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<strong>At a Glance: The mini iPad vs. older model</strong><strong>AP Photo CAMS133, CAMS118, CAMS130</strong>%reldate(2012-10-23T21:28:56 <strong>Eds: With AP Photos.</strong><strong>By The ...

Apple finally reveals iPad Mini

Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market -- it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition.On Tuesday, the company revealed the iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and said it will cost $329 and ...

Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8

NEW YORK -- While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will lure consumers away from tablets and smartphones.Even Intel Corp., which makes the processors at ...

Samsung regains the rights to selling Galaxy Nexus phone

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Clobbered with a $1 billion jury verdict in August, Samsung got some relief in its legal feud with Apple on Thursday when a federal appeals court overturned an order that blocked the South Korean tech giant from selling the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States.The ...

GM to bring computer technology in-house

DETROIT -- Now hiring in Detroit: Scads of software developers and programmers.General Motors is moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your car.The nation's biggest automaker plans ...

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans

In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone.Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone.In New ...

Apple’s iPhone 5 isn’t only payoff for waiting in line

SAN FRANCISCO -- Charlie Hufnagel isn't sure whether he wants an iPhone 5 when it goes on sale Friday, but that didn't stop him from being first in line at the Apple store near Union Square. In fact, he's been there since Monday morning - after all, he's being paid for it.Huge crowds and ...

Ad agencies tap Web to appeal to Asian-Americans

LOS ANGELES -- Looking to capture young, tech-savvy Asian-Americans, a Long Beach, Calif., advertising agency turned East for inspiration.The firm, InterTrend Communications, came up with a Web series that blended elements of South Korean soap operas with a novel Japanese storytelling device ...

Sesame Street’s next chapter: Elmo talks back

NEW YORK -- Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the "Sesame Street" crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller created by Microsoft."Kinect Sesame Street TV," out Tuesday, is ...

Apple: iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in their first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period.Since Apple started taking iPhone 5 orders on its website at 3 a.m. EDT on Friday, buyers who have a two-year service agreement with ...