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i/o Launches Government Programs Business UnitTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:05PMi/o, the leading provider of digital energy technology, today announced the appointment of retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Ronald Yaggi to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Government Programs.

APPLE: 9.25 million iPads and 20.34 Million iPhones Shipped In June QuarterTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:44PMApple announced its iPad and iPhone shipments for the June quarter. It shipped 9.25 million iPads and 20.34 million iPhones. Mac shipments were a miss at 3.95 million, vs. a 4.2 million Street consensus.

Taiwan's Acer to invest $4 mn in China R&D centreTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:23AMTAIPEI - TAIWAN'S leading personal computer maker Acer said on Tuesday it will spend US$4 million to set up a global R&D centre in western China to boost its production of smartphones and tablet computers. Acer will develop hardware and related software and services in cooperation with China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, and with the city government of Chongqing ...

IBM Gains After Increasing Profit Forecast on Software DemandMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:59PMInternational Business Machines Corp., the biggest computer-services company, rose in late trading after reporting sales that beat analysts’ estimates and lifting its profit forecast amid buoyant demand for software.

I.B.M. Reports Strong Second-Quarter EarningsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:19PMI.B.M., which turned 100 last month, delivered better-than-expected quarterly results Monday that showed the old company had a lot of life in it.

OS X Lion rumors: Do we want to believe 'em or not?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:05PMI don't know if you've noticed a trend, but at TUAW we've been trying to downplay a lot of the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion / MacBook Air refresh rumors that have been flooding a lot of other sites lately. The occasional one squeaks in, but for the most part we're trying to stay away from the daily "IT'S COMING TOMORROW!!!!" posts that have been so common over the last few weeks on some other Apple sites ...

Briefly: IBM's earnings rise 8% in second quarterMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:07PMIBM's earnings rise 8%

Zynga and Facebook's Relationship Disclosed: It's ComplicatedMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMZynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document filed this afternoon with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Disabling DisabilityMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:41PMTechnology has come to the aid of people with disabilities, thanks to the ingenuity of university students whose gadgets, soon to go on view at i-CREATe 2011, could help bridge gaps in their communication with other people and enable them to do their daily chores on their own.