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10 most intriguing tablets of 2012
From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.
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In Pictures: Cellphone evolution
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Apple's $1 billion verdict against Samsung: What's next for consumers?
Battle between two tech giants is not over: Apple plans to call for Seoul-based Samsung to take its most popular cellphones and computer tablets off the market and is asking the judge to triple damages to $3 billion. Samsung vows to fight on to overturn the verdict.
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Does Apple patent victory mean fewer smartphone choices?
Apple's $1 billion jury award may keep others from making Android smartphones, fearing an Apple lawsuit. Samsung vows to fight the verdict.
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Apple vs. Samsung: California jury awards Apple $1 billion
A jury decided Friday that Samsung stole Apple's iPhone and iPad technology. Judge has not yet ruled on whether Samsung must pull all of it's smartphones and tablets from the US market.
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Latin America Monitor Why is Google picking a fight with the mafia?
Last week's Google gathering on how to combat organized crime garnered headlines, but many questions remain unanswered.
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As Mayer takes reins at Yahoo, what's her first order of business?
Marissa Mayer started her new job Tuesday, leading her former rival, Yahoo. Mayer will be Yahoo's fifth CEO in the past five years.
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Apple announcements: Google loses, Facebook wins (+video)
The tech giant's new software is doing away with Google Maps, but deeply integrating Facebook. The announcements came amidst the debut of new laptop computers.
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The Monitor's View: Message from Google chief: Have a heart – turn off this screen
Google chief Eric Schmidt suggests young people drop their screen time for some real conversation, heart to heart. Being better connected digitally isn't the best way to develop social skills.
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The New Economy Facebook IPO? Flat. Facebook future? Bright.
Facebook IPO generated no big stock gains on its first day of trading. But Facebook has many of the traits that made Apple, Microsoft, and Google great in the long run.
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How asteroid mining could turn billionaires into trillionaires (+video)
A cadre of Silicon Valley tycoons have announced plans to extract water and precious metals from near-Earth asteroids. Could that actually work?
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How the ultra-rich plan to conquer space (+video)
From asteroid mining to space station taxis, a handful of billionaires have big plans for the final frontier.
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Google billionaires announce scheme to mine asteroids (+video)
A new company backed by some of the world's most prominent billionaires, including three Google executives, plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for precious metals.
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Why James Cameron and Larry Page want to mine asteroids (+video)
Google execs and filmmaker Cameron are investing in a space mining venture. The goal: create space-based refueling stations on asteroids
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New tablets from Google: built by Asus, Samsung?
New tablets were planned to be marketed within the next six months, Google CEO said in December. News reports suggest Asus or Samsung would build Google's new tablets.
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James Cameron to go into the deep for film and science
This month, filmmaker James Cameron plans to lead the second trip to the deepest place on Earth. He aims to collect samples for science, as well as video footage.
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Horizons Eric Schmidt: Google hoping for an Android 'in every pocket'
Android activations now total 850,000 a day, Google chairmen Eric Schmidt said Tuesday at Mobile World Congress.
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10 most intriguing tablets of 2012
From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.
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Mario Monti is working through Italy's debt crisis. Is the US watching?
Italy may find Prime Minister Mario Monti's dose of discipline hard to swallow, but his depoliticized democracy is the only form of government that can move Italy forward. Monti's experiment may also serve as an antidote to the political dysfunction in the West – especially the US.
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Horizons CES 2012: Smart TVs invite you to ditch the remote
Electronics makers rolled out their biggest, thinnest, sharpest new displays at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. But the biggest surprises might be under the hood: social connectivity and innovative new voice and gesture controls.
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Horizons Upcoming Google tablet takes aim at Kindle Fire: report
A Google tablet is on the way. But it is aimed at the Kindle Fire or the iPad?
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Android activations hit 700K a day
Android activations have topped 700K daily, Google announced this week.
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First true Google tablet arriving next year, says Schmidt
A Google tablet, possibly branded with the Nexus moniker, is on the way, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has hinted.
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Android reigns supreme, but app developers still prefer iPhone
For a year now, iPads and iPhones have been outnumbered by tablets and phones running Android. But developers still flock to Apple's platform. Here's why.
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Opinion: Super committee and California: Can they each break through dysfunction?
The nation's capital and the capital of the nation's most populous state both seem dysfunctional. But even as the congressional super committee looks set to fail, a bipartisan group of high-profile Californians is readying ballot initiatives to reengineer state government, including tax reform.
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SOPA fight over 'Internet censorship' attracts Yahoo, Google
SOPA "jeopardizes" Internet business, claim Twitter, Google, Yahoo and others. The SOPA bill amounts to "Internet censorship," some argue.
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G7 led by US can't drive the world economy anymore. G20 must step up.
As developed economies deal with debt and emerging economies like China ramp up, the G20 must spearhead coordinated, complementary policies to navigate the choppy waters ahead, especially for Europe. Austerity alone won't do the trick.
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