Court slams TSA, demands hearings to discuss nude body scanners
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wants to know why the Transport and Security Administration has broken its promise to …
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Valve: Agree to not sue us or lose access to Steam
Gamers beware: Valve Software, the firm behind immensely popular gaming portal Steam, wants you to waive your right to sue before you continue gathering games …
Apple may be prepping next-generation Smart Cover with built-in display
The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a patent application from Apple (AAPL) that may reveal features for its next-generation Smart Cover, …
RBC: Apple’s iPad mini is coming this fall
Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone will be unveiled next month. The company hasn’t made any announcements yet regarding the launch of its most highly anticipated new …
Hate Siri all you want – it’s still the future
I recently penned a quick piece on Apple’s (AAPL) Siri and Google’s (GOOG) new voice command support in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, explaining that while there …
RIM CEO admits company can’t keep up with Apple, Samsung without outside help
RIM (RIMM) has long resisted allowing others to build devices based on its BlackBerry operating system, but RIM CEO Thorsten Heins on Thursday reiterated comments …
Ice Cream Sandwich finally gaining steam as share jumps to 16%
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich seems to finally be catching on. The latest numbers from the Android Developers blog show that Ice Cream Sandwich is …
RIM announces 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook, hits Canada first on August 9th
Research In Motion (RIMM) on Thursday took the wraps off of a new version of its PlayBook tablet, the 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook. Rumors had previously …
Sharp president outs iPhone 5 details to distract from awful earnings
Sharp (6753) reported a rough second quarter on Thursday, and the best way to lighten the blow from a massive $1.2 billion operating loss is …
Sony Q1 profit plummets 77% despite $19.2 billion in sales
Sony (SNE) on Thursday reported its results for the first fiscal quarter of 2012. The struggling Japan-based consumer electronics giant posted $79 million in operating …
Microsoft hits 1 million users for Outlook.com in less than a day
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Outlook Twitter account proudly announced on Tuesday night that its new Outlook.com email application had already reached more than 1 million users less …
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi — the super-ugly, super-affordable $35 computer — is about to lose its Linux-only shackles and move into the modern touch interface era with Android. The Raspberry …
Dropbox admits recent security breach led to spam attacks
A couple of weeks ago, Dropbox users began to complain about receiving spam in email accounts created exclusively for the service. After investigating the issue, …
Windows XP still the top OS, Windows 7 closing in
Microsoft’s (MSFT) 10-year old operating system, Windows XP, is still the most popular platform in the world but Windows 7 isn’t far behind. According to …
Amazon Instant Video streaming app hits Apple’s iPad
Amazon’s (AMZN) Instant Video app for the iPad became available in Apple’s (AAPL) App Store on Wednesday. The app grants Amazon Prime members access to thousands …
Android still powers more than half of all smartphones sold in the U.S.
Market research firm comScore on Wednesday released the results of its latest survey that found Android is still the most popular mobile operating system in the …
‘Anonymous’ hackers realize intellectual property rules may have value after all [video]
Memo to foolhardy companies: Anonymous does not like having its Intellectual Property rights violated. The Register reports that the famed hacker collective is in a state …
Google actually starts setting standards for Android apps on Google Play
The days of slapping a malicious Android app together and quickly tossing it onto the Google Play store are at an end. Per Mashable, Google …
French regulators tell Google to hand over undeleted Street View data
The French sound just as unhappy about Google’s (GOOG) dodgy Street View data collection practices as everyone else, as Bloomberg reports that France’s data-protection authority is …
Android might get the jump on iOS by adding multiple user support
One of the advantages of using a traditional operating system such as Windows or Mac OS X is the ability to have multiple user accounts …
Zynga, Nokia and the dangers of cliche-based speculation
We all know that the feature phone market is dying and the mobile app market is hot. And that is what makes short-term investment decisions …
Google Wallet updated to support all major credit and debit cards
Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced an update to its Google Wallet app that allows users to add any credit or debit card to their smartphone …
Gaming isn’t the boys club it once was; almost half of all gamers are female
The stereotypical gamer is often thought of as a young male who possibly lives in his parents’ basement. In reality, this isn’t the case. According to …
IDC: Samsung extends lead over Apple in Q2, Nokia continues to fall
A recent study by market research firm IDC revealed the smartphone market grew 42.1% in the second quarter of 2012, while the worldwide mobile phone …
Android tablets are finally gaining ground: Study suggests iPad market share is dwindling
Apple (AAPL) sold more iPads into sales channels in the second quarter this year than it has ever sold in a single quarter. The 17 …
Meet the three boxes that will transform your apartment into a swinging Google Fiber pad
GigaOm’s Dave Greenbaum is once again on the ground in Missouri to check out some of the gear that will help Kansas City’s wild and crazy …
Microsoft: Windows 8 finalized, RTM version headed to manufacturers
Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday announced that Windows 8 is ready for primetime by shipping off the final Windows 8 code to its manufacturing partners for …
iOS and Android growth stall in July as BlackBerry stabilizes
Research In Motion (RIMM) got some bad news this week as user interface magician and The Astonishing Tribe founder Hampus Jakobsson quit to explore new …
AT&T orders retail staff to sell anything but the iPhone, multiple sources tell us
IPhone activations at AT&T (T) grew by just 3% in the second quarter this year, and many industry watchers pointed to the flood of next-generation …
New iPhone to include MagSafe-style dock connector with just 8 pins
And here people thought that a 19-pin iPhone dock connector would be a drastic change. According to the latest rumors posted at iLounge, Apple (AAPL) …
