Monthly Archives: February 2013

7 Signs PlayStation Vita Is a Disaster

In late 2011, Sony launched a new handheld platform called PlayStation Vita, the successor to its PSP. PSP was the machine that was supposed to cement Sony’s dominance in the gaming world: When Sony launched it in 2004, it owned … Continue reading

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Our leader is Bin Laden, the Americans’ worst nightmare,

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Report: $2 billion spent annually for Medicaid emergencies, largely for illegal immigrant baby deliveries

Even though federal law largely bars illegal immigrants from obtaining Medicaid coverage, the program annually pays out more than $2 billion in free emergency coverage that mostly goes to illegal immigrants, according to Kaiser Health News. The vast majority of … Continue reading

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Samsung’s Tizen mobile OS could signal new competition for Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android

Samsung’s Tizen mobile OS could signal new competition for Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have so far dominated the latest wave of mobile computing. Now, Apple’s chief rival Samsung appears to be prepping a big push … Continue reading

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Microsoft: ‘No Plan B’ as Surface struggles against iPad

Apple Insider Microsoft: ‘No Plan B’ as Surface struggles against iPad By Kevin Bostic Thursday, February 14, 2013 @ 04:48 PM Text Size If Microsoft’s Surface tablets fail to take off, the company does not have a backup plan so … Continue reading

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The mobile train has left windows 8 Platform behind

Yesterday, Canaccord Genuity, came out with a report on the profits taken in by the mobile phone sector and Canalys came out with a report on the market share in the tabet, notebook and desktop sectors – and all anyone … Continue reading

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New Malware Attacks Smartphone, Computer to Eavesdrop

A recently discovered new form of Android malware called DroidCleaner can not only infect your smartphone, but also targets your PC to spy on you. Researchers at the security firm Kaspersky Labs have uncovered new malware which poses as a … Continue reading

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Nintendo: No Need For Alarm

Whenever the market shifts, as ours does with such regularity, we come to inflection points. Opinions invariably divide on how those inflection points will pan out – it’s the nature of disruption. This week’s quarterly financials from Nintendo, which highlighted … Continue reading

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ComScore: iPhone up to 35 percent of US smartphone share in November, Android steady

Smartphone launches sometimes have to build up steam before they can go full speed ahead. Apple might be learning this first-hand, based on ComScore’s figures. After a lackluster October, the company’s just-reported November smartphone market share in the US was … Continue reading

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128GB Surface Pro ships with 83GB free, 64GB has only 23GB

That 64GB, $900 Microsoft Surface Pro you plan on buying next week? Maybe you should temper your storage expectations a bit, as the base model actually only allots 23GB of that space for use. The larger 128GB version offers a … Continue reading

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