Google rolls in tablet market with Nexus 7

Google opened fire on iPad and Kindle Fire with a Nexus tablet designed to showcase the latest Android software and be a window into its online shop for films, music and more.The Nexus 7 tablet computer will be priced at less than half the cost of the market-leading iPad and broadens Google's arsenal in its battle against Apple, Amazon.com, and Microsoft to be at the heart of Internet Age lifestyles.The seven-inch tablet powered by the latest generation of Android software is being made for Google by Taiwan-based Asus and weighs about as much...

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Comcast to pay $800,000 to resolve FCC probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that Comcast Corp would pay $800,000 to resolve an investigation of its broadband-related merger conditions.The FCC said it began the probe after it was tipped that Comcast was not properly marketing its standalone broadband services, violating a condition of its merger with NBC Universal that requires the cable operator to offer reasonably priced Internet services to consumers who do not subscribe to its cable offerings."Today's action demonstrates that compliance...

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Google Internet glasses on the way

Google glasses that overlay the Internet on daily lives should hit the market within two years -- technology the tech giant hopes will someday make fumbling with smartphones obsolete.Google co-founder Sergey Brin offered the estimated timeline after a project update that included sky divers dropping in with a new version of "Glass" wearable computers."I'm...

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Apple launches iTunes Store in 12 new Asia markets

Apple launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian markets on Wednesday, giving consumers access to millions of songs and movies, but regional giants China, India and Indonesia were not on the list.The move by California-based Apple, which has sold more than 16 billion songs worldwide on the online store, enables it to make more money from digital content...

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US court bars Samsung tablet after Apple complaint

A US federal court has barred the sale of Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer, siding with Apple in a bitter dispute between the two tech giants over alleged patent infringement.The US district court in northern California Tuesday ruled that there was "evidence that Samsung altered its design to make its product look more like Apple's" and...

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Planned Google tablet to rival Amazon: Asustek exec

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will soon unveil a tablet co-branded with Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc and priced to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire device, an Asustek executive said on Wednesday.Amazon's Kindle Fire, which runs a version of Google's Android operating system, sells for $199. Through it users can access Amazon content including books,...

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Lenovo shares hit over 4-month low on concern over PC outlook

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker, fell by more than 6 percent to a more than four-month intraday low on market concern over the outlook for the PC market amid the global economic slowdown.Lenovo's shares fell as much as 6.3 percent to HK$6.26 in afternoon trade, extending earlier losses and hitting the lowest...

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Apple vendors in Iran scoff at US sanctions

Vendors of Apple products in Iran on Saturday scoffed at US media reports that the consumer technology giant was banning US sales to customers of Iranian background, pointing out that iPads and iPhones are widely available in Tehran.One salesman who gave only his first name, Hossein, told AFP that he had sold 40 iPhones the day before, and explained...

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Samsung eyes 10 mn mark for Galaxy S3 by end of July

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker, said Monday it expects to have sold 10 million of its newest Galaxy S3 model by the end of July, two months after its launch.J.K. Shin, head of the mobile communications division, said robust sales of the model would help Samsung's mobile business post a second-quarter profit...

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Sony working on all-in-one smartphones

When Vivek's, a popular electronic goods chain down south, took stock of its IT and telecom business last September, it consciously chose to keep Sony Ericsson phones out. At the time, the store felt retail support for the brand was insufficient, it was losing consumer mindspace, and when compared to competitors like Samsung, its launch schedule...

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Google: Smartphones, mobiles to overtake PCs in Asia

SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific is leading a surge in the use of mobile devices as they play a more central role in people's lives and are on track to replace conventional computers, a top Google executive said on Wednesday. Aliza Knox, managing director of commerce for Google Asia Pacific, said smartphones and tablets were...

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Is Microsoft Surface Apple iPad killer?

SAN FRANCISCO: When Microsoft took the wraps off its Surface tablets on Monday in Los Angeles, it was the brightly hued keyboard that stole the show. The "Touch Cover" - a protective cover-cum-keyboard - could be a key differentiator for Microsoft as it tries to dent Apple's iPadfranchise, analysts said. It also represents...

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Facebook to buy facial-recognition startup: sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is paying $55 million to $60 million to buy Face.com, according to people familiar with the matter, acquiring the company that provides the facial-recognition technology used by the world's largest social network to help users identify and tag photos.The deal bolsters one of Facebook's most popular features --...

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