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Argentina enacts ban on iPhone, BlackBerry imports as part of effort to boost local production

If you were planning on hitting up Argentina any time soon, snagging an iPhone there just got that much harder. In an attempt to rectify issues with Argentina’s economy, the South American country placed a temporary ban on imports of foreign-made electronics. Two of the most well-known of those electronics are the iPhone and BlackBerry […]

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Hardware News

Google’s Schmidt hints at “highest quality” tablet within six months

Where there’s money to be made, there shall be competition. Per Electronista, Google chairman Eric Schmidt in an interview with Italy’s Corriere Della Sera raised the prospect of a Nexus tablet. The search firm planned to sell a tablet of the “highest quality” within six months’ time. He didn’t mention the Nexus label by name, […]

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Adobe releases Camera Raw 6.6 update

Early Tuesday, software giant released version 6.6 of its Camera Raw plugin, a program which delivers access to “raw” image formats in professional and mid-range digital cameras from Canon, Fuji, Nikon and others. Newly supported camera models include: – Canon Powershot S100 – Fuji Finepix X10 – Leica V-LUX 3 – Nikon 1 J1 – […]

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Finance Rumor

Rumor: Apple to purchase Israeli flash memory company Anobit

When Apple ponders buying something, it’s worth paying attention to. Per TechCrunch, Apple is planning to spend between US$400 million and US$500 million to buy Anobit, an Israel-based flash memory company, according to a new report. Citing a Hebrew-language report, TechCrunch relayed on Tuesday that Apple plans to acquire the 200-employee Israeli fabless semiconductor company […]

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Hardware Rumor

Rumor: Upcoming Apple television sets to arrive in three sizes, including 32″ and 55″

It’s the rumors that help make life interesting. Per Australian web blog SmartHouse, Apple’s full-fledged television set will arrive at the end of 2012 in three screen sizes, maxing out at 55 inches, a new rumor claims. Citing sources in Japan, the web site reported this week that the new Apple television will also come […]