CES Coverage: Pre Show 1 - Big Stories for 2011

Heading into CES 2011, expetations are running high for a number of large tablet computing announcements. Home theatre and streaming video set top boxes are also expected to make waves as are eBook readers and 3D devices.

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Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2010 was the Apple iPad’s year. It took the tech world by storm and simply became one of the hottest devices to hit the market and its success has been phenomenal with just over 9 million units sold as of this writing.

As of late November, the iPad’s only competition came from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, a sexy 7-inch Google Android powered tablet with a staggering array of features but whose operating system was that of a smartphone. Still, Samsung was able to sell 1,000,000 units in the firs two months, proving that there is a demand for a 7-inch tablet with features similar to the iPad's.

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Review: RockMelt Social Web Browser

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Loaded with some serious browser pedigree (it is backed by Netscape impresario Marc Andreessen) and lofty social media aspirations (it integrates Twitter and Facebook to the browser frame so you're always connected even when you're just surfing). RockMelt is a next generation browser with slant towards the social web.

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Adobe posts first Billion Dollar Quarter despite criticisms against Flash

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, Adobe achieved record revenue of $1.008 billion, compared to $757.3 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and $990.3 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.  This represents 33 percent year-over-year revenue growth.  Adobe’s fourth quarter revenue target range was $950 million to $1 billion.

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