Archive for April 30th, 2010
Microsoft Sides with HTC in Fight with Apple
Microsoft appears to be taking sides with HTC, giving the handset maker legal ammunition in its fight against Apple over intellectual property.
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Apple Buys Start-Up Behind Fast Chips
Apple wants the fastest chip for its iPhones, buying another closely-held chip maker to boost the performance of its smartphones and gain an edge over its competitors.
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Sprint Subscriber Losses Slow, Helped by Prepaid
Sprint posted yet another quarterly loss but showed signs of improvement as it slowed customer defections by offering cheaper service.
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Apple Buys Siri, Maker of Virtual Assistant App
Apple has acquired Siri, a start-up that makes voice-activated search applications for mobile devices, moving it even closer in competition with rival Google.
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HP Buys Palm for $1.2 Billion
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company by revenue, plans to purchase Palm for $1.2 billion, ending a flurry of rumors over the fate of the struggling handset maker.
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Motorola Swings to Profit, Slow in Turnaround
Motorola reported an unexpected profit on better-than-expected demand of its new smartphones, vindicating its strategy of relying on Google’s Android software system.
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Steve Jobs Slams Flash As Unfit for iPhone
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has escalated the pitched battle with Adobe, publishing a lengthy essay that sharply criticizes the popular Flash software, calling it unreliable and ill-suited for mobile devices.
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Ga. Senate OKs teen cell phone ban while driving
Ga. Senate OKs teen cell phone ban while driving The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would ban texting and talking on a cell phone while driving for teens. Under the bill approved 47-0, the driver’s license of any teen who causes an accident while using a cell phone to talk or text would [...]
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Zoning office issues 28 permits – Times News
The Schuylkill County Zoning Office in March issued 28 permits and the estimated costs of constructions was $5.2 million. Those who obtained permits were: Martin J. and Mary Ann Flynn, North Union Township, new home, $285,000; New Cingular Wireless Continue Reading About Cell Phones
The Canadian GSM market is currently dominated by three [...]
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Limitorque Adds DC Inputs
meters is available. When used with Flowserve Limitorque Dashboard Windows-based software, diagnostic information is easily transferred to a PDA, laptop computer, or cell phone. (www.flowserve.com
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