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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Google Says It Won't Build Apps For Windows 8 And Windows Phone Until People Start Using Them
In what can be considered a major dig at Microsoft (MSFT), Clay Bavor, product management director at Google (GOOG) Apps told V3 that the company is not bringing native…
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Facebook, Google Tell The Government To Stop Granting Patents For Abstract Ideas
Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and six other tech companies have petitioned the courts to begin rejecting lawsuits that are based on patents for vague concepts…
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2013 Dubbed 'The Year Of Mobile Malware' For Android Users
The old phrase often credited to the late P.T. Barnum, "there's a sucker born every minute," can definitely be used to describe some aspects of…
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Analyst Claims iPad Mini Cannibalizing iPad 4 Sales, Raises iPhone 5 Sales Forecast
Apple (AAPL) is finally catching up to the overwhelming demand for its latest iPhone 5 according to analyst Shaw Wu from Sterne Agee. Wu says production…
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Where Is Apple's 'Next Big Thing'?
Bad news for Apple (AAPL): The company needs to launch the "next big thing" in order to reverse investors' soured sentiment according to Barclays Capital analyst…
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Yahoo Mail Gets A Gmail-Like Revamp For Windows 8, iOS And Android
As a former Google (GOOG) executive, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer seems to have learned something about creating a strong email interface. That's why it's…
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Prepaid Smartphone Sales Expected To Surpass High-End Devices By 2017
High-end smartphones priced at $200 or higher made up more than 83% of the market last year, according to Informa. That share is expected to…
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Windows 8 Games Can Easily Be Pirated Through Simple Hacks
It was bound to happen. Nokia (NOK) engineer Justin Angel outlined on his blog various tactics that can be used to pirate Windows 8 games distributed…
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Google Explains Cause Of Massive Gmail, Chrome Outages
Users took to social networks on Monday to vent their displeasure with Google (GOOG) following a 40-minute disruption of service affecting the company's Chrome Web…
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Apple Fixes Potentially Deadly Maps Error, But Countless Others May Remain
It can't be said enough times: iPhone users who rely on Apple (AAPL) Maps do so at their own peril. Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica notes that…
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Apple's HDTV Could Include Game-Changing 3D Imaging Tech
So, how could Apple (AAPL) "revolutionize" the television? How about by providing full three-dimensional projections in your living room? StreetInsider reports that Morgan Stanley analysts Katy…
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Survey Reveals 47% Of U.S. Households Are Interested In An HDTV From Apple
A new survey by AlphaWise and Morgan Stanley polled 1,568 heads of U.S. households and found 11% are "extremely interested" and 36% are "somewhat interested" in…
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IDC Projections For PC And Laptop Sales Look Extremely Weird - Again
IDC published a new report on connected devices this week. It was largely devoid of surprises, but one very strange aspect of IDC's forecasting immediately…
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