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Intel keeps commitment to MeeGo; “not blinking on MeeGo”

February 11, 2011 By Jerry Leave a Comment

Intel keeps commitment to MeeGo; “not blinking on MeeGo”

Since the Nokia announced the allies with Microsoft, Intel’s MeeGo platform in collaboration with Nokia was in doubt, MeeGo is the most anticipated and next generation platform for Tablet and many such devices including Smartphones from Nokia. But still hopes for MeeGo seem not a waste. In a statement Intel cleared its stand about the [...]

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Nokia E7 Launch postponed to early 2011; Nokia cuts 800 Jobs in Finland

December 15, 2010 By Jerry Leave a Comment

Nokia is cutting back on staff while grappling with its new E7 Communicator, which will now not ship until next year. Like the N8 before it, Nokia just confirmed that the Symbian-powered E7 slider will be delayed. The layoffs were announced in October, and the number being cut in Finland has slimmed slightly following mandatory [...]

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Welcome UEFI; Say Good Bye to BIOS

October 1, 2010 By Jack Fadiar Leave a Comment

BIOS, One of the oldest pieces of technology, that is still widely used today could be on its way out following the development of a newer, more efficient alternative. A new technology known as Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) will replace Bios, which has been booting up PCs for 25 years. Given the technological advances [...]

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Pocketbook Heads to IFA Berlin with Android E-Readers(ProBook) and a Tablet(IQ)

August 22, 2010 By Ethan William Leave a Comment

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Germany’s PocketBook wrapped up its week by launching multiple slates ahead of the IFA tech expo. Like many others in the IT industry, Pocketbook intends to secure a share of the growing e-reader market, only it plans to come out with more force than some other companies did. PocketBook’s ProBook tablet line up consists of [...]

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Synaptics Unviels ClearPad 7200 Series Multitouch Displays Better Support for Android and WM7

July 28, 2010 By Alan Favier Leave a Comment

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Synaptics is probably best known for making laptop touchpads. But the company also makes touchscreen displays, and Synaptics is bringing its touchy feely expertise to the display market, with the introduction of the new ClearPad 7200 capacitive touchscreen display line. OEMs can pick up Synaptics solution and integrate it easily into their tablet designs, which [...]

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Barnes & Noble Nook Made Amazon to Slash Its Kindle Price, Amazon Kindle is now Available for $189

June 22, 2010 By Jack Fadiar Leave a Comment

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Amazon dropped the price of the smaller of its two Kindle ebook readers to $189(Check out new prices and buy Amazon Kindle from Amazon), just hours after primary competitor Barnes & Noble lowered its Nook reader to $199. Before today, the Kindle and Nook were both priced at $259. Barnes & Noble, the largest book [...]

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Litl to Launch Flash-Based Web-Connected TV

May 16, 2010 By Daniel Midofit Leave a Comment

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In a press release, Litl announced their plans to come out with a new “web-connected TV product”, which is set for an early 2011 release. Like the Webbook, the (yet unnamed) set-top box will be primary net-based with just a web browser and Flash-based apps. The new device will attempt to solve the problem of [...]

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