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HP Palm Purchase Gets US FTC Approval
The US Federal Trade Commission has given HP the thumbs up for its billion dollar acquisition of phone maker Palm
Dell Streak To Hit US Shores One Month After UK
Dell has announced that its answer to the Apple iPad will hit US shores one month after the Android tablet goes on sale in the UK
Meego Will Struggle, Despite Novell Support
MeeGo Linux will need considerable investment to succeed, according to a report from market research company Ovum
Android Could Lead Linux Smartphone Uptake
Linux-based smartphones, such as those running Google's Android, will account for more than a third of the worldwide market by 2015, predicts ABI
Apple’s Jobs Describes iPhone, iPad Common Ancestor
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has talked about how both the iPhone and iPad began their developmental life in a multi-touch tablet prototype
Apple’s Jobs Dismisses Foxconn ‘Sweatshop’ Claims
The suicide rate at Foxconn's Chinese factory is lower than in the US, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs
No Android Phone Will Ever Sell As Fast As iPhones
Innovation is happening so fast that no single Android phone can be a best-seller, says Clint Boulton, as Google found out with the Nexus One
Estimates Put Apple iPad Sales At 10 Million In 2010
An investment firm has raised its estimate on how many iPads Apple will sell in 2010 to 10 million
Dell Streak Pricing To Match Apple iPad
The UK price for Dell's Android Streak tablet device will match the entry level cost of an Apple iPad
Nokia Touts N8 Capabilities With New Video
Nokia has released a video walkthrough of its forthcoming flagship handset, the N8, which will be the first handset from the Finnish giant running Symbian^3 mobile OS
Cell Tower Combines Solar And Wind Power
A mobile phone base station from Alcatel Lucent could reduce the carbon footprint of networks by combining renewable energy sources
LTE May Make Way For Massive MIMO
The next generation network beyond 4G could be built with big arrays of tiny antennas, according to Bell Labs scientist Tom Marzetta
Logitech Plans Companion Box For Google TV
Logitech is providing the companion box to control the Google TV service and remote controls to talk to the companion box
Skype Launches 3G Calling App For iPhone
Skype's latest version of its VoIP application for Apple's iPhone offers improved call quality and 3G calls
Asus Launching Windows 7 Tablet PCs
Asus unveils two tablet computers and an e-reader with a look similar to Apple's successful iPad
Apple Sells 2 Million iPads In 60 Days
Apple has sold more than 2 million iPads, with the device now shipping in the UK and other countries
Businesses Purchase 40 Percent Of iPhones Says AT&T
The Apple iPhone has found solid footing in the enterprise according to AT&T
Suicide Tech Factory Owner Agrees To Wage Rises
Officials at Hon Hai Group in Taiwan plan to increase worker salaries 20 percent after 11 attempted suicides at its Foxconn subsidiary facility,
Microsoft Starts Internet Explorer 9 Push
The software giant has all manner of tactics at its disposal to get users to move from the oldest supported version of its web browser to its newest
Google AdMob Deal Pits It Against Apple
Google has finalised its acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob, setting up a battle with Apple for ads in smartphone apps
Siemens Aims Unified Comms At Mid-sized Firms
OpenScape Office MX unified communications (UC) solution offers features such as drag-and-drop conferencing for SMBs
Apple Fans Scramble For First UK iPads
Hundreds of people queued overnight outside Apple's flagship London store to be among the first to buy an iPad
Labour Activists Demand Action After Foxconn Suicides
Labour rights groups are up in arms about tech companies' role in shaping working conditions, following the suicides of eight Chinese factory workers
OLPC And Marvell To Build Single Watt Tablet
The One Laptop Per Child project is teaming up with Marvell to build a tablet that officials hope will bring down the price to less than $100
Palm WebOS Boss To Improve Google Android UX
Google has hired webOS user interface director Matias Duarte from Palm to improve the user experience for the Android operating system
Acer Launches Android Smartphone And Kindle-Killer
Acer has introduced a slew of mobile devices, including the LumiRead e-reader, Stream smartphone, and a notebook and all-in-one home entertainment PC
Google Denies Access To Street View Wi-Fi Data
Google is refusing to allow Germany and Hong Kong to look at the data collected accidentally from unsecured Wi-Fi networks by Street View cars
Microsoft Chief Plays Down Apple’s Growth
Steve Ballmer defends Microsoft's profitability despite Apple surpassing it in terms of market capitalisation
Firefox Home Coming To iPhone
Mozilla is finalising a submission to Apple for a free iPhone browser app based on its own Sync technology