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Sony Aims to Win in Tablet Market
(Reuters) – Sony Corp aims to slide in behind Apple Inc as the world’s second-largest maker of tablet devices by 2012, a senior executive said on Thursday, adding that a PlayStation phone was also a potential opportunity. Separately, Sony CEO Howard Stringer denied he was a candidate for the chairmanship of the BBC, after a…
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Cisco, Skype Bring Video Conferencing to Your TV at CES
The television. It isn’t just for watching anymore. Skype and Cisco both launched new products at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show that allow users to turn their televisions into videoconferencing hubs. Skype announced that Skype-enabled TVs were in the works at last year’s CES, and this year it’s partnered with Sony and Vizio on…
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LG Honeycomb Android Tablet to Premiere on T-Mobile
LAS VEGAS, Jan 5 (Reuters) – LG Electronics unveiled its first tablet, running on Google’s Android platform, through T-Mobile USA, as it seeks to grab some share of the emerging tablet market from Apple . LG plans to sell the 8.9-inch tablet, based on Google’s forthcoming Android version of Honeycomb, in the next few months…
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4G RIM PlayBook Tablet Computer Scheduled for Summer Release
LAS VEGAS, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Corporate interest in Research in Motion’s new tablet was "massive," the company said, as it announced plans to launch a 4G version of the device this summer with Sprint Nextel . RIM for the first time on Wednesday provided a hands-on demonstration of the PlayBook, a seven-inch touchscreen tablet…
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IT Spending 2011 Expected to Rise, Gartner
Gartner announced revised estimates for worldwide IT Spending – and the outlook is more positive than previously thought. On the heels of recent economic news that shows recovery in hiring numbers as well as surges in the stock market, the analyst firm says that worldwide IT spending is set to increase this year by more…
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Apple’s Mac App Store: The Future of Software Sales?
LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is launching an applications store for Mac computers, replicating a model that proved wildly popular on its iPhones. Apple is hoping to capitalize on Macs’ surging sales as it aims to change the way software is sold for its computers — centralizing distribution, simplifying discovery and…