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Apple, Google poised to dominate as duopoly forms

Steve Jobs takes the stage from Scott Forstall at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco
The 'big-3' of the mobile arena -- Motorola, Nokia and RIM -- are struggling to maintain relevance as they increasingly lose ground in what looks to be an emerging duopoly between Apple and Google.

Wal-Mart offers iPhone 4 at just $147 till June 30

Following the 2011 WWDC, Apple-lovers will have another reason to be excited over as multinational retailer; Wal-Mart has offered a staggering discount of $52 discount over the regular price on the 16 GB iPhone 4.
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A visitor plays with a tablet PC at the Intel booth during the Computex 2011 computer fair at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei

Who doesn't want to own a tablet?

A new study by technology giant Samsung has revealed that more than 85 percent of US consumers, aged 18 and above, either own a tablet or are planning to purchase one.
Microsoft loses i4i case, must pay $290 million

Microsoft May Push Own Tablet Along With Windows 8

Microsoft may launch its own tablet along with its Windows 8 in late 2012, in what would be a significant move for the software giant which is yet to make a mark in the smartphone and tablet market.
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Apple's WWDC silence over iPhone 5: A giveaway to Android?

Apple fans will cheer the announcement of iOS 5 at the WWDC; but it is the Android camp that will be heartened by the fact that there has been no word on the iPhone 5. An iPhone 4 S in August? And the true iPhone 5 in 2012? will that be too late? Or, will it fit better into Apple's strategy?
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Sony sees brisk sales of new games device

Sony Corp expects its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device to sell faster than its predecessor, despite the explosive growth of mobile gaming on smartphones and tablets.
Steve Jobs takes the stage to discuss the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco

Apple dismisses PC, insists on iCloud

Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has announced his aim to ‘demote the PC’ industry while introducing the iCloud, Apple’s new cloud-based solution for synchronizing files across multiple Apple devices.
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Toshiba, Sony plan to merge small LCD panel units: sources

Toshiba Corp and Sony Corp are in talks to combine their units that make small and mid-size LCD panels for smartphones and tablet computers, and may sell a stake in the new entity to the Japanese government for about $1.2 billion, sources said.
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Toshiba, Sony in talks to merge small LCD panel

Toshiba Corp and Sony Corp are in talks to combine their units that make small and mid-size LCD panels for smartphones and tablet computers, and may sell a stake in the new entity to the Japanese government for about $1.2 billion, industry sources said.
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SuVolta licenses new chip technology to Fujitsu

Silicon Valley startup SuVolta said it has licensed new technology to Fujitsu Semiconductor, allowing it to make microchips more energy-efficient so tablets and smartphones stay charged longer.
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Google wallet's security is in question

Google’s effort to make mobile payment secured by using near field communications (NFC) technology from smartphones, is not so successful, said security experts.
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Apple set to answer all iCloud anticipations

Apple had kept the market in mystery by not revealing the details of ‘ the upcoming cloud service offering’, since the announcement of unveiling Lion, iOS 5, iCloud in the press release.
Android mascots are lined up in the demonstration area at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Android, Apple iOS top market share gainers in U.S.

With a gaining 5.2 percentage point to capture 36.4 percent of all smartphone users, Google's Android was at the top in the U.S. smartphone operating system market for the three months ending in April, a ComScore report revealed.

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