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Tablets fueling surge in smart devices: study

Tablet computers fueled growth in 2012 in the market for "smart connected devices," which crossed the threshold of one billion units for the first time, a study showed Tuesday.

Tablet-PC hybrids a study in trade-offs

Since Windows 8's debut in October, there have been a range of hot-looking devices that try to combine elements of tablets and traditional PCs. These hybrids seem as if they would be great both for relaxing with an e-book and for writing stories when I occasionally need to snap back into work mode.

New smartphone platforms eye inroads in hot market

A handful of new smartphone platforms are expected to become available this year, challenging the stranglehold of the two market leaders, Google's Android and Apple's iOS.

Big Tech tests the waters of the music stream

Technology giants Apple, Google and Amazon are furiously maneuvering for position in the online music business and looking at ways to make streaming profitable, despite the fact that pioneer Pandora has never made a profit.

Smartphones on the verge of taking over the world

The average smartphone has 41 apps, and each day more new mobile devices are activated than there are children born into the world.

Are sports fans technology fans too?

New figures suggest that a love of watching the big game can drive consumers into becoming early technology adopters.

YouTube says 1 billion people visit per month

YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from clips of cute kittens to scenes of social unrest around the world.

Weighed down by gadgets?

Germans carry the most devices and Australians the least but nearly all people carry at least a smartphone, and while e-readers are falling out of fashion as a portable companion, MP3 players are still popular in people's pockets.

Smartphones and tablets driving interactive TV viewing

Consumers are increasingly turning to their smartphones and tablets to govern their choice of TV show and, with the development of a number of new app functions, are actually using their mobile devices as remote controls for their TV sets.

Samsung Galaxy S IV geared for volumes

The success of Samsung Electronics' latest Galaxy phone, to be launched in New York on Thursday, could hinge on a supply backup plan to prevent a repeat of a costly snag for its premium smartphone last year.

More youth use smartphones as route to Web

Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety - but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access.

Apple's iPad to fall behind Android as tablet war grows

Shipments of tablets running Google Inc's Android will overtake the iPad this year for the first time, research house IDC predicted on Tuesday, as Apple Inc cedes more mobile market share to hard-charging rivals around the globe.

Apple iPhone users are the biggest mobile video consumers

New figures show that despite being in the minority, Apple's handsets are responsible for two-thirds of internet video consumption.

Android rises to top in malware threats: survey

The Android operating system accounted for 79 percent of all malware infections on smartphones, and the threat is multiplying, a security firm said Thursday.

Google's star rises as Apple fades

Google has retaken the role of superstar of the tech sector with a stunning stock rally as rival Apple flounders.


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HTC’s been having some tough times lately. While one of the major manufacturer of Android devices, the company is having a hard time enjoying the same amount of success as its key rival Samsung, who, other than Apple, is the only other company in the mobile segment making any appreciable amount of profit.

Galaxy S4 is a good phone, not a great one: reviewers

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Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

In the latest display of its technological prowess and sweeping ambition, Google is rolling out another wave of products and services that will test how much more people want computers to control their lives and enhance their perceptions of reality.

Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.
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