Huawei has backtracked on suggestions that it is weighing making an offer on Nokia, with the Chinese company now saying it "has no plans" to buy the Windows Phone firm. Speculation of a possible acquisition attempt broke yesterday, when Huawei's head of consumer business, Richard Yu, said the company was "open-minded" to buying Nokia, pointing out that "the combination has some synergies but depends on the willingness" of the Finnish company.
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Huawei “no plans” to buy Nokia
Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys after initial refusal
On June 4, Chrysler caught public attention by refusing to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Jeep Libertys after the NHTSA requested the auto maker issue a recall over potential fires in rear-end collisions. Chrysler refused, stating that the NHTSA's conclusions were "based on an incomplete analysis" of the information. The manufacturer was given until today to make a decision, and rather than face possible court time and bad PR, it had elected to recall the Jeeps.
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Evernote Web Clipper extension for Chrome gets Gmail update
Note-taking addicts and Evernote lovers alike have had access to the Evernote Web Clipper tool for awhile now, which allows individuals to clip items from the web for easy saving to their account. That tool just got a little more useful, however, with an addition to its Web Clipper for Chrome extension: clipping within Gmail.
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NASA’s Grand Asteroid Challenge pits the private sector against space rocks
NASA has been aggressive about identifying near-Earth objects that could pose a threat to our planet in the future, as well as pursuing ideas to deal with space rock aimed at Earth. It has taken its efforts to the next level with its new Grand Asteroid Challenge, which was announced at the space agency's headquarters earlier today.
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Candy Crush Saga game popularity reportedly leads to planned IPO
If you spend any amount of time on Facebook, you've likely either seen Candy Crush Saga notifications in the news feed, received invitations to play, or have dabbled in the game yourself. Such proliferation is indicative of the game's popularity, as well as others like it, which have reached such a level that the game's maker, Midasplayer International Holding Co., is seeking an IPO.
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Microsoft Citadel botnet assault liberated 2 million PCs
On June 5, we reported on a take down of Citadel botnet networks by Microsoft's Digital Crime Unit and the FBI, among other unspecified "technology industry partners." The assault had resulted in 1400 Citadel botnet networks being taken down, and now Microsoft has revealed the number of computers liberated as a result: at least 2 million.
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NVIDIA shakes up business model with Kepler licensing
We've heard extensively about the gradual decline of the consumer PC market, with industry leaders feeling the pain as consumers gravitate towards more mobile devices: tablets and smartphones. NVIDIA is one such company that has felt the squeeze, and its response is a strong one: an expansion of its business model with an announcement that it will begin licensing Kepler architecture.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series developer platform hands-on
We spent some time benchmarking the Snapdragon 800 series processors and as a result, we were able to play with the MDP (Mobile Developer Platform) devices. Basically, these are the developer devices that are built to show off what these new processors will be able to do. We will say up front that they are not the nicest devices to look at, but that aside, they were able to serve the intended purpose.
Google Drive scores support for 18 new languages
Google Drive has supported quite a few languages, and you'd have been hard-pressed to find one you didn't speak or need. Some users, however, were still left out from using their native language, which could change today with the latest update. Support for 18 additional languages has been added to Google Drive, among them being some common ones like Canadian French and Latin American Spanish.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series quad-core benchmarks
Qualcomm may have introduced the Snapdragon 800 processor a little while back, and while we suspect some may be wondering why we have yet to see any real announcements since that point in time, it seems there was an actual plan in action. Just to give a bit of background, the plan was to announce the goods and then have the parts out ahead of time to give developers time to build. That bit aside, we do have a bit of good news today as we have recently spent some time playing.
ThinkPad S531 debuts as Lenovo’s first 15-inch ultrabook
Lenovo has announced a first for the company: a 15-inch ultrabook. The ThinkPad S531 is aimed at the business class, and is boasted as offering a combination of both design and the professional-styling typical to Lenovo machines. The ultrabook was launched at the Xander Zhou fashion show in London today, and is available for purchase now with a starting price of £575/$900USD.
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Verizon DROID coming soon: Motorola, Samsung, HTC, or LG?
If it wasn’t going to happen with the HTC One, it certainly had to hit Motorola. That’s what’s happening this week as the infamous @DroidLanding twitter account fires back up for the first time since November of 2011. As the time spread between releases for DROID-branded devices grows long, so does the time before the next grow short: will it be Motorola, HTC, Samsung, or a brand Verizon hasn’t graced with its DROID brand yet?
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