Seagate acquires LaCie

Seagate Technology plc. and LaCie S.A.  announced the completion of the purchase by Seagate of all of the shares of Philippe Spruch and his affiliate, representing 64.5% of the outstanding shares of LaCie for a provisional price of €4.05 per share. The price payable to Philippe Spruch and his affiliate may be increased by 3%, to €4.17 per share, in the event that within six months following today's date, Seagate holds at least 95% of the share capital and voting rights of LaCie.

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Motorola RAZR V now available from Bell and Virgin Mobile

The new Motorola RAZR V is available today. The latest addition to the RAZR family of Android-powered smartphones is thin, yet strong. It’s made with DuPont Kevlar fiber, and has splash-guard protection inside and out extending Mororola's line of tough yet slim smartphones and devices. Available from Bell or Virgin for as low as $29.95 on a three year commitment or $399.95 outright. More details and our preview video after the jump.

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Kijiji releases Android app

Today, online classified service Kijiji launched its new Android app, giving smartphone users across the country smartphone based search for  local classified ads, reply to listings, and the ability to post ads with just a few simple taps. Designed for a user-friendly buying or selling experience, the Kijiji Android app makes it easy to host your own virtual garage sale. Sellers can produce ads and upload pictures, and buyers can browse local ads to find virtually anything they need. 

Try it yourself at www.kijiji.ca/android

RIM to release 32GB 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook on August 9th in Canada only

Updated on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 9:14AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Research In Motion has just announced the 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook which was revealed back in BlackBerry World.  Featuring an improved 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM a standard 32GB or memory and the same rock solid build, ports and features as the original BlackBerry PlayBook.

A Canadian exclusive, the new 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook  tablet will be available from Bell, Rogers and TELUS in Canada on August 9, 2012. Additional variants of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet supporting various high speed cellular networks are expected to be available in the coming months from carriers in the US, Europe, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Pricing was not revealed. Hit jump for the full press release.

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