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a date for the U.S. release

its hotly anticipated phone,

sold lavishly in foreign markets

r 5 million people worldwide

bought the flagship Android phone

85 days it has been on the market

one sold every 1.5 seconds,

Samsung

"a major product announcement"

an invitation to journalists early Friday

Galaxy S II

Aug. 29.

Galaxy S II by name,

The Galaxy is coming.

"It isn't rocket science to understand that it's the Galaxy S II announcement,"

It isn't an overstatement to say that the Samsung Galaxy S II is the strongest competition the iPhone faces.

sports a 4.3-inch, 800x480 screen, a 1.2-GHz processor, fast 4G network connectivity, and a sleek, simple design evocative of the iPhone. By contrast, the Apple iPhone 4  has a 3.5-inch, 960x640 screen, a 1-GHz processor, and a slower, 3G connection.

Bigger and faster?

Though it hasn’t gone on sale yet in the U.S.

Galaxy S II are copious

obscene.

24 days, the company sold 1 million units

The 2 million units sold in 42 days would fill two and a half soccer fields.

That's a lot of smartphones. But it's more than that: It's a lot of good smartphones,

"If the U.S. versions are anything like the international versions, these are going to be spectacular smartphones," he told FoxNews.com. Segan gave an international version of the phone an Editors' Choice award, calling it the finest Android smartphone available today.

Apple iPhone 5

he elephant in the room

he 3 million Galaxy S II phones sold in just over 50 days are as heavy as 100 elephants)

iPhone 5 is widely expected to be coming out in September, Segan noted.

And getting the right price could make all the difference for Samsung. "They don't want to be more expensive than the iPhone," Segan said.

But that 4G network connection may prove a major difference between the two. 

Unless Apple has made some sort of secret breakthrough, [the faster LTE network] might make a Verizon iPhone too thick and power-hungry for Apple's demands this year. Apple may skip it for now and wait for smaller and cooler chipsets," Segan noted.

That faster connection really pays off for anyone surfing a lot of complicated websites or viewing movies over Netflix, he said. 

But in the end, pricing, a final feature set and the design is all up to the carriers. "The mainstream price for a smartphone is $199 with contract," Segan noted. "We're all hoping for $199."

upcoming Apple smartphone

, T-Mobile’s Samsung Hercules

The leak said October 26th. 

Samsung Galaxy S II

iPhone 5 will arrive in October

better under the hood specification

Apple delayed the launch of the iPhone 5 to take advantage of the so-called Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping rush.

more powerful back and front cameras.

next-generation Apple smartphone.

based in Asia.

supply of the units from Apple’s manufacturing partners

also added that Apple is still internally “debating” on either the September 29th or the 30th preorder date, but the latter seems more likely.

much-anticipated smartphones this year.

iPhone 5

expected by the end of September

iPhone 5

new A5 chip, the dual-core dedicated processor of the computer company, as well as bigger RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, a non-VGA front-facing camera and could sport a new design. The new iPhone 5 is also the expected device to launch with iOS 5 out of the box.

iPhone 5′s design is “curvier”

f Samsung Mobile

Android OEM

launch a “defensive” strategy against the iPhone 5 by launching the company’s most popular Android smartphone to date

Samsung Galaxy S II.

Galaxy S II was heralded this week, claiming that the Samsung Hercules, or the Samsung Galaxy S II variant for the US carrier T-Mobile.

AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless

also expected to sell the Samsung Galaxy S II,

Other Android devices that are also expected to arrive by Thanksgiving are the HTC Vigor, Motorola Droid Bionic and the new Nexus smartphone from Google.

Android “team” compete against the iPhone 5? I

Android smartphone that could possibly steal some of the iPhone 5 customers?

a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch qHD (960×540) touchscreen, a dedicated camera button, a dedicated video button, an 8MP rear camera, a 2MP front camera, 1GB of RAM, and Bluetooth 3.0.

HTC Ruby

handset rumor roundup,

be more powerful than the Hercules (S II),

1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 4.3-inch 480×800 screen. Both phones will be “4G” capable, meaning they will run on T-Mobile’s high-speed HSPA+ network.This is all speculation, of course, as is most early handset news. Handset manufacturers don’t

like to announce release dates or device information before the day of launch, likely because of how fast the industry moves an

d how much control is in the hands of the wireless carriers, which have a good amount of power over handset sales here in the United States.

Samsung is holding a Galaxy S II event on August 29.

Touch Bionics also agreed to fit the hand and train Matthew at their state of the art facilities for free, which would have otherwise cost £25,000.

Matthew said: ''It is just amazing.

even fitted with Bluetooth technology to allow Matthew to hook up to a computer wirelessly to track the strength and speed of his movements.

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ban the sale of three phones are "too similar" to the iPhone. The ban begins October 15.

Missing from the ban, however, are the Galaxy Tab tablets,

included in the original suit filed this month.

evidence that it may have doctored photos in that case, as well.

get the Tab banned in Germany,

A Dutch court found Samsung to be infringing on an Apple patent

technologies related to a “Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management.”

covers the various aspects of a photo gallery user interface

Samsung’s Galaxy S, SII, and Ace smartphones have thus been banned from sale.

use of touchscreen gestures

ban takes effect October 15

phones will be barred in Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the Netherlands.

ruling will not be enforceable in other EU member-states because Apple failed to pay the administrative costs necessary in order to make the patent valid, tech patent blog FOSS Patents reports.

Apple’s failure to keep its paperwork in order

ban could have disruptive effects on Samsung sales across Europe.

fact that a good portion of Samsung’s distribution system for the region runs through the Netherlands:

sell these devices, the company will now need to ship them into various countries directly.

Samsung is obviously not pleased with the ruling, and has vowed to take “all possible measures including legal action” to ensure there will be no disruption in sales of its devices.

That said, Samsung still has options: the injunction found that Android 2.3 infringed on the patent but Android 3.0 and above did not.

Korean electronics maker needs to do is update the banned phones and the injunction will be un-enforceable, something Judge E.F. Brinkman

Apple was fined 3 million won for collecting such data even when some users turned off location-recognition features on their iPhones, the Korea Communications Commission said Aug. 3. Google Inc

Earlier this year, Apple was sued in the U.S. by two iPhone and iPad users who claimed the devices secretly collected information on their movements.

“I’m an iPhone user myself, so when I first heard about this in the media, I reviewed the legality of the matter based on Korean law,” Kim Hyeong Seok, an attorney for the plaintiffs

, Apple's online store for Chinese customers lists all four MacBook Air models

11-in. and 13-in. configurations -- for sale, but with lengthy shipping delays.

The 11-in. MacBook Air's estimated delivery time, according to the e-store, is 9-to-11 working days, while the 13-in. models will reach customers approximately 5 working days after ordering.

"no supply" of 11-in. MacBook Airs

13% of the company's revenues for the quarter ending June 30.

increasingly afford to own a PC

The new MacBook Air is poised to be a big hit in the Greater China region

7,698 yuan and 9,198 yuan for the 64GB and 128GB flash drive models,

$1,203 and $1,438, significantly higher than the $999 and $1,199 U.S. customers pay.

Apple's 13-in. MacBook Air costs 9,998 yuan and 12,498 yuan -- the latter for the notebook with 256GB in storage space -- or $1,563 and $1,954. U.S. list prices are $1,299 and $1,599 for the same models.

brick-and-mortar outlets.

New orders ship within 24 hours

85.2 million

76.6 million, IDC estimated.

"With IDC naming China the largest PC market in the world this week based on [second quarter] shipment data, we believe investors should increasingly think about the Mac opportunity for Apple in China over the next few years," White advised.

Google’s stock

value of about $192 billion

Bing now powers nearly a third of all U.S. searches once you combine Yahoo and Bing together.

80 percent of searches conducted on both Yahoo and Bing were successful

figures last Thursday

Bing has become a “distraction for the software giant”

if Microsoft abandons Bing, it might as well just about abandon its entire online presence, because aside from Hotmail, Bing is its only substantial Internet service

July was the third straight month that Bing-powered searches increased

google, bing

yahoo

last few versions of Firefox haven’t been that good

I’ve found one Web site, my bank as it happens, that works fine with Firefox, but it doesn’t recognize Firefox 6 as being a valid Web browser.

This version of Firefox also does much better than previous versions at managing memory

I know that Firefox 7 will have better memory management. I also know that Firefox 7 is due out on September 27th

Firefox 6, the newest version, is better than Firefox 5, but it’s not that great either.

Just because Mozilla developers are paid to keep up with constant change doesn’t mean that individual developers or small independent software vendors (ISV)s can keep up.

I ran not only Firefox, but Chrome 13 and Internet Explorer (IE) 9 to see how Firefox 6 compared to its chief rivals

Firefox, once more, didn’t do well on Web standards.

Firefox really fell behind with 4,588 points. On this benchmark, IE surged ahead with a score of 8,343 to Chrome 13’s 8,010.

The other browsers are better

I wish I coud still recommend Firefox, but I can’t.

s much less memory

attach some significance to the new release

It's just "the latest."

Mozilla wants to take this a step further

The argument is made that you don't know what version of, say, Twitter or Facebook you're using, so why should your Web browser be any different?

If you're going to force the user to know about every update, it seems a little unfair to refuse to even tell her what version she's using.

he regards the entire discussion as crazy.

dispute between Samsung and Apple.

Samsung has agreed to halt Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in Australia until its patent dispute with Apple can be sorted out.

Apple has sued Samsung in the U.S., Europe and Australia,

accusing Samsung of ripping off its iPhone and iPad

from £250 to £199

launch a new cheaper version of its PSP handheld console, with a price point of 99 euros.

launched in 2006 and has now shipped over 50 million

cheaper slimline machine in 2009.

supermarkets likely to go as low as £180

The new, cheaper PSP, which removes the Wi-Fi functionality from the six-year-old handheld, surprised many in the audience.

"Our strategy is to provide the best quality entertainment experience at accessible prices. With PSP at 99 euros, Vita starting at 249 euros and PlayStation 3 at 249 euros, we feel confident gamers can enjoy the incredible games available on PlayStation whatever level of investment suits their budget."

smartphones

tablet gaming.

while the new PSP price point makes that console very attractive,

"That's a big change from PS3's previous price drop."

Sony has assured gamers that PS3 will have a ten-year lifespan, and it's likely PlayStation 4 is a few years away yet.

say cellphones can help stave off boredom

13 percent say

avoid interacting with people around them.

29 percent

83 percent of U.S. adults own some type of cellphone

phones for awhile to get a break

35 percent own a smartphone of some kind,

51 percent say

phone at least once to get information they needed right away in the last 30 days.

One-quarter say they experienced a situation in the previous month in which they had trouble doing something because they did not have their phone at hand

40 percent of cellphone owners

hey have found themselves in an emergency situation and having a cellphone was helpful.