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Best Buy sales disappoint, to cut stores, jobs

Best Buy Co Inc reported weaker-than-expected sales for the fourth quarter on Thursday, and said it has decided to close 50 big-box stores and to cut 400 jobs in corporate and support areas.
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iPad 3 or Reduced Price $450 iPad 2: Which Should You Buy?

Trying to decide between the all new iPad 3 or the reduced price $450 iPad 2 is made all the more difficult because we still don't know what the new iPad will look like. It sure won't be $450 like the 16 gigabyte iPad 2 at Best Buy. For that price, the only other tablets that really comes close to being as good of a deal is the year old Asus Transformer, and it's still $400.
Apple will reportedly release a new Apple TV device alongside iPad 3.

The New Apple Ecosystem: iPad 3, Apple TV, HD and Bluetooth

Apple will reportedly release a new Apple TV device alongside its next-generation iPad, presumably called the iPad 3. With Bluetooth Smart, the devices will be interconnected to create one tightly integrated and enjoyable HD experience.
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Galaxy Note 10.1: A Pre-Mobile World Congress Sneak Peek

Samsung is having a hard time keeping secrets of its Galaxy Note 10.1-inch tablet under wraps. Samsung bringing the Galaxy Note brand to tablets was already expected, but what we didn’t expect was to have an image of the device barely a few days before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is scheduled to kick off.
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Samsung Spins Off Its Display Business, Shifts Focus From LCD to OLED

Samsung Electronics announced Monday that it will spin off its LCD business division to launch a new entity provisionally called Samsung Display Co., set to go live on April 1, 2012. The move awaits shareholder approval, but the new business will reportedly launch with about $668 million in paid-in capital to start working with.
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Samsung says considering options for LCD business

Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it is considering various options to improve competitiveness of its loss-making LCD flat-screen business but declined to comment on a media report that it may spin off the operation.
Samsung Admits Letdown on Galaxy Tabs, Hints Focus on Galaxy Note

Can Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Outsell Apple iPad 3 in Race for Mobile Industry Dominance?

The heated battle between Samsung and Apple rages on as both companies vie for dominance of the mobile industry. Over the last year, Apple and Samsung have run a close race in both smartphone and tablet sales; with the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and, allegedly, the pending announcement of the Apple iPad 3, both Samsung and Apple will continue to encroach on each other's mobile industry market share.
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To Zip from IP, Amazon Morphs into Brick-and-Mortar - Report

The constant rumor mill churning around online megalith Amazon.com (AMZN) has offered up a new hatchling, in brick and mortar form. The world's largest online retailer will open a physical store in Seattle, according to Good E-Reader, making it the first major online retailer to jump from an Internet Protocol address to actual zip code.
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Samsung says TV sales stronger; plans to launch low-end TVs

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top television manufacturer, has seen TV sales firming up so far this year and plans to introduce cheaper TVs, as demand for lower-end models increase, the head of its TV business said on Wednesday.
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German Court Upholds Ban of Samsung's Older Tablet

Samsung Electronics lost a bid to overturn a ruling barring its local unit from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablets in Germany, handing a symbolic legal victory to Apple Inc in efforts to keep its lead spot in the tablet computer market.
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EU regulators probe Samsung over mobile patents

European Union regulators are investigating whether Samsung Electronics breached antitrust rules in its legal battles against rivals, among them Apple, which use its mobile technology patents.
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German court upholds ban of Samsung's older tablet

Samsung Electronics lost a bid to overturn a ruling barring its local unit from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablets in Germany, handing a symbolic legal victory to Apple Inc in efforts to keep its lead spot in the tablet computer market.

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