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Samsung, LG place 3D bets with cheaper TVs

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics trotted out bigger and thinner 3D TVs on Wednesday as they laid out plans to expand their lineups further to spur demand for a nascent technology that has seen weak sales so far.

FCC challenges app makers to protect open Internet

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U.S. regulators are asking software developers in an Open Internet Challenge to create apps that let Internet users know when their service provider -- fixed or mobile -- is interfering with content.

AT&T plans 20 new phones, major Android push

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AT&T Inc plans to sell 20 phones sporting high-speed Web surfing this year, including a dozen running Google Inc software, in the U.S. carrier's biggest push yet to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Nvidia Bets On Content With Tegra 2

Nvidia rolled out its Tegra 2 processor by showing off its capabilities in an LG phone, but the company's real bet is on content and ARM architecture.
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LG Display in LCD screen supply deal with Sony

LG Display said on Wednesday that the company is in a TV screen supply deal with Japan's Sony Corp, a major breakthrough for the South Korean company after Sony switched to Samsung six years ago for flat screen purchases.
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RIM's PlayBook software unit QNX shifts into gear

QNX Software, the system Research In Motion will use to power its PlayBook tablet and future BlackBerry smartphones, may outshine its parent this week as it touts vehicles with the productivity of an office.
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Microsoft to work with ARM chips, not just Intel

Microsoft Corp will introduce a version of its Windows operating system compatible with chips designed by Britain's ARM Holdings, as the software company tries to grab a slice of an exploding market for tablet computers.
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Verizon Techs Appeal GPS Decision

A group of Verizon technicians is appealing a court decision that upheld the company's right to use global positioning system devices to track employees' whereabouts.
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Intel's new chips to yield one-third of 2011 revenue

Intel Corp new Sandy Bridge microchips will yield about a third of its revenue in 2011 and help trigger more than $125 billion in sales for the struggling personal computer industry, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Wednesday.
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Enjoy movies sans black bars with Vizio's Ultra-widescreen 21:9 HDTV

Whether you're watching 2001, Lord of the Rings, Kill Bill, Toy Story 3, or countless other movies, you can watch them in their original aspect ratio and without black bars, the Irvine, California-based Vizio said. The 50 inch and 58 inch class sizes will be available later this year, and the company plans to showcase a 71-inch version too.
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Samsung Group to lift investment by 18 percent in 2011

Samsung Group will boost investment by nearly one-fifth to a record amount this year, seeking to build new businesses and to widen its lead in technology sectors such as display screens, South Korea's largest business group said on Wednesday.
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Investors warm to both Motorolas

Wall Street cheered Motorola's separation into two companies, sending both their share prices higher on their first official day of trading on Tuesday.
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Film producers, writers solidify Oscar race

Film producers and writers on Tuesday jumped into Hollywood's Oscar race with their choices of 2010's best movies, including The Social Network, The Fighter and Black Swan, among others.
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Online health info popular but often unchecked

The number of people looking for health information online is set to soar as workers return from holiday breaks, but few will check where the information comes from, according to an international survey on Tuesday.

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