BlackBerry's new look: Fresh, sleek, and misguided

From CNET News.com: For all the talk of revolution at Research In Motion's developer conference this week, something about BlackBerry Jam Americas felt rather familiar.

Think of it this way: a once-mighty tech company, elbowed out of the smartphone revolution by Apple and Android...

LG, Samsung Display Units Tie up in South Korean Patent Battle

From DailyTech: LG Display, Samsung Display, and Samsung Electronics are in the middle of another patent battle in South Korean courts. LG has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics alleging that Samsung is infringing on multiple LG OLED patents.

LG...

Google to Bring Maps to iPhone/iPad in a Couple of Months

From DailyTech:
For the iOS 6 users that hate Apple's new home-grown mapping feature, don't fret -- Google is on the way with a Google Maps iPhone/iPad app. However, we won't see it for a couple of months.

It has been confirmed by anonymous sources close to Google that the tech...

Intel Strongly Denies Harsh Comments on Windows 8 Operating System

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. late on Wednesday issued a statement in response to news reports about comments made by Intel chief executive officer Paul Otellini in a meeting with employees. Intel denies that its head criticized Windows 8 operating system and called it half-baked. The...

Nintendo Announces 23 Games Launching with Wii U This November

From X-bit Labs: Nintendo on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of video games that will become available along with the Wii U console. The new game system will be supported by the largest launch-day video game lineup in the history of Nintendo. Among the 23 titles set to become available...

Windows 8 countdown: Windows Store apps at 2,000-plus

From CNET News.com: A month from now, on October 25, Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in New York City.

So with time getting short before Windows 8 and Windows RT become generally available, how are things looking from an app perspective?

As of Monday, September 24, there were 2,188...

Samsung Plugs Android Smartphone Remote Wipe Flaw

From DailyTech: Yesterday, word surfaced that a "feature" meant to make it easier for techs to remotely service Samsung smartphones was actually a massive security flaw. The vulnerability had to do with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface and would allow malicious persons to completely...

Barnes and Noble Takes Jabs at Amazon with Nook HD, HD+ Tablets

From DailyTech: Amazon made quite a splash when it introduced new Kindle Fire HD models earlier this month. The online retail giant announced a 7" Kindle Fire HD (1280x800) for $199 and an 8.9" Kindle Fire HD (1920x1080) for $299.

Barnes and Noble may seem like an also-ran in the...

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