Google CEO Eric Schmidt struck by explosion in mobile computing, defends company’s influence
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Google CEO: mobile computing reshaping Internet
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Google’s CEO says mobile smartphones are transforming the Internet, and defended his company’s growing dominance over information on the Web.
Eric Schmidt told an Arab media conference Wednesday he has been “struck by the explosion of mobile computing” and says the devices are … Read more »».
Samsung and Panasonic try to launch the era of 3-D TVs, with models going on sale this week
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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
NEW YORK — Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
Samsung Electronics Co. announced Tuesday that it is selling two 3-D sets. Combined with the required …. Source : Samsung and Panasonic try to launch the era of 3-D TVs, with models going on sale this week.
Trimble Navigation buys Ireland-based utilities software maker LET Systems for undisclosed sum
Trimble buys LET Systems for undisclosed sum
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — GPS-technology company Trimble Navigation Ltd. said Friday it bought privately held LET Systems based in Cork, Ireland, for an undisclosed sum.
LET’s software is used by electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities. It makes mobile work force management software, as well as software that helps utilities manage … Read more »»».
Tips for information, directions on the go for travelers whose phones don’t have Web access
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Info on the go for travelers without smart phones
Here is how my in-laws use the Internet to get a hotel room when they’re traveling the 650 miles between their home in Canada and their cabin in Idaho: They call us from the road, and we book the room online for them.
The in-laws … Read more >>>.
Gartner: PC shipments to grow 20 percent in 2010, driven by tablets like the iPad
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Gartner: PC shipments to grow 20 pct in 2010
STAMFORD, Conn. — Global PC shipments will rise nearly 20 percent this year on the rising popularity of notebooks and next-generation tablets, according to a forecast Thursday from research firm Gartner Inc.
As recently as December, Gartner foresaw an increase of only 13 percent in shipments …. Original source : Gartner: PC shipments to grow 20 percent in 2010, driven by tablets like the iPad.
Maine legislative panel hears testimony on proposal for cell phone warnings on cancer risk
Panasonic chief says its TV business will turn profitable by March 2011
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Panasonic chief says TV business to turn profit
TOKYO — Panasonic’s chief is optimistic about profit opportunities from taking over Japanese rival Sanyo, especially in solar panels, and vowed to return the company’s money-losing TV business to the black by March 2011.
Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Ohtsubo was upbeat about taking advantage of what he …. Source : Gaea News Network.
TiVo unveils new DVR that aims to blend Internet, TV seamlessly in bid to regain cachet
Apple says it found labor violations at suppliers needing immediate correction
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Apple details labor violations at its suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. said it found more than a dozen serious violations of labor laws or Apple’s own rules at its suppliers that needed immediate correction.
The findings were outlined in a company report on audits of 102 supplier facilities conducted in 2009. That was a … Read : Apple says it found labor violations at suppliers needing immediate correction.