Sony’s SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime

The wearable device pairs with some Android smartphones to send notifications and snippets of info straight to the watch.
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Sony Thinks It’s Time for Another Android Watch

Sony’s SmartWatch is the latest in a long line of devices trying to bring Dick Tracy to life, but will this one earn a spot on the wrist?
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A Countdown to Apple’s Cash Conference Call

After nearly a decade of watching it grow, Apple will finally do something with its cash other than watch it grow.
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Apple Warns of Battery Overheating Risk with First Generation iPod Nanos

Cupertino tells users to stop using the products and send them into Apple for a free replacement.
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Apple Updates iPods With Cheaper iPod Touch and Nano

The company makes only modest changes to its music player line, adding iOS 5, a white iPod touch model and new features for the nano. The iPod Classic and Shuffle remain in the product line, but get no update.
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Flash Madness Part 3: Pure Storage Comes Out of Stealth

The summer that flash memory began to transform the data center continues as Pure Storage unleashes an all-flash storage array.
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Kickstarter Fesses Up: The Crowdsourced Funding Start-Up Has Funding, Too

About $10 million in funding, it turns out. From some pretty high-profile folks, too: Union Square Ventures, Betaworks and lots of angels you’ve heard of. For some reason, the company hasn’t talked about them before. But that’s over now, courtesy of a Wired profile.

Apple Music: The Good, The Bad and the So So

Apple is attempting to boost its digital-music arsenal by bringing social networking to iTunes and by redesigning three iPods. The results are mixed, writes Katie.
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New iPods: Touch Gets FaceTime, Nano Gets Multitouch, Shuffle Gets Click Wheel

Apple’s refreshed lineup of iPods, introduced by Steve Jobs today, looks pretty much as anticipated–snazzed-up revisions of the touch, nano and shuffle.
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Apple Unveils New iPods, iTunes Social Network, Video Rentals

Steve Jobs held court this morning at Apple’s traditional September music event, unveiling goodies like a refreshed lineup of iPods; Ping, a new social network built into iTunes 10; and an updated Apple TV, with support for TV and movie rentals. Also announced was iOS 4.1, with a multiplayer Game Center, High Dynamic Range photos and HD video uploads over Wi-Fi.

Wheels Coming Off iPod Nanos?

Apple Cuts iPod Prices Ahead of Event