Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Microsoft Ships 8 Million Kinect Devices, Will Add Hulu Service
BusinessWeek
By Amy Thomson and Dina Bass Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. has
shipped more than 8 million Kinect sensors for its Xbox device, topping the
company's forecasts, and now has 30 million users for the related Xbox Live
online service. ...
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CES: Microsoft keynote underwhelms with few surprises
Apple Insider
By AppleInsider Staff Microsoft kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show
Wednesday evening with a relatively subdued keynote that highlighted an
upcoming update to Windows Phone 7 and demoed Windows on ARM's
system-on-a-chip architecture. ...
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CEO Howard Stringer sees Sony's future in 3-D
USA Today
By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY By David Lieberman, USA TODAY Sony is in an
awkward position this week as consumer electronics manufacturers meet in
Las Vegas to unveil the intriguing gadgets they plan to sell this year. The
Tokyo-based electronics, ...
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Intel finally debuts Sandy Bridge core processors, Intel Insider
Digitaltrends.com
Intel's CES 2011 press conference brought the long-awaited launch of Sandy
Bridge processors, Intel Insider for HD movies on PCs, and some interesting
toys on the way. Intel held its press conference Wednesday morning and
announced the worst kept ...
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-finally-debuts-sandy-bridge-core-processors-intel-insider/>
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Tablets, chips share early limelight at CES
Computerworld
By Nancy Gohring IDG News Service - Tablets are taking center stage at CES,
at least so far, but big announcements from Microsoft and buzz around chips
are also in the limelight. About 100 new tablets are expected to be on
display at the show this year ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9203579/Tablets_chips_share_early_limelight_at_CES>
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Motorola Mobility hits ground running with Android 3.0 tablet, 4G
smartphones
Computerworld
By Matt Hamblen Verizon Wireless will sell both the Xoom and a new Android
smartphone from Motorola, the Droid Bionic, the carrier announced
separately. Xoom will launch on 3G and Wi-Fi in the first quarter with the
capability to upgrade to 4G LTE in ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9203598/Motorola_Mobility_hits_ground_running_with_Android_3.0_tablet_4G_smartphones>
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Motorola CLIQ 2 Android smartphone announced for T-Mobile USA
Mobile Burn
Motorola today has announced a refresh of its popular CLIQ Android
smartphone, aptly named the CLIQ 2. The new 3G/4G device sports a large
3.7-inch touchscreen display as well as full slide-out QWERTY keyboard for
easy text input. ...
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RIM Joins With Sprint on Tablet
Wall Street Journal
By SPENCER E. ANTE Research in Motion Ltd. is joining with Sprint Nextel
Corp. to enter the increasingly crowded tablet computing market. However,
the Sprint version of the tablet won't be available until the summer, and
the companies have yet to ...
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Vizio adds Blockbuster on Demand, Hulu Plus
Afterdawn.com
Vizio has announced today that they have added Hulu Plus and Blockbuster on
Demand to their VIA (Vizio Internet Apps) Connected platform. The US' top
LCD TV maker recently announced it was bringing its VIA platform to a
tablet and smartphone, ...
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