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More reports suggest a smaller iPad is coming

A new round of Apple rumors and leaks are suggesting what some tech observers have been predicting for the past year: that a smaller, less expensive iPad is on the way.    

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ACTA rejected by European Union vote

European Parliament has rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, by a heady 478 to 39, with 146 votes abstaining. While this doesn't mean ACTA can't become a reality elsewhere, it's a sm    

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Nokia says Google Nexus 7 tablet infringes its patents

It appears that the patent wars between smartphone manufacturers are far from over as virtually every new device is said to infringe on someone else's patents now. And it appears that we are going to h    

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CERN confirms existence of new particle consistent with Higgs boson (video)

Physics' big announcement had more in common with a leaky product launch than the serious business of re-writing the science books. But slack asset management aside, it's official: a new boson has bee    

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High-resolution smartphones are the new mobile phone standard

High-resolution 4- to 5-inch sized smartphones will be the standard for phone makers to compete in the future due to increasing market competition and consumer requirements.    

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Samsung to begin shipping memory products to HTC directly from October

Samsung Electronics will begin to ship its memory products to HTC directly from October 2012, while taking back the distribution rights from its sales agent CoAsia Microelectronics, according to the Taiwan-base    

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China market: HTC, Sony Mobile launch dual-SIM smartphones

HTC and Sony Mobile Communications have both enhanced their strengths in the dual-SIM smartphone segment in China with the launch of the HTC Desire VC and Xperia Tipo Dual, respectively, according to industry s    

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How the iPhone changed us

On June 28, 2007, Nokia was the top selling mobile-phone company in the world, people stopped working when they left their computers, Android phones didn't exist, and high-powered executives were addicted    

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HTC picks former AT&T exec Mike Woodward as North American president

HTC has been fighting to get a better relationship with US carriers lately, and it may have just chosen a clever (if roundabout) approach: hire one of their executives. As of today, AT&T's former p    

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Samsung Galaxy S III hits AT&T retail stores July 6th

Keeping track of when and where the Samsung Galaxy S III will be available hasn't exactly been the easiest thing to do, but we now finally have one more confirmation for those who prefer to do their busine    

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