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How big of a dent has your smartphone left in the Internet? A new Nielsen survey suggests that it's bigger than you'd think, especially compared with a year ago.
Washington Post
Kingston Digital, the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology, will partner with security company BlockMaster to provide greater availability of centrally managed USB drives.
Company release
Here are four reasons why we think the Kin failed: fussy Kin OS creates confusion, expensive for incomplete smartphone, no apps no games and lack of cool factor.
Wired
So just two months after launching the Kin One and Two Microsoft is shutting down the Kin project.
ZDNet
Cisco announcedthat in 2011 it will be launching an Android-based tablet, named the Cius, aimed squarely at the business market.
Wired
Stepping up its rivalry with Apple and Nokia, Google outlines plans to court developers and put its operating system on lower-priced phones in China and India.
Bloomberg
Samsung is bucking the predominant one-carrier-per-phone model with its Galaxy S smartphone. It will spend much of this year launching multiple versions of its new flagship smartphone around the world.
Forbes
Until recently, Google automatically redirected Chinese users to its unfiltered search site in Hong Kong to get round censorship issues. The firm has said it will now stop this after Beijing warned it could lose its licence to operate in the country.
BBC News
Micron Technology's shares slumped more than 13% on concerns about the growth rates for DRAM chips. However, some of the analysts who follow Micron seemed unfazed by the potential negativity, saying that such comments may actually end up benefiting Micron.
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
New York Times
An interview with H-P's executive vice president for the company's imaging and printing group, Vyomesh Joshi, on web-enabled printers that allow you to print from smart phones and other mobile devices by storing documents and files in the "cloud.
Wall Street Journal
Now we'll find out who and what from Palm will stay and who and what will go.
ChannelWeb
High-def Digest
Atmel has agreed to sell its smart card business to Inside Contactless for US$37 million in cash and up to $21 million more if targets are met. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2010, subject to certain closing conditions.
San Jose Business Journal
Infineon has denied it is in discussions with diversified Russian holding company AFK Sistema, according to a report, in a rerun of denials from September 2009 and earlier.
EE Times
Prices of DRAM fell for the first time in over a year in June, as companies increased production and PC vendors toughened their stance on further price increases. Analysts now say prices will slide for the rest of the year.
IDG News Service (via Businessweek)
PC Magazine
Australia IT, Australia
TradingMarkets
China and Taiwan signed a tariff-slashing trade pact Tuesday that boosts economic ties and further eases political tensions six decades after the rivals split amid civil war. Beijing hopes the deal, signed live on on state television, can lead to political accommodation. Taiwan is looking for the tighter economic links to keep the island from being marginalized as China's global clout grows.
AP (via Google)
Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney said the new pricing is part of a broader set of price reductions. The company is "comfortable" with the way the Kin is being accepted, she said. Katy Asher, a spokeswoman for Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, declined to comment.
Bloomberg
Amazon announced the release of a new Kindle reading application, called Kindle for Android, that is available as a free download for phones running Google's Android software.
The New York Times
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