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Why Did Apple Unveil Mountain Lion? Competition

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.

When Will Windows 8 be Released? Consumer Preview Launches This Month

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Tech nerds, PC gamers and anti-Apple computer geeks should be excited come the end of the month. Microsoft announced plans to release more information on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system at a promotional event on Feb. 29. The occasion, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain at 3 p.m., will include news about the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, according to PC Mag.
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at The Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

Technology Earnings Preview: 5 Things to Watch

A handful of technology leaders – IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Google and Apple – are all scheduled to report quarterly earnings over the next week. Here are five things to watch when the numbers come out because they may indicate prospects for 2012.
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Microsoft Xbox sales strong over holidays

Microsoft Corp said on Monday sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch.
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CES: AT&T promises 8 new high-speed devices

AT&T Inc announced plans to launch seven new smartphones and a tablet computer early this year for a new wireless network it is building, in an effort to catch up with bigger rival Verizon Wireless in high-speed wireless services.
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Technology Focus: It's About Transformation, Not Just Fun

The $190 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry is about to begin its annual winter extravaganza in Las Vegas, where the latest toys, gadgets, smartphones, video games, TVs, cameras, tablets and laptops will be unveiled - some not to be available until late in 2012.
Show-goers pass by the Dolby booth during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada

Technology Focus: Consumer Electronics Has More Consequences Than Fun

The $190 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry is about to began its annual winter extravaganza in Las Vegas where the latest toys, gadgets, smartphones, video games, TVs, cameras and laptops will be unveiled – some not to be available until late in 2012.The real story may be in improving people's lives.
Karen Nguyen interacts with a display at the Intel booth during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2010.

World's Biggest Tech Show Searching for 'Wow'

The world's biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off on Monday night, may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future.
Nguyen interacts with a display at the Intel booth during the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas

World's Biggest Technology Show Searching for 'Wow' Factor

The world's biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones, and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show may center on whether the CES itself has a long-term future.
Attendees preview the latest gadgets in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2011 International CES.

CES 2012: Top New Technology Trends to Look For

If you are yet to decide how to use the new gadgets you've just received this Christmas, hold your breath as another set of minblowing tech bonanzas are ready to turn you around next week. This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from Jan. 10 to Jan. 13.
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Microsoft to Fold Booth at CES After 2012

The largest consumer technology trade show in America has been a launch pad for some of the biggest new technologies and has gathered over 100,000 visitors every year. According to a report on Associated Press, the Consumers Electronics association which organizes CES, has received interest from other exhibitors for Microsoft's booth space.

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