there are 100,000 for android phones. analyst jin yin of standard & poor's says for microsoft to have a hit, it must get developers to make windows mobile apps fast. >> given the fact they are so far behind, not only in terms of developer but also in terms of market share, i thinks its going to be an uphill battle. >> reporter: there are reports microsoft will spend half billion dollars to market windows mobile phones. it is a big push the company says is critical to its future. scott gurvey, "nightly business report," new york. >> so tom looking at the markets today stock investors a little bit cautious but no caution in the gold markets. gold hitting a new high 1400 and change. >> helen: yeah, the gold bulls certainly continue to buy it after the federal reserve decision last week you spoke about with mohammed. lots of questions about the strength of the dollar or weakness of the dollar ahead of the g-20 trade meetings coming up later on this week. so let's get everybody updated in tonight's market focus. >> tom: the st

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it's basically an android phone with a blackberry style keyboard. >> what's an android?'s operating system. this device and this device run android. they're just kind of different. >> which is a competitive operating system to a blackberry or what apple has.ç is it any better, worse? how do i know the difference? >> depends on what you want. like asking if a chevy or ford is better. android will leap ahead and then apple will catch up. >> what's the coolest this does? >> it has that keyboard, which most android phones don't. the ones that have have slid open like this. and if you're a blackberry fan, if you're into this type of keyboard, but you wanted a phone that does better web browsing -- >> is this thing faster than my blackberry? >> this will be 1,000 times better. a lot of people have been interested in it. i think it's going to be a big seller. >> how much? >> $199. >> pretty good. cheaper than a blackberry, too. >> depends. they're all on verizon. and then this guy i think is -- >> what's that. >> my watch. >> very cool. show the people. who makes that? >> this

says android's market share growth is coming largely at the expense of rimm. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: ambac financial group may file for bankruptcy protection. the news cut ambac stock in half, to just $0.41 a share. that's dramatically lower than the $95 a share the bond insurer was trading at before the collapse of the housing market three years ago. an s.e.c. filing today shows ambac's board of directors voted against making a regularly scheduled interest payment on a bond issue. the company now has 30 days to pay or default. a default would let debt holders demand the money they're owed now, which could force ambac into bankruptcy. >> susie: another bankruptcy is in the works. american media plans to file in two weeks. but it will be a quick trip through the courts for the publisher of the "national enquirer"-- just 60 days. american media says 80% of its bondholders have agreed to forgive debt in exchange for an ownership stake. the company did not say how much debt it has. its publications, including "mens fitness," "shape" and "sta

analysts say the android's availability is boosting sales and the iphone health study. research in motion was sold on 22% of cell phones. >>> the dow surged today with a six-point gain and nasdaq lost two-point. >>> we are getting word out of tehran that the trial for three uc berkeley graduate has been postponed. sarah shroud has not been summoned to appear. the trial is expected to begin on saturday. in the meantime the three americans in prison, shane bauer and josh for tall can expect telephone calls from their families. >>> there is new information tonight on what health officials fear is a plan to mail package bonds from yemen to the u.s. security officials say they received a tip from an al qaeda insider who was identified as a saudi national. reportedly after he came forward to bonds came in the ink cartridges were discovered on friday. the planes were routed through dubai and britain. >>> the legal batter over arizona's immigration law heated up today. protesters on both sides gathered outside. rob roth has the details and what will happen next. >> dozens of ba

the android. applications, and it is basically kugels version of an ipad. here is next to the ipad,-this is the google version, it is about three- quarters of the size of the ipad. it is one of the first 7 in. tablets hitting the market. smaller feels more portable. and even get into my pocket. you get the idea that it would be easier to carry this. and the ipad. if you think that this ipad is too large? perhaps this is for you. there is a camera, and afford facing a camera for video chatting on the front side. pictures, video, and this has no camera on the ipad. wifi come off with access to the internet in the hot spot. also, the 3 g network at $20 per month. it is $600. that is $100 more, and sandra has a lot of fans and this could sell well even with the current price tag. gabriel slate's tech report >> fast food has been widely criticized for being on wholesome and fattening. new research suggests that the packaging could also pose health risks. kimberly sakamoto. >> we're talking about fast food wrappers, and those of blacks in the microwave popcorn. t

. >>> there are a lot more to choose from this holiday season with more android and consumer reportsis testing more than 40 smart phones, michael finney has results. >> ameana uses her smart phone as more than just a phone. >> my smart phone is my calendar, my m 3 camera. i can keep in touch with everyone through social networking. >> consumer reports put dozens of smart phones through a test this, dummy is hooked up to a computer, simulating phone calls. and many also use it as a camera, testers rate how easy to text message, view e mail, and browse the web and assess how the battery lasts. consumer reports tests found if you touch a gap on the lower left side, you can lose connection among phones are a number of android phones. >> these phones among highest-scoring in the rating when it came to their displays. they're especially adept at showing high-definition video. >> for verizon, consumer reports top rates motorola droid x and droid 2. consumer reports say the ego is the first phone to work on the sprint 4 g network, faster for browsing the web and uploading video files. >>> a

>> it is probably the first credible match because it runs android.popular operating system on the phones. and it has a market similar to the itunes app store that plays music. it does a few things the ipad doesn't. that's the key. it has cameras on it that the ipad doesn't have. it runs flash, which is what a lot of movies and games use. >> why is everybody following apple? >> i think because they do a lot of invasion. they are not afraid to experiment with new stuff. so when they put a product out there successful, it is like game consoles and everyone else that wants a version of it. sometimes they come up with a lot of improvements on it. >> isn't it about trying to be the first innovator with something? i mean, wouldn't you suspect others would try to go down a different road than what apple has troden? >> well, we see movies every year about the same thing. if there's a successful movie you have a lot of copy cats. the entire industry is built around copying something successful like the min ten nintendo wii with motion. everyone has to have a t

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it's all touchscreen access to the android market applications and tools version of the i pad.re is next to the i pad. it's about three- fourths as i this of the act had, one of the first of an inch tablets to hit the market. its smaller size make it portable than at pad and even fit into my pocket and was wearing was keen to to get the idea it would be easier to carry this in a purse or sitting bag that and i pad. if you think the i pad is too big to carry around this might be for you. it has a tent on the backside and afford facing can't offer video tracking of the front side. it can take pictures of video of the i pad has no camera. it's why five or access to the internet when you're at home or in hot zones. a joint internet everywhere it offers that of license to reach you at work for $20 a month. if the galaxy tab cost $600 and license stores that's $100 more than the entry level i pad they should have made that price 500 or lower to compete but android has a lot of fans this could sell well even with its current price tag. in other top news the company behind black barry

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and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience. get yours at verizon. >>> today was a day to remember and to honor veterans who serves the united states. there were celebrations and memorials all over the bay area. this was the scene that san francisco national cemetery. flags placed on many of the tombstones. many families came out. here is a look at the hillside of crosses. they started going up four yearing a-- four years ago. all to honor u.s. soldiers in iraq. the number of war dead. organizers hope that this memorial helps raise awareness of the human cost of war. >>> this was the scene at the 92 veterans day parade. young and old came out to salute the vets, all taking part in the parade and ceremony, musing and speeches from city officials, the parade is sponsored by the united vedren's counsel. this was the scene increases president obama visited u.s. troops there. the president said supporting veterans was one of his highest priorities. >>> warmer weather today. it continues through the weekend. tomorrow we are not going

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first of all tablets like the android and the ipad here, you also want to look at internet connectedv products, set top box like this to give your television the ability to get tv and movies off the internet. of course smart phones are red hot like an iphone or android device these are very giveable even though you have to work out what plan the user will have and you have to get excited again about games and game consuls and e book readers like the amazon kindle and barnes and noble nook. >> all right. now what about gifts -- those -- some of them cost a pretty penny what about ones for somebody kind of watching their pennys? >> some of these are affordable this box here they bring you tv and movies over the internet, this can start at $59 that is pretty cheap. the one here is $100 but that has higher resolution and better wireless. i like this guy here. this looks like a key it is a key a usb shaped key and it will hold all your passwords, a thing called the splash id key safe. $30. >> that is what i want >> doesn't require software just plugs in any computer. >> that is a great id

available on the ever-expanding android market.n there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. >>> welcome back to kron4 special election coverage. let's go live right now to the meg whitman camp in southern california in los angeles. we are waiting for meg whitman to come out and speak. jerry brown who has declared the winner by the associated press already giving a speech a short time ago from oakland. we're also following the latest with carly fiorina. she is walking out to the platform right now as well as barbara boxer declared the winner in the senate race in california. so we're monitoring both of these races right now and waiting for victory speecheses, concession speeches, waiting for meg whitman to come out with her concession speech shortly here. we're monitor the latest from los angeles and go to meg whitman live as soon as she starts speaking. >> to whitman and carly. we're waiting to hear from both of them. let's check in with christine conley who has been all night at the newsom headquarte

and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience. get yours at verizon. them off to >> this just in to the kron 4 news room this is happening east of dumbarton bridge, with reported around 3:30. a man and his dog were aboard the boat and a short time ago that the coast guard is lowering a swimmer from a helicopter. trying to rescue. no word yet on the conditions of the pet or the man. we will have a news crew on the way, and bring you the latest. >> the man accusedd of jc dugard wants to keep documents sealed. and the lawyer says that releasing these documents would hurt his right to a fair trial. he, and his wife have been each indicted on 18 counts from rape, to false imprisonment. and she has pleaded not guilty and the criminal proceedings against her husband were defende suspended until the find out his mental state. >> and with many more, there were looking for five suspects. three men, to women, you can see where these robberies took place. and one victim was shot in the arm during this robbery at around 8:50. an oakland police

he confirmed they have been working on a sophisticated new computer chip, and an upgrade of the androidem. kron4 news. >>> chilly conditions overnight and tomorrow morning, temperatures only in the 40s. 42 in napa, 43 in santa rosa, 46 in oakland, 44 in concord. also, patchy, dense fog expected in the north bay valleys, but could be in the delta, as well. as we head into the afternoon, temperatures will be mild. we'll have sunny conditions but still about 5 degrees cooler than what we saw today. sant rosa, 79 there today, 77 tomorrow. it's a big cooldown. 63 in san francisco, 60 degrees in half moon bay and 70 in san jose. we have been enjoying warm, dry weather as some really warm, dominant air is over the pacific. that's already breaking down. you can see it here on the satellite and radar picture with the cloud cover and the storm approaching seattle, approaching portland. and we're going to see another storm break through this weekend that's going to affect us. so futurecast for the 3:00 friday, chan of showers in the north bay. into the 11:00 hour, continuing showers for the rest o

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and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience.et yours at verizon. >> alan: you may have noticed ticket prices are higher when flying out of san jose international compared so san francisco. average fares rose 12% in san jose but has fallen 8% at sfo. the airport's modernization project is not blame. they say the recession is impacting them more than sfo. they have decreased the number of available flights causing the price to rise. >> a chance to dry out today. now leigh glaser, going to tell us what's next. >> leigh: the next couple of days, a little dicey, more showers returning across the pay area. outside, you can see a nice clear patch across the bay area. the winds from the northwest moved in, helped to scour out the clouds. they're scattering to increase again as another system is dropping from the north towards the bay area and will continue to spread showers in our direction. you can see on live doppler 7 hd already the activity starting to pick up a little bit up along the north coast, santa rosa area. so overnight, off

this phones are complete -- will compete with apple's iphone and google's android system. >>> a top member of the federal reserve is expressing doubts about the $6 billion plan to boost the economy. they say there are significant risks announced last week by ben bernanke. they say it could trigger inflation. >>> the strong one up on wall street caused stocks starting to leak in neutral. the nasdaq gained 1.2j. >>> get out the butter. californians commercial crab season begins and there will be plenty to catch and eat. likelihood is hanging in the islands here and consumer editor tom vacar looks at the early indications for the upcoming season. >> the new seeker, a crowd votes for daytrippers hoping -- coming to the sportfishing center this afternoon. noncommercial crabbing opens this saturday. >> i have caught this crab, beautiful color. >> reporter: commercial crab boats are gathering en masse at fisherman's wharf. one says that many are betting that this is the place to be. >> i heard that san francisco has some of the best crab invented it. a lot of the big boats are on their way. >> re

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and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience.get yours at verizon. >>> new at 6:00 the troubling increase in prescription drug abuse among young people. what every parent needs to know z what is being done to stop this trend. also... >> why a restaurant's desire to put opera on the menu is hitting a sour note with one neighborhood group. and inside of the world of venture capitolists. see what it takes to make big-money dreams come true. >> and. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, thanks for watching. we hope to see yo

and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience.get yours at verizon. >>> all right good evening everybody, smith will not suit up sunday, troy smith will start for the 49ers against the rams. >> 10 other guys sees the confidence level you have in every play call that's going to be called, hopefully it just, you know, touches everybody else and lets everybody else know we got a chance on any call. >> 1:15. college football, stanford, 5.5 favorite at arizona state. cal, 20% underdog at home. boise state, bring on the sledgehammer. every story i do, jacqueline knows about it, working boise how many years? >> almost three. >> then you probably saw potter go 76 yards as they win 52-14. 9-0. they beat idaho tonight. >> nobody will play them. they tried to reach out to other schools but nobody will play them. >> i hope you join us again tomorrow. members of the football team hanging with the kids. new sports clinic. players signed signed autographs, handed out ice cream. 4:30, cal facing oregon. my voice, tonight my daughter's school had