Apple hit with $368 million patent verdict over FaceTime tech
What the patents giveth, the patents can taketh away. The Financial Times reports that a Texas jury has awarded Nevada-based software company VirnetX $368 million in …
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Apple still can’t keep up with iPhone 5 demand
Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone 5 about seven weeks ago and the sleek smartphone still isn’t easy to find on store shelves. The company sold …
For Apple, ‘it’s all downhill from here’
It’s time for a changing of the guard. Apple (AAPL), the most valuable consumer electronics company on the planet, has already peaked and is now …
Obama’s ‘Four more years’ becomes most popular tweet of all time
President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday evening after defeating republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney 303 to 206 and winning an estimated 50% of the …
FCC fines AT&T $700,000 over data plan blunder [updated]
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday that AT&T (T) has agreed to pay a $700,000 fine for switching data plans of select customers. The …
‘Google Wallet card’ leak points to weakness in NFC mobile payments
Launched in May 2011, Google Wallet was supposed to revolutionize shopping and replace cash and credit cards with NFC-enabled smartphones. While the idea was and …
Scientists working on new broadband tech that could create 2000x faster fiber speeds
Think Google (GOOG) Fiber is fast? Whatever. Some scientists in Wales are brewing something that’s 2,000 times better. As ISPreview reports, a group of scientists …
Major cable companies try to make themselves innovative by opening up new research center
“Innovative” is probably not the word you use to describe your cable company. But Reuters reports that major players such as Comcast (CMCSA) and Time …
EU regulators ready to accept Apple’s eBook price fixing settlement
EU regulators are reportedly set to accept an offer from Apple (AAPL) and four other book publishers that will end an antitrust investigation over eBook …
Facebook iOS app updated with Instagram style photo filters, batch photo sharing and more
Facebook (FB) pushed out another big update to its iOS app on Monday that combines the best elements of its standalone Camera app and Messenger app. …
Battery breakthrough using crushed silicon could triple the power in our gadgets
As nice as razor-thin gadgets with incredibly dense screens are, battery tech hasn’t really evolved much in the last decade. While software optimizations can be …
Google Chrome update adds ‘Do Not Track’ support
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday released an update for its Chrome Web browser for Windows, Mac and Linux computers that finally brings support for a “Do Not …
Apple may finally be directly targeting Android for alleged patent infringement
Apple (AAPL) may be done beating around the bush when it comes to suing Android manufacturers. Bloomberg reports that Apple is trying to add Android 4.1 …
HTC’s Halloween Horror Show
So HTC (2498) missed investor expectations again for its October performance. Surely this cannot surprise anyone? The company just missed third-quarter 2012 expectations literally days …
22% of all registered voters have already told the world how they voted through Facebook or Twitter
Who needs exit polls when you have Twitter and Facebook (FB)? Pew Internet has found that an estimated 22% of all registered voters in the …
Apple’s switch away from Intel ‘not likely anytime soon’
Shares of Intel (INTC) dipped on Monday following reports that Apple (AAPL) is working toward a shift away from Intel processors in its Mac computers. …
Terrifying chart shows huge spike in people Googling ‘Who is running for president?’
It’s one thing to be undecided; it’s another to be uninformed. As noted by the Huffington Post’s Alana Horowitz, Google (GOOG) is showing that the …
Apple iPad mini review
Does the world need a newer, smaller iPad that’s practically the same price as the existing iPad 2? I mean, looking at it on paper, …
In shift to Apple-like business model, Microsoft is off to a great start
Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) have a rivalry that dates back several decades and the technology giants are constantly chasing each other in different areas …
Amazon Prime gets $7.99 monthly subscription option to take on Netflix, Hulu+
Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime service has been a huge draw for the retailer, and it looks as though it will soon announce a new subscription model …
Kim Dotcom wants to give New Zealand free Internet by suing the pants off of US government, Hollywood
Everyone would love to have free high-speed Internet service, but the question always is who will actually pay for it? If you’re Megaupload founder Kim …
Twitter to take on Instagram with its own set of photo filters
Twitter seems set to directly take on Instagram. The New York Times is reporting that the social network with over 500 million active users will soon be …
Samsung may give itself a ‘radical brand makeover’ at CES next year
The world’s largest mobile vendor is said to be readying a “radical brand makeover” that it plans to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in …
Apple’s Motorola patent suit gets tossed out the window
A U.S. District judge in Wisconsin on Monday dismissed Apple’s (AAPL) patent lawsuit against Motorola, according to Reuters. The Cupertino-based company had accused Motorola of …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Windows Phone 8 will finally make Microsoft relevant in mobile
As Microsoft (MSFT) enters the third year in its slow smartphone comeback campaign, sales of Windows Phone-powered handsets are still barely a blip on the …
Nokia Lumia 920 review: Windows Phone’s white knight falls short again
In late March 2012, the tide seemed as though it was about to turn for Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone platform. After a year and a …
Samsung Galaxy S III sales blow past target, topping 30 million units in 150 days
Samsung (005930) mobile boss JK Shin said in September that the vendor hoped to sell more than 30 million Galaxy S III smartphones in 2012. …
Apple, Google map apps inflame international feud between Japan and Korea over tiny disputed island
While most people agree that Apple’s (AAPL) Maps application has been truly bad, not many thought it could spark an international border dispute. But the …
Video shows how Hurricane Sandy methodically demolished East Coast web connectivity [video]
There’s no doubt that Hurricane Sandy was an absolutely devastating storm for the northeastern United States and now we have a video showing how the …
Smartphones and tablets now account for more than 10% of all web browsing
We’re not in the “post-PC world” yet, but new data from NetMarketShare says that we’re getting there. According to NetMarketShare’s latest tracking numbers, smartphones and …
