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European Commission OKs Google-Motorola Deal, But Will Remain “Vigilant”
Posted from TechCrunch 8 days ago
While Google waits for the United States Department of Justice to sign off on their proposal to merge with handset maker Motorola Mobility, the European Commission has officially given the deal their approval. The decision is a welcome one for the folks in Mountain View, as the European Commission i... (original story)
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Samsung Not Worried About Apple’s TV: “TVs are ultimately about picture quality”
Posted from TechCrunch 8 days ago
In what may, in a couple years, be remembered as a telltale remark of overconfidence, Samsung’s AV product manager said today in an interview “TVs are ultimately about picture quality. Ultimately. How smart they are…great, but let’s face it that’s a secondary considerat... (original story)
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Mobile Address Book—Much Heat, Little Light
Posted from TechCrunch 8 days ago
Editor’s note: Guest author Keith Teare is General Partner at his incubator Archimedes Labs and CEO of newly funded just.me. He was a co-founder of TechCrunch. Just.me is a stealth company in the mobile space and as such Keith’s opinions on this issue are likely to ... (original story)
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PlayStation Vita review
Posted from Engadget 8 days ago
Look familiar? It should: that's the PlayStation Vita, Sony's up-and-coming challenger to the mobile gaming throne. It's made the rounds a few times before, from E3, to Tokyo Game Show, to San Francisco's Vita Hill Social Club, and it even took an early pass through Engadget's review gauntlet -- co... (original story)
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Google-Motorola Deal Approved By U.S. Department Of Justice
Posted from TechCrunch 8 days ago
Just hours after the European Commission announced their approval of Google’s $12.5 billion Motorola purchase, the United States Department of Justice has announced that they too have given the deal their blessing. With this, Google is one step closer to closing the deal, although they’... (original story)
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Drum Roll, Please. Apple’s Stock Closes Above $500
Posted from TechCrunch 8 days ago
Shares of Apple (AAPL) closed above $500 today for the first time, ending the day at $502.60. Apple, the world’s most valuable company, now boasts a market capitalization of almost $470 billion. That is up 9 points from yesterday’s close, and up more than 80 from where the stock was the ... (original story)
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LTE-equipped Galaxy Tab 8.9 gets European approval
Posted from Engadget 8 days ago
LTE isn't quite as wide spread in the Old World as it is over here in the western hemisphere but, as many European countries race to get their 4G deployed, top notch devices are already starting to roll in. The GT-P7320, better known as the Galaxy Tab 8.9, just passed through the Global Certificati... (original story)
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Ask Slashdot: Making a Tablet Run Only One Application?
Posted from Slashdot 8 days ago
An anonymous reader asks "I'm working for a medical centre who want to make a tablet with various videos and webpages about smoking cessation available in their waiting room. The tablet can't access the Internet because of security policies. I'm planning to use a local server with copies of the (Cr... (original story)
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Prada phone by LG 3.0 review
Posted from Engadget 8 days ago
LG and Prada have a history of collaboration; their debut phone arrived around the same time as the first iPhone, sporting a black and white display, a petite footprint and a 2-megapixel camera. Next, the Prada II brandished a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera and arrived at a time whe... (original story)
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Google gets European Commission approval for its purchase of Motorola Mobility
Posted from Engadget 8 days ago
Google is one step closer to making it through the gauntlet of regulatory approval for its proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility, as it now has the thumbs-up from the European Commission, according to Reuters. Commissioner Joaquin Almunia stated that the transaction was approved because it "do... (original story)
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