Scientists create self-healing plastic, the ‘Holy Grail of Material Science’
Cell phones, tablets, cars and even weapons systems that can heal themselves when scratched or cracked are no longer confined to science fiction. During the …
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Google generates four times more revenue from iPhone than Android
According to legal documents for its upcoming hearing with Oracle, between 2008 and 2011 Android generated less than $550 million in revenue for Google. Apple’s …
Half of all U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones
Market research firm Nielsen on Thursday announced that as of February 2012, about half of all mobile subscribers in the United States own a smartphone. …
New Apple CEO goes where Steve Jobs would not
Steve Jobs took particular care to ensure the company he created continued to operate at the high levels he demanded after he left. Thanks to …
Best Buy posts mixed Q4 earnings, plans to close 50 U.S. stores
Best Buy on Thursday reported results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012. The nationwide retail giant had missed Wall Street’s estimates in both the …
Half of all U.S. households own at least one Apple product
Apple’s stock recently crossed the $600 mark and there are no signs that the world’s most valuable company is slowing down. According to a poll …
Lumia 800C unveiled as Nokia’s first Windows Phone for China
Nokia on Wednesday unveiled its first Windows Phone for the Chinese market, the Lumia 800C. The handset is slated to launch in April exclusively on China …
Oracle rejects Google’s offer to settle patent suit with Android revenue share
Google on Tuesday offered to pay Oracle a percentage of its Android revenue if Oracle wins a patent infringement suit set to be tried soon. Google …
RIM to delay analyst meetings until BlackBerry 10 devices launch
Research In Motion holds a presentation for financial analysts each year during its BlackBerry World conference in May, but the company has said that it …
NTIA to make 95Mhz of ‘prime spectrum’ available to wireless carriers
The United States Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Tuesday announced that the federal government has repurposed 95MHz of “prime spectrum” …
MeeGo gets a stay of execution? Two new Nokia MeeGo phones reportedly in the works
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had several tough decisions to make when he came on board and replaced former chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. Of course the biggest …
The U.S. government is losing the war against hackers
Executive assistant director of the FBI Shawn Henry, who after more than two decades is preparing to leave the bureau, said in an interview with …
Next PlayStation code-named Orbis, reportedly won’t play PS3 or used games
The next generation PlayStation has reportedly been code-named “Orbis,” and it will feature an anti-used game system and offer no backward compatibility with PlayStation 3 …
Facebook reportedly eyes May for biggest Internet IPO in history
Facebook is reportedly targeting May for its initial public offering, which is set to be the biggest Internet IPO in history by a substantial margin. …
File-sharing site RapidShare deemed legal by court
RapidShare is widely known as an invaluable tool for the illegal sharing of copyrighted digital material. Much like Megaupload, which was shuttered earlier this year …
‘Anonymous’ hackers plan to shut down the Internet this Saturday
Notorious hacker group Anonymous has previously stated its intentions to shutdown the Internet on Saturday, March 31st, as a form of protest. “To protest SOPA, …
RIM slashes BlackBerry prices in India one day ahead of Q4 earnings
Research In Motion has made drastic cuts to BlackBerry smartphone prices in India just one day before the Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor is scheduled to report …
U.K. and Swedish regulators follow Australia’s lead, examine ‘4G’ iPad claims
Earlier this weak, Australian regulators claimed that Apple was misleading consumers with false promotions and advertisements for its new “4G” iPad tablet. While the new iPad …
iPhone passcode security can be bypassed in less than two minutes [video]
As a standard security measure, Apple’s iPhone can be set to require a four-digit passcode whenever the phone’s screen is powered on in order to …
See-through 3D computer with gesture controls gives us a glimpse of the future [video]
Some believe a future full of massive, gesture-controlled computer displays like the ones seen in Twentieth Century Fox’s Minority Report are an inevitability, and a …
Google’s $199 Nexus tablet may pressure vendors to cut prices
It is widely believed that Google will entere the tablet market in 2012 with an own-branded 7-inch Android tablet. The search giant has reportedly partnered with …
The ‘phablet’ is a hit: Samsung Galaxy Note sales top 5 million
BGR reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Note in February and while there were a number of features we liked about this phone/tablet hybrid, we found it …
Apple offers refunds to duped iPad buyers in Australia
Apple’s hot new iPad tablet has been a massive global success. The company recently announced that it sold more than 3 million new slates in …
Google may launch third-party comment platform to rival Facebook
Google may be preparing to launch its own blog commenting system to compete with Facebook and Disqus. The rumor originated on the Saudi Arabian website …
Sony eliminates two divisions, restructures electronics unit
In a effort to cut costs and improve its financial situation, Sony is eliminating two divisions at its main electronics unit, promoting three executives and …
T-Mobile to raise prices of two unlimited data plans beginning April 4th
According to a purported T-Mobile memo obtained by TmoNews, the nation’s No.4 carrier may be looking to increase the price of its premium 5GB and ultra …
Digital music sales grew 8% in 2011, now total 31% of industry revenue
The past year was a good year for the music industry as sales rose to their best highest point in eight years. According to the …
Sprint CFO hints at an LTE-equipped iPhone
Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer said at an investor conference on Tuesday that the company has a deal in place to offer a future Apple iPhone …
‘Smoked by Windows Phone’ loser turned winner auctions prizes for charity
Samsung Galaxy Nexus user Sahas Katta found himself thrust into the technology news cycle recently after he allegedly smoked a Windows Phone but was denied …
Sharp and Foxconn enter into manufacturing partnership
Sharp on Tuesday announced that is has entered into an manufacturing partnership with Foxconn that will see the manufacturing giant take a 10% stake in the …
