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BlackBerry is publishing an open letter in major publications around the world in a bid to reassure customers that they can count on the distressed smartphone company. The letter was released Monday on Twitter and will be published in 30 publications in nine countries Tuesday. It acknowledges "these are no doubt challenging times for us and we don't underestimate the situation" but says "you can continue to count on BlackBerry." The letter was released Monday on Twitter and will be published in 30 publications in nine countries Tuesday. It acknowledges "these are no doubt challenging times for us and we don't underestimate the situation" but says "you can continue to count on BlackBerry." The missive notes that BlackBerry has substantial cash and is debt free. But it makes no mention…

To set the scenario: You venture over to the App Store and find a really interesting app. You weigh the pros and cons of spending the $4.99 for the app or getting a similar one with less features for only $1.99. The decision becomes obvious at that point and you get the cheaper one. Once you download it, you find that all the fun things you want to do with the app will cost you in the form of In-App Purchases. These will end up costing you more than the $4.99 you could have paid for the other app. By this point, you don't even feel like playing the game or using the app anymore. You're too frustrated. Does this sound familiar? Unfortunately it seems to be happening more and…

Apple Inc.'s Peter Oppenheimer, the baby-faced high priest of finance for the world's most valuable company, gazed up at the oversized map on the wall. "Let me begin by showing you the sea of asphalt/' Apple's chief financial officer said, pointing to the abandoned husk of Hewlett-Packard's former Cupertino, Calif., campus, the site of Apple's proposed new spaceship-shaped headquarters that goes before the city council Tuesday for a vote. The plan: Flip a 175-acre site that's now 80 percent asphalt and buildings into one that's 80 percent open space and parkland, then drop of spectacular ring of polished glass into the middle of it all. Perhaps channeling his former boss Steve Jobs at one of his high-anticipation product launches, Oppenheimer quickly went into full Apple pitch mode. "You see the…

Foster + Partners have been working on glass-and-steel buildings all over the globe for the better part of four decades. The British architectural firm, established by Norman Foster in 1967, was the brain behind the gleaming World Port Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands; the dynamic La Garenne-Columbes in Paris, France; and the astounding Millennium Tower in Tokyo, Japan. The revered company also rebuilt Berlin's Reichstag and New York's Hearst Tower. This is all very impressive. However, it is this celebrated company's plans for an unprecedented edifice to be built in Cupertino, California, that has the collective eyes of design aficionados from around the world waiting for that particular building to come to fruition. Just like the world headquarters that will be stationed there, this imposing structure will be nothing less…

Microsoft is updating its Windows software for cellphones to accommodate larger devices and make it easier for motorists to reduce distractions while driving. It's the third update to Windows Phone 8 software since the system's release a year ago. Devices with this update will start appearing in the coming weeks, and older phones will be eligible for a free upgrade, too. Something that may appeal to motorists: a new Driving Mode will automatically silence incoming calls and texts so that you can focus on the road. You also can configure the feature to automatically send out a reply to say that you're driving. It can be activated automatically when the phone is linked wirelessly with a Bluetooth device in the car, such as a headset. Apple has a Do Not…

Antoine Smith slid his fingers across an iPad and in three motions communicated more words in 25 seconds than he has in the past 25 years of his life. "Hello” an automated voice said as Smith, diagnosed with autism at age 3, pressed a sequence of symbols and typed text on the device. "My name is Antoine," the 28-year-old said to his father and classmates at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts in downtown Augusta last week. "I'm doing fine." Once completely nonverbal, Smith is making his bed, bathing himself and preparing his meals for the first time thanks to the technology, father Melvin Smith said. His progress, all achieved in the past six months, has inspired a fundraiser in Augusta to purchase and distribute iPads to adults in…

The European Commission is calling for comments or objections to a proposal by Samsung to end one type of patent dispute over mobile telephones in Europe for the coming five years. The Commission has said it believes the South Korean company may have abused its patent portfolio to stifle competition in areas where its technology is dominant, using lawsuits to block rivals such as Apple from bringing products to market when it should be offering licenses to use the technology on reasonable terms. The commission's chief regulator Joaquin Almunia said Thursday that enforcing patents is a legitimate business practice, but not when it involves technology that has become an industry standard. In a bid to avoid punishment, Samsung has offered not to sue competitors over "standard-essential" patents for five years.…

The public hasn't been enlightened as to the "why," but for some reason the iPhone 5c, the "unapologetically plastic" (in the words of design maestro Sir Jony Ive) device, had curiously been the only one of the two new iPhones announced by the boys at Cupertino to have been made available for pre-order in North America on Friday, September 13. While it's been on the shelf longer, it's also the first of the two to get its price slashed. Many had big hopes for the 5c. The rumour pages had long left us to believe that finally we were getting the reduced-price iPhone to fight back against the other cheaper smartphones being marketed. Certainly, that plastic body - in colours including blue, green, pink, yellow and white - gave us…

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Monsters University Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are back in the story of how they truly met, way back in college. As roommates at Monsters U, the boys present an awesome team, with Sulley being one of the best Scarers around. When the duo gets kicked out from the college, for competitive spirits, they realize they need to team up if they want to be top Scarers one day. Billy Crystal and John Goodman star. FIVE FACTS: 1. Since 2005, there has been plans for a sequel, but it wasn't signed to Pixar until 2010. 2. This is Pixar's fourteenth studio feature film. 3. Music from the film comes from the talented Randy Newman. 4. This is Newman's seventh collaboration with Pixar. 5. Monsters University was the first Pixar…

At your neighborhood coffee shop, you can order your beverage in small, medium or large. Now, you can do that with phones, too. HTC Corp. is introducing a larger version of its popular HTC One phone, becoming the latest phone maker to offer its flagship device in three sizes - and, of course, three prices The new HTC One Max has one feature unavailable on the smaller models: a fingerprint identification sensor similar to that on Apple's new iPhone 5S. It's an optional way to unlock a phone without using a four-digit passcode. Unlike Apple's version, however, the Max can be programmed to automatically open one of three favorite apps, depending on which finger is used. HTC spokesman Tom Harlin said the company designed the Max with a fingerprint sensor…

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Tech watchers with their gazes fixed on the wrists of gadget aficionados to watch the developing battle between Apple, Samsung and others to offer wearable "smartwatch" computers may have ignored another growing niche of wearable tech - fitness devices. Last year something on the order of 30 million wearable devices meant to monitor and track health and fitness were sold to people wanting to stay fit while staying mobile. There are devices to monitor and count steps as the user walks or runs, devices to track heartbeat during exercise, devices to tot up total daily physical activity, devices to count calories and even devices to collect data on sleep patterns. Many can be paired with a Web account or a mobile phone app for fitness enthusiasts wanting to be connected…

It's official: Apple's next event will be Oct. 22. The Cupertino tech giant sent out invitations to the media for the event, where Apple is expected to announce a variety of new products. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, and as with all Apple events, it will begin at 10 a.m. "We still have a lot to cover," reads the invitation. Headlining the event will likely be a refreshed line of iPad models. Apple is expected to unveil the fifth generation of the iPad, which may feature a new design similar to that of the iPad Mini. And while on the topic of the iPad Mini, that device may be updated to include Apple's retina high-resolution screen. Apple is…

More than two years after Steve Jobs announced plans for Apple Campus 2, the city of Cupertino is on the verge of approving the construction of an iconic new headquarters. The City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday to hold a formal vote that is largely expected to go in Apple's favor. The council must vote a second time in November to make the decision official, but that is largely considered a formality. Over the last two weeks, the city completed a lengthy review process and held two public hearings. Although there were some critics, ^speakers were overwhelmingly in favor of the project. And the city's planning department has given its blessing, saying Apple has made enough adjustments to satisfy concerns about traffic and environmental impact. Apple says the…

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The Paradigm Shift KoRn Signifying Brian "Head" Welch's return to the band, The Paradigm Shift is one of the best albums of the new KoRn genre. The band is influenced by Primus and Jane's Addiction, as well as some inspiring greats like Saliva and One Minute Silence. One of the most iconic heavy rock bands, KoRn has stood the test of time, being around since 1992, making this album t heir eleventh. FIVE FACTS: 1. KoRn opened for Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, and 311 when they were first starting out. 2. KoRn has headlined at Lollapalooza and Mayhem Fest. 3."Head"Welch had left the band in 2005 to pursue his beliefs as a born-again Christian, but returned for this album. 4. Korn III: Remember Who You Are, the ninth studio album, had…

The vast majority of children at all grade levels-preschool (pre-K) through 12th grade-have access to an array of technology at home, including mobile devices. Among nearly 2,400 parents answering a Grunwald Associates, LLC survey for their more than 4,100 children ages 3-18, 78% own a portable computer (someone in the family), and 52% of children use it; 36% own and 27% use an iPod touch; 24% and 11%, respectively, own and use an e-reader; 77% and 43% own and use a smartphone; and 46% and 34% own and use a tablet. Mobile devices are making their way to school, as well. By high school, half of all students (51%) carry a smartphone to school with them every day. Yes, it's a mobile world-with one big catch: It's not quite a…

It's no surprise that investors get nervous every time politicians debate raising the U.S. debt limit. The stock market is the better-known barometer of the U.S. financial system, symbolized by famous companies and colorful traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. But the $38 trillion bond market is a far larger and more important driver of world financial markets. And at the center of it all: the market for U.S. Treasurys. Treasurys play a crucial role in the global economy. They allow the U.S. to borrow cheaply to pay its bills and influence rates on home mortgages and many other kinds of loans. Q: What are U.S. Treasurys and why do investors care about them? A: Treasurys are debt issued by the U.S. government. The federal government…

Apple is entrusting the elegant stores that help define its brand to Angela Ahrendts, a respected executive who blended fashion sense with technological savvy to establish Burberry as a mark of luxury and success. The hiring announced Tuesday is a coup for Apple Inc. Besides providing the Cupertino, Calif, company with another sharp mind, Ahrendts should help Apple deflect potential criticism about the lack of women in the upper ranks of its management. Silicon Valley's long-running reliance on men to make key decisions has come into sharper focus as online messaging service Twitter Inc. prepares to go public. Twitter's closely scrutinized IPO documents called attention to the San Francisco company's all-male board of directors and the presence of just one woman in its executive inner circle. Apple has one woman,…