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Huawei Smartphone Shipments Rise on Overseas Demand
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Gadget Wars. Technology giants are making a big push to bring more hand-held devices to consumers at a faster pace, creating fresh ammunition in the cutthroat gadget wars. Apple, long seen as the innovator in smartphones, has been wrestling with an …

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Sony plays it straight with $20k TV
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The X9500B has Sony's X-tended Dynamic Range Pro picture engine with direct LED backlight that gives it a brightness range three times that of a conventional LED LCD TV. The X9500B, as is common with high–end TVs, comes with two remote controls.

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Apple opens a new Store in China while Foxconn's Terry Gou is Personally …
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Apple opened a new store in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China on Saturday, bringing the number of Apple stores in the Chinese mainland to 11. Another Apple store is expected to be opened on Aug. 2 in Wuxi in east China's Jiangxu province, …

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Doesn't Play Nice
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8GB of RAM are probably plenty for most gamers, but the choice of hard drives—a 1TB HDD hybrid with an 8GB SSD—really doesn't have enough solid state storage for high–end applications. Ports include an SD slot, Ethernet, HDMI, and three USB ports …

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Gadget Watch: PadFone novel as phone-tablet hybrid
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With a two-year service contract, it's the usual $200 that most carriers charge for a high–end phone. – ADVANTAGES: Because the two parts count as one device, you don't need a second data plan, which typically runs $10 a month for a tablet under AT&T's …

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In China, Apple's Focus Pays-Off While Samsung Feels Squeeze
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That could suggest that Samsung's strategy of offering everything to counter every price point may actually have left it stranded between being a price competitive brand and a premium gadget seller. By contrast, Apple has studiously cultivated its high …

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This Ultra-Foldable Commuter Bike Is Also Ultra-Spendy
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A regular folding bike can run as low as $150, and there are plenty of “high end” options that are still well below the new Dahon's price tag. But by picking these parts, Dahon has built up a complete bike that requires next to zero maintenance and …

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7 ways technology is making you stupid
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Studies have shown that blue-enriched light, which is emitted by gadgets like smartphones, tablets and laptops, can suppress the body's release of melatonin at night. Melatonin is a key hormone that helps regulate your internal clock, telling your body …

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Audi's 4G A3 rides into the future as rolling LTE hotspot
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Audi and AT&T announced the 4G A3 in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where carmakers now go to show off how much their vehicles are morphing into electronic gadgets. Since the … The A3 is Audi's lower end model, aimed at what …

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