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Steve Jobs passes away, his vision still remains

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It’s a sad start to the day. We at Tech Ticker are deeply saddened with the visionary’s demise. Steve Jobs, Chairman of the Board of Apple co-founded the company in 1976. Jobs also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios who have some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all […]

Apple enhances iPod Nano and iPod Touch, makes more affordable

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Apple today announced new features and made both iPod touch and iPod nano more affordable. iPod touch will be available in new black and white models starting at just $199, including Apple’s new iOS 5 and iCloud services. The new iPod nano is available today starting at just $129 and features a redesigned user interface, […]

IOS 5 launch date nears

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Apple announced that the IOS 5 would be made freely available to iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch (fourth generation) and iPod touch (third generation) from October 12. For a brief look of feature improvements of IOS 5, please click here.

Acer launches worlds thinnest notebook – Aspire S3

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Coined as Ultrabook, Acer today launched Aspire S3 in its expanding portfolio of computing device. The Aspire S3 Ultrabook is 1.3cm thin and weighs less than 1.4kg. Powered by the latest generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, the storage options range from 240 GB SSD or 320/500 GB HDD. The 13.3in LED display adopts an open […]

Adobe introduces touch apps for tablet users

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Adobe is trying to tap the increasing tablet market by introducing touch enabled apps. Coined as Adobe Touch Apps, there are total six touch apps that are optimized for tablet. First up is their flagship product, Adobe Photoshop Touch. Specially built for tablets, users can use simple finger gestures to edit and apply professional effects. […]

HTC security loophole leaks user sensitive date like phone numbers, SMS and more

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  A serious security vulnerability has been discovered that basically puts most high-end HTC Android users to risk. Discovered by guys over at Android Police, a simple app can access other sensitive data like Phone logs, GPS logs, SMSes, Wi-Fi and more. All the app needs is an Access to Internet permission “android.permission.INTERNET.” The reason […]

RIM stops PlayBook production?

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  RIM has apparently stopped producing PlayBook. Reuters is citing a note from an analyst that claims RIM has stopped production of their maiden tablet is strongly considering to exit the tablet market. The analyst further claims that RIM has also canceled its additional tablet projects. RIM’s PlayBook that was released early this year has […]

Amazon reduces price of Kindle, introduces Kindle Touch

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  In addition to the Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon also updated its original e-book reader Kindle lineup. To make Kindle more affordable, Amazon lowered the price of 6-inch Kindle to $79. Mind you, this comes with Special Offers which means you’ll see sponsored screensavers and special offers on the Kindle. Rest of the Kindle features […]

Samsung will pay Microsoft royalty for every Android device sold

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  Microsoft has caught a big Android fish today to pay royalties. Samsung is the latest company that will pay Microsoft royalties for every Android smartphone and tablet sold. This deal makes Samsung seventh Android manufacturer to enter into an agreement with Microsoft. Moreover, both companies have decided to sign a cross-patent licensing agreement that […]