Google/Samsung Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Moved to October 19 in Hong Kong

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Google/Samsung Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Moved to October 19 in Hong Kong The Google and Samsung event was supposed to happen this week at CTIA in San Diego, but now will happen next week on Tuesday evening (U.S. time).
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Page: Google+ to Broadly Impact Other Google Products Google Co-Founder and CEO Larry Page made clear on Thursday the lofty expectations the company has for its new social networking site Google+.
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Long Lines for IPhone 4S as Servers Crash at Japanese Launch Hundreds lined the streets of Tokyo on Friday to be the first in the world to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, temporarily crashing the registration servers.
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Meet the Windows 8 Task Manager Microsoft tells some of the techniques and tips of its forthcoming task manager, designed to satisfy power users and lure converts.
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Google Translate: Real-Time Speech Translation in 14 Languages Google's Translate for Android now supports 14 different languages.
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RIM Clueless about Cause of BlackBerry Outage "We do not know why the system failed," BlackBerry CEO says of the data center crash that caused its biggest network outage.
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A Visual Tour of the Nokia Test Center Nokia puts its phones through rigorous testing before they land in customers' hands. We had the opportunity to take a tour of the Nokia Test Center, just outside of San Diego, and witness some of these tests.
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Groupon, LivingSocial Caught Inflating Deal Values Do your homework before buying to find out when an offer is -- and isn't -- a bargain.
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Apple iPhone 4S Teardown: 4 Findings The latest in a series of iPhone teardowns by repair site iFixit shows that the iPhone 4S has a different battery than the iPhone 4 and a quiet vibrator motor.
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Netflix Makes Good on Promise to Amp Up Streaming Content New shows available from the CW network, which include Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries, bolster the Netflix library.
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Dutch Court Rejects Samsung Patent Claims Against Apple UPDATE: A judge at the district court in the Hague on Friday rejected claims that Samsung had made against Apple regarding four patents.
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IOS 5 Meets the Enterprise Get ready, CIOs! Apple unleashed iOS 5, which means employees using iPhones and iPads will be bringing the new operating system to work.
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Batman Arkham City in Reviews: No Surprises Here Batman Arkham City ships next week, but praise for the game is already pouring in.
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Microsoft Strong-Arms Hardware Makers into Social Responsibility Microsoft appeases shareholder activists by pressuring suppliers to be ethical and green, but environmental watchdogs question the tactic's effectiveness.
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iPhone 4 Launch Day: The Buzz So Far Crowds prompt analysts to predict sales of 4 million by the end of the weekend.
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Google's Schmidt (Finally) Joins Google+ After being noticeably absent from his company's own social network, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt finally has joined the ranks of Google+ users.
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Dell Shifting Focus to Work-and-play Tablets, Smartphones After achieving "moderate success" selling smartphones and tablets to consumers, Dell will shift its focus to devices that straddle both work and play.
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iPhone 4S Frenzy Kicks into Overdrive Fans lined up all over the world to get their hands on Apple's latest handset.
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In Pictures: Global iLines for Apple's iPhone 4S Long queues were the norm at Apple Stores around the world as the new iPhone 4S went on sale Friday. Even Steve Wozniak waited in line in California.
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Microsoft Strong-arms Hardware Makers Into Social Responsibility After years of failing to get Microsoft to adopt a formal environmental sustainability policy, shareholders seem to have won.
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Google/Samsung Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Moved to October 19 in Hong Kong The Google and Samsung event was supposed to happen this week at CTIA in San Diego, but now will happen next week on Tuesday evening (U.S. time).
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Hottest Fall Phones From CTIA 2011 Plenty of exciting phones--from inexpensive Android handsets to gigantic Windows Phone Mango models--appeared at this week's CTIA mobile trade show. Take a look.
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