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• Android Tablet For $200? Buyer Beware - PC Magazine
• Nielsen: iPhone holds onto narrow lead in smartphones - Macworld
• Rumor: Report: Google Working on Android Newsstand - The Mac Observer
• CES 2011 trend: Single-die chips - BetaNews
• New PS3 hack claims to be the most powerful yet - GamePro.com
• Internet Explorer 9 Beta Attracts 20M Downloads - PC Magazine
• LG Lets Smartphones, Tablets Talk to Home Appliances - PC World
• Mass Effect 2 to get one more DLC release, turns off news network - Ars Technica
• Asus Using Kinect-like PrimeSense Tech For 'Living Room' PC Interface - Gamasutra

Android Tablet For $200? Buyer Beware - PC Magazine Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:37 PM PST Sydney Morning Herald Android Tablet For $200? Buyer Beware PC Magazine Taiwanese electronics manufacturer AOC is unveiling a $200 Android tablet this week at CES. But you'll probably get what you pay for. Never heard of AOC, the "world's largest display maker"? Perhaps you haven't shopped for electronics at Target, ... Tablets look to steal the show at CES and beyondBetaNews New round of tablet PCs invading Consumer Electronics ShowUSA Today 2011 CES: The Year of the TabletFox News TechNewsWorld -CNET -ABC News all 936 news articles »

Nielsen: iPhone holds onto narrow lead in smartphones - Macworld Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:42 PM PST New York Times (blog) Nielsen: iPhone holds onto narrow lead in smartphones Macworld The new year opens with a horse-race over smartphone domination, with The Nielsen Company reporting on market share from a poll conducted in November. Coming around the stretch—or just breaking out of the gates, depending upon where you see things—the ... Android tops iPhone among recent buyers, says NielsenComputerworld Android Popular Among Recent Buys, But Apple iOS Still TopsPC Magazine Apple's iPhone maintains lead over Blackberry, Android in USApple Insider eWeek -New York Times (blog) -CNET all 175 news articles »

Rumor: Report: Google Working on Android Newsstand - The Mac Observer Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:55 PM PST The Hindu Rumor: Report: Google Working on Android Newsstand The Mac Observer Google is trying to set up a digital newsstand for newspapers and magazines for Android devices, and is working to woo publishers to the service, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reported that Google is offering some publishers a ... Google Android Newsstand May Lift Developer RevenueInformationWeek Google Planning Digital NewsstandPC Magazine Android to get a newsstand too? D'oh!Fortune Washington Post -Digital Media Wire -TMC Net all 188 news articles »

CES 2011 trend: Single-die chips - BetaNews Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:49 PM PST Reuters CES 2011 trend: Single-die chips BetaNews On Monday, just a couple of days before the International Consumer Electronics Show for the year 2011 takes place, chipmaker Intel revealed the specs for its long-awaited second generation Core i3, ... Sandy Bridge PCs arrive early at Future ShopElectronista CES: Intel debuts 2nd-gen Sandy Bridge Core i-series CPUsCNET Intel thumps its chest: 500 PC models have its new chipVentureBeat DailyTech -CIO Today -Tom's Hardware Guide all 202 news articles »

New PS3 hack claims to be the most powerful yet - GamePro.com Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST Gamepur New PS3 hack claims to be the most powerful yet GamePro.com A hacking group known as fail0verflow is claiming to have engineered the most powerful hack of the PlayStation 3 to date, stating that they have access to the private software keys Sony uses for the system to execute programs, ... PS3 root keys were first worked out by a group of German hackersDailyTech PlayStation 3 DRM Falls – Root Key FoundZeropaid Geohot Makes PS3 Root Key PublicTechtree.com CrunchGear -Kotaku.com -Gizmodo Australia all 28 news articles »

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Attracts 20M Downloads - PC Magazine Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST wwwery Internet Explorer 9 Beta Attracts 20M Downloads PC Magazine In just three and a half months of existence, the next version of Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer 9 beta, has been downloaded over 20 million times, Microsoft said in a blog post. The download rate is a record for a Microsoft beta release, ... Microsoft's IE loses largest share in two yearsComputerworld Chrome Ends 2010 With Market Share Of 9.98%WebProNews (Official) Microsoft : IE9 Surpasses 20 Million Downloads in 3 Monthswwwery ConceivablyTech -LiveSide all 14 news articles »

LG Lets Smartphones, Tablets Talk to Home Appliances - PC World Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST AkihabaraNews LG Lets Smartphones, Tablets Talk to Home Appliances PC World By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News LG Electronics' Thinq technology will allow smartphones and tablets to control and communicate with some of the company's home appliances, including ovens, refrigerators, washing machines and a robotic vacuum cleaner, ... LG Smart TV Upgrader, THINQ Digital Home Smart Tech UnveiledinfoSync World LG Using Thinq Platform To Make Home Appliances SmartRenew Grid LG to Introduce Thinq — Controls Your Appliances from Your SmartphonePhandroid.com Mobiledia -IntoMobile -Twice all 22 news articles »

Mass Effect 2 to get one more DLC release, turns off news network - Ars Technica Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:19 PM PST MTV.com (blog) Mass Effect 2 to get one more DLC release, turns off news network Ars Technica Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network, a service that provided story background for off-screen happenings in the game, will stop serving news updates on January 24, one year after it began. ... 'Mass Effect 2' Cerberus Network Taking a Break; More DLC ConfirmedOlogy The Game Boy: My 2010 Games of The Year, Part Three – Mass Effect 2Maximum PC More Mass Effect 2 DLC On the WayAttack of the Fanboy Escapist Magazine -Computerandvideogames.com -Destructoid all 32 news articles »

Asus Using Kinect-like PrimeSense Tech For 'Living Room' PC Interface - Gamasutra Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST Atlanta Journal Constitution Asus Using Kinect-like PrimeSense Tech For 'Living Room' PC Interface Gamasutra Computer hardware maker Asus has announced it'll be teaming up with Kinect hardware maker PrimeSense to bring a similar controller-free, natural motion interface to a PC-based living room system later this year. ... Kinect Technology Coming for PCTMCnet PrimeSense does Kinect-like device for PCComputerandvideogames.com Kinect Creators Making PC Controller (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle NPR -Electronista -CrunchGear all 128 news articles »

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