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Garmin Edge 200

Garmin targets cyclists with Vector power meter and Edge 200 GPS

Garmin's Vector power meter enables cyclists to gather data about their pedaling performance, while the Edge 200 GPS tracks ride data.
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac

Logitech debuts Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac

Logitech promises an end to battery-changing hassles: its Wireless Solar Keyboard for the Mac will run off sunlight or lamplight.
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DisplaySearch: Apple is the top mobile PC vendor

Market analysis firm DisplaySearch has decided to count tablets as mobile PCs...and that means Apple is far and away the market leader.
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South Korean iPhone tracking suit has 27,000 plaintiffs

One man won 1 million won (about US$945) in a suit over the iPhone's clandestine location tracking: now 27,000 more Koreans are lining up for their money.
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W3C Community Groups aim to speed up Web standards

The W3C has launched Community and Business Groups in an effort to create a more inclusive and more streamlined way to develop Web standards.
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HTC levels new infringement suit at Apple

HTC has filed a fresh infringement suit against Apple, claiming iPods, iPhones, iPads, and even Macs infringe on three HTC patents.
Microsoft Reader

Remember Microsoft Reader? Now you can forget about it

Way back in 2000, Microsoft launched its own ereader app, dubbed Microsoft Reader. And now the company has announced the program's final chapter.
AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G

AT&T’s first LTE-capable devices: mobile hotspots

AT&T's first LTE-capable devices will be a USB stick and mobile hotspot going on sale August 21. And until LTE is available, they'll run HSPA+.
OS X Lion Mac

Apple’s OS X Lion USB stick now on sale

If you need OS X Lion on physical media, you can now buy it from Apple on a USB stick for $69. That's over twice the cost of the download.
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Time Warner buys midwest cable company Insight for $3 bln

Time Warner Cable has announced it will be paying $3 billion in case to acquire midwest cable operator Insight Communications.
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Nokia partners with China Mobile for Windows Phone 7 devices

Nokia is starting to line up partners for the launch of its first Windows Phone 7 devices, and the first pick is China Mobile.
BlackBerry Bold 9930 Verizon Wireless

BlackBerry Bold 9930 coming to Verizon August 25

Verizon Wireless will have the BlackBerry Bold 9930 on August 25, featuring BlackBerry OS 7 and both a touch display and the famous BlackBerry keypad.
Adobe Muse

Adobe Muse promises code-free Web site design

Built on Adobe Air, Adobe Muse once again promises creative types code-free Web site design - a promise companies have been making since the mid-1990s.
Inventive Metals aluminum iPhone case

Inventive Metals clads your iPhone in aluminum

If you can't afford to wait for an iPhone case that deploys airbags if you drop, Inventive Metals has iPhone cases made from solid aluminum.
Fujiflm FinePix F600 EXR

Fujiflm FinePix F600 EXR shows the sights with Landmark Navigator

Are you never sure what to take pictures of when you're traveling? The Fujifilm FinePix F600 EXR will offer up a million ideas, based on your GPS location.
AT&T's Randall Stephenson, Deutsche Telekom's Rene Obermann

AT&T to shed $8 bln in assets to clinch T-Mobile deal?

It's no secret AT&T will sell off some assets to make the T-Mobile deal work, but now that Wall Street Journal has put a price tag on them: $8 billion.
Galaxy Tab 10.1

ABI: Android tablets have eroded 20 pct of iPad share

According to ABI Research, Android-based media tablets have eroded 20 percent of the iPad's market share in the last year...although no single vendor has mounted a credible challenge.
Acer Iconia Tab A100

Acer Iconia Tab A100: 7 inches and Android 3.2 Honeycomb

Acer's new Iconia Tab A100 is the first 7-inch Android tablet in the U.S. and Canada to feature Android 3.2 Honeycomb.
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LightSquared points finger at GPS makers for interference problems

LightSquared says the reason its LTE network may interfere with GPS signals is that GPS makers never complied with Department of Defense and international standards.
Dell Inspiron 14z

Dell debuts new Inspiron and Vostro notebooks

Dell's new Inspiron 13z and 14z sport bright colors, slim designs, and Intel Core i3 and i5 processors, while Dell's Vostro V131 gets a battery life boost.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421: a mobile second monitor for notebooks

Lenovo's new ThinkVision LT1421 is designed to be a portable second monitor for notebook users, perfect for presentations or that extra productivity.
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Report: Sony and LG settle infringement claims

LG and Sony have reached a cross licensing deal that puts an end to patent infringement suits over LG's mobile phones, televisions, and the PlayStation 3 Blu-ray drive.
V-Moda Crossfade M-80 on-ear headphones

V-Moda Crossfade M-80 on-ear headphones go ballistic

V-Moda's Crossfade M-80 on-ear headphones feature 40mm drivers, a Steelflex headband, Kevlar-reinforced cables, and military-level ruggedness.
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Walmart launches iPad-optimized Vudu site, eschews native app

Walmart is foregoing a native iPad app for its Vudu video streaming service, opting instead for an iPad-optimized Web site - and keeping 100% of its revenue.
Motorola Xoom

Apple legal guns targeting the Motorola Xoom

It's not just Samsung: Apple's legal team is going after the Motorola Xoom in Europe.
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Clearwire’s new president and CEO: Erik Prusch

Former Clearwire CFO Erik Prusch will step up the role of CEO as Clearwire hunkers down to deal with increased 4G competition.
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader

Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader takes to the Web with HTML5

Amazon's new Kindle Cloud Reader lets customers access their Kindle content using an HTML5 browser - and it adapts from PCs to tablets to smartphones.
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Samsung Galaxy R smartphone sports Nvidia Tegra CPU

Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy R smartphone will features a 4.19-inch display - and the same Nvidia Tegra dual-core CPU that drives that Galaxy Tab 10.1.
OS X Lion Mac

Apple releases OS X Lion Recovery Disk Assistant

OS X Lion doesn't have physical discs, but the new Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets users create an external drive with Lion Recovery capabilities.
Toshiba Qosmio F755

Toshiba Qosmio F755 notebook offers glasses-free 3D

Toshiba's new Qosmio F755 notebook uses auto-stereoscopic display technology to offer glasses-free 3D - oh, and it has Blu-ray and an Intel Core i7 processor too.
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ViaForensics: 10 pct of iOS, Android apps store clear text passwords

ViaForensics finds a stunning 10 percent of Android and iOS apps store passwords as clear text - and only 17 percent pass the first security criteria.
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Visa puts its muscle behind mobile payments

Visa is pushing forward with plans to roll out mobile payment technology in the U.S. - along with "incentives" to get merchants to adopt the technology.
Samsung Series 3 notebook

Samsung Series 3 Ultrabook offers Sandy Bridge at a low price

Samsung's Series 3 notebooks is now on sale in the U.S., packing a second-generation Intel Core processors, a slim 2.8-pound physique, and price tags nearing $600.
Seagate GoFlex Turbo w/SafetyNet

Seagate Goflex Turbo HDDs sport SafetyNet data recovery

Seagate's new GoFlex Turbo external hard drives sport USB 3.0 and two years of SafetyNet data recovery service.