Apple, Samsung sell almost half of world's smartphones, IDC study says

There's a war brewing. Apple and Samsung are selling half of all smartphones and the two technology giants will increasingly fight for the remaining turf, IDC researchers said Friday. Overall, the smartphone market grew just 42.1 percent in the second quarter of 2012 -- the lowest since late 2009.

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BoostFunder reveals first featured list of companies

Adam Draper, carrying on his family's multi-generation venture capital legacy, recently launched BoostFunder, an online marketplace where startups and investors can meet to the facilitate the investment process. Now that the company is off and running, it has divulged its first list of featured companies to VentureBeat: Dareme.to is Kickstarter for "Dares."

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Bill & Melinda Gates: You can't take a photo with an iPad! [video]

By: Jonathan S. Geller | Jul 28th, 2012 at 09:43AM Bill Gates was recently in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics when a group of fans noticed him and asked for a photo. The only problem? They pulled out an iPad to take the picture.

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Windows Phone 8 to include screenshot feature with Windows and Camera button combo

Earlier this month, rumors emerged about potential native screenshot functionality in Windows Phone 8. While existing Windows Phone 7 devices do not include a basic screenshot feature, Microsoft is building this minor, but useful, function into Windows Phone 8.

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Sony UK confirms Xperia Arc S and Mini Pro not getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Sony UK has confirmed that a couple Xperia handsets will not be receiving Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. John Cooper, UK product manager for Sony Mobile, responded to Facebook questions concerning Sony...

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