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- The new iPad: a review roundup
Apple launches its latest iPad this week. So how does the device compare to the iPad tablets of yore?
- Android patent trial set for next month
Android system violates Java patents, Oracle charges in patent and copyright suit against Google. Android suit could run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Jedi knights of online privacy strike back at data-mining empires
Firms such as CloudCapture, which launched Wednesday, and Abine, which debuted its 'Do Not Track Plus' app in February, see a ripe opportunity to turn the technology developed to mine personal data into a tool consumers can use to fight its abuse.
- Akira Yoshizawa: Why origami matters
Akira Yoshizawa, honored Wednesday with a Google doodle on his 101st birthday, helped introduce to the world an art form that has proven very useful in mathematics and engineering.
- iPad pre-order stock is already depleted, says Apple
Want the new iPad? Get ready to line up or sit on your hands – Apple says it has already sold out of online pre-order stock.
- Mini iPad set for release by end of 2012: report
An iPad with a 7.85-inch screen is allegedly due to arrive here by the end of the year. But is the iPad "Mini" for real?
- Akira Yoshizawa: The grandfather of modern origami
Akira Yoshizawa, a pioneering origami artist and honoree of Wednesday's Google doodle, would have turned 101 today.
- Ice Cream Sandwich to hit Galaxy S II soon
Samsung says Galaxy S II will soon see an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. But some users will see the software sooner than others.
- Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement, Facebook calls it 'puzzling'
Yahoo Inc. said in a court filing Monday that Facebook has infringed 10 of its patents covering advertising, privacy controls and social networking.
- Yahoo sues Facebook as legal war escalates
Yahoo sued Facebook on Monday, the first major legal battle among technology giants in social media. But patent skirmishes are common in the tech industry. Is Yahoo simply firing the opening shots for a new battlefield?
- Pre-ordered a new iPad? Sorry, slight delay.
Demand for new iPad is so strong that customers who pre-ordered will not ship until March 19. Apple had originally said the pre-ordered iPads would reach customers March 16.
- Android tablets: little headway against iPad
Android tablets, poised to challenge Apple's iPad a year ago, have largely fallen by the wayside. Here's why Android tablets and other tablet computers have a hard time against the iPad.
- Hacking for the good guys: Chrome cracked at Pwnium contest
Google offered cash prizes this week to hackers who could break its Chrome web browser. Less than 24 hours after the winner brought Chrome down, Google developers had a security fix ready.
- Pinterest: An image-sharing Internet sensation
Review: Pinterest, reportedly the fastest-growing website ever, combines the best parts of several social networks.
- 4K TV: Theater quality in your living room
4K could be the next big leap for TVs. But do we really need a "higher definition" picture?
- New iPad runs faster, crisper images, but don't call it iPad3
Apple unveiled a new iPad that's 4G-ready and boasts a quad-core graphics processor. It can be pre-ordered now and will hit stores on March 16.
- Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.
- International Women's Day: From communist roots to global holiday
International Women's Day took a long and winding road before the United Nations officially adopted it. Over time, the holiday has taken on many different flavors, from communist protests to lavish gifts to a flowery Google doodle.
- Apple's new iPad brings 4G, better camera, more pixels than an HDTV Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the new iPad in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, calling it the "poster child of the post-PC world." With 4G LTE wireless, Retina display, and a high-definition camera, Apple's third tablet is no doubt the best iPad yet. But can it hold back the tide of Android competitors?