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Virtualization Takes Center Stage at RSA
Several companies are using this year’s RSA Conference to highlight their focus on virtualization security. With the show just two days under way, a number of vendors had made announcements with an eye toward protecting virtual environments. Among these companies were Symantec, Trend Micro and Hewlett-Packard, all of which announced additions to their virtualization road…
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Apple’s Subscription Model Ruffles Publishers’ Feathers
In a widely expected move, Apple is rolling out a subscription service for content-based apps such as magazines, videos, music and newspapers. The service is already present in News Corp’s The Daily, a publication tailored specially for the iPad. Publishers will have the ability to set a subscription’s price and duration, while customers can select…
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Motorola Xoom Tablet Will Cost $799
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc’s Xoom tablet will sell for an unsubsidized $799 at Verizon Wireless, with WiFi-only version priced at around $600 price, chief executive Sanjay Jha said on Wednesday. "Competing with Apple you have to deliver premium products," Jha said, adding Xoom software was also upgradable. Motorola is a latecomer to the surging market…
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Google Launches One Pass Payment Service For Tablets, PCs
Google Inc launched a service to make it easy for publishers to sell digital versions of newspapers and magazines, undercutting a similar plan launched by Apple Inc, as both tech titans battle to dominate smartphones and tablet computers. Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday its plan to woo newspapers and magazines, a day…
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Mobile PC Market Up 10 to 12 Percent in 2011: Acer
Taiwan’s Acer Inc, the world’s second-largest PC vendor, expects the market for mobile PCs to grow 10-12 percent in 2011, driven by emerging markets, its chief Gianfranco Lanci said on Monday. "The economy is coming back. Consumers are still spending," Lanci told Reuters in an interview. In developed markets PC sales growth halted last Christmas…
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HP, Motorola and Samsung Tablets Offer iPad Real Competition
Back in October, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the unusual step of participating in his company’s earnings call. Competing tablets had no chance against the iPad, he told assembled media and analysts, particularly those with a 7-inch form factor. “Almost all [competing devices] use 7-inch screens as opposed to the iPad’s almost 10-inch screen.” He…