Microsoft bumps up GPU speed on Xbox One
The graphics on the upcoming Xbox One console are about to get even better. Ars Technica notes that Xbox One chief product officer Marc Whitten revealed this …
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Wall Street gives the Moto X a big shrug
It’s safe to say that many Wall Street analysts weren’t blown away by Motorola’s new flagship smartphone. Barron’s has a good roundup of Street analysts’ …
Samsung’s tablet army helps Android march past iOS as top tablet platform
All this has happened before and all this will happen again. The latest numbers from Canalys show that Android has now overtaken iOS as the …
Hulu is trying to out-weird Netflix
Perhaps goaded by the dazzling media blitz Netflix has managed to generate with its original shows, Hulu is now attempting to launch a string of …
Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U sales seen falling short of previous-gen consoles
While the Wii U continues to flounder, the video game industry is looking to Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 to boost the market …
Why Microsoft is doggedly sticking it out with Windows RT
Give Microsoft credit: They don’t give up on their ideas, even when the market is telling them they should. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley writes that …
Motorola in dreamland
It is no surprise Motorola wants to sell its new flagship phone on customized covers and voice commands. Google is a software company. It dreams of …
DOJ wants Apple to scrap deals with publishers to settle eBook price-fixing case
The United States Department of Justice has given Apple its first offer to settle charges that it led a conspiracy to rig eBook prices. The …
Google’s marketing war chest gives Motorola ‘a shot at being more than irrelevant’
Early impressions of the Moto X have been decidedly mixed so far. While early previews generally say that the phone looks great and feels terrific …
WSJ: The FBI can remotely flip on Android phone mics to record conversations
Anyone worried about being tracked by law enforcement officials really ought to think twice before buying an Android phone. The Wall Street Journal reports that …
The next week could determine whether Apple’s patent battle has been a bust
Apple’s patent battle against Samsung probably hasn’t gone as well as the company had hoped. Sure, Apple won big last summer when a jury awarded …
Frost & Sullivan: Apple is ‘too late and too limited’ to tackle automotive market
Well known business consultant and market research firm Frost & Sullivan recently issued a report that claims Apple’s move to take on the automotive infotainment …
Next-gen iPad mini rear shell purportedly revealed in leaked pictures
With or without a Retina display, it looks like we are getting a new iPad mini sometime this year. FanaticFone, which on Thursday gave us some …
Samsung Galaxy Note III, smartwatch launch rumored for September 4th
Samsung may be gearing up for yet another of its Broadway-style productions to unveil its Galaxy Note III phablet and its first smartwatch. Unnamed sources …
Hulu follows in Netflix’s steps, will release its own original shows
Hulu isn’t letting Netflix reap all the rewards for producing original content. Bloomberg reports that Hulu is planning to release its own original series that …
Nobel Prize-winning economists call for the death of software patents
Dislike of software patents is no longer confined to wild-eyed Redditors and Mark Cuban. The Washington Post points us to two Nobel Prize-winning economists who …
Sony’s smartphone business heats up: 9.6 million sold for $60 million profit
Could Sony have finally cracked the smartphone market? Per The New York Times, Sony’s latest earnings report showed that the company sold 9.6 million smartphones …
Apple seemingly sticking with Samsung for A7 chip components
Apple and Samsung may really hate one another but that doesn’t mean they’re going to break out of their mutually codependent relationship anytime soon. 9to5Mac …
New leak suggests budget iPhone to feature 8-megapixel camera
Just because the iPhone 5C will cost less than the standard iPhone model, that doesn’t mean it will have lousy specs. 9to5Mac has spotted some …
Motorola may have just developed the ‘first true anti-iPhone’
Given how different Google and Apple are in their business philosophies, it makes sense that the two companies would release smartphones that are poles apart …
Motorola Moto X preview
Motorola’s back on the scene with a brand new handset called Moto X, the company’s first flagship since being acquired by Google. It’s a beautiful, …
Moto X coming to all major U.S. carriers in late August for $199
Motorola’s newest flagship phone will arrive on all major carriers in the United States by the end of August for $199.99 with a two-year contract. …
PC sales may no longer be in a downward spiral
It’s been a very bad year for PC sales but a new survey from Strategy Analytics suggests that the worst may be over for now. …
An engine of destruction: The anatomy of a low-end Android phone
Last March, a low-end Android phone called Xolo Q800 debuted in Asia. The model remains almost unknown in the Western markets, but it is a perfect specimen …
Zombie apocalypse: Supposedly dead Garmin outperforms leading smartphone vendors
Apple posted a 20% profit decline in its spring quarter. Personal navigation device (PND) vendor Garmin just delivered a comparatively mild 7% earnings decline. If anyone had forecast …
AT&T customers ignore T-Mobile trash talk, rate their carrier best for customer service
T-Mobile CEO John Legere’s trash talk doesn’t seem to have hurt AT&T’s standing among its customers. The latest survey from J.D. Power shows that AT&T …
Windows 8 growth slows to a crawl
Although Windows 8 has been steadily building momentum all year, the latest numbers from Net Applications show that its growth rate has stalled over the …
Microsoft Kinect’s most amazing feat yet: Translating sign language
When it comes to gaming, Microsoft’s Kinect sensor is clearly one of the biggest developments in recent history — and the best is yet to …
Undeterred by ‘gadget spam’ accusations, Samsung plows ahead with Galaxy flip phone
Samsung has never been shy about its strategy of spamming the world with an enormous number of gadgets every year, but its latest concoction may …
Next-gen iPad rear shell revealed in leaked photos
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad is coming this fall and that means we’re starting to get a steady supply of leaked pictures of the new device. FanaticFone …
