Samsung Aims to Get in Touch With Media Players

Samsung’s new media players send text messages and make voice and video calls with Wi-Fi.
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Passport? Check. Sunscreen? Check. Interactive Frommer’s Guide for iPad? Check.

Now you can ditch the dead-tree guidebook on vacation, if you’re so inclined.
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iPod Halo Now iPad Halo

Apple’s got a new gateway drug.
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Wearable Devices: How Geeky Glasses and Wristbands Will Move Mainstream

We’ve all seen the movies: Gadget-laden heroes from James Bond to Terminator to Iron Man have long relied on voice-controlled watches and heads-up display glasses to extend their powers.

Here’s What a Netflix-Cable Deal Could Look Like: The One That Netflix Just Announced With Apple

Apple will let users sign up for Netflix directly from Apple TV, and let them pay their bill using iTunes. So no reason Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc., can’t do the same.
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Steve Jobs Honored at Grammys

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was awarded a posthumous Grammy Trustees Award on Saturday evening.
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Listen Up! Neil Young Joins Dive Into Media Next Week.

A lineup that already includes some of the biggest names in media adds a musical icon with a digital agenda.
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Secondary iPhone Market a Boon for AT&T, Verizon — and Apple, Too

The thriving secondary market for iPhones is increasing in importance for Apple’s carrier partners, and for Apple itself.
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Sony Music Service Coming to iPhones

Sony says its “Music Unlimited” service will be available for Apple’s iPhones and iPods – but not iPads – within the next three months. The subscription service launched last year without any mobile options at all, then expanded to include some devices running Google’s Android operating system. Sony says the service now has a million users, but won’t disclose how many of them are paying monthly fees and how many are using a free trial.

Will That Be Sir Jonathan, or Sir Jony?

Apple Hasn’t Sold So Few iPods Since 2005

Apple Results Fall Short of Consensus

Now What?  The Post-Jobs Era in Tech.

Apple’s iPhone 4S Event in Photos