3G tablet sales 'very slow,' analyst says

Jonny Evans: Apple App Store downloads hit 1 billion/month -- and rising | Preston Gralla: Here's how Microsoft games the patent system to get Android licensing fees

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3G tablet sales 'very slow,' analyst says
Sales of 3G cellular-equipped tablets have largely been a bust because consumers dont want to pay wireless carriers for another data plan on top of their data plans for smartphones, an IDG analyst said on Friday. Read More


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Jonny Evans: Apple App Store downloads hit 1 billion/month -- and rising
Apple this morning announced over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store so far, with one billion of these being acquired by iOS users within the last month. Read More

Preston Gralla: Here's how Microsoft games the patent system to get Android licensing fees
In the last several weeks, a host of makers of Android devices have agreed to pay Microsoft fees for alleging using Microsoft patents when deploying Android on their devices. Why is that happening? It appears that Microsoft may have found a way to legally game the patent system. Read More


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JR Raphael: Motorola Droid 3: To buy or not to buy?
Motorola's new Droid 3 has some very attractive features, but it may not be the right phone for everyone. Read More

Bionic's 'coming soon' release date sparks Android fan zeal
Despite shifting release dates, Droid Bionic fans aren't giving up on what some say will be the first dual core phone to run on a Verizon LTE network. Read More

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It's the back-to-school sales season and some well-equipped laptops are now available for under US$400. The laptops have between 11.6-inch and 15.6-inch screens and are capable of Web surfing, casual gaming and playback of high-definition movies. Some sub-$400 laptops include Advanced Micro Device's new Fusion processors or Intel's previous generation of Core processors, which were popular at this time last year. Read More



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