RapidShare unveils Dropbox competitor: RapidDrive
RapidShare this week unveiled a new cloud sync and storage solution called RapidDrive. The service competes directly with offerings such as Dropbox and SugarSync, integrating …
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Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily lifted
A sales ban ordered on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States has been temporarily lifted, Bloomberg reports. Samsung’s request of a stay on …
Facebook, Yahoo resolve patent spat
Yahoo sued Facebook over patents; Facebook sued Yahoo over patents; Yahoo and Facebook worked it out. Long-time partners Facebook and Yahoo have come to an …
Samsung loses appeal in Apple patent case, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban upheld
Samsung’s appeal to stay a ban recently ordered on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android-powered tablet has been rejected. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Best Buy to lay off 2,400 workers
Best Buy plans to lay off approximately 2,400 employees according to a recent report. Dow Jones Newswires on Friday reported that Best Buy will soon dismiss …
Top problems with iPhone 4S, Galaxy S III, other leading phones revealed in new report
Though some people seem to form unhealthy attachments and allegiances to their smartphones, no handset will ever be perfect. The screen is too small, the …
Kim Dotcom vows Megaupload will return
From accused cybercriminal to Internet freedom fighter in a matter of months, dot-com entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has become a poster child for the fight against the perceived …
Hardware hack adds wireless charging to iPhone 4S [video]
Rumors that wireless charging will be introduced in Apple’s next iPhone seem to pop up at least once or twice ahead of each new iPhone …
Amazon reportedly prepping a smartphone – will it cost more than the Kindle Fire tablet?
Rumors that Amazon is working on an own-brand smartphone to compete with Apple’s iPhone and numerous devices based on Google’s Android platform were resurrected late …
HTC profit plummets 58% in Q2
HTC on Friday reported disappointing unaudited second-quarter earnings that showed a huge drop in profit as the struggling smartphone maker’s woes continue. The Taiwan-based vendor …
Next-generation iPhone to feature quad-core processor, report claims
Apple’s next-generation iPhone handset will be powered by a brand new quad-core processor, a new report claims. Citing anonymous industry sources, Digitimes on Thursday reported …
Former Microsoft exec: Microsoft has ‘become the thing they despised’
Microsoft has a long and storied history of leadership in the tech industry, and the company has driven innovation for decades. In recent years, however, …
Apple’s spotless record tarnished by App Store’s first malicious spam app [updated]
Apple’s spotless record of keeping the App Store clear of malicious spam apps has been tarnished. Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an app called “Find …
Apple may be working on Project Glass-like wearable displays
Google unveiled the first iteration of its “Project Glass” connected eyewear this past April, and reports emerged soon after suggesting Google’s rivals were already working …
Retooled third-generation iPad may launch ahead of the holidays
Following a report from late last month claiming Apple is working on a revision of its latest iPad tablet, a new report suggests that a revised …
Corrupt apps sweep Apple’s App Store [updated]
A laundry list of iOS and Mac apps updated over the past day are crashing on launch due to an issue with Apple’s App Store …
Twisted light: New tech can transmit 70 DVDs worth of data per second
A team of researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a data transmission technology capable of moving the equivalent of 70 DVDs in one …
WSJ: ‘iPad mini’ launch coming soon
Following a pair of reports on Tuesday suggesting Apple is prepping a smaller, cheaper iPad tablet that will launch this fall, The Wall Street Journal’s …
U.K. Judge clears HTC phones of infringing on Apple patents
U.K. Judge Christopher Floyd ruled on Wednesday that HTC’s phones do not infringe on Apple’s patents, Bloomberg reports. The patents, which include Apple’s well known …
Samsung Galaxy Nexus pulled from Google store following ban; software patch coming
Samsung is celebrating Independence Day this year by working vigorously with Google to issue a software patch that will allow sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphone to …
ACTA anti-piracy treaty dead following defeat in European Parliament
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has been defeated one last time following a European Parliament vote on Wednesday. The proposed legislation was often likened …
Virgin Mobile launches contract-free HTC One V for just $199
The chin is in at Virgin Mobile — the Sprint-owned prepaid wireless carrier has quietly launched one of HTC’s latest and greatest smartphones, the entry-level-but-quite-capable …
Verizon Galaxy S III to launch July 10th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that the highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone will finally launch on July 10th. Following a number of delays across …
Apple stock hits $600 for first time since April
Shares of Apple’s stock hit the $600-mark on Tuesday for the first time since April 27th. The company’s stock price sky-rocketed earlier this year after Apple …
Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ to launch soon for $249-$299, report claims
Apple’s “iPad mini,” a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, will soon launch at a price point that may send shockwaves through the …
The year of Gingerbread continues: ICS penetration crosses 10%
Google debuted its brand new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system last week during the annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. The latest …
BlackBerry 10 roadmap emerges; London, Nevada, Blackforest and more planned for 2013
A purported roadmap outlining Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 launch plans has emerged, seemingly outlining the current state of RIM’s ever-changing launch schedule for the …
Sony acquires cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million
Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony's gaming arm, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire California-based cloud gaming firm Gaikai Inc. for $380 million. Sony …
Windows Phone sales top iPhone and match Android… in Finland
After struggling for nearly two years, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is finally starting to gain substantial ground… in Finland. Nokia's strong presence in its home …
Microsoft to take $6.2 billion charge following failed aQuantive acquisition
Microsoft on Monday announced that the company’s online services division will take a $6.2 billion charge related to its 2007 acquisition of aQuantive. “Microsoft Corp. …
