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Hi-tech gadgets impact on family relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The internet helps people from very far-flung areas stay in touch with each other, but it also drives people who live in close proximity apart.

Facebook unveils Android software suite

 Facebook on Thursday unveiled a new mobile software suite which makes the social network the "home" of Android smartphones.

Tablets, smartphones pile pressure on PCs

VietNamNet Bridge – The consumer PC market experienced slower growth in the last quarter of 2012 and is likely to see an even poorer scenario this year due to increasing pressure from tablets and smartphones.

Computer market in trouble despite growth

VietNamNet Bridge – Computer retailers are suffering from a high volume of unsold products due to the economic woes and the strong competition from tablets and smartphones despite the positive market growth achieved in the previous quarter.

Cell phone buying energy not as strong as expected

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Lunar New Year 2013 is drawing near, the cell phone buying energy remains mild, contrary to expectation of retailers.

Smartphones overwhelm local market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of smartphones in Vietnam had reached the highest level so far in the third quarter of this year, with considerable market shares belonging to local companies, market research company IDC Vietnam reports.

Facebook to charge for some message delivery

 Facebook began testing the feasibility of charging to guarantee that messages from strangers make it into inboxes of intended recipients at the social network.

Free apps pick Vietnamese users’ pocket

Under the mask of free services, mobile phone applications have been trying to pick the Vietnamese users’ pocket through different ways that users do not know.