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Micron profit beats estimates as chip prices climb

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:54 -0400

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Micron Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit due to higher prices for its memory chips used in personal computers, mobile handsets and tablet devices. The company said average selling prices of its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, mostly used in PCs and which accounted for 39 percent of revenue last year, rose 16 percent during the quarter. Memory supply constraints have driven up prices this year, with DRAM prices more than doubling, Jefferies & Co analysts said in a pre-earnings note. ...

iPad helps break down barriers for deaf student

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:56 -0400

A U.S. pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support the deaf and hard-of-hearing at college.

Imagination Technologies' profit dips on licensing slowdown

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:34 -0400

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Imagination Technologies, the British chip designer whose graphics technology is in smartphones from Apple and Samsung, reported lower full-year profits as licensing slows. The British company, which licenses its designs to chipmakers and receives a royalty on every unit shipped, has lost business it had expected from customers such as Texas Instruments and ST Ericsson as the smartphone market consolidates around a few big players. ...

Huawei's new Ascend P6 touted as world's slimmest smartphone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:16 -0400

Bigger is not always better in the smartphone industry, and the brass at Huawei is hoping that notion can help vault its new flagship device into the upper echelon of mobile market.

RBC analyst says BlackBerry should be profitable this fiscal year

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:08 -0400

TORONTO - A stronger vote of confidence for BlackBerry's future from analysts at RBC Capital Markets helped the smartphone company's stock rise nearly four per cent on Tuesday.

'WhatsApp Messenger' top paid iPhone app in Canada

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:21:49 -0400

Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for the week ending June 16.

CA-TECH Summary

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:49:19 -0400

Sprint files lawsuit against Dish and Clearwire (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network Corp and Clearwire Corp to prevent the completion of Dish's offer for Clearwire's shares. The lawsuit details how Dish has "repeatedly attempted to fool Clearwire's shareholders into believing its proposal was actionable in an effort to acquire Clearwire's spectrum and to obstruct Sprint's transaction with Clearwire," Sprint said in a statement on Monday. U.S. security expert says surveillance cameras can be hacked BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. ...

Immortality by 2045 or bust: Russian tycoon wants to transfer minds to machines

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:18:12 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so.

Jay-Z announces new music via Samsung ad, will give away album to 1 million Galaxy users

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:21:32 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jay-Z is teaming up with Samsung to release his new album, unveiling a three-minute commercial during the NBA Finals and announcing a deal that will give the music to 1 million users of Galaxy mobile phones.

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not iPad, Android as it seeks to boost Windows devices

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:53:56 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

Good times roll at E3 videogame trade show, for now

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:08:58 -0400

By Malathi Nayak LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few first-time participants at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week would have realized that the $66 billion videogames industry is in steep decline. Microsoft Corp, Sony Corp, Electronic Arts and other industry giants whipped up the crowd of gamers and developers at the event into a frenzy, with displays of high-powered new consoles and previews of popular genre games. ...

Prosecutors announce anti-smartphone theft initiative before summit of major manufacturers

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:12:01 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said Thursday in a clear warning to the world's smartphone manufacturers.

Review: Amazon Kindle Fire HD doesn't best iPad but it's half the price

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:42:54 -0400

TORONTO - Thursday marks the official shipping date for Amazon's Kindle Fire HD in Canada and while it's no iPad killer, it does have one big advantage over Apple's competing tablet: it's about half the price.

Google outbids rivals, buys online mapping service Waze to get more traffic information

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:16:43 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system.

'Heads Up!' top paid iPhone app in Canada

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:04:55 -0400

Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for the week ending June 9.

Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software in quest for simplicity and elegance

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:56:49 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.

Hillary Clinton joins Twitter, jokingly describes herself as a 'hair icon'

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:41:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - Twitter, meet (at)HillaryClinton.

APPLE EVENT: Apple updates software, MacBooks, unveils music service at conference

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:11:03 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple announced a digital radio service, new MacBook Air laptops and updates to its operating systems for Mac and mobile devices Monday.

Apple music service, mobile software update expected at San Francisco conference

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:22:22 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers.

Humorous or harmful? Parents weigh in on topic of posting images of crying kids

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:33:36 -0400

TORONTO - Whether it's due to fatigue, hunger, being denied a treat or some other unknown reason, likely every parent has witnessed episodes of cranky kids dissolving into tears or tantrums.