Apple 'iTV' confirmed by Foxconn boss [updated]
Foxconn Technology Group founder and chief executive Terry Gou has reportedly gone on record in stating that his company will soon begin manufacturing a television …
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Apple to ditch Google Maps in iOS 6, use in-house mapping solution
Apple has been using Google Maps since it launched the iPhone in 2007. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt even joined Steve Jobs on the stage …
Game developer looks to bridge genre and platform gaps
Two of the most popular genres in the gaming industry are massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) and first-person-shooters (FPS). Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, the …
Amazon to launch color Kindle eReader later this year, report claims
Amazon will reportedly launch a new version of its Kindle eBook reader later this year that features a color display with a capacitive touch panel. …
Proview rejects Apple's settlement offer in iPad dispute
Apple reportedly offered Proview $16 million to settle the companies’ ongoing legal dispute over the iPad name, but Proview rejected the offer, Chinese website Sina reported. …
Samsung to sell ultra-thin $9,000 OLED HDTV in second half of 2012
Samsung on Thursday announced plans to launch its new flat-panel OLED TVs during the second half of this year, according to The Washington Post. OLED …
Sony reports record annual loss of $5.7 billion
Sony on Thursday reported a net loss of $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011 to close its fourth straight year in the red. …
‘Wolfenstein 3D’ free on the iPhone, iPad and on the Web
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the iconic Wolfenstein 3D video game, id Software has created a free browser version of the game that includes three …
Apple's stock projected to reach $2,000 by the end of 2015
Despite Apple’s recent slide in the market, one analyst believes the company’s consistent earnings will force the stock price up to $2,000 by the end …
Ubisoft's Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer released [video]
Ubisoft on Wednesday released the trailer for the latest installment of its Assassin’s Creed franchise. Unlike its predecessors, which took place during the Italian Renaissance, …
Pebble raises record $10 million on KickStarter, sells 85,000 watches
The Pebble smartwatch has had a tremendous journey over the past three weeks. Not even a week after its announcement, the watch became the most funded …
iPads are so user friendly, apes use them to communicate
Two 8-year-old twin orangutans at Miami’s Jungle Island zoo, draw, play games and communicate using an iPad tablet. The park is one of several zoos …
Google ready to spend billions to make Google Play Music a success
Google is reportedly breaking out its massive checkbook in an effort to gain blanket rights to major labels’ music catalogs. Following unconfirmed reports that Google’s …
'iPad mini' reportedly set for October launch, $200-$250 price tag
Apple is indeed preparing a smaller version of its wildly popular iPad tablet and it will launch this coming October for between $200 and $250, …
Apple to share cost of improving Foxconn working conditions
Though dozens of major consumer electronics companies make use of Foxconn Technology Group’s manufacturing services, Apple has repeatedly been singled out as bearing the responsibility …
Real-life 'Avengers' would cost New York $160 billion in damages [video]
Nick Fury and “The Avengers” save the world from imminent doom in Paramount Pictures’ movie of the same name, but in real life, the star-studded …
Rovio confirms life after Angry Birds
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its immensely popular Angry Birds franchise had reached 1 billion downloads, and the Finnish game developer celebrated the achievement with …
Samsung definitely didn't copy Apple with the design of this phone
As Samsung and Apple continue to sue each other all over the world, Apple has repeatedly asserted that the South Korea-based vendor builds “copycat” devices …
Facebook to launch its own app store in the coming weeks
Facebook on Wednesday announced it will be launching a new App Center in the coming weeks on the Web, iOS and Android. The company hopes …
Contract customers continue fleeing T-Mobile in Q1
Following a rough holiday quarter for the nation’s No.4 carrier, T-Mobile on Thursday reported results for the first quarter of 2012. Adjusted OIBDA was up …
Proview's U.S. iPad suit against Apple tossed out
A California judge tossed out Proview’s trademark claims against Apple’s iPad tablet. The Chinese company filed a lawsuit in California’s superior court in February, claiming …
Pandora touts more than 150 million users
According to CEO Joe Kennedy, Pandora has surpassed 150 million users in the United States and is the second most downloaded app in the history …
T-Mobile looking to merge with MetroPCS
T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, has reportedly been discussing a potential merger with MetroPCS, according to Bloomberg. The talks come as T-Mobile continues to …
Mobile usage doubles, now accounts for 10% of worldwide Internet usage
The number of people accessing the Web through mobile devices has doubled since 2010 and now accounts for 10% of worldwide Internet usage. According to …
Netherlands passes Europe's first net neutrality law
As service providers and government officials in the United States seemingly look to further limit Internet freedoms, Dutch lawmakers have passed Europe’s first net neutrality bill, digital rights advocate Bits …
Apple releases OS X Lion 10.7.4 update
Apple on Wednesday released an update to its desktop operating system. OS X Lion 10.7.4 contains a number of minor fixes as well as a …
Google shares an image taken with its Project Glass prototype
Google continues to tease its unique and futuristic “Project Glass” HUD glasses. The Internet giant recently made a short post on its Google+ page and …
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet exploded onto the scene late last year. Despite only being available for a month and a half in the holiday quarter, …
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times [video]
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its Angry Birds franchise has surpassed one billion downloads across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS X, with 350 million …
Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don't earn enough to break even
With Instagram recently having been acquired by Facebook for $1 billion and OMGPOP, makers of Draw Something, cashing in for $200 million, developers are attacking …
