Texas Instruments demos new OMAP 5 chipset
At the Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday, Texas Instruments showed off the company’s OMAP 5 chipset in a reference platform running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The 28nm …
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Hon Hai revenue jumps 19.9% in 2011
Taiwanese manufacturer Hon Hai reported revenue growth of 19.89% year-over-year in 2011 and 37.5% quarter-over-quarter in the fourth quarter last year, Taiwan Economic News said Friday. …
LightSquared asks NASA for investigation into GPS advisory board
LightSquared has asked NASA’s inspector general to investigate whether or not an advisor to federal agencies has conflicts of interest that make it unfair for …
Samsung plans tweaked Galaxy Tab 7.0N to skirt Apple patent complaints
Samsung is reportedly planning to launch a tweaked version of its Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet in Germany. The Galaxy Tab 7.0N will likely offer …
Best Buy reorganizes to focus on connected device sales
During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Best Buy announced that it will reorganize part of its business to focus on sales of connected …
Motorola scores win in ITC Apple patent case [updated]
The United States International Trade Commission on Friday issued a prliminary ruling stating that Motorola Mobility smartphones do not infringe three Apple patents. “It is held …
Nokia sells more than 450 patents to patent troll
Following a long history at the forefront of the wireless industry, Nokia holds more than 30,000 patent licenses and applications. On Thursday, the Finnish vendor’s …
CES 2012 recap: New TV tech excites, tablets are toast
The Consumer Electronics Show is one of the biggest technology trade shows in the world, and this year’s CES was as big as it has …
Amazon’s web-based Kindle Store for iPad skirts Apple’s 30% fee
Amazon’s new web-based Kindle Store for the iPad reportedly helps the online retailer dodge Apple’s fee that it would otherwise pay through a native Amazon …
iPhone 5 to feature slimmer design, may operate on all 3G and 4G LTE networks
Apple’s next-generation iPhone will be slimmer than its current iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models according to a new report, and it may feature a …
Target confirms that it will have 25 stores with mini Apple stores
Last week rumors began to circulate that Apple was planning to open itsy bitsy retail stores in as many as 25 Target locations. During a presentation on …
WhatsApp for BlackBerry gets refreshed, here’s a first look
The most popular and successful multi-device communication platform is without question WhatsApp. More of a text messaging replacement than straight BlackBerry Messenger competitor, WhatsApp has been the …
LG CES 2012 booth tour
Samsung and Sony each brought their A-game to the Consumer Electronics Show this year when it comes to high-end HDTVs. If there was one other …
LG and Microsoft sign patent agreement over Android and Chrome OS
Microsoft and LG have signed a patent agreement that covers LG’s tablets, mobile phones, and other consumer devices running Android or Chrome OS. Terms of …
Microsoft CES 2012 booth tour
Microsoft had a massive booth at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. It was home to brand new laptops, a huge array of Windows Phone …
Toshiba CES 2012 booth tour
Toshiba had a ton of products on display this year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The booth was chocked full of stunning new technology …
Samsung CES 2012 booth tour
There is no clear cut winner or loser at the Consumer Electronics Show but if there was, Samsung would easily be a top contender for …
Sony CES 2012 booth tour
Sony had a big presence at the Consumer Electronics Show this year but we were expecting a more impressive showing from the technology giant. The …
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 hands on
We just met with Corning during CES in Las Vegas to check out its new Gorilla Glass 2 panels for smartphones and tablets. The new …
Apple education event scheduled for January 19th, textbook focus we’re sure
Remember those rumors about Apple holding a mid-to-late January event in NYC? Well, invites just went out to media, and focus is on education as …
Kodak files patent infringement lawsuits against HTC and Apple
Kodak is going through a financial nightmare, with reports claiming the camera company is preparing to file for bankruptcy. In what seems like a last effort to license …
Motorola to release fewer phones this year
Motorola is known for the company’s rapid refresh rate on smartphones and tablets. Last fall, the DROID Bionic was released, two months later the DROID …
MakerBot’s Replicator is the personal 3D printer we’ve been waiting for
MakerBot announced their brand new personal 3D printer, the Replicator, at CES yesterday and we just had a chance to see it up close and …
Vizio announces two new Google TV set-top boxes, picks up where the Logitech Revue left off
Vizio announced the company’s support for Google TV with two new set-top boxes at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday. The Vizio VAP430 Stream Player …
Motorola and Intel enter into a multi-year, multi-device agreement for Intel-based devices
Motorola joined Intel on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, with the two companies announcing a major agreement. Motorola and Intel have entered into a …
Sony Xperia S hands-on
Sony came to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with a pair of new Xperia smartphones and while they definitely look and feel like older devices …
Live from Intel’s CES 2012 keynote
Day 1 of the Consumer Electronics Show is drawing to a close, and a keynote featuring Intel is the perfect way to end the day. …
Live from Qualcomm’s CES 2012 keynote
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave his last CES keynote on Monday night and while it did mark the end of an era, things are just …
Victorinox squeezes 1TB of high-speed storage into a Swiss Army Knife
Victorinox, the maker of the Swiss Army Knife, announced two new portable storage devices at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday. The company unveiled the …
Parrot announces the highflying HD-recording AR.Drone 2.0 quadcopter
During the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, Parrot wowed show-goers with the AR.Drone quadcopter. Fast forward two years and Parrot has done it again, announcing the …
