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HP’s Bradley Refutes IBM Statement on Research and Development Spending
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The chief of Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) personal computer division said the company is spending appropriately on research and development, countering recent remarks by rival IBM (NYSE:IBM). Todd Bradley, rumored to be a leading candidate for the vacant top job at HP, said on Monday recent comments from IBM Chief Executive…
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RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet to Compete with iPad
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) unveiled a tablet computer on Monday that it hopes will leapfrog Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad with its potential for social networking, media publishing and corporate uses. The tablet, named BlackBerry PlayBook, has a seven-inch (18 cm) screen and dual facing cameras. It has WiFi and…
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Small Business Lending Bill Gets President’s Signature
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama signed a $30 billion small business lending bill into law on Monday, claiming a victory on economic policy for his fellow Democrats ahead of November congressional elections. The law sets up a lending fund for small businesses and includes an additional $12 billion in tax breaks for small companies. "It…
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Kno Tablet eReader to be Available in Single-Screen and Dual-Screen Versions
Want to see a whole lot of print on a single page of your tablet or eReader? You might want to wait for Kno. Tablet textbook maker Kno unveiled a single-screen version of its tablet textbook this week at the TechCrunch Disrupt Conference in San Francisco. Both the single screen and dual screen versions of…
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Brand Loyalty Strong for Android
Brand Loyalty Strong for Android Android has won legions of fans, and they are loyal. Almost one-quarter of Americans surveyed said they would buy an Android-based tablet. One out of two existing Android phone owners showed a preference to purchase Android tablets. Bye-Bye Laptop? Twenty-five percent said they are likely to replace their laptop with…
