Nokia is building a revolutionary new phone to combat the ‘poorly designed’ iPhone
Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 900 Windows Phone could be the first smartphone running Microsoft’s mobile operating system to really make a splash in the United States. …
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Apple’s new iPad heats things up – literally
BGR reported on Monday that a number of new iPad owners were encountering overheating issues with their tablets. After a period of usage, the iPads …
Windows 8 PCs and tablets set to launch in October
Early rumors suggested that devices running Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 operating system might launch as soon as this summer, but a new report places the …
AT&T relaunches Aspire program with quarter-billion dollar commitment to education
AT&T on Monday announced that it is relaunching its AT&T Aspire program designed to help students graduate from high school and prepare for college and …
Reports claim new iPad is too hot to handle
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on a company conference call on Monday that the new iPad sold in record numbers during its debut weekend. The …
Writers accuse Apple of eBook piracy
Three separate lawsuits have been filed in China on behalf of 12 writers who claim Apple is selling unlicensed versions of their works in its …
AT&T confirms record iPad sales
AT&T on Monday confirmed that it sold and activated more iPad tablets this past Friday than it has on any other single day. “On Friday, …
Sprint rumored to launch HTC One X on June 10th
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper will be the first 4G handsets to launch on Sprint’s upcoming LTE network in the second quarter, but …
NetZero reinvents itself as America’s first free 4G service provider
NetZero burst onto the scene in 1998 as the first in a crop of Internet service providers that gave subscribers free access to the Web …
New Sonic game showcases Xbox, Windows Phone integration [video]
Microsoft first discussed its “three screens and a cloud” gaming strategy in 2009, describing a scenario that could carry a single video game across a …
iPad launch day: Where are all the sell-outs?
iPad launch day is quite a fiasco. Apple Stores around the country see eager customers line up hours or even days ahead of the tablet’s …
Redesigned 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros reportedly in production
Following multiple reports claiming Apple was working with suppliers and manufacturing partners to develop a new 15-inch MacBook Air, it now looks as though the …
More than half of Internet traffic is ‘non-human’
A new study suggests that more than half of all Internet traffic is generated by non-human sources such as hacking software, scrapers and automated spam …
Rattled by Google’s Motorola buy, Samsung rumored to license BlackBerry 10
Future Samsung smartphones could be powered by Research In Motion’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system according to a new round of market chatter. Rumors tossed …
Watch new iPads flood America in real-time
Thousands upon thousands of consumers in cities across America are taking delivery of their new iPads today, and many more lined up at Apple Stores …
Court orders file-sharing site RapidShare to monitor for copyrighted content [updated]
A court in Germany ruled on Thursday that RapidShare must implement a system that proactively filters user uploads in order to prevent the illegal sharing of copyrighted …
It’s 8:00AM, do you know where your new iPad is?
For readers in the United States who were too eager to pre-order a new iPad and wait for it to be shipped, too tired to …
RIM confirms PlayBook tablet to get BlackBerry 10 update
Research In Motion on Wednesday confirmed that the PlayBook tablet will eventually receive an update to unify its operating system with next-generation BlackBerry smartphones.The PlayBook’s …
Judge demands that copyright troll forfeit all copyrights
Copyright troll Rightraven has been ordered by a judge in Nevada to forfeit all of its intellectual property in order to pay its debts, Wired reported. …
Walmart to begin selling new iPad at 12:01AM tomorrow [updated]
Anxious Apple fans who weren’t quick enough to place a pre-order before Apple sold out of pre-sales iPad inventory may end up getting their hands …
Skyfire HotSwap lets families share Apple’s iPad and stay logged in [video]
In a recent feature about Windows 8 and an earlier piece covering some of the problems facing iPad competitors, we mentioned the lack of multi-user login …
New service lets users try Apple’s new iPad for 30 days before buying
A new subscription service allows potential gadget owners to test out new devices like Apple’s new iPad tablet before committing to a purchase. YBUY, which bills …
New iPad teardown now underway at iFixit [updated]
Well-known gadget repair company iFixit made its way to Australia on Thursday in order to be among the first to procure a new Apple iPad. …
U.S. ISPs become ‘copyright cops’ starting July 12th
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other Internet service providers in the United States will soon launch new programs to police their networks in …
Apple stock hits $600 ahead of new iPad launch
Shares of Apple stock briefly jumped above $600 shortly before the market opened on Thursday as investors anticipate the launch of the new iPad. Apple’s …
‘Anonymous-OS’ is fake and packed with malware, Anonymous says
Hacker group “Anonymous Operations” has confirmed that the custom Linux-based operating system released under its name earlier this week is not a platform it developed. …
First new iPad photo samples show vastly improved camera
It’s doubtful that anyone will ever find a way to avoid looking ridiculous while capturing images with a 9.7-inch tablet in public, but those unafraid …
Web host confirms The Pirate Bay is under investigation
Swedish registrar and Web host Binero on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports suggesting digital piracy hub The Pirate Bay is currently under investigation by authorities in …
‘Anonymous’ hacker group releases its own desktop OS [updated]
Notorious hacker group “Anonymous Operations” on Wednesday released the first version of its own desktop operating system. Dubbed Anonymous-OS, the computer platform is built on …
$99 DIY kit overclocks your brain [video]
Just as a processor can be overclocked by running an increased amount of electrical current through it, the human brain can also be made to …
