iPad to be available at 8AM this Friday
Apple has just confirmed that the company’s brand new iPad will be available for in store purchase starting at 8:00 a.m. local time this Friday …
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PayPal’s Google Wallet competitor shown off at SXSW [video]
During the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, PayPal finally showed off its upcoming digital wallet product that will compete with …
Corporate demand for Apple’s iPad increases
Roughly one out of five companies plan to purchase tablets for their employees in the second quarter of 2012, according to a survey from ChangeWave …
Yahoo files ‘puzzling’ patent lawsuit against Facebook
Yahoo has filed a massive patent infringement lawsuit against its business partner, Facebook, AllThingsD reported on Monday. The search company claims that Facebook’s News Feed, …
iPhone user who sued AT&T receives new settlement offer
A judge in Southern California last month awarded $850 to an iPhone user who was throttled on AT&T’s network. The plaintiff, Matt Spaccarelli, filed a small …
Apple subpoenaed by FTC in Google antitrust probe
Apple has been subpoenaed by the United Stated Federal Trade Commission as part of an antitrust investigation of Google, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The FTC is reportedly …
Sprint’s board is watching CEO Dan Hesse closely amid investor unrest
After five years at Sprint’s helm, CEO Dan Hesse’s effectiveness is being called into question. While Hesse and his team have managed to stall subscriber defection, …
Samsung again tips ‘iPad mini,’ says Apple will buy $11B in Samsung parts this year
Apple plans to launch a smaller version of its popular iPad tablet later this year according to an unnamed official at Samsung. While speaking with …
Apple’s only $14 billion away from being larger than the entire U.S. retail sector
Apple market capitalization, as it sits, is just over $514 billion — an astonishing number we’re all still getting used to. Even more amazing, however, is …
AT&T 4G LTE to hit 12 new markets beginning next month
AT&T’s 4G LTE service will soon expand to 12 new markets, with the next phase of the roll-out concluding early this coming summer according to …
McGraw Hill: The discounted iPad 2 is just what schools needed
In a special January event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple’s VP of marketing Phil Schiller announced that the Cupertino-based company was …
Pegatron workers say they were ignored after iPad plant explosion
A report on Monday from NPR has provided new insights into an explosion that injured 59 workers in an iPad plant last December. The incident occurred …
Apple sued over ‘misleading and deceptive’ Siri ads
Apple is being sued in New York by Frank Fazio, who claims that Apple falsely advertises Siri as a responsive and helpful when in fact the …
Flying drone swarm could bring free Wi-Fi access to protesters [video]
The Internet and mobile devices were instrumental in allowing protesters and activists to organize and even topple oppressive regimes in 2011. Global media watchdog group Reporters …
Megaupload founder claims U.S. government officials used his file-sharing service
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is currently trying to work out a deal with the Department of Justice to allow users to download their personal files …
PirateBox offline file-sharing solution puts pirates out of authorities’ reach [video]
The recent ordeal surrounding the now defeated SOPA and PIPA proposals followed by the shuttering of file-sharing giant Megaupload has put online piracy back in …
Apple accuses Samsung of violating court order in infringement case
Apple has accused Samsung of violating a court order to produce its source code in a recent patent infringement case. The Cupertino-based company claims that …
Watchdog group reveals ‘Enemies of the Internet’ list for 2012
Global media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders on Monday released its “Enemies of the Internet” list for 2012. The list is comprised of nations it …
Apple’s upcoming streaming TV service again tipped by CBS CEO
Apple CEO Steve Jobs approached CBS approximately one year ago in an attempt to secure a content deal for a streaming television service that was …
Video game sales continue to slide in February, Xbox still top console
The video game industry continued to struggle in the United States last month as sales slid yet again according to market research firm The NPD …
Comcast will not offer Netflix to subscribers
On Tuesday, a report surfaced claiming Netflix was in talks with some of the largest cable companies in the U.S. to discuss integrating the company’s streaming …
Apple to pull the plug on iWork.com
Apple on Friday announced that its iWork.com service will be discontinued on July 31, 2012. “After July 31, 2012, you can no longer publish new …
Apple forced to cut profit margins with new iPad, analyst says
In an effort to keep the iPad’s price the same, Apple may have had to cut profit margins compared to previous models, The Wall Street …
With Megaupload down for the count, MPAA sets sights on Hotfile
The Motion Picture Association of America this week filed a motion for a summary judgement against file-sharing service Hotfile in a U.S. District Court in Florida, …
AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 launch delayed, now set to debut on April 22nd for $99.99
BGR exclusively reported this past January that the Nokia Lumia 900 will retail for a mind-blowing $99.99 with two-year agreement when it launches on AT&T. We also …
Apple’s new iPhone lock screen is terrible
Apple, your new lock screen is terrible. It’s great that you want to make the camera even more accessible in iOS 5.1 since a lot …
Police reportedly plan to raid The Pirate Bay
Swedish authorities have reportedly secured warrants and are planning to raid The Pirate Bay. Unnamed Pirate Bay team members speaking with TorrentFreak claim to have …
Verizon to shutter three call centers [updated]
Approximately 3,000 people could lose their jobs following the shuttering of Verizon call centers in Texas, Michigan and Washington state. Local ABC affiliate ABC 13 …
Kindle Fire extinguishes eReader demand in Q1
Amazon’s popular Kindle Fire is seen as having a huge impact on eReader shipments in the first quarter of 2012. The 7-inch Android tablet burst …
OnLive and Microsoft butt heads over Windows virtualization
OnLive, a company known for its cloud-based gaming service, has been pushing its “Desktop App” for iPad and select Android tablets. The program uses virtualization …
