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Last chapter for e-readers?

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Last chapter for e-readers?
It could be the final word on e-readers. Analysts are sounding a proverbial death knell for the devices, which have declined 36% in 2012 as buyers turned instead to multi-use tablets. Read More


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RIM says ICE will test BlackBerry 10
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin a pilot deployment of smartphones running Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS early next year. Read More

Report: Apple, Microsoft lock horns over iOS Office revenue split
Apple and Microsoft are arguing over the iOS App Store's submission and payment requirements, and Microsoft has already made concessions as it tries to get its SkyDrive app approved, support discussions show. Read More

Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets
Who says Android-related gifts have to break the bank? Here are 10 items under $60 that Google fans will love. Read More

Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70
Stuck for a last-minute gift? If your giftee is the proud owner of an iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch, there are plenty of gadgets to choose from. Here are some items that Apple fans will love. Read More

Google Maps now available on iPhone
Google has made its Maps app available on the Apple App Store, after Apple stumbled with its own maps application. Read More

Sprint offers $2.1B for rest of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel has offered $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly half interest in mobile broadband firm Clearwire that it doesn't already own. Read More

Microsoft's Surface RT getting a tiny share of tablet Web traffic
Sales of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet are hard to measure, but one study indicates the new device is generating a tiny portion of Web traffic -- less than 1%. Read More

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Broadcom chip integrates NFC, other wireless technologies
Broadcom unveiled a single chip that combines Near Field Communication technology with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. Read More

WiLan files new patent lawsuits against RIM, Apple, other companies
WiLan, a Canadian patent licensing firm, has filed a round of new patent infringement lawsuits against Research in Motion, Apple, HTC and Sierra Wireless. Read More

Microsoft ships Windows Phone 8 update
Microsoft began delivering an update to Windows Phone 8 smartphones that provides unspecified "performance enhancements" that some customers say include an OS fix for random reboots and Wi-Fi enhancements. Read More

Microwave vies with fiber for high-frequency trading
In the world of high-frequency trading, where being ahead of the competition by a few milliseconds can mean profits worth millions of dollars, finance firms are increasingly looking to decades-old microwave technologies for a competitive edge. Read More

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Get ahead of the BYOD wave
Why fight employees' constant barrage of bringing in their own devices. We are far past that point, it is time to accept it and find a way to make it BYOD work within the confines of your network. Read More

Huawei invests $90M in Finland to build better smartphones
Huawei Technologies will invest more than $90 million over a five-year period to establish a research and development center in Helsinki, Finland. Its first task will be to build software for smartphones and tablets based on Android and Windows Phone 8. Read More

Microsoft may not want smashing Surface RT tablet sales
The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device? Read More

AT&T boosts LTE coverage to 113 markets
AT&T said it added four new LTE wireless markets on Monday, for a total of 113 markets nationwide. Read More

 

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