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Tech manufacturers like Acer are gearing up for the release of Google’s Nexus 7.2. The hype around the device reveals the increasing demand and shifting interest over tablets on the market. Acer is planning to take advantage of this increasing demand – the company plans to release a tablet running on Tegra 4 chipset.

Expect sales of the Ford Focus to zoom because the model just got a poster boy who has 1.2 billion followers. Pope Francis arrived on Monday at the papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo aboard a Ford Focus, which costs $16,000.

Is technology giant mending fences with its competitors after filing lawsuits against them left and right? It appears so based on two news reports that came out on Monday.

The phablet war is expected to further intensify in September amid reports that Taiwanese tech firm HTC will launch the One Max on the last month of the third quarter of 2013. The rumour came from Mobile Geeks, a German mobile site.

Asiana Airlines is thinking of suing a San Francisco-based television network over irresponsible racist report

Asus and Google team proved to be successful with the Nexus 7. The market is anticipating their next collaboration as Google is set to release the second Nexus 7. Reports say, it will be called Nexus 7.2.

Samsung seems intent on crushing every competitor out there. Apart from the company’s ongoing rivalry with Apple, it also now appears to be going out to challenge ASUS. Recent sighting of Samsung’s patent reveal the company is working on something similar to Asus Padfone.

That's the word from SRT president and CEO Ralph Gilles, who took to social media on the weekend to deny rumours that the 99-year-old car maker's days are numbered.

Razer Blade has been leading the pack for gaming computers. Their range of laptops has gained an excellent part of the market. The release of the latest 2013 Razer Blade signals another venture for the company. Their latest draws comparison to Apple’s Macbook Pro with Retina display. With the features almost similar to one another, will Razer Blade give Apple a run for its money?

Apple announced last month at the 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference its plans on releasing another Macbook Air. The popular thin and light notebook will be running on Intel Haswell offering people the promise that the latest Macbook Air will have a great internal upgrade.

Apple fans would have to wait for sometime before the Retina Display arrives on the iPad Mini 2. Several reports indicated the Retina would likely have a full launch by 2014, at the earliest.

Despite weak sales, Canadian phone maker BlackBerry is determined to regain its number one position in the mobile phone market by planning the release of a new flagship device by the second half of 2013. The A10, featuring a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core processor and a separate graphic processor, will roll out by fall.

David Jones is parting ways with ModelCo after over ten years of union. The high-end department store chain and the cosmetics company are cutting off their once lucrative relationship, with each claiming they dumped the other one.

Sony became the king of the hill in the world of electronics and technology. The Japanese company popularised the Sony clock radio, Walkman, Xperia and Sony Entertainment system but now in a vulnerable position on holding technical superiority worldwide. How did Samsung overtake one of the biggest known brands in the world?

The price of the Mazda 3 has been cut to $19,990 driveaway as Mazda Australia takes one final shot at the Toyota Corolla and the 2013 sales crown.

Verizon Communications Inc's contract with Apple Inc will apparently end this year as the deal becomes due. Verizon owes to Apple Inc an outstanding balance of almost $12 billion. A Verizon shortfall of $12 to $14 billion has an estimated value of $4-5 per share.

Completing a Kickstarter phase has helped Pebble generate more than 190,000 pre-orders. The Pebble team is responsible for the smart watch device hitting the market soon. With their Kickstarter phase finished, the team will now handle hundreds of thousands of shipments sent to their website.

Something is brewing in apple as reports cite a sighting of a patent application under the company’s name at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent hints Apple’s working on a hybrid device with an external touchpad and built-in initial sensors. The new device offers people a wide range of motion functions – could this be Apple’s next best product?

Samsung and HTC will go head to head sometime this year as they release their two phablets. Samsung is poised to release the Samsung Galaxu Note 3 whereas HTC will release their HTC One Max. Many consumers seem to anticipate more of the other but it is worthwhile to check which phablet features such to see which can dominate the market truly.

Reports hint at Microsoft reorganization. This can spell tons for consumers though the restructuring should be subtle as reported.

James Packer is confident in the booming gaming market of the Philippines. Packer's Asian gaming joint venture Melco Crown will be building a gaming complex at Manila Bay. The investment is worth US$1 billion and is one of the three new casino ventures in Manila, Philippines.

Tablets with personal computer capacities slowly penetrate the markets these days. Amazon started lowering the price for Kindle Fire HD which can only mean an upgraded version will come soon. Likewise, the market is also anticipating highly the release of Apple’s iPad Mini 2 and Google’s Nexus 7.2 Tablet PC revolution is just down the pipe.

Air New Zealand grants a dying man’s wish as it continues with its dispute with the conditional alliance with Virgin Australia

Intel Corp is just barely managing to cope up with the declining PC sales as its chips finally start to penetrate the tablet and smartphone market. However, Intel may have to exert more. It has to be more than a chip titan to become successful in the mobile industry.

Samsung hopes to tackle down Apple’s and Google’s take on wearable devices. Google continually works on Google Glass while Apple looks forward to releasing their iWatch. For Samsung, wearable computers and devices offer a great market potential.

It is another tough week for the Cupertino-based Apple as it faces a double whammy.

With the recent drop in price of the LG Optimus G Pro to $100 from the original price tag of $200, tech experts find the device worth their money despite its drawbacks.

The gears have shifted. Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Intel (INTC) are all eyeing the television industry apart from their computer ventures. While the three companies are working on streamlining television programming into their services, cable companies are stonewalling these efforts aggressively. Evidently, they do not want to share.

BMW has extended its lead over Audi and Mercedes-Benz according to the latest global sales figures.