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Business

Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion In Cash

Breaking news in the tech acquisition space this morning shows that Google will be purchasing Motorola Mobility for $40 per share, or $12.5 billion in cash.  This acquisition will solidify Google as an official phone manufacturer, producing Motorola smartphones running the Android OS. Google has attempted the position of smartphone manufacturer in the past with […]

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Tablets

Blackberry Playbook No Longer Coming To Sprint WiMax 4G

On Friday, Sprint released a statement saying they will no longer be releasing a WiMax version of the Blackberry Playbook – RIM’s attempt to enter the explosive tablet marketplace. “We apologize for any inconvenience but the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Tablet that was announced in January for summer availability will no longer be coming to the […]

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Technology

How To Speed Up Firefox

If you’re anything like me, then you get annoyed at how slow Firefox can be.  And it’s not only when you try to open Firefox for the first time, it seems like Firefox gets slower the more webpages you visit the more the cache fills up with history. I’ve written before about how I tested […]

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Facebook

“Facebook Will Be Destroyed on November 5th,” Says Hacker Group Anonymous

A group of hackers who call themselves Anonymous have made a pretty serious threat.  And that is, on November 5, 2011 they are going to, and I quote “kill Facebook, the medium of communication [we] all so dearly adore.” Anonymous has been responsible for cyber-attacks in the past on organizations such as the Pentagon, News […]

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iPad Opinion

Do We Really Need All These Apps?

I can’t help but wonder if the age of app domination is a going to become a thing of the past.  Billions of apps are downloaded to devices such as the iPhone, Android smartphones, and iPad.  But is it all really necessary?  And is it really the best thing for developers to be spending their […]

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Entertainment

Automotive History Is Made – Google’s Self Driving Vehicle Has It’s First Fender-Bender

Google is already in the process of making automotive history with the introduction of their self driving vehicles.  These “Google software driven vehicles” have already logged hundreds of thousands of miles in California – where there aren’t any laws on the books preventing the car from operating – and have already passed legislation in Nevada […]

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iPhone

Apple iPhone Shipments Surge 142% Year over Year

From a smartphone marketshare standpoint, we all know by now that Android OS has the dominant position over Apple. The strategy from Android is simple, build an OS (operating system), and then let multiple smartphone manufacturers adopt. Apple, on the other hand, takes a more centric approach to design and integration by releasing and focusing […]