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Toymakers gear up for year of the "AppCessory"
NEW YORK - Having found this holiday season that they cannot beat iPad, iPhone and iPod, toymakers have decided to join them, lining up a host of playthings that come to life when hooked up to the devices, gadgets that kids love to play with.
BlackBerry out at U.S. climate agency, iPhone in
TORONTO - Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone has struggled to win over U.S. consumers but the Canadian company has long been able to rely on the loyalty of corporate and government clients who depend on its secure email. No more.
German court says Samsung can sell reworked tablet
DUESSELDORF, Germany - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's reworked tablet PC does not look like a copycat version of the iPad, a German court said, affirming a preliminary assessment and dealing another legal blow to Apple Inc.
Halliburton to abandon BlackBerry, turn to iPhone
TORONTO - Oil field services company Halliburton plans to stop issuing BlackBerry smartphones to employees and switch over to Apple's iPhone, which it said was better suited to its needs, marking another setback for Research In Motion.
RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete"
AMSTERDAM - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future.
Apple in talks on iTV with Canada telecoms: report
TORONTO - Apple Inc. is in talks with Canada's two biggest telecom companies about becoming partners in the launch of iTV, a device combining features of the wildly popular iPad tablet with those of a television set, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers.
Apple to resume full online sales in Germany
FRANKFURT - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.
Sony sees $2.9 billion loss, new CEO warns of pain
TOKYO - Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around. | Video
Instant view: Sony posts $1.2 billion quarterly operating loss
- Japanese electronics firm Sony Corp disappointed with a 91.7 billion yen ($1.2 billion) operating loss in October-December that was worse than analysts' estimates as it battled a strong yen, Thai floods and a dull economy.
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