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HP has finally launched its tablet, the HP Slate, which is geared towards business professionals. Priced at $800, the Slate runs Windows 7 and features an 8.9-inch touchscreen with both front and rear cameras. Microsoft’s Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer, has named the Slate an “iPad Killer.” We’ll see… Read the full story on wsj.com Continue Reading →

What’s New at Apple? Apple CEO, Steve Jobs unveiled an updated version of the MacBook Air on Wednesday, that uses flash memory for storage instead of a hard drive. The new MacBook Air laptops are priced between $999 and $1599. Jobs also announced the new Mac OS X “Lion.” The new Mac operating system features Continue Reading →

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will be available at Verizon starting November 11th and will sell for $600. The Galaxy Tab is one of the first iPad competitors to hit the market and is priced $30 below the iPad. In addition to the Galaxy Tab, Verizon will begin selling the iPad at the end of October. Read Continue Reading →

Father & Son Launch iPhone Into Outer Space Luke Geissbuhler and his 7-year-old son used a weather balloon to launch an iPhone and HD camera into space. Their mission was to “film the blackness beyond our earth.” The balloon burst after 70 minutes and fell back to earth. Father and son used the iPhone’s GPS Continue Reading →

Verizon will start selling the Apple iPad beginning October 28th. Right in time for the holiday shopping season, Verizon will carry three Wi-Fi models of the iPad. Analysts predict that over 20 million iPads will be sold by next year. Read the full story at reuters.com Continue Reading →

Mobile Phones Improve Lives A new study from the U.N. identifies mobile phones as an important tool for improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries. Mobile phones can play a role in creating new jobs for people with little education or resources. While mobile penetration is only 58 percent in developing countries, Continue Reading →

Apple’s stock hit an all-time high, breaking $300 on Wednesday. The stock price hit $301.96 per share, a 1.1 percent increase since September. Sales of the iPhone and iPad have been significant in increasing Apple’s profits, which are expected to top $18 billion for the first time this year. Read the full story at reuters.com Continue Reading →

Bing Search Gets Social Bing and Facebook announced an extension to their partnership on Wednesday. Bing search results will now feature a section that shows Facebook profiles and highlights articles that were “liked” on Facebook by a user’s friends. Microsoft’s Qi Liu, president of Online Services explained that Bing wants to make social people part Continue Reading →

Google Is Getting Into The Car Business Google has been working on developing a car that drives itself, using software that detects when something is near the car and makes decisions that mimic a human driver. The test car was recently spotted in California. It’s a Toyota Prius that looks like a normal car except Continue Reading →

Rumors are circulating that the Apple iPad will be sold in select Wal-Mart stores as early as this week. When the iPad made its debut it was only available from Apple and Best Buy, but has since become available at Target and Amazon as well. If the rumors are true, distributing the iPad at Wal-Mart Continue Reading →