Steve Jobs Originally Wanted To Call Safari Web Browser 'Freedom'
Just as Steve Jobs originally (and dubiously) thought "Bicycle" was a good name for the original Macintosh or "MacMan" for the first iMac, the late Apple…
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Nokia's Latest Headache: It May Only Be Able To Produce 600,000 Lumia 920 Phones A Month
The handset production volume leaks from Sohu are not much more highly regarded than Digitimes rumors on Apple (AAPL) products. But sometimes Sohu does get…
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Windows 8 Tablets From HP, Dell And Others Reportedly Delayed
Windows 8 tablets that were set to be equipped with a new, energy-efficient chip from Intel (INTC) are reportedly being delayed until early 2013, according…
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Samsung's Share Of The Android Market Doubled In 2012
Samsung (005930) has seen unprecedented growth in the mobile market. Not only has the company dominated the Android operating system, in the past year it…
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FTC Demands Answers From Data Brokers
The United States Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday ordered nine data brokerage firms to provide the agency with information on how they collect and use…
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Buying Your Own Botnet Costs As Little As $250
Botnets used to be the exclusive domain of high-powered hackers looking to rake in cash from spam operations or to conduct highly effective DDoS attacks.…
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LG's Woeful Comeback Attempt
Back in 2008, Samsung (005930) and LG (06657011) were battling head to head in North America and Europe. Now Samsung is heading for 29% global handset market…
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Google Maps Causes Huge Spike In iOS 6 Adoption
IPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google (GOOG) late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the…
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Sprint Poised To Crush Rivals' Spectrum Holdings With Clearwire Buy
Although Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse has in the past fought against consolidation of spectrum holdings in the wireless industry, he's not nearly as concerned…
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Facebook Prepares To Bombard News Feeds With Video Ads By April 2013
Your Facebook (FB) News Feed is about to get more annoying. The social network is getting ready to populate feeds with video ads according to AdAge. Why…
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Google Music Adds Free iTunes-Like Song-Matching Feature
Google (GOOG) updated its Google Music service on Tuesday with a "music matching feature" that is sure to make streaming music from the cloud more convenient.…
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A Guide To All The Insane Predictions Made By Google's New Engineering Director
Google (GOOG) made a very important hire this past week when it decided to bring on famed futurist Ray Kurzweil as its new director of…
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Consumer Reports Lists All The Reasons To Avoid Windows 8 For Now
Like a lot of people right now, you might be thinking about buying a new PC for the New Year. But according to Consumer Reports,…
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iPhone 5's Impact On U.S. Economy Estimated At $75 Billion In 2012
Apple's (AAPL) most recent smartphone launch was its biggest ever by a wide margin. The company sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 handsets during…
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Dell Executive Warned Microsoft That Windows 8, Windows RT Branding Would Confuse Everyone
The latest version of Windows brought a wave of confusion to consumers looking to purchase a new computer or tablet. Microsoft's (MSFT) operating system is available…
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Apple Loses Its Shine
Shares of Apple (AAPL) stock were down 25% in November after hitting an all-time high of $705.07 in late September. Sentiment appeared to be improving…
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Amazon Smartphone Reportedly Set For 2013 Launch
Amazon (AMZN) has reportedly contracted Foxconn to build its long-rumored "Kindle smartphone" according to the Taiwan Economic News. The news corroborates Digitimes' report late last…
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Rogers Begins Taking Reservations For RIM's First BlackBerry 10 Phone - Even Though It Hasn't Been Unveiled Yet
Rogers Communications on Monday announced that its subscribers are now able to reserve Research In Motion's (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10 smartphone — even though it…
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2012 In Review: Which Tech Companies Triumphed, And Which Ones Tanked?
2012 was a somewhat predictable year in the technology industry — mostly, the companies that did well in 2011 continued to do well while the…
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Samsung Smart TVs: The Next Frontier For Data Theft And Hacking [Video]
Smart TVs, particularly Samsung's (005930) last few generations of flat screens, can be hacked to give attackers remote access according to a security startup called ReVuln.…
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Has The iPhone Peaked? Apple's iPhone 4S Seen Outselling iPhone 5
Apple (AAPL) investors received more cause for alarm late Thursday evening as new research suggested consumer interest in Apple's popular iPhone lineup may have peaked. Shares…
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Retina iPad Mini Again Said To Launch Next Year
Yet another report suggests that the millions of people buying Apple's (AAPL) new iPad mini tablet this holiday season will be kicking themselves next fall.…
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Schmidt Defends Google's Tax Avoidance Strategy, Says Sheltering Profits Is Perfectly Legal
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt has a decent rejoinder to politicians upset that his company is sheltering profits in Bermuda shell companies: Under the rules…
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Poll Finds That Almost No One Wants To Buy The Surface
Sorry, Microsoft (MSFT) — consumers just aren't that interested in your tablet. Ipsos conducted a poll for Thomson Reuters last week showing that just 4% of…
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Samsung's President Says Company Will Shed Its 'Copycat' Image - But He Still Uses Apple Products At Home
All eyes were on Samsung (005930) in 2012 as the company continued to field patent attacks from Apple (AAPL) while still managing to grow at…
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Fed Up With BitTorrent-Related Lawsuits, Verizon Takes The Fight To The Copyright Cops
Telecom companies apparently do have limits on how far they're willing to go to appease copyright holders. TorrentFreak reports that Verizon (VZ) is remaining steadfast…
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New Flickr iPhone App To Compete With Instagram And Twitter With 16 Filters
Hot on the heels of its email redesign, Yahoo (YHOO) announced on Wednesday that it has completely redesigned the Flickr iPhone app. The new app borrows heavily…
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