software Firm Autonomy For $10 Billion
Hewlett-Packard is making news this morning after multiple sources are reporting that the company is planning to spin off its personal computer business and purchase British software firm Autonomy for $10 billion. The announcement
Read More »Apple Sued By 27,000 South Koreans For Tracking User Locations
This past April it was revealed that Apple had been storing GPS location data on iPhones and iPads, causing an massive uproar about user privacy that reached all the way to Congress. Apple distanced
Read More »Apple Outsells Lenovo In China
Apple has manufactured iPhones, iPads, iPods, and MacBook computers at a rapid pace in China for a long time, so many Chinese are familar with the overwhelming popularity of Apple's products across the world.
Read More »Mozilla Launches Firefox 6
Mozilla officially released Firefox 6 this afternoon, coming only a short two months after its last full version upgrade, Firefox 5. Interestingly, the improvements to Firefox 6 are not major, which leads to questions
Read More »Tablet Manufacturers Cut Prices As Apple Continues To Dominate Market
As far as tablets go, it's been iPad or bust. While Apple has consistently seen growth in tablet sales over the past two years since the original iPad was introduced, non-iPad tablet manufacturers continue
Read More »Google Buys Motorola Mobility, Aims To Increase Competition With Apple
In a move that poises to shake up the smartphone and home entertainment marketplace, Google announced today that it plans to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash. The business deal will bolster
Read More »‘Jersey Shore’ Dominates Social Media Scene During Season 4 Premiere
Our favorite guidos and guidettes have done it once again. Last night's premiere episode of the fourth season of 'Jersey Shore' shattered ratings records, with a total of 8.8 million viewers. But perhaps what
Read More »Apple’s Q3 Earnings Estimates: Record Profits, iPad, and iPhone Sales
Apple has once again set the financial world on fire with record profits and product sales in Q3 2011. In a conference call from Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, the company has announced a
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