iOS developer is threatening to sue Android devs for using the word ‘ToDo’
A developer that creates apps for Apple’s (AAPL) iOS platform has threatened to sue an Android app maker for using the word “ToDo.” Appigo has sent a letter …
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Gameloft teases first Unreal Engine game, promises lots of blood
French mobile video game developer and publisher Gameloft (GFT) on Thursday teased its first title that will be powered by Epic Games’s Unreal gaming engine. …
HTC says struggles will continue in Q3; forecasts 23% drop in sales, thinning margins
Struggling smartphone vendor HTC (2498) said on Friday that its business will continue to decline in the third quarter this year. The company last month …
Google is making better Apple ads than Apple
Apple (AAPL) was once the king of advertising, from its iconic 1984 Macintosh advertisement to its simplistic iPhone commercials. The Cupertino-based company has seemingly been …
Alleged ‘iPad mini’ photos could reveal case design
9to5Mac points out that Taiwanese Apple (AAPL) blog Apple.pro has posted some grainy pictures of purported iPad mini shells that are likely fake but are nonetheless …
It may be time to upgrade: AT&T is planning to shutter its 2G network by 2017
AT&T (T) is planning to shut down its second-generation wireless network by 2017, the company said in an SEC filing on Friday. The nation’s second …
New survey details the ways your cell phone service sucks
Pew surveyed nearly 2,000 cell phone users about their biggest gripes and their top answers were hardly surprising: Dropped calls and slow data. Overall, Pew found …
The iPhone’s camera is so good, a photojournalist is using it to cover the Olympics
When Apple (AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S to the world last October, consumers were initially disappointed the handset wasn’t the fabled iPhone 5. With added …
Apple: Each new iPhone sells as many units as all previous iPhones combined
Apple (AAPL) investors, start your engines. The latest juicy morsel to emerge from the soap opera that is San Jose, California’s Apple vs. Samsung (005930) trial …
4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook will cost $450 with a two-year agreement, $550 off-contract
When RIM (RIMM) on Thursday unveiled its 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook, there was one piece of information that was noticeably absent: pricing. But now MobileSyrup has …
Pay-TV didn’t lose 400,000 subscriptions last quarter – it’s more like 425,000
A report on Thursday suggested that 400,000 American homes cut the cord last quarter, ditching cable and satellite television services to get their home entertainment …
Apple is freaking out over top-secret market research being used in patent trial [updated]
Remember when Steve Jobs famously said that Apple (AAPL) did “no market research” to figure out what consumers want? Well, it turns out that wasn’t …
iPhone 5 panel compared to iPhone 4S on video – thinner, harder, bigger display [video]
According to all accounts, Apple’s (AAPL) sixth-generation iPhone is going to be even better than its fifth-generation iPhone. Shocking, we know. Dozens of leaks suggest …
Poll: Did Samsung rip off Apple’s designs?
Did Samsung rip off Apple’s designs? The Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) tech trial of the century kicked off on Monday, and a lot of people seem to already …
RIM CEO says company ‘seriously’ considered switch to Android
RIM (RIMM) CEO Thorsten Heins’s interview with the Telegraph on Thursday made headlines for his admission that the company can’t keep up with Apple (AAPL) and …
Samsung confirms a new supersized Samsung Galaxy Note will be unveiled this month
The smartphone that Samsunged Samsung (005930) ended up Samsunging us earlier this year when we learned that more than 7 million people purchased the prodigious phone. …
Google Fiber TV service is about to get whole lot better
Rovi (ROVI) on Thursday announced that it has entered into a multi-year patent licensing agreement with Google (GOOG). Under the agreement, the Internet giant will have …
Bargain-hunting on Nokia Lumia phones will soon be easier thanks to Groupon integration
Nokia (NOK) is updating its Maps application to cater to people who walk down the street and get the sudden urge to get a $5 …
Google mulls expanding Google Fiber to more markets
Unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Google (GOOG) has been having internal discussions about possibly expanding its super-speedy Google Fiber service into markets that aren’t …
After eight months on Gingerbread, HTC finally updates Rezound to Android 4.0
At HTC’s (2498) Rezound press event in November, the Taiwanese manufacturer noted that its latest smartphone was Ice Cream Sandwich ready and would receive an …
AT&T escalates the U.S. spectrum war with NextWave buy
AT&T (T) bolstered its spectrum portfolio Thursday when it agreed to pay $600 million in cash to acquire wireless spectrum holding company NextWave Wireless. The …
Apple offered massive tax breaks to build a new Nevada data center
The Nevada Board of Economic Development on Wednesday approved Apple’s (AAPL) proposed data center and is offering the company $89 million in tax breaks, The …
Apple’s iPad is still crushing rivals with 68% of the tablet market in Q2
According to data from market research firm IDC, worldwide tablet shipments are estimated to have reached 25 million units in the second quarter of 2012, …
Anonymous shows its softer side, goes to bat for children’s charity
Anonymous isn’t all about Guy Fawkes masks and news casts with creepy automated voices; sometimes it’s about helping others. As Network World’s Paul McNamara reports, some …
Pay up, patent trolls: New legislation would force failed plaintiffs to pay defendants’ legal bills
Now that judges from around the world are going off on regular rants about the insanity of the current patent system, the United States Congress …
Judge says Samsung can’t waste jury’s time with accusations that Apple ripped off sci-fi movies
Add Judge Lucy Koh to the list of jurists who are fed up with silly patent arguments. All Things D reports that Koh on Thursday shot down …
Apple cuts back on Samsung-sourced iPad displays as patent trial heats up
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) are tech’s greatest frenemies. On one hand, the consumer electronics giants are bitter rivals fighting for smartphone industry dominance and …
400,000 American homes have dumped pay-TV so far this year
More than 400,000 American homes have cut the cord and ditched their cable and satellite pay-TV services since the start of 2012. The figure includes …
Fake accounts and worthless mobile users raise new concerns over Facebook
During its first quarterly earnings report as a public company last week, Facebook (FB) revealed that it had 955 million monthly active users and 543 …
Analyst calls Microsoft’s Surface tablet the next Zune
Just about the last thing Microsoft (MSFT) wants to hear right now is comparisons of any of its products to the Zune, its failed iPod killer …
