Kim Dotcom’s Mega file sharing site slated for January launch
Kim Dotcom, the most interesting German-born man in New Zealand, is ready to give the entertainment industry a fresh round of heartburn. The mercurial Dotcom …
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Amazon Game Studios announces its first-ever mobile game for iOS, Android [video]
At its Kindle Fire HD announcement event, Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos made it very clear the company was in the business of selling services …
Nintendo debuts first Wii U commercial showing off its touchscreen GamePad [video]
With 17 days to go until the Wii U console launches in North America, Nintendo (NTDOY) has only a handful of days to convince gamers …
$99 Android-powered Ouya game console gets Jelly Bean, enters crucial testing phase
The greatest Kickstarter project ever launched is about to get even better. The team behind the $99 Ouya game console is showing once again how their …
Apple upped R&D spending by $1B last year, still outspent nearly 3:1 by Microsoft
Apple (AAPL) is the world’s most profitable consumer electronics company by a wide margin and continued innovation is a key factor in maintaining that huge …
AT&T, T-Mobile flip the switch on stolen cellphone tracker database
AT&T (T) and T-Mobile have once again combined to do something good and have become the first mobile carriers in the United States to implement …
Breakthrough tech promises to double smartphone battery life
Few things present a bigger barrier to mobile advancements than battery life. Companies like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are spending billions on research and …
Rumored PlayStation 4 development kit shows off killer specs, including up to 16GB of RAM, 256GB storage
With gamers getting antsy for next-generation consoles, VG247 is reporting that development kits for Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 4 (code-named “Orbis”) have already been sent out to developers. VG247’s …
Verizon and MetroPCS think blocking apps should be legal, appeal the FCC’s decision
Verizon Wireless (VZ) and MetroPCS (PCS) have filed paperwork to appeal a Federal Communications Commission policy that prevents carriers from controlling apps and other services …
Hurricane Sandy could delay iPad mini shipments to states hit hard by storm
Customers living on the east coast looking to make a Hurricane Sandy-dominated week better with a shiny new iPad mini might be in for disappointment. While …
Apple seeds iOS 6.1 beta to developers
Hot off releasing iOS 6.0.1 for iOS devices, Apple (AAPL) released iOS 6.1 beta to developers to begin testing. iOS 6.1 beta carries the 10B5095f …
Google’s Chrome browser has lost users for two straight months while IE9 continues to grow
The past two months have been difficult for Google’s (GOOG) Chrome Web browser, as TheNextWeb reports that Chrome lost market share for the second month …
Apple iOS 6.0.1 now available for download for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Apple’s iOS 6.0.1 download, which we detailed along with iOS 6.1 previously, is finally available to the public. It contains various bug fixes including the …
Apple’s Ive will reportedly put his own stamp on iOS with more ‘clean edges, flat surfaces’
So now that Apple (AAPL) has put Jonathan Ive in charge of designing and implementing OS X and iOS, what sorts of changes can we …
iFixit’s iPad mini teardown confirms stereo speakers and shrunken iPad 2 internals
Another day, another teardown. The iFixit team wasted no time procuring an iPad mini and quickly opened it up for a gander. The teardown reveals that …
Apple SVP Bob Mansfield reportedly agreed to un-retire because Scott Forstall was leaving
Apple’s (AAPL) announcement that iOS boss Scott Forstall was leaving the company reportedly a big win for Bob Mansfield, the newly appointed senior vice president of technologies and former senior …
Google Nexus 4 first impressions
I love this phone.
Concept video shows how great iPhone widget support could be [video]
Ahead of Apple’s (AAPL) recent iPhone 5 launch, BGR ran a piece about some of the most annoying things that the new iPhone 5 and …
‘Apple’s innovation is sputtering’
Apple (AAPL) is the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world by a healthy margin but according to one industry watcher, the company has …
UK court slaps Apple for mocking Samsung in its mandatory online ‘apology’
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal in London has a message for Apple (AAPL) that directly echoes Queen Victoria: They are not amused. Bloomberg reports …
Feds say users will likely never get Megaupload files back
Notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was shuttered last year as part of a multinational sting that did nothing to curtail illegal file-sharing and everything to place Megaupload …
Apple has to clear one more regulatory hurdle to sell the iPhone 5 in China
The GooPhone I5 is about to get some competition. AllThingsD reports that Apple (AAPL) has passed its penultimate regulatory test and could soon start selling …
Activision debuts celebrity filled live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops II trailer [video]
Taking a page from its own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer, Activision (ATVI) has released a new live-action trailer for its upcoming first-person …
Rovio releases Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay trailer starring Luke and Leia birds [video]
Rovio’s not pulling any punches with its Angry Birds franchise. The next iteration featuring the enraged birds is Angry Birds Star Wars and it arrives …
The secret behind the new iMac’s thinness: It’s all about the display
Apple (AAPL) unveiled a completely redesigned lineup of iMac computers at its press event in San Francisco last week. In traditional fashion, the Cupertino-based company …
Acer won’t release a Windows RT tablet until it knows how well Microsoft’s Surface is selling
Acer (2353) has been one of the biggest Surface critics out there, so it’s not surprising that the company is taking a wait-and-see approach to the …
Fourth-gen iPad benchmarks show A6 processor doubles speed of previous generation
The good people at Primate Labs’ Geekbench have posted a benchmark for what appears to be Apple’s (AAPL) fourth-generation iPad and have found it packs …
Microsoft embroiled in fresh patent suit over Live Tiles in Windows 8 and Windows Phone
A small company that designs technology for operating systems filed a patent complaint against Microsoft (MSFT) over its Windows Phone and Windows 8 platform. SurfCast …
Comcast offering free Wi-Fi Xfinity hotspots to Hurricane-stricken East Coasters
If you live in an area that’s been particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, you know it can be particularly difficult to find a working Internet …
AT&T, T-Mobile open up their networks to offer free roaming for storm victims
AT&T (T) and T-Mobile are going the extra mile to help their customers in New York and New Jersey stay in touch with one another …
