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Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting

User forums are lit up with complaints about Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which was released in the UK late last week. It seems that the handset's volume control goes haywire when the connection shifts to a 2G band. Unfortunately, 2G is widespread in Europe. ...

Kindle Fire Teardown Proves It’s All About the Content

It looks like the Kindle Fire is a loss leader for Amazon product sales. IHS iSuppli tore apart a Kindle Fire to assess the cost of the tablet's bill of materials (BOM). The research firm announced on Friday that the Fire's BOM adds up to US$185.60. The cost drifts up to $201.70 when manufacturing services are added. ...

Microsoft Begins Hawking Surface 2.0, Its Second-Gen Table-Sized Tablet

The Microsoft Surface 2.0, a coffee-table-sized, tablet-like touchscreen computer, is ready for preorder in 23 countries, including the United States. ...

Sony Cooks Up Plans to Break Into IPTV

The TV world may soon go the way of the phone and the music industry: a complete deconstruction thanks to the Internet. The next step may come from Sony. The company is experimenting with an online TV service according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. ...

RIM Ramps Up Handset Hardware With New BlackBerry Devices

Research In Motion announced on Tuesday two new smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 OS, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380. RIM calls the Bold 9790 a compact, fully-loaded, high-performance smartphone. The model boasts a high-resolution touch display and a highly tactile keyboard. The Bold packs 8 GB of on-board memory with an expandable memory slot of up to 32 GB...

Microsoft Overtakes RIM in Battle for Devs’ Hearts and Minds

Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is gaining more interest from application developers. In fact, it's captured more developer mindshare than Research In Motion's older and more widespread BlackBerry platform, according to a recent study. ...

Yap Buy Could Give Amazon More Than Just a Siri Rival

Amazon has purchased Yap, a voice recognition startup, according to an SEC filing. The move added to speculation that Amazon is preparing a voice-command service similar to Apple's Siri or Google Android's Voice Actions ...

Amazon Throws Some Choice Apps on the Kindle Fire

When Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet shows up on Nov. 15, users will be able to choose from thousands of apps available for download at Amazon's Appstore. That's way fewer than the hundreds of thousands iPad owners can get from Apple's App Store. Still, if they're the right apps, who cares? ...

AmEx Makes Bold Digital Commerce Play

American Express is extending its financial reach to the wild world of tech startups through a new multiyear digital commerce initiative unveiled on Tuesday. The US$100 million program is designed to help identify and develop innovative technologies to aid the company's digital transformation and strengthen connections to customers around the world. The credit card company is set to make mostly minority investments in early stage startups...

Mobile Device Sales May Be Best Buy’s Best Bet

Best Buy said Monday it would buy out Carphone Warehouse's (CPW) interest in its North American Best Buy Mobile business for US$1.3 billion. By purchasing the CPW stake, Best Buy is trying to shift more of its focus to mobile devices. Best Buy has asked CPW to stay on in a consultancy capacity for up to five years ...

Investors Unwilling to Cut LinkedIn Some Slack

Sometimes you can't win for winning. LinkedIn's stock price fell more than 10 percent Friday morning. ...

Amazon Opens a Members-Only Lending Library for Kindle

Amazon.com launched a free e-book lending library for Kindle on Thursday. The library is open to Amazon Prime subscribers and includes over 5,000 books that users can borrow for free. The list includes hundreds of current and former New York Times bestsellers ...

Google Reveals the Whys and Wherefores Behind Targeted Ads

Google might soon quit surprising you with ridiculously off-target ads in your search resultsand Gmail. Or, you may finally find out how they deliver ads that are strikingly right-on. ...

YouTube Pipes In More Pro Content

The crumbling wall between TV and the Internet may soon be reduced to dust. YouTube is preparing to debut 100 TV channels, partnering with dozens of media companies, Hollywood production companies, and celebrities including Madonna, J-Z, Ashton Kutcher and more. The subjects range from health and family issues to sports and dance ...

Samsung Snatches Global Smartphone Crown From Apple

Samsung reported its quarterly earnings this week, showing a healthy jump in its smartphone business. ...

Sony Takes the Ericsson Out of Sony Ericsson

Sony is cutting itself loose from its European partner in smartphones. The company announced Thursday that it will acquire Ericsson's 50 percent share in their Sony Ericsson venture, making the mobile handset business a fully owned subsidiary of Sony. ...

Fire Scorches Amazon Stock

Amazon missed expectations with its third quarter earnings report and projected a loss for the current quarter. The double-down on its Kindle Fire is at the heart of the matter. With razor-thin profits projected for the tablet, Amazon is betting it all on content sales. The market is not so sure. Amazon stock fell 20 percent after its earnings report was released Tuesday after the market closed...

How Do You Like Them Thermostats?

Two former Apple engineers have released a smart thermostat designed to reduce home energy use. Nest Labs -- a company formed by Tony Fadell, credited with shepherding the iPod's development -- has introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat, a device that learns your daily schedule and adjusts your home's heating and cooling accordingly ...

Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade

A number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running. The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims ...

Groupon Sets IPO Date and Starts Holding Its Breath

Groupon has packaged a new deal, and it's going worldwide. The Internet coupon star will go public on Nov. with an IPO designed to raise as much as US$621 million, valuing the company at $11.4 billion. That's just 5 percent of the company's shares. ...

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