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Article | 19/06/2012 First look: Microsoft Surface tablets

My quick hands-on with the new 10.6-in. Surface tablets at Microsoft's launch gave me a little surprise: The edges on all four sides are sharp. ...

Article | 18/06/2012 Microsoft-branded, Barnes & Noble built tablet 'makes sense,' analyst says

A Microsoft-branded tablet made by Barnes & Noble makes sense if the tablet is focused on the same market as the $200 Kindle Fire, analysts said Monda...

Article | 11/06/2012 FaceTime via cellular: Will it work, and can you afford it?

Apple's next-generation iOS will allow FaceTime video chats over cellular connections, but analysts question whether 3G networks offer enough bandwidt...

Article | 6/06/2012 Drop the 'Windows' name for tablets and smartphones, says analyst

Microsoft needs to drop the Windows name from its new consumer products, such as Windows RT tablets and smartphones, an industry analyst said. ...

Article | 6/06/2012 Windows Phone will pass iPhone by 2016, IDC says

IDC projects that shipments of Windows Phone will displace Apple iOS to become the number two OS running smartphones in 2016.

Article | 4/06/2012 Asus tablet prompts speculation on competitors' offers

Now that Asustek has shown off a 10-in. Windows RT tablet, speculation has grown hot and heavy over what competitors' devices will look like, how much...

Article | 4/06/2012 U.S. carriers reveal some plans for Samsung Galaxy S III

The new 4.8-in. Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone will be available from five U.S. carriers in June. Each of the carriers has a slightly different timet...

Article | 30/05/2012 Facebook could buy Nokia to build 'FacePhone', expert claims

While a potential Facebook smartphone was ridiculed by analysts, one Paris-based marketing expert predicted a "FacePhone" will happen in 18 months, an...

Article | 24/05/2012 iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped

Android and iPhone smartphones together made up 82% of all such devices shipped to retailers in the first quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday.

Article | 17/05/2012 Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, topping Apple's iPhone

Android smartphones made up 56% of the global smartphones sold to end users in the first quarter of 2012, giving them a far higher share than the 22.9...

Article | 17/05/2012 Google to sell Nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says

Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in an apparent move to wrest control away from wireless carrie...

Article | 4/05/2012 Samsung launches Galaxy S III with voice and face recognition

Samsung on Thursday unveiled a larger Galaxy S III smartphone in London, and said the phone would be sold in the U.S. this summer after launching in E...

Article | 20/04/2012 Microsoft evangelist corrects comment that Windows Phone 7 devices will get upgrade to Apollo

A Microsoft developer evangelist has corrected his earlier comments that all current Windows Phone 7 phones, including Nokia's new Lumia 900, will be ...

Article | 12/04/2012 Toshiba's jumbo tablet, the Excite 13, garners early kudos, scorn

The tablet market is already populated with dozens of different sizes and models, and many close in size to the highly popular iPad, with its 9.7-in. ...

Article | 9/02/2012 Phoenix Suns deploy Galaxy Tab 10.1 for use on and off the court

The Phoenix Suns have deployed more than 100 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets over Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network for use by the team's business pers...