Toshiba hit with $87 million fine over LCD price fixing scandal
A Northern California jury on Tuesday found Toshiba guilty of conspiring to fix prices of liquid crystal displays. Customers brought a civil lawsuit against the …
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Netflix subscribers streamed more than one billion hours of video in June
Netflix on Tuesday revealed that its subscribers streamed more than one billion hours of video for the first time ever in June. The company’s CEO Reed …
HBO Go app updated to support Ice Cream Sandwich tablets
HBO on Monday updated its popular content streaming app to support tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HBO GO allows HBO subscribers with select …
Verizon laying off 950 workers at Houston call center
Verizon Wireless notified one of its call centers in Houston, Texas about plans to close the facility. The center houses 943 employees, all of whom …
Samsung loses appeal to lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban
A judge with the United States District Court for Northern California has rejected Samsung’s appeal to a lift a sales ban of its Galaxy Tab …
Amazon eyes Apple’s new maps, acquires 3D mapping startup UpNext
Amazon on Monday reportedly closed a deal to acquire 3D mapping startup UpNext, according to GigaOM. The acquisition will thrust the retail giant into new …
Beats Electronics officially acquires MOG music service
Beats Electronics has finally acquired subscription music service MOG. “Beats was created as a response to the complete erosion of the music experience,” Beats' president …
Windows 7 market share surpasses 50%
Windows 7 for the first time ever has captured more than half of the global operating system market, according to data compiled by Web analytics …
U.K. Apple smartphone sales fall ahead of next-gen iPhone announcement
Despite iOS usage hitting an all time high, sales of Apple’s iPhone have declined over the past few months as customers await the arrival of …
Mozilla’s HTML5-based Firefox OS coming in early 2013
Mozilla on Monday revealed that its Boot to Gecko mobile platform has been rebranded as Firefox OS. The HTML5-based OS will power smartphones built to …
Google joins Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
A new player has entered into what seems like a never-ending patent war between Samsung and Apple. After the United States District Court for Northern California …
Microsoft working on a new keyboard for Windows Phone
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new soft keyboard for its Windows Phone operating system, according to a leaked presentation obtained by WMPoweruser. The keyboard …
Soap bubble display billed as thinnest in the world [video]
An international team of researchers has created a technology that projects images on an ultra-thin display made entirely of soap bubbles. The team uses ultrasonic …
Instagram Photo Page receives a facelift, adds comments
Instagram recently updated its Photo Page website and gave users the ability to interact with photos from their computers. The website, which now features a blue-and-white …
Apple’s iPhone now available from Virgin Mobile
The world’s most popular smartphone is now available as a prepaid handset on Virgin Mobile. The 8GB iPhone 4 is being offered for $549, while …
The battle isn’t over for Kim Dotcom
Megaupload’s founder scored a victory recently when the raid against his mansion was determined to be illegal, but suspected Internet piracy kingpin Kim Dotcom still faces …
HP ditches Windows RT tablet plans, Microsoft Surface to blame
Hewlett-Packard originally planned to release a Windows RT-powered tablet later this year. Due to Microsoft’s recent Surface announcement and the high cost of licenses, however, the …
Samsung Galaxy Note II to feature a 5.5-inch display, narrower body
Previous reports suggested that Samsung was working on a sequel for its wildly successful Galaxy Note smartphone. The follow-up “phablet” was said to feature a larger …
Adobe won’t support Flash in Jelly Bean, installs end on August 15th
The late Steve Jobs famously predicted the death of Flash more than five years ago, and barred it from the company’s iPhone and iPad. One …
Google prepping Nexus 10 tablet, report claims
Google is reportedly planning a 10-inch version of its Nexus 7 tablet, according to a report from Digitimes. The tablet’s display panels will be supplied …
Microsoft explains reason for ditching Start button in Windows 8
Microsoft shocked the world when it decided to remove the Start button from Windows 8. The removal of the button, which has been featured in …
Apple posts $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple on Wednesday evening posted a $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from being sold in the United States, FOSS Patents …
Google Nexus Q hacked to load video games
Google unveiled the Nexus Q streaming device at its annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. For a media device, the Nexus …
Severe weather warnings to be sent directly to smartphones
The National Weather Service will begin sending severe weather warnings to smartphone owners in the path of a dangerous storm. The NWS’s new Wireless Emergency …
Judge rules Kim Dotcom mansion raid was illegal
Justice Helen Winkelmann on Thursday ruled the warrants that allowed more than 90 New Zealand officers to raid Kim Dotcom’s home and other properties earlier …
Android 4.1 leaked for Galaxy Nexus
Shortly after Google pushed a Jelly Bean preview update to I/O attendees, RootzWiki made it available to the public. The update was originally intended for …
Apple to launch an overhauled iTunes by year end
Apple is reportedly planning a complete overhaul of its iTunes service, marking one of the largest changes since the music software debuted in 2003, Bloomberg reported. According to …
iOS users more loyal to apps than Android
Good news has come to light for app developers: according to a recent study from Localytics, app retention rates are improving, increasing 19% over the …
Huawei Ascend D Quad delayed until August
Production of Huawei’s flagship Ascend D Quad smartphone has been delayed due to issues surrounding the handset’s processor. According to the company’s Consumer Business Group …
Infinity Blade for iOS tops console titles as most profitable Epic Games franchise ever
On Wednesday during the Game Developers Conference in Taipei, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed that the company’s iOS franchise Infinity Blade is more profitable than even …
