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Acer unveils 11.6-inch Iconia W700, 10.1-inch W510 Windows 8 tablets (update: hands-on pictures and video) — And the flood of Windows tablets begins! With only four months or so to go before Microsoft finalizes the OS, we had a feeling Computex 2012 would bring lots of Win8 devices, and it looks like we won't be disappointed.
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| T.C. Sottek / The Verge: |
Nintendo Wii U Gamepad officially unveiled — Today during a streaming video conference, Nintendo detailed the final version of the Wii U controller, which it is calling the Wii U Gamepad. Nintendo has made some notable tweaks and revisions to the prototype version detailed last year at E3 …
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| Henry Blodget / Business Insider: |
Don't Mean To Be Alarmist, But The TV Business May Be Starting To Collapse — In the first decade of the commercial Internet—the 1990s and early 2000s—there were frequent murmurings that newspapers were screwed. — The digital audience didn't read newspapers, people pointed out. They visited web sites.| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Patent Peace: Yahoo and Facebook in Advanced Negotiations to Settle Fractious Infringement Lawsuits — Top execs at Yahoo and Facebook have been hammering out the outlines of a deal over the last several days to end their contentious patent infringement litigation, according to multiple sources close to the situation.
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Softpedia News, CNET, The New Persuaders, The Verge, VentureBeat and Pulse2 Technology …
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S III to hit five US carriers ‘beginning’ in June, starting at $199 on contract — Samsung has just announced that AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and US Cellular will all get the Galaxy S III in June, though “Exact pricing and retail availability will be announced by each …
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| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Researchers To Release an Anonymous BitTorrent Client — BitTorrent users are increasingly looking for more anonymity but right now their options are limited. — For a monthly fee they can sign up with a VPN or proxy to hide their IP-address. Free options with decent speeds or without other restrictions aren't easily available.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Asus announces Tablet 600: transforming Windows RT device with Tegra 3 and 2GB RAM — Ahead of its Computex press conference, Asus is showing off the Tablet 600, a Windows RT device that takes the detachable keyboard form factor made popular by its Transformer Android series.
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| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Exclusive: Instapaper for Android launches (hands-on) — While there are several places where Instapaper for Android falls short, there are a few places where Android really lets Marco Arment's concept spread its wings. While Arment has done his best on iOS to incorporate sharing articles … | Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
The Oracle v. Google aftermath — Two Google lawyers reflect on the case: APIs stay free, cost of business soars. — The Oracle v. Google patent and copyright trial is over, resulting in definitive wins for Google on both fronts. Ars interviewed two Google attorneys—general counsel Kent Walker … | Wall Street Journal: |
Facebook Explores Access for Younger Kids — Facebook Inc. is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old to use the social-networking site under parental supervision, a step that could help the company tap a new pool of users for revenue but also inflame privacy concerns.| Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal: |
Google Readies New Local-Ad Assault — Google Inc. has repeatedly tried, and largely failed, to crack the market for local business advertising. As early as next month, the Internet company will try anew, as it trains its largest-ever assault on the roughly $20 billion market.
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Google acquires online ‘trust seal’ provider KikScore, looks to expand its Trusted Stores program — Google has acquired the technology, patents and “certain assets” of online trust seal provider KikScore, signalling its intention to expand its Trusted Store program and allow its users to shop with increased confidence across the Web.Sponsor Posts
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