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Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3 (AP)
LOS ANGELES – This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience.
During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo’s popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in [...]
Palm's Pre shines in ways, not in others (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) –
The long-awaited Pre has nice new touches, but Palm Inc has a lot of work to do if the device is to be a serious competitor to the iPhone.
The device seemed to live up to [...]
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BenQ Plans Android Smartphones, Netbooks for 2010 (PC World)
Taiwanese consumer electronics maker BenQ plans to launch a smartphone and a netbook running Google's Android operating system next year, a company representative confirmed Thursday.
The announcement adds BenQ to a growing list of companies either making or planning smartphones and mini-laptops running Android software instead of Microsoft [...]
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Power-sipping cell phone displays come closer (AP)
NEW YORK –
The first factory dedicated to making a new type of power-thrifty cell phone display has started operations, Qualcomm Inc. said this week.
Phones or other gadgets using the displays from the factory in Taiwan could be on [...]
2.13GHz White MacBook benchmarks (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – The latest entry-level MacBook rolled out by Apple a week ago offers more than just an improvement on the white laptop it replaces in Appleâs notebook line. According to Macworld Lab tests, this new system outperforms the 2GHz aluminum unibody MacBook that costs $300 more.
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