In its first quarter of selling its own tablet computers, Amazon.com has become the second-biggest seller of the increasingly popular mobile devices in the United States by stealing market share from the still-dominant leader, Apple, according to projections.
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Amazon takes bite out of Apple’s market share for tablets
Tiny 21 gram 'Cotton Candy' USB actually a personal computer
Norwegian developers have created one of the world's smallest computers on a USB-like stick.
The device, dubbed "Cotton Candy", allows users to turn any screen on a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone into a terminal that accesses the stick's operating system, cloud services and apps.
The cordless revolution
IT MAY be a sign of the times that an increasing number of Bleeding Edge's friends and colleagues frequently occupy a territory called Elsewhere, in which so many of the resources one requires exist in a remote location.
Play hard: the best games of 2011
Calum Wilson Austin selects the pick of the games in all the major categories.
Gears of War 3
Genre: Action
Platform: Xbox 360
Classification: MA15+
As the conclusion of a trilogy, Gears of War 3 keeps the superior cover mechanics of the previous games but adds new weapons and uglier enemies. Gears of War 3 doesn't reinvent itself but is the most satisfying Gears experience yet. The conclusion to Marcus and Dom's story is suitably epic and the addition of the entertaining co-op and Horde modes only sweetens the deal.
Toyota unveils 'smartphone on four wheels'
Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.
Court quashes Apple move to stop Samsung Galaxy sales
APPLE has lost a request for a court order in its attempt to block sales of Samsung's 4G smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer, according to a ruling that was posted on a court docket and then removed.
Snooping software on smartphones exposed
A security researcher has exposed a programme hidden within smartphones, called Carrier IQ, which tracks user activity, including the content of received texts or of online searches. The software company denied it logged sensitive data.
Malicious app penetrates iTunes store to test security
A malicious piece of software designed for iPhones and iPads has been created to show that Apple's app store is not immune to malware.
First black NASA Flight Director, Kwatsi Alibaruho is Ugandan
Uganda is such a country full of innovative and go-getter people, so not relenting when it comes to achieving great success at all levels of society. You can definitely remember John Akii Bua, the hero who earned his country the very first gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Dr. John Ssentamu, the first Black Archbishop of Canterbury, John Okello, the civilian from Lira town in Northern Uganda that went on the Arab-ruled island of Zanzibar and led a revolution like no other on the African continent back in January 1964. The list is way endless if it comes to these great men and women proud to be bonafide family members of the UG-256 network.
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