Nexus 4 ad touts Photo Sphere as the go-to app for avoiding holiday family photo headaches [video]
The worst part of any holiday gathering is the annoying relative who makes everyone get out of their seats to stand awkwardly in one place …
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Apple is dominating the small and medium business market in Q4
Small and medium businesses looking to deploy smartphones and tablets to their workforces are overwhelmingly going with Apple (AAPL) at the moment. AppleInsider points us …
Exiled Windows chief Sinofsky lands Harvard teaching job
Let’s say you’re a brilliant person who got canned from your previous job because you supposedly did a poor job of working well with others. …
Windows 8 tablets from HP, Dell and others reportedly delayed
Windows 8 tablets that were set to be equipped with a new, energy-efficient chip from Intel (INTC) are reportedly being delayed until early 2013, according …
Patent office rejects another Apple patent
Score another win for Apple’s (AAPL) rivals: The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday struck down one of the company’s most important patents. …
Facebook predicted to overtake Google in mobile display ad revenue this year
Shares of Facebook (FB) have begun to rebound since the company’s disastrous initial public offering this past May. After opening at $38 per share the …
NVIDIA’s newest chip may be six times more powerful than the Tegra 3
The chips race between NVIDIA’s Tegra system on a chip (SoC) and Qualcomm’s (QCOM) Snapdragon mobile processors is heating up. NVIDIA is gearing up to announce the Tegra …
New iMac early adopters upset that they can’t run Boot Camp
Bad news for Apple (AAPL) fans who like to run Windows-based applications on their computers — it seems that the company’s new iMacs aren’t compatible …
Apple seeks extra half-billion in Samsung case despite invalidated patent
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) are back in court battling over the particulars of their earlier trial in which Apple was awarded more than $1 …
Samsung’s share of the Android market doubled in 2012
Samsung (005930) has seen unprecedented growth in the mobile market. Not only has the company dominated the Android operating system, in the past year it …
Nokia’s latest headache: It may only be able to produce 600,000 Lumia 920 phones a month
The handset production volume leaks from Sohu are not much more highly regarded than Digitimes rumors on Apple (AAPL) products. But sometimes Sohu does get …
Microsoft, Nokia roll out big software update for the Lumia 920, 820 on AT&T
AT&T (T) customers who own the Nokia (NOK) Lumia 920 or the Lumia 820 are getting an early Christmas present this week. Nokia and Microsoft …
Wii U finally gets Nintendo’s TVii service on December 20th
After a month-long delay, Nintendo (NTDOY) will launch its Nintendo TVii service for the Wii U on December 20th in the U.S. and Canada. Nintendo TVii is the company’s …
FTC demands answers from data brokers
The United States Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday ordered nine data brokerage firms to provide the agency with information on how they collect and use …
Samsung will patch malware exploit affecting Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II
Samsung (005930) Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II owners had a big scare last week when it was discovered the smartphones are vulnerable to app-based attacks stemming from …
iPad mini takes a big bite out of Kindle Fire sales this holiday season
Amazon’s (AMZN) first Kindle Fire took the holidays by storm last year. Following a white-hot debut, Amazon’s slate had reportedly taken 14% of the global …
Buying your own botnet costs as little as $250
Botnets used to be the exclusive domain of high-powered hackers looking to rake in cash from spam operations or to conduct highly effective DDoS attacks. …
HTC reportedly suspends development of several new smartphone models, cuts Q1 shipments
HTC (2498) continues to churn out one gorgeous smartphone after another but its struggles persist, proving yet again that quality alone is no match for extensive carrier …
LG’s woeful comeback attempt
Back in 2008, Samsung (005930) and LG (06657011) were battling head to head in North America and Europe. Now Samsung is heading for 29% global handset market …
Apple, Google among companies that snapped up Kodak patents for $525 million
Kodak announced on Wednesday it has successfully sold its digital imaging patents to “12 intellectual property licensees organized by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation” for …
BlackBerry 10 browser smokes iOS 6 and Windows Phone 8 in comparison test [video]
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry 10 is shaping up to be quite the contender, but does it have what it takes to knock iOS 6 off …
Apple reportedly testing 46 to 55-inch HDTV models, 2013 launch unlikely
Apple (AAPL) is reportedly testing a number of HDTV prototypes with manufacturing partner Hon Hai, though a launch in the coming year is said to …
Google Maps causes huge spike in iOS 6 adoption
IPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google (GOOG) late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the …
Nokia said to unveil 10-inch Windows RT tablet in February
It still isn’t known whether Microsoft’s Surface tablet is a quiet success or a miserable failure, but the fact that the company’s vendor partners are …
Next-gen iPad mini with Retina display reportedly nearing production
Apple’s (AAPL) fourth-generation iPad broke the company’s annual release cycle and launched this past November alongside the iPad mini after its predecessor had just hit …
Data caps described as ‘cash cows’ that ISPs use to bilk customers
Bandwidth caps are one of the less popular innovations that ISPs have unveiled over the past few years, and a new paper from the liberal …
Leak reveals Polaroid’s Android-powered camera with interchangeable lenses
Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Camera and Nikon’s (NINOY) Coolpix S800c are just the beginning of a swath of Android-powered cameras. Newly leaked images and specs point to Polaroid reviving its camera …
Sony confirms 10 devices will get Jelly Bean upgrade starting in February 2013
Sony (SNE) on Monday announced that a number of its Xperia smartphones will be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean within the coming months. The …
Sony’s unreleased ‘Yuga’ phablet detailed in full review
It’s no secret Sony (SNE) is preparing to announce a 5-inch Android-powered smartphone to compete with Samsung’s (005930) successful Galaxy Note lineup. As is the case with all of the latest …
One-third of all Android devices are sold in China
Android has continued to see explosive growth throughout the world, but no market has been hit as hard by Google’s (GOOG) mobile operating system as China. The …
