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13 August 2010
News: Asus to release Linux-based Eee Tablet in October

Asustek Computer plans to launch its long awaited Eee Tablet with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen in October for around US$300, though prices vary by market.
News: Google sued by Oracle over Java in Android

Google is facing legal action from Oracle, which claims the Android phone software infringes Oracle patents and copyrights related to Java.
Video: Dell ships Streak tablet

Plus: HP sex scandal and police raid Google
News: 21 signs that technology has rewired your brain

We've been spoilt by gadgets, technology and the internet. If you're like us, then you expect everything to be automated, digitised and customised, not to mention responsive to the swipe of a finger.
News: nVidia posts loss as cost of faulty GPUs bites

Nvidia on Thursday reported a loss for the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, caused partly by charges related to faulty laptop graphics processors the company sold more than two years ago.
News: Tickets.com, others follow Google, Amazon in opening up

Opening up an internal resource to outside developers, a la Amazon Web Services and Force.com, isn't just for the big guys anymore.
News: Internet Explorer 9 beta confirmed for 15 Sept

Number 9...Number 9...Number 9... Okay, now that I've got the obligatory Beatles reference out of the way, Microsoft announced on its Windows Team Blog that it will launch Internet Explorer 9 at a media event in San Francisco on September 15.
News: HP sued over CEO Hurd's departure

Hewlett-Packard's board of directors has been hit with a shareholder lawsuit alleging mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duties following last week's abrupt departure of Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd.
12 August 2010
News: Smartphone sales up 50 percent as Android takes third place

As worldwide smartphone sales grew by 50 percent during the second quarter, Android was the big winner, as it became the third largest operating system and sales passed 10 million units for the first time, according Gartner.
News: 5 potential problems with a Google-Verizon net neutrality pact

This week Google and US telecoms provider Verizon unveiled a proposal to maintain an open internet while creating room for a broadband network of premium services.
News: Poll: 32 percent approve of web traffic prioritisation

Google and Verizon may have moved to quash rumours of a traffic-prioritisation deal, but almost a third of web users would approve of such an arrangement, according to a PC Advisor survey.
11 August 2010
News: Plastic Logic kills off QUE e-Book reader

Plastic Logic has dumped plans to launch its QUE e-book reader and will instead concentrating on a second-generation device.
10 August 2010
Video: HP scandal actress 'surprised and saddened'

Jodie Fisher 'sorry Mark Hurd lost his job'
News: Google outlines plans for open internet

Google and US telecom giant Verizon have announced plans to enforce net neutrality proposals, but critics say they could carve up the web in favour of a few deep-pocketed internet companies
News: Skype IPO hopes to raise $100m

Skype SA seeks to raise US$100 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., as the Luxembourg-based provider of Internet telephony, video calling and instant messaging communications seeks to diversify and boost its user base and revenue.
09 August 2010
News: File-sharing website buys Russian town

You can call it a sort of Robin Hood situation. One of the most popular file-sharing sites is in apparent negotiations to name a rural Russian town in Siberia after its website, with money generated from its advertising.
News: HP CEO leaves after harassment complaint

Mark Hurd may have been forced to resign as CEO of HP for conduct deemed inappropriate by his board, but he won't be leaving empty-handed.
News: Head of iPhone engineering out after 'Antennagate'

Apple's senior vice president of engineering for the iPhone and iPod, is leaving the firm, according to reports by The New York Times. Mark Papermaster, a 26-year-veteran of IBM , joined Apple in October 2008.
06 August 2010
News: RIM holds talks with UAE and Saudi Arabia

US officials and Research in Motion (RIM) are holding talks with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the nations' security concerns regarding the BlackBerry smartphone.
News: Nokia fans grill exec in Twitter Q&A

A Nokia executive revealed little new information during an hour-long question-and-answer session via Twitter, but the questions posed show that even though the phone maker has ceded ground to more popular new entrants, fans hope it can stage a comeback.