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RIM co-CEOs have six months to prove they need chairman status too
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The maker of BlackBerry smartphones has about six months to prove to investors that their unique leadership structure is not only viable but vital to the future of Research In Motion. Investment firm Northwest & Ethical pushed for RIM’s co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis to get off the board of directors so it could govern in the company’s best interest independently. NEI had withdrawn their shareholder vote on the proposal, as RIM has agreed to get a neutral third party to assess the situation, and issue a conclusion by January 31. That timing would allow NEI to make a motion for the separation of roles (if needed) for the next annual meeting. More irate shareholders point to a previo...
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AT&T to offer Sony S2 tablet exclusively in the U.S.
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AT&T on Wednesday announced that it will be the exclusive provider of Sony’s new S2 tablet in the United States. Sony took the wraps off of the S2 in April, and said it offers a unique folding form factor with dual 5.5-inch 1024 x 480 displays and a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The device is powered by Android 3.0 Honeycomb and will launch with support for AT&T’s HSPA+ 4G network. It also runs Sony’s PlayStation Network for gaming and video services. AT&T didn’t reveal the pricing or an exact launch date, but Sony originally said the S2 would hit the market this fall. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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Foxconn to build all iPad units this year
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Foxconn will be the only manufacturer to build the iPad this year, DigiTimes reported on Wednesday. There were reports earlier this week that suggested Apple had been in talks with either Pegatron or Quanta Computer as a second manufacturer in order to create enough units for the launch of a new model in September. However, Foxconn reportedly caught word of Apple’s discussions with other manufacturing outlets and was able to convince the Cupertino-based company to stick with one manufacturer… for now. Apple is expected to launch a new iPad with a higher resolution screen in September. According to rumors swirling around analyst circles and in the media, the new tablet will be dubbed the “iPa...
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Nokia to spend $127 million this October promoting Windows Phone
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A little over 5 months ago, at an investor relations meeting in London, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop got on stage and announced that the Finnish handset maker has essentially given up on Symbian, is going to halt development on MeeGo, and will switch their smartphone operating system of choice to Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Since then the stock has tanked, twice, the second dip caused by issuing a revised outlook to their Q2 2011 financial results that says the handset maker will break even … barely. The question on everyone’s mind since that day in February is when exactly are we going to see the first Nokia Windows Phone? And no, we’re not talking about the recent leak that showed Elop giving a d...
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Judge says Google knew they were going to violate Java patents
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Google’s mobile operating system Android has been in the headlines recently, and not for what new innovative features are due to arrive in the next version dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich or because of a new highly popular app. Because of Google’s lack of patents in the mobile industry, companies who opt to use Android to make smartphones and tablets have been entering into licensing agreements with Microsoft as to avoid any litigation. Many are wondering why Microsoft isn’t going after Google directly, and some have even suggested that a potential new business model for Microsoft would be to earn a few dollars from every device sold running Android. Anyway, there’s another big company feuding wit...
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Nokia N9 is the world's fastest cameraphone, gets the world's fastest ads
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The Nokia N9 has not only got the promise of MeeGo – it has also claimed the world's fastest cameraphone title, and now to match that appeal Nokia has come up with the world's fastest ads, Nokia N9 Seconds for its MeeGo smartphone. Each of the six ads in the series runs for only 9 seconds and all are filled with breath-taking cinematric cuts and transitions, easily ranking among the best smartphone ads we've ever seen.
The whole concept revolves around the speed of the swipe-centric MeeGo interface. Each of the videos focuses on a particular feature of the Nokia N9: Swipe, Browsing, Social Media, Maps, Camera and All-screen design. As exciting as it all sounds, though, Nokia's Stephen Elop h...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia duo leaks again; launch rumored to be scheduled for September
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Okay, it may be only a press shot and not a photo of the real deal in action, but this is clearly the best image of the Sony Ericsson Xperia duo that we have to date. The smartphone looks pretty much identical to the unit seen in the last Xperia duo photos that we came across with the location of the sensors and the front-facing camera being the only visual difference.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia duo is expected to become the company's flagship device when it launches, and judging by its rumored tech specs, the smartphone is going to be quite a beast. First of all, it is said that this will be the first Sony Ericsson handset to have a dual-core chipset under its hood with the ST-Ericsson NovaTh...
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Microsoft: 400 million Windows 7 licenses sold in 21 months
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that Windows 7 has sold more than 400 million licenses so far, meaning it is still the fastest-selling operating system. Ballmer revealed the number at the Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), a four-day event that celebrates the accomplishments of the company's 640,000 global partners. Windows 7 has been available to the masses for 21 months.
Windows 7 actually grabbed 20 percent of the market at the end of 2010. Between January and December 2010, Windows XP fell almost 10 percentage points to 56.72 percent market share, Windows Vista lost over five percentage points to 12.11 percent, and Windows 7 gained over 13 percentage points,...
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Race Ahead in Style and Performance with the ASUS-Automobili Lamborghini VX7
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Asus announced today the launch of there latest luxury Lamborghini Laptop, the VX7. The VX7 has a quad-core 2nd generation Intel Core i7 CPU and boasts the worlds first dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX460M GPU to give top quality performance. It also has a 15.6’ full HD LED display as well as dual 750GB hard drives, 8GB DDR3 RAM, Blu-ray drive and USB 3.0. The Asus Lamborghini VX7 is priced at £1,999 in the UK.
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SKA radio telescope to pump out more data than the internet in 2020, spot ALF before he lands
Like UnlikeUnfortunately for Desmond Dekker fans, this SKA telescope has nothing to do with the Jamaican music sensation. No, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope has much more otherworldly concerns, and according to the director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Peter Quinn, it should have the internet beat in terms of data when it goes online in 2020. The telescope, which will end up in either Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa, is aimed at searching for Earth-like planets, extraterrestrial life, dark matter, and black holes, and will require a central supercomputer with "the processing power of one billion PCs." What's more, it is expected to be 10,00...
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Samsung NC215S solar netbook delayed, won't see sunlight until August
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Well, that didn't take long. The sun's only set once since we reported Samsung's solar NC215S netbook was up for pre-order and we're already getting word that it's been delayed. Despite earlier estimates of a July 3rd US shipping date, Liliputing is now saying that the solar-powered laptop won't make it to consumers until sometime in mid to late August, due to hold ups involving the machine's custom panels. Here's hoping this doesn't spoil anyone's plans to journey out of the house this summer.
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DROID BIONIC Signup Page Live at Verizon
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One of the most widely anticipated Android devices inside 2011 has been this lovely little animal right here, the DROID BIONIC. This will be the first Verizon 4G LTE device to be running a dual-core processor and it’ll be “coming this summer” after months of delays and a near-cancellation. We’ve got a whole stack of newest possibly specs for this device below right below the signup page for you. Check it!
You can access this signup page right over at Verizon and be sure to tell em SlashGear sent ya! That or just enter your email and they’ll send you the info right after we get it first. Sound good? Sounds good! Meanwhile, our pals at Android Community have just last night had a tip that unco...
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Android Honeycomb 3.2 gets released
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Android 3.2 has been released to the open source community and is also on the way to Motorola Xoom tablets. The big thing about Android 3.2 is the support of 7-inch tablets like the announced tablets from Huawei and the ViewSonic. For existing tablets Android 3.2 offers zoom to fit. That means you can run Android phone apps in full size on your Xoom tablet.
The rollout of Android 3.2 on the Xoom just started. Also relevant for Xoom users, Android 3.2 adds SD card support. Via Phandroid.
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Hulu regains Facebook integration after security scare
Like UnlikeHulu has quietly reinstated its Facebook sharing support after nearly two weeks. The TV site had launched the feature only to pull it hours later after it ended up logging people into other Facebook accounts and giving them full control. No explanation exists for what caused the problem.
The now functioning feature both lets users sign onto Hulu from a Facebook account and optionally share their viewing habits. The control is fine-grained and lets viewers choose what gets seen on both sites. On Hulu itself, it's also possible to limit viewing habits just to friends as well as to make it public.
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Windows 8 to have the same system requirements as Windows 7
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Did you recently buy a new PC with Windows 7 on it? Are you interested in Windows 8? Are you worried you won't be able to upgrade your operating system? If you answered yes to all three, we have good news for you. Microsoft says Windows 8's system requirements will be the same, or perhaps even lower, than Windows 7's.
Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows division, revealed the tidbit to attendees at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles, California. She said any PC capable of running Windows 7 today would be capable of running Windows 8 when it is released.
"The breadth of hardware choice is unique to Windows and is...
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