Category: "Tech"

Asustek to join tablet parade with new models in January (Reuters)

Reuters – Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Inc is set to start selling its first tablet computers in January next year, joining other tech rivals to compete with Apple Inc in the fast-growing market.

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Cyber sleuths fight online crime in Singapore (AFP)

AFP – If you’ve just become the victim of identity thieves or computer hackers, it’s time to call in someone like Ali Fazeli.

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Panasonic invests $30M in electric car maker Tesla (AP)

AP – Panasonic Corp. is investing $30 million in Tesla Motors Inc., the U.S. maker of electric sports cars, eyeing expansion in the global market for green vehicles, both sides said Thursday.

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Andreessen’s venture fund nears $1 billion (AP)

AP – A venture capital fund run by Internet browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime business partner, Ben Horowitz, has raised another $650 million as the firm looks for opportunities in technology startups.

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LG Elec to launch 8.9-inch tablet in early 2011: source (Reuters)

Reuters – LG Electronics Inc, the world’s No.3 handset vendor, plans to launch an 8.9-inch tablet device based on an upcoming version of Google’s Android operating system, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.

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PayPal patches hacker hole in iPhone application (AFP)

AFP – PayPal has rushed out a patch for a flaw in its iPhone application that could let hackers access accounts at the online financial transactions service, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

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DreamWorks uses social gaming to boost "Megamind" (Reuters)

Reuters – Social-networking firm Zynga is embarking on its first-ever feature film integration, partnering with DreamWorks Animation on a 24-hour campaign to boost awareness of the Friday release of “Megamind.”

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Facebook Deals creates rivals out of Foursquare and Groupon (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends – Remember back when Facebook was in talks to acquire Foursquare? Now they don’t have to. With the announcement of Facebook Deals today, any mayors and candidacy hopefuls out there might be wondering what this means for Foursquare…

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Remains of the Day: Save the daylight, save the world (Macworld)

Macworld – Apple has trouble with basic time travel, Microsoft has its finger on the button, and T-Mobile’s got the iPhone 4 in its sights (which it borrowed from Apple). Lock on to the remainders for Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

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Twitter for Android updated to catch up to iPhone app (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends – Not only is this good news for Android users, its helpful for anyone switching phones to share in a consistent experience across mobile platforms.

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