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  • Microsoft taking a loss on Kinect?

    Microsoft taking a loss on Kinect?

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Inside sources close to the matter have said that the build costs of Kinect are near $150. When you add up all the time to write the software and the costs of the hardware, it gets expensive. This has many people at Microsoft concerned.

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  • The Apple Store is down, Macbooks incoming?

    The Apple Store is down, Macbooks incoming?

    Posted on April 13, 2010 | No Comments
    The Apple Store has been down for the past hour. Some are saying we should expect new Macbooks. Others expect an invasion of space people. I’m betting on the former. More as we get it.

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  • Hands-On with the Kin 1 and Kin 2 [Update: Video]

    Hands-On with the Kin 1 and Kin 2 [Update: Video]

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    After years of rumors, hearsay, and leaks, we’ve finally gotten the opportunity to play with the final product of Project Pink. These are the first real products of Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Danger, creators of the sidekick. So how are they? Read on for our impressions Update: Now with video of the Kin 2 in action [...]

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  • Condé Nast betting the farm on tablet PCs

    Condé Nast betting the farm on tablet PCs

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    It's good to see at least one print media outlet start to get it. Conde Nast announced recently that Wired isn't going to be the only one of their properties showing up on tablets; GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Glamour will be there as well.

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  • Corning invests heavily into China’s LCD market

    Corning invests heavily into China’s LCD market

    Posted on February 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Corning Inc. is betting that big that LCD's popularity will exploded over in China. It recently announced plans to build a $400 million to $700 million glass-melting plant within China under the forecast that the country will see a 70% growth in the LCD TV market. Corning probably knows what its doing, too. After all, the company is responsible for 60% of the world's LCD glass.

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  • HP files for ‘Zeen’ and ‘Airlife’ trademarks for handheld devices

    HP files for ‘Zeen’ and ‘Airlife’ trademarks for handheld devices

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Having only recently marked its return to the handheld computing space with the iPAQ Glisten, HP seems intent on forging ahead with more hardware in the coming year. The above trademark applications -- filed in September and October 2009 -- mark out some very broad categories, but we can narrow them down a little with the help of some context. Given all the industry excitement over tablet devices, the Zeen could well be the name of a forthcoming slate-shaped machine and accompanying software, while Airlife seems to be planted firmly in the smartphone arena. The moniker suggests a software ecosystem rather than actual hardware, but that would make little sense with just one handset out there; if we were the betting type (and believe us, we aren't), we'd probably expect to see more mobiles coming from the computing giant in order to take advantage. Of course, companies don't always follow through on trademark applications, but it sure seems as if HP is casting a wary eye over the burgeoning handheld market (and / or planning to not get left behind in the months ahead).

    HP files for 'Zeen' and 'Airlife' trademarks for handheld devices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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