[Technology] HP to ship Slate7 consumer tablet for $169 in April

HP to ship Slate7 consumer tablet for $169 in April
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/tablets/hp-to-make-android-tablet-eschewing-windows-20130225-2f0er.html
Computerworld - BARCELONA -- Hewlett Packard Sunday unveiled the HP Slate7, a 7-in. tablet that will go on sale in April in the U.S.

Mobile operators look to Firefox to beat back Google, Apple
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/JxxrmLHmZ7FxL5vzLwOb4K/Firefox-takes-on-smartphone-powers-Apple-Google.html
WMC 2013 Jumping into bed with Apple was a mistake for the mobile operators. Firefox is their second attempt at a solution. Apple was a mistake because operators gave away all their apps revenue to Cupertino, and that cash would have come in handy as ...

YouTube code refers to paid channel subscriptions
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57570985-93/youtube-code-refers-to-paid-channel-subscriptions/
Code appears in YouTube for Android that that suggests Google is already laying the software foundation for subscription channels.

Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/tablets/samsung-unveils-8inch-tablet-with-phone-capability-20130225-2f08x.html
BARCELONAâ€"With the Galaxy Note 8.0 introduced prior to this week's Mobile World Congress, Samsung has given us an an Android-powered 8-inch tablet that promises enough unique features to help it stand out from the other tablets out there today.

Microsoft set to launch surface in Japan: report
http://wmpoweruser.com/lg-not-announcing-anything-windows-phone-at-mwc-2013/
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) will begin selling its Surface tablet computer in Japan as early as next month, the Nikkei reports in its Sunday morning edition.

NVIDIA Hates The Benchmark Game, But Lifts The Veil On Tegra 4 Performance ...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/24/nvidia-hates-the-benchmark-game-but-lifts-the-veil-on-tegra-4-performance-anyway/
Flash back a month or so to CES - NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang officially pulled back the curtain on the company's new Tegra 4 chipset, and called it the “world's fastest mobile processor.

Samsung for Enterprise Grabbing for Business Users
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Samsung-Ready-for-Enterprise-Push-/story.xhtml?story_id=11300CMA88XU
Over the last couple of years, Samsung's enterprise group has been chartered with developing an enterprise platform known as SAFE, or Samsung For Enterprise, that could take advantage of the Android ecosystem and also deliver best-in-class security, ...

Windows 8 picture passwords: Their great untapped potential
http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/02/24/major-promotion-on-windows-8-touchscreen-pcs-at-best-buy/
Love it or hate it, Windows 8 is the bellwether for PCs. Where Microsoft goes, PCs follow. And now Microsoft is making a grab for the mobile market, too.

Google Glass Is As Much About Working With Our Past As Our Future
http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/24/google-glass-is-as-much-about-working-with-our-past-as-our-future/
Google Glass is here but its reality in the workplace is not quite here yet. What it will eventually do to the way we live and work reminds me of Steampunk illustrations of a person with a mechanical eye, who works according to what appears in the medium of ...

GAS PRICES: Predicted To Drop
http://whotv.com/2013/02/24/gas-prices-predicted-to-drop/
After weeks of rising gas prices we could finally begin to see the price of a gallon of gas go down. According to the Lundburg Survey, the reasons behind the gas spike are gone.

Huawei Launches “World's Fastest” LTE Phone
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/chinas-huawei-claims-world-fastest-smartphone/articleshow/18663617.cms
BARCELONAâ€"Huawei, which in the last quarter of last year was the world's third largest seller of smartphones, launched their Ascend P2 smartphone, which the Chinese company claims is the fastest LTE device on the market.

Inside the Google-Samsung Tussle for Future of Mobile
http://adage.com/article/digital/inside-google-samsung-tussle-future-mobile/239936/
In just 18 months as Samsung's VP-strategic marketing, Brian Wallace helped the company become the top-selling smartphone maker in the U.S.

Happy Birthday Steve Jobs! Celebrate With This YouTube Video Collection
http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12685.html
Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, would have turned 58 today. Jobs died on Oct. 5, 2011 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Sony teases new Playstation 4 console
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/good_day_wi/Higgins-Hints-Sonys-PlayStation-4-will-arrive-later-this-year
Sony officially made its move into the next-gen console market, announcing the Playstation 4 on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at a conference in New York.

Jeep brings back Cherokee with sleek new design
http://www.trucktrend.com/roadtests/suv/163_2014_jeep_grand_cherokee_diesel_first_drive/
Venerable nameplate returns on mid-size SUV. 2014JeepCherokee. Chrysler brings back the Cherokee name on a mid-size SUV that goes on sale the thrid quarter.

Google announces touchscreen laptop Chromebook Pixel | Tech News
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/02/24/how-google-could-have-made-the-chromebook-pixel-viable/
Chrome OS has had a slow uptake since it's debut in 2009, though with the new Chromebook Pixel it's clear that Google hopes to change that.

HTC launches smartphone with revamped software
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/telecoms/htc-teams-up-with-du-for-launch
Taiwan's HTC Corp has unveiled the new smartphone that it hopes will set it apart from the crowd of Google Android devices on the market and help it to make up ground lost to Samsung.

One-off Aston Martin Rapide shooting brake for Geneva
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/56018/bertone-sending-four-door-coupe-concept-to-geneva-motor-show
Italian design and coachbuilding firm Bertone has created this exclusive shooting brake concept version of the Aston Martin Rapide.