Q4 2012: Brazil: Amazon in its way to open a digital bookstore with Kindles offering.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Q4 2012: Brazil: Amazon in its way to open a digital bookstore with Kindles offering.Amazon.com Inc is expected to set up a digital bookstore in Brazil in the fourth quarter.Amazon seeks to get a piece of the fast-growing online retail market in the country that inspired its name.Amazon wants...

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Hewlett-Packard first Windows 8 tablet coming with Intel`s chips for x-86 machines.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Hewlett-Packard first Windows 8 tablet coming with Intel`s chips for  x-86 machines.Hewlett-Packard will focus on so-called x86 chips, such as those made by Intel Corp., said Marlene Somsak, a spokeswoman for Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard.HP has issued us a statement to confirm...

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Is the Modbook Pro OS X tablet coming this fall ? What?

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Is the Modbook Pro  OS X tablet coming this fall ? What?Yeah you heard right. The news:“Built from a unique enclosure conversion kit, the Modbook Pro incorporates and completely encases the original hardware of a new Apple MacBook Pro 13.3-inch base system,” says Modbook Inc.“Its Wacom digitizer...

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Google Drive for iPhone and iPad now available.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Google Drive for iPhone and  iPad now available. Google is offering everyone 5 GB of free storage (the same amount as Apple’s iCloud) to kick things off.“Google Drive lets you create, share, collaborate and keep all your stuff in one place,” says Google. “Upload all your files from your computer...

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Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon SDK for Android.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon SDK for Android.Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon SDK for Android, which it said offers developers and device makers “the ability to differentiate their applications on devices by exposing a new set of value-added features.”The silicon giant said that the SDK provides...

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South Africa: Telkom SA to expand super-fast broadband.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.South Africa: Telkom SA to expand super-fast broadband.South Africa’s Telkom SA is to dramatically expand the availability of super-fast broadband services across the country, as part of its strategic ‘Network Transformation Initiative’.The project includes upgrading the existing access network with...

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France: Orange has begun offering NFC-enabled SIM cards nationwide.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Orange enabled NFC sim card.France: Orange has begun offering NFC-enabled SIM cards nationwide.French incumbent Orange has begun offering NFC-enabled SIM cards nationwide in preparation for what it calls the “mass deployment”  of mobile contactless services. The UpTeq NFC SIM cards are supplied...

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LTE: Denmark: Telenor and TeliaSonera gain spectrum.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.LTE: Denmark: Telenor and TeliaSonera gain spectrum.European operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have secured spectrum to roll out LTE services across Denmark through a joint venture.The two operators set up a shared network in the country, called TT-Netvaerket, earlier this month. They have now splashed...

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Can you hold your breath ? RIM BB10 smartphone coming as early as Q1 2013.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.Can you hold your breath ? RIM BB10 smartphone coming as early as  Q1 2013.The Company now expects to launch the first BlackBerry 10 smartphones in market in Q1 of calendar 2013, the RIM`s today Press Release points out on theirs Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results, here below.With...

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