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RIM Investor Urges Fast Shake-Up; Shares Rise

An activist shareholder in Research In Motion said on Tuesday it wants the struggling BlackBerry maker to consider selling itself or spinning off its patent portfolio, sending RIM's share price higher.

Top 5 Features That Make Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 a Better Choice Over iPad 2

Galaxy Tab 7.7
One of the hottest gadgets that emerged from the IFA technology show in Berlin is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. The device, which Samsung was forced to pull from the IFA 2011 show following a preliminary injunction issued by a German court, is hugely shaping up to be the strongest rival to Apple iPad 2.

5 Things to Know About Amazon's Kindle Tablet

Amazon tablet vs. Kindle
Amazon is nearing release of its first tablet, and the Amazon Kindle is creating a storm on the Internet as news and speculation about the forthcoming product rivals what Apple has experienced with its popular iPad and iPhone. Also, Amazon's new Kindle tablet is expected to be the first serious contender to Apple's global tablet-industry leading iPad. In preparation of Amazon's tablet release, here are 5 things to know.
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion

RIMM: Could New Investor Demand Make it Motorola Redux?

Ontario-based Jaguar Financial has bought into RIMM and wants a shake-up. CEO Victor Alboini told IBTimes the current management is putting all its eggs in one basket and is not meeting the competition from Apple and others.
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Stock Futures Signal Losses on Wall Street

Wall Street stock futures pointed to a lower open for equities on Tuesday on renewed fears the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis is worsening, with shares seen tracking a slump in European stocks on Monday when the U.S. market was closed.
Galaxy Tab 7.7

Insult to Injury: Apple Injunction Pulls Galaxy Tab Upon Debut

Samsung was prepping to roll out its new Galaxy Tab 7.7 -- the latest in attempts to erode market share from tablet leader Apple -- but a legal victory from its rival instead forced the company to remove the device from displays just days after it was revealed.
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Amazon's Forthcoming Kindle Tablet: 5 Things to Know

Talk of a new, forthcoming tablet from Amazon that run's on Google's Android operating system, is heating up the Internet these days -- as the product as seen by many industry observers and consumers as the first bona fide competitor to Apple's tablet-leading iPad.In preparation of Amazon's Kindle tablet release, here are five things to know.
Rival Tablet Makers Suggest Samsung Galaxy Tabs Will Never Beat Apple iPad

Samsung Galaxy Tab: Facing Heat From Lenovo and Apple

Is Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet really as popular as the South Korean company would want us to believe? No, according to rival Lenovo, which claims that Samsung could only manage to sell 200,000 tablets in 2010 though it had shipped 1 million the same year.
A dedicated iPad station is seen in front of an iPhone at the Apple store in New York

Amazon's New Tablet to Take on iPad, Price Could Be $300 or Lower

Amazon will launch a new tablet as early as October and the product could be priced at $300 or lower in the attempt to come out strong in competing with Apple's iPad.Apple's iPad is the global tablet leader, though the fire sale $99 TouchPad made a brief appearance on the sales radar, but the biggest threat to the industry leader is on its way. Amazon has a new tablet -- its first -- expected to start shipping in October, according to a report in Taiwan's DigiTimes.
Jeff Bezos’ ‘Highly Secretive’ Blue Origin Test Vehicle Crashes

Spacecraft Financed by Amazon's Bezos Crashes; Space Tourism Dream Lives

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos can launch an e-commerce giant, he can launch the world's most popular e-reader, the Kindle, and he is likely to soon launch a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad. But he hasn't yet been able to launch a rocket that successfully leads to space tourism.It's not for a lack of trying, though.

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