TECHNOLOGY

Bidders Flood Early Windows 8 Tablets on eBay

Windows 8 development tablets are selling like hotcakes on eBay, going for as much as $2,700 apiece, even though they were designed for testing purposes only. The tablets are not supposed to go on the market until 2012.

Samsung Wants to Block iPhone 5 Sale in South Korea

If anyone is most excited for the much-awaited launch of Apple’s iPhone 5, it should be none other than Samsung Electronics, which reportedly plans to block the sale of the smartphone on its own turf, South Korea.
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Samsung Files Countersuits Against Apple in Australia and Germany

Unable to market in full swing its line of Galaxy tablet computers due to global legal disputes with giant tech firm Apple, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics asked Australian and German courts to invalidate an earlier ruling from a German court that prevents the consumer electronic maker to sell its new products internationally.

Apple's iPhone 5: When Weeks Turn Into Months, and Vice Versa

From highly anticipated, the iPhone 5 is turning out as old and out of style, i.e. if you believe Martin Fichter, acting president of HTC America. He says that iPhones are not that cool anymore as his daughters college classmates are now touting Android phones from Samsung Electronics and HTC.

Watch Out for the BlackBerry PlayBook on Sale at Only $99 Apiece

Canada-based Research In Motion Ltd. might share the same fate.When PlayBook was released, RIM's best-case scenario was it would be able to sell a tablet version of the BlackBerry. The worst-case scenario, was like the others, RIM's tablet couldn't gain ground against Apple Inc.'s iPad.

American Dream Beams Bright in Palo Alto

The billions of dollars in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's bank account must have inspired so many young technology geeks in the U.S. that they are following the footsteps the Internet mogul took when he was in university.

Sony to Start Global Rollout of PlayStation Vita in Japan on Dec. 17

In a press conference, Sony Corp said it is set to kick off the global rollout of its new PlayStation Vita on Dec. 17 in Japan. NTT Docomo, Japan's biggest mobile carrier, will provide prepaid 3G plans for PS Vita users. Although criticized for setting a high price, Sony said in August there was no need to cut the price of the PS Vita from the announced figure of 24,980 yen ($325) for a Wi-fi only model and 29,980 yen ($390) for a 3G plus Wi-fi version.

Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Prices in Australia

Australian gamers will have a reason to celebrate this season as Microsoft announced that it has slashed the price on its Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AU$50 in time for the Christmas season.

Sony will Launch PlayStation Vita in December

Sony announced that it will launch its next generation handheld device, the PlayStation Vita on December 17 in Japan but insisted that it will not reduce the price of the device despite its rival Nintendo slashing the price of its console.

Windows Unveils New Windows 8 Preview

Microsoft gave developers a taste of its new OS at the company's Build conference on Tuesday in California when Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows team, offered a full preview of its upcoming Windows 8.

Google and Android PCs, Not A Question of "If" but "When"

Microsoft Corp. is unleashing next year Windows 8, its first operating system designed to work for personal computers, tablets and smartphones. But before the Redmond, Washington-based firm could extend its market dominance to mobile devices, it's possible that Google will launch a serious attack at Microsoft's forte: the desktop and laptops. Google, developer of the world's top-selling smartphone platform, will likely be an "Android" to PCs. It's not a question of if but ra...

Nintendo 3DS: Are Pink, Mario Tennis and 3D Recorders Enough?

Now, Nintendo President Satoru said in a briefing in Tokyo on Tuesday that Nintendo is hoping to woo female customers by unveiling a misty pink version of the Nintendo 3DS. Iwata also said that more features will be added, including a function that allows users to record movies in 3-D, changes to Street Pas Mii Plaza and eShop, and a 1,500-yen expansion slide pad.

Analysis: What is Next for Twitter?

With 100 million users at the start of this year, Twitter now faces the challenge and mounting pressure to go public. An analysis of the social networking site's future moves and motives.

Enormous Sales and Huge Tax Breaks, U.S. Video Game Makers Have It All

The United States government grants tax incentives to companies working on medical breakthroughs, urban redevelopment and alternatives to fossil fuels, the results of which could improve lives worldwide. However, the US government also grants tax breaks for the video game industry. Tax analysts are asking, “Why?” In a country that provides tax breaks for a company that created a video game about killing space zombies, tax analysts are baffled, to say the least.

iPhone 5 Release Date in October Confirmed by Leaked Memo from Carrier

Rumors of the iPhone 5 should be over in just a few weeks. An internal memo from U.S. carrier Sprint says that employees can't take time-off during Sept. 30 to Oct. 15 due to a major phone release. The memo backs rumors that Apple Inc.'s long delayed but highly anticipated iPhone 5 will be released in early October.

Hotmail Down: Top 8 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is Still in the Stone Age

Outages are occurring too often. Up to 365 million users of Microsoft Corp.'s e-mail and cloud services worldwide were scratching their heads at the end of the week: Hotmail, Skydrive, Office 365, and others Windows Live service were inaccessible. Though service was restored in a couple of hours for most, the downtime was the second in 30 days.

6 Innovative Ways to Use the iPad in Your Business

Apple's popular iPad is a hot commodity with consumers but can they be used to make your business better?Here are 6 ways other companies have tailored the iPad to make a better customer experience and enhance their overall service.

Fired Yahoo CEO Blasts Chairman for Betrayal

In a move that has come to define the dog-eat-dog business world, Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz was fired this week. Bartz has come back at this perceived betrayal with some expressive comments directed at the board of directors of the internet company.

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