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Welcome to this week’s Friday. We hope you had a good week, and that you’re winding down comfortably. Tonight’s edition of the Daily Slash is short and sweet, just so we can get you into the depths of your weekend faster. We know you want to be there. So, in the Best of R3, the …
Apple’s recent MacBook Pro update brought a long awaited processor update and new GPU options, but much of the attention was lavished on the larger models in the company’s professional notebook range. In contrast, the 13-inch MacBook Pro saw a more modest refresh; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut. Frustrating to many …
The 3G radio-equipped iPad model makes its official debut today. Apple Stores will be closing between 4 and 5pm to prepare, with in-store sales beginning at 5pm. If you preordered one early, chances are yours will be delivered in the next few hours, though we have heard that some customers got theirs a little early. …
The global smartphone market saw its best quarter for the first time in almost three years, according to Strategy Analytics, a research firm. It found that global smartphone shipments jumped by a gigantic 50 percent to 54 million in Q1 from 36 million in the year-ago period. Smartphones accounted for 18 percent of all smartphones …
Apple is closing its retail stores for an hour today to prepare for the launch of the 3G iPad. Customers who pre-ordered the cellular iPad for in-store pick-up already knew that sales were set to begin at 5PM, but now the Apple retail information pages show that stores will be closed from 4-5PM this afternoon. …
In the ongoing iPhone HD saga, we’ve seen the engineer who lost the prototype handset named, various legal strategies played – including an evidence-collecting police raid – and now, finally, the names of the people in the center of all this: the person who took the smartphone from the bar, and his friend who helped …
When HP’s Todd Bradley was asked by analysts how his company’s $1.2 billion purchase of Palm would affect its Windows 7 Slate, he replied “We haven’t made roadmap announcements.” In corporate speak, that means “We have killed it.” Silicon Alley Insider speculates that the HP Slate may be reborn as a WebOS tablet, although Michael …
