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TECHi Innovations tracks the breakthroughs reshaping industries — from AI model releases and semiconductor advances to quantum computing milestones. This is where we cover the technology that Wall Street watches: new chip architectures, AI infrastructure buildouts, and the R&D bets that create tomorrow market leaders.

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

In the world of public relations, you sometimes have to toot your own horn when others won't. That seems to...

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

As the buzz surrounding the iPhone 4S fades a little (it's been a week, after all), Samsung unveiled the most...

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture...

The “Blackberry Down” compensation is an apps package, not cash

The “Blackberry Down” compensation is an apps package, not cash

In lieu of a refund or cash considerations, Research In Motion (RIM) is offering an apps package normally valued at...

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

It has been speculated that home entertainment would meld with online and app-based engagement more and more over time. Today,...

Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant

Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant

Despite heavy support from both parties and an outcry of the people, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill passed...

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

Here's a quote from the head of the Windows Phone unit at Microsoft: “So, I think that what our strategy...

Despite negative sentiment, iPhone 4S breaks record with one million pre-orders in 24 hours

Despite negative sentiment, iPhone 4S breaks record with one million pre-orders in 24 hours

News media, investors, and Twitter users everywhere expressed feelings of being "underwhelmed" by the Apple 4S announcement last week, but...

Sprint is sprinting towards disaster

Sprint is sprinting towards disaster

There are two signs that point to a company entering into "desperation mode": big cuts and big investments. Big, risky...

Unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S coming in November

Unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S coming in November

The concept of "world phone" that Apple proposed when they first released information about the iPhone 4S is becoming a...

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

The big gamble starts October 7th. Sprint just updated their website with an advertisement for pre-orders on the iPhone 4s....

Will unlimited data plans give the Sprint iPhone enough for conquest sales?

Will unlimited data plans give the Sprint iPhone enough for conquest sales?

There is little doubt that when Sprint begins servicing iPhones, current Sprint customers will switch to it. The real question...

Further proof that Apple can predict the future: Siri, 1987

Further proof that Apple can predict the future: Siri, 1987

Apple has often been noted as having the uncanny ability to see into their future. It isn't simply having products...

Amazon fires up its iPad-fighter

Amazon fires up its iPad-fighter

Amazon unveiled its all-new tablet computer today, adding the more robust Kindle Fire to its well-established line of Kindle e-readers....

Where tech is born – the MIT Media Lab approach

Where tech is born – the MIT Media Lab approach

In the oft-siloed world of grad school, MIT's Media Lab leads the way when it comes to creating environments that...

A single voice matches the sentiment of a nation regarding mobile data plans

A single voice matches the sentiment of a nation regarding mobile data plans

The trends are heading in different directions. As devices become more mobile-data capable and applications push towards a mobile internet,...

Full disclosure is becoming a normal thing in social GPS tracking and check ins

Full disclosure is becoming a normal thing in social GPS tracking and check ins

While the privacy war wages on one end of the spectrum with people, companies, and even governments going after Facebook,...

HP employees given chance to buy last batch of TouchPads

The end of a very short era at HP is around the corner as they announced internally that the employee...

MadPad helps make music… even at the hardware store

MadPad helps make music… even at the hardware store

With about a million iPad apps and a billion iPhone apps available, finding good ones isn't hard. Finding ones that...

Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Boeing's long-delayed 787 Dreamliner has finally finished flight testing and is ready for delivery. Airlines looking to add the 787...