Apple charged €12 million for unpaid iPad copyright taxes
The French society of authors, composers, and music publishers (SACEM) is currently awaiting a huge tax payment from Apple. According to French tech site PC …
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Samsung Galaxy Gear compatibility finally expanding to more phones
When Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch earlier this month, its status as a niche device was made even more apparent by its lack of …
Sony shares PlayStation 4 launch features, announces day-one patch
With just a few weeks left until the release of the PlayStation 4, Sony has sent out a press release detailing the features that will …
New Firefox add-on shows you how your browsing is being monitored
Mozilla has developed a Firefox add-on called Lightbeam that could change the way you look at your daily Internet activity. Mozilla says that Lightbeam “enables …
Video: Sony tries to win over gamers with 24 PlayStation 4 exclusives
Sony ran into trouble last week when it had to postpone the release of Driveclub, a launch title and PlayStation 4 exclusive, immediately following Ubisoft’s …
Instagram gives an early peak at how ads will look on user feeds
Instagram first announced that it would start including advertisements in users’ feeds at the beginning of the month. The company did not reveal much information …
Brand survey shows simplicity is the secret to Samsung’s success
Smartphone makers will take any win they can get over Apple and its monstrously profitable iPhone, and Samsung has gotten yet another noteworthy victory in the form …
Samsung issues apology, promises to fix buggy Galaxy phones in China
It has been a season full of ups and downs for Samsung. On one hand, the Korean tech company managed to outsell Apple last quarter …
Retina iPad mini stock said to be ‘ridiculously tight’
The rumors of an iPad mini announcement delay were clearly incorrect, but the new tablet might still be very difficult to get your hands on …
Twitter hopes for $1.4 billion IPO, shares priced between $17 and $20
Twitter announced on Thursday after the market closed that it is setting its IPO share price at $17 to $20 per share and is looking …
YouTube plans to take on Spotify with subscription-based music service
The music streaming market has become especially crowded with the addition of Apple’s iTunes Radio, but another major player in the online world is supposedly …
Video: LG gives Android the cold shoulder with new Fireweb phone
It’s been a long time coming, but Firefox OS has finally made its way onto a phone from a from a major smartphone vendor. The …
Samsung is bringing the best Galaxy S4 to Europe long before the U.S.
In order to give its flagship phone a shot in the arm, Samsung released the LTE-Advanced compatible Galaxy S4 in South Korea over the summer, …
Microsoft: Apple’s iWork suite isn’t worth giving away
Apple’s events typically lean on hardware announcements, such as the debut of the iPad Air on Tuesday, but the tech giant took some time to …
Apple may have just hinted at a big quarter for iPad sales
Apple took some time to share some impressive sales figures on Tuesday during its latest media event, as the company always does. First Apple reaffirmed …
T-Mobile’s latest Uncarrier move: 200MB of free data per month for life on tablets
As part of the latest initiative in its ‘uncarrier’ program, T-Mobile has set its sights on the tablet market. In an effort to give consumers …
Siri is still being ignored by iPhone users, even after iOS 7 makeover
Apple’s personal assistant has received some significant upgrades in its transition over to iOS 7, but is anyone actually using Siri? According to a survey …
Video: Goophone is back with a vengeance, 5s knockoff returns in gold
Not to be outdone by its slightly more successful rival, Goophone returns to the market once again with the gold Goophone i5S, a shameless, Android-powered …
‘Need for Speed: Rivals,’ another high profile release, skipping Wii U
It has already been a very busy month for Nintendo, between the incredibly positive sales figures of the Wii U and the retirement of the …
Samsung fans could soon get Genius Bars of their own
Samsung has successfully captured a huge portion of the smartphone market, and a recent trademark filing indicates that the Korean company will be looking to …
Apple debuts completely redesigned iPad Air
Apple on Tuesday finally took the wraps off of its fifth-generation iPad Air and we’re not going to even try to pretend to be surprised. Apple’s …
Nokia’s ‘Guru’ portable media player allegedly leaked
It would appear that Nokia is planning on expanding its hardware lineup rather extensively in the near future. Last Thursday, a patent and subsequent video …
Twitter #Music reportedly a dud, may soon be shut down
In the wake of countless music streaming services popping up over the past several years, Twitter’s own offering never made much of an impact. AllThingsD …
LG may inch away from Android with upcoming Chrome OS devices
It is beginning to look like LG might reveal a set of its own Chrome OS devices in the near future. On Monday, TMWatch discovered …
End of the line for Nintendo’s Wii
Nintendo’s best-selling home console to date, which moved over 100 million units, has finally been retired. Kotaku noticed on Monday that Nintendo has updated its …
Tablet shipments speed ahead, threaten to lap the PC
Despite IDC’s report of a marginally better than expected outcome for PC sales last quarter, the personal computer is still in big trouble. Gartner’s latest …
More than a third of Americans now own tablets
As affordable tablets make their way to the market, overall tablet ownership continues to grow. Pew Internet reports that tablet ownership increased to 34% in …
Grand Theft Auto V accounted for half of all game sales in September
Last month Rockstar set the gaming world — and lots of virtual police cars — on fire with the release of Grand Theft Auto V, …
Wii U sales see 200% increase after $50 price cut
Nintendo has been struggling to move the Wii U from store shelves into living rooms around the world since the day the console launched. Several …
PS4, Xbox One game delays might make for a sparse holiday lineup
Console launches are infamous for the underwhelming launch games that come along with them. Developers just don’t have enough time to spend with the system …
