Samsung passes the buck to Google for alleged Apple patent violations
Samsung has apparently come up with a new strategy to get Apple to stop beating it up for $1 billion patent verdicts: Pass the buck …
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Apple’s next big acquisition could make the iPhone’s display better than ever
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is releasing in just over a week and everything we’ve seen indicates that it will set the bar for smartphone displays in 2014. …
Here’s the Samsung device that finally convinced Apple go to war
An excerpt from Yukari Iwatani Kane’s “Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs” published by Re/code reveals more details about the events that preceded Apple’s decision …
These are the 5 iOS features Apple claims Samsung stole
According to Apple, Samsung has stolen a number of key iOS features and design elements, and used them when making its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. …
How major ISPs are reacting to Google Fiber
What began as a curious and expensive Google experiment is fast becoming a much-needed catalyst for change in an industry that has long been considered …
Meet the robot that might someday replace your entire fire department
Firefighters are our heroes… until we figure out how to replace them with robots, at least. Discovery News points us to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s newest robot …
Key Microsoft Office exec is following Ballmer out the door
Ever since Windows 8 was released in October 2012, Microsoft has undergone a massive internal reorganization. Shortly after Windows 8 was released, Windows chief Steven …
Samsung’s mobile boss out-earns Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple might be the most profitable technology company on the planet, but its chief executive’s hefty paycheck still wasn’t as high as his top rival’s …
No, Dropbox isn’t snooping on your files to prevent copyright infringement
A tweet this weekend generated quite a lot of attention, as a Dropbox user was surprised to discover “DMCA takedowns in personal folders, TechCrunch reports. …
HTC One (M8) sales apparently off to a flying start
We’ll probably never know exactly how many HTC One (M8) units HTC sold during its first week on the market, but a new report suggests …
New Apple vs. Samsung legal battle even more important for Google than last time
The second U.S. Apple vs. Samsung trial, which is set to start on Monday in San Jose with jury selection, may be even more important for …
Guess how many pages it would take to print Wikipedia
Back in the dark ages 20 or so years ago, houses across America had at least one or two shelves in their living rooms dedicated to …
BlackBerry just can’t win
BlackBerry’s fourth-quarter earnings were better than expected, losing $0.08 per share, compared to the $0.67 loss most analysts were expecting. The company continues to make …
BlackBerry strikes major blow against Seacrest’s copycat keyboard
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest clearly underestimated the awesome power that is BlackBerry. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge William Orrick granted a preliminary injunction against Seacrest’s …
Google is tracking some employees for 100 years just to monitor their happiness
Google is planning to “spy” on its employees for the next 100 years in order to find the secret recipe of keeping them happy and more …
Teen discovers that simply changing fonts can save tons of money on printer ink
Studying ways to reduce paper and ink use for his school, a 14-year old teenager figured out that by switching from Times New Roman and …
This is what the new Kinect for Windows looks like
No, the device you see in the image above this post is not the unbundled Xbox One Kinect we’ve been requesting, but rather the second version …
The world’s sweetest ATM dispenses cupcakes, not cash
Is a 3D chocolate printer too rich for your blood? If so then Sprinkles Cupcakes has a slightly cheaper way to satisfy your sweet tooth …
Scientists find bats can call dibs on their food, warn rival bats to stay away
It turns out we’re more like bats that we ever imagined, for just as we can call dibs on the last slice of pizza, bats …
Video: Facebook is using laser-shooting drones to spread Internet access
Facebook and Internet.org on Thursday announced the Connectivity Lab, a team that will work on connecting more people to the Internet by using some new …
Google Naps leverages the power of Maps to find a cool place to sleep in
Google Naps is a new service that allows tired users to find a place to sleep nearby by leveraging the power of Google’s Google Maps …
New poll shows the more education you have, the more you hate the Comcast-TWC merger
Does being more educated actually give you more common sense? A new Reuters poll finds that while Americans as a whole dislike the idea of …
BlackBerry’s long, hard slog back to respectability
BlackBerry’s fourth-quarter earnings were markedly better than expected, with its loss of $0.08 per share a share significantly better than the consensus estimate of a $0.67 …
BlackBerry Q4 loss much narrower than expected but revenue sinks below $1 billion
BlackBerry’s last earnings report was truly a thing of spellbinding horror as the company had just taken down its “for sale” sign and posted earnings …
Clock ticks for mankind as ‘Cyberdyne’ goes public
Of course, Skynet cannot triumph over humanity until a corporation solves the problem of how to create sentient killer machines. We are now one step closer …
Carbon dioxide leak kills worker at Samsung factory
A worker died at a Samsung factory in Seoul after carbon dioxide was mistakenly released, according to Korean news agency Yonhap News. The factory’s fire …
How to avoid wrecking your vision while staring at a computer screen
Nowadays, we spend nearly 6 hours each day staring at a display, whether it’s a desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet. After looking at screens all …
U.S. Department of Defense throws BlackBerry 10 a welcome lifeline
If there’s one mobile platform that needs a lifeline these days, it’s BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry’s hardware sales have been in free fall over the past …
Tim Cook makes his most un-Jobs-like move yet and acts graciously toward Microsoft
Apple CEO Tim Cook may not be a charismatic visionary like legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs but he definitely seems to have a lot more …
Amazon will reportedly launch free video streaming service
Between a rumored set-top box and the evolving price of Prime, Amazon has been making headlines on a daily basis. Now The Wall Street Journal is reporting …
