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Microsoft Unveils Mango 'Milestone'

People play a Kinect boxing game on an XBox 360 gaming console at the Microsoft booth during the first day of the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2011.
Microsoft has put the final touches on its latest mobile operating-system, dubbed Mango, hoping to shore up its smartphone offering against increasing pressure from rivals.

First NASA Smartphone Controlled Space Robots is Google's Android, Not Apple iPhone

First NASA Smartphone Controlled Space Robots is Google’s Android, Not Apple iPhone
In an ongoing rivalry between Apple's iPhone and Android, Google can uphold bragging rights as becoming the first smartphone to have assisted NASA astronauts on a space flight mission. Having its Nexus One powered Android OS programmed to spherical robots; the devices were launched into space aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Once deployed, it assisted astronauts in surveying routine maintenance work.
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TI forecasts modest third quarter

Texas Instruments Inc gave a lukewarm outlook for the current quarter, suggesting that back-to-school sales of computers and other consumer electronics would be weaker than normal.

RIM to Cut 2K Jobs, Will it Get Them Back on Track?

Research in Motion's announcement on Monday of intentions to lay off 2,000 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce, did nothing to inspire investors that the company can rebound from its current slump.
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-chief executive officer of Research in Motion, speaks at the RIM Blackberry developers conference in San Francisco

RIM Layoffs Not Long-Term Solution

Blackberry maker Research in Motion's plan to lay off 10 percent of the company's workforce shines fresh light on desperation within the company to keep up with fierce smartphone competition eroding market share.
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Mac Mini, MacBook Air Ousts Optical Drive

New versions of the Mac Mini and MacBook Air have eliminated optical drives used for CDs and DVDs, which signifies the imminent death of tangible media completely as USB connectivity and digital marketplaces become the popular means for file transferring.
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HTC Ruby image leaked

HTC seems to be capitalizing on the delay of the launch of iPhone 5 in the smartphone market pretty well. Some leaked images in Flickr and Yahoo photo sharing website suggests that HTC is working on a new phone Ruby.
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Google Buys Facial Recognition Software Developer PittPatt

Google has acquired Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition (Pittpatt), a company that has developed facial recognition technology, months after it backed off from rolling out a face recognition smartphone app called Google Goggles in its bid to outsmart Apple and Facebook.

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