40% of accounts on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are spam
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New MacBooks coming in June, next-gen iPhone launching this fall according to report
RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani on Tuesday stated that Apple will revamp its MacBook computers in June and release a new iPhone in September …
Homeland Security reveals hundreds of words that could put you on their online watch list
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are among the thousands of sites monitored for suspicious activity by the Department of Homeland Security, and the government …
iPhone 5 parts leak with large screen, new dock connector, headphone jack at bottom [updated]
Apple’s next iPhone, which is reported to launch in the fall, seems to have leaked. It’s entirely possible these parts are for a non-final version …
Apple announces WWDC keynote for June 11th at 10AM
Apple has officially confirmed that the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote will be held at 10:00am on June 11th at Moscone West. Surprisingly, Apple has not …
Apple's new iOS 6 Maps app with 3D mapping is coming this summer, and we have photos
Apple has been working on an in-house mapping solution for a few years, and it appears as if the company is finally ready to release …
Samsung Galaxy S III launches globally; still no word on U.S. versions
Samsung’s flagship smartphone for 2012 is now available in 28 countries around the world but unfortunately, the United States is not one of them. The …
Foxconn reportedly begins taking orders for the Apple TV
Apple’s Chinese manufacturing partner Foxconn has reportedly begun accepting orders to build an Apple TV set, according to Chinese news website Sina. The publication’s sources …
Three million LTE LG smartphones sold worldwide
Worldwide sales of 4G LTE smartphones from LG have surpassed three million units, the company announced over the weekend. The South Korean manufacturer released its …
LG announces 5-inch 1080p HD display for smartphones
LG Display on Monday announced the world’s first full HD LCD smartphone display. The 5-inch panel features the highest resolution to date and is based on …
Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend
Absinthe 2.0, the untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1, has already been downloaded almost one million times. According to the Chronic Dev Team, 973,086 devices …
Strong orders for next-gen Apple MacBooks cause supply chain labor shortages
Strong orders of Apple’s next-generation MacBook laptops are causing labor shortages within the Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics company’s Asian supply chain, a recent report claims. …
RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue
Research In Motion will reportedly lay off at least 2,000 workers as the company struggles to regain its footing in a smartphone market dominated by …
Facebook looks to Apple as it builds the 'Facebook phone'
Facebook has reportedly hired more than half a dozen former Apple engineers as part of renewed efforts to build an own-brand smartphone. According to a …
Dell's first Windows 8 tablet revealed
After a number of failed attempts in the Android tablet market, Dell is looking to readdress the tablet space with Windows 8. According to a …
Sony confirms Xperia Play will remain on Gingerbread due to gaming issues
Sony Mobile on Friday confirmed that it no longer plans to update its Xperia Play smartphone to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to compatibility issues with …
PayPal inks mobile payment deal with 15 retailers
PayPal earlier this year announced a partnership with The Home Depot that allowed customers to make point-of-sale transactions with their smartphones in more than 2,000 locations. The …
Facebook hit with another class action suit, this time over IPO debacle
Pennsylvania-based law firm Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook regarding the handling of its initial public offering, …
Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic
According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and …
HP's webOS team may join Google
HP’s open source webOS team, known as Enyo, will reportedly be leaving the company and joining Google, according to The Verge. The computer giant in …
Facebook reportedly in talks to acquire Web browser maker Opera
Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, it looks like the company has no intention of slowing down. According to a report from Pocket-lint, the …
Google Transparency Report details copyright-related takedown requests for first time
In its latest Transparency Report, Google has included information about takedown requests related to copyright infringement for the first time ever. According to the data from this …
Comcast plans to charge customers for exceeding bandwidth cap
Comcast recently announced that it may soon begin charging additional fees to broadband Internet subscribers who go over their monthly bandwidth allowances. The cable operator …
Project Glass spotted on more Google employees [video]
Google recently wrapped up its Google+ Photographer’s Conference in San Francisco. During the event, a number of Google employees, including co-founder Sergey Brin, wore the …
After just two months, new iPad share tops original
Usage of Apple’s third-generation iPad in the United States has passed the original iPad model after just over two months of availability. According to a …
Dish sued by networks over ad-skipping Auto Hop feature
CBS, Fox and NBC have independently filed lawsuits against Dish Network, claiming its new automatic commercial-deleting service Auto Hop violates copyright laws; Fox even goes …
Untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now available [updated]
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users running the latest version of Apple’s iOS software now have access to full-featured untethered jailbreak software courtesy of iOS …
GameFly to take on Google with new Android app store
GameFly announced on Wednesday that it plans to begin publishing mobile games for Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android operating system. In addition, the video …
Pandora now controls over 70% of top U.S. Internet radio market
Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy recently announced that the music streaming service had surpassed 150 million users in the United States and was the second most …
Sharp and Sony to terminate joint LCD venture
Sharp and Sony on Wednesday released a joint statement to announce the end of the companies’ joint venture to produce and sell LCD panels. Due …
