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Video: Smartphone Suit Against Google Plays Into Rivals' Hands

A U.S. consumer lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing prime real estate on Android smartphones will help mobile rivals like Microsoft make their antitrust case with European regulators should damaging secrets emerge in court. The suit, filed in California federal court in May by two smartphone consumers, said Google requires handset manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics to restrict competing apps like Microsoft's Bing search on Android phones, partly by making Google's own apps the default. Google argued last week the proposed class action should be dismissed because consumers still are free to use the other apps.   Read More

On the heels of drastic job cuts at Microsoft comes the news that the world's biggest PC vendor Lenovo will stop selling small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S. Lenovo confirmed the move Thursday in a statement to PC World, saying the 8.3-inch ThinkPad 8 and 8-inch Miix 2 would no longer be on store shelves, citing a lack of demand. The company will continue to offer the models in other regions, including Brazil, China and Japan, with remaining U.S. inventory directed to those countries.   Read More

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Video: Lenovo: Americans Don't Want Small Windows Tablets

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Video: Got A Rash? IPad, Other Devices Might Be The Cause

Unexplained rash? Check your iPad. It turns out the popular tablet computer may contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-inducing metals. Recent reports in medical journals detail nickel allergies from a variety of personal electronic devices, including laptops and cellphones. But it was an Apple iPad that caused an itchy body rash in an 11-year-old boy recently treated at a San Diego hospital, according to a report in Monday's Pediatrics. Read More

Business Issues: By Miles Weston

Content Insider #346 - Finding Channels

Aereo couldn't convince folks it was an innocent TV antenna or simple OTT (over the top delivery service) so now they're going to put on the lipstick of the cable companies...yeah lotta love there! But NBD because there is plenty of stuff - good, bad, mediocre - streaming over the air and the new (gettin cheaper) 4K Smart TVs are ready for the streams. Don't wait till Black Friday the deals are out there now (and you're right they will be even better) so couch potato it and brag to all your friends, neighbors. It's real, it's really available, it's really good. Read More

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Autodesk acquires Shotgun Software

In a blog post today , Don Parker first reminds us that SHOTGUN SOFTWARE IS NOT GOING AWAY. It's just going to get better. If you're consid Read More

NABShow 2014: International

One of the things that makes NABShow so great is the ability to come together with 1,000s of friends at a time in a single spot! Sure, it'd be Read More

NAB 2014 NABShow is PEOPLE

People have argued about the necessity of big trade shows. Why travel from halfway around the world to see a presentation that might be availabl Read More

NAB 2014: Plugin Pavilion

At NABShow, there are many exhibitors who return year after year, providing broadcasters with the latest news from their company. And, year after Read More

MODBOOK. macbook+wacom

Modbook is back. But is it more than it's previous incarnation? I reviewed the original modbook a few years ago. It was a new concept then, and Read More

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