Android tablet vendors may not survive an ‘iPad mini’
Samsung, Asus and other Android tablet vendors are reportedly very concerned over rumors that Apple is working on a 7.85-inch version of its iPad tablet, …
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‘Anonymous’ hackers leak Norton AntiVirus source code
Hackers associated with the group “Anonymous” have published Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus source code on The Pirate Bay. The source code was stolen in 2006 and …
Forget 3G and 4G, terahertz could make cell phones 1,000 times faster
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh announced that they have discovered a means of wirelessly transmitting data thousands of times faster than current standards, PCMag …
Apple’s new iPhone lock screen is terrible
Apple, your new lock screen is terrible. It’s great that you want to make the camera even more accessible in iOS 5.1 since a lot …
Police reportedly plan to raid The Pirate Bay
Swedish authorities have reportedly secured warrants and are planning to raid The Pirate Bay. Unnamed Pirate Bay team members speaking with TorrentFreak claim to have …
Verizon to shutter three call centers [updated]
Approximately 3,000 people could lose their jobs following the shuttering of Verizon call centers in Texas, Michigan and Washington state. Local ABC affiliate ABC 13 …
Xbox 720 will reportedly ditch disc drive
Microsoft’s next-generation video game and home entertainment console may use online downloads and a swappable solid state card port of some kind in place of …
ComScore: More than 100 million smartphone users now in U.S.
Market research firm comScore on Tuesday released the results of a three-month study on the U.S. mobile phone industry. Android and iOS continued to grow …
Apple’s new A5X chip may not come to the next iPhone, analysts say
Apple on Wednesday announced the new iPad at a press event in San Francisco. Along with a Retina Display and improved camera, the slate is equipped …
Raspberry Pi suffers a manufacturing hiccup, possible delays
Shipments of the long-awaited Raspberry Pi single-board Linux computer may be delayed due to a “manufacturing hiccup.” The company on Thursday said that during the …
Former top Microsoft exec: ‘Of course we are in a post-PC world’
Whether or not we are currently living in the post-PC era is no longer a question, Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said recently. “People …
Kindle Fire extinguishes eReader demand in Q1
Amazon’s popular Kindle Fire is seen as having a huge impact on eReader shipments in the first quarter of 2012. The 7-inch Android tablet burst …
Major Google Chrome vulnerability uncovered by hacker at Pwnium contest
Russian university student Sergey Glazunov was able to hack into a secure Windows 7 machine using a remote code execution exploit in Google’s Chrome web …
OnLive and Microsoft butt heads over Windows virtualization
OnLive, a company known for its cloud-based gaming service, has been pushing its “Desktop App” for iPad and select Android tablets. The program uses virtualization …
NASA astronaut explains gravity in new Angry Bird Space teaser [video]
Rovio on Thursday released a video featuring NASA astronaut and International Space Station flight engineer Don Pettit. In the video, Pettit explains microgravity with the …
Verizon to offer free mobile hotspot on new iPad, AT&T is looking into it
Along with 4G LTE support, Apple’s new iPad will include a new personal hotspot feature that will vary from carrier to carrier. AT&T and Verizon …
NVIDIA cries foul over Apple’s claim that A5X processor outperforms Tegra 3
During Apple’s press event on Wednesday, the Cupertino-based company took direct aim at NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor, claiming its own A5X chip delivers four times …
Epic shows us the future of gaming with new Unreal Engine 3 reel [video]
Apple’s unveiling of the new iPad overshadowed plenty of big news on Wednesday, and Epic Games’s unveiling of a brand new Unreal Engine 3 feature …
Redsn0w jailbreaking tool updated to support iOS 5.1
It hadn’t even been 24 hours since Apple released iOS 5.1, and the hacking community has already let loose the first tethered jailbreaking tool for …
Blogger shows the world how to sneak anything past TSA’s nude body scanners [video]
The United States Transportation Security Administration recently invested $1 billion in body scanner technology it claimed would make air travel safer, but the scanners have come …
In a post-PC world, Gartner sees PC growth accelerating in 2012
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new iPad, a sleek slate with a stunning 2,048 x 1,536-pixel Retina Display, a speedy Apple A5X processor and embedded …
DOJ threatens Apple with antitrust suit over eBook price-fixing
The United States Department of Justice has warned Apple and five top U.S. book publishers that it plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against them, …
Apple sells out of multiple AT&T iPad models already [updated]
A quick glance at Apple’s online store tells us that customers who want to place orders for an AT&T 4G iPad won’t be receiving them …
Netflix adds iTunes sign up and 1080p HD support to Apple TV
Netflix on Wednesday announced that users can now sign up for the service directly through Apple TV, and pay for it with their iTunes account. …
Redbox surpasses 2 billion movie and video game rentals
Redbox announced this week that the company crossed the two billion mark for movie and video game rentals. It will celebrate the milestone by offering …
Netflix in talks with cable companies to bundle streaming service
Netflix’s chief executive Reed Hastings has been meeting with some of the largest cable companies in the U.S. to discuss integrating the company’s streaming product …
Apple announces AppleCare+ for iPad, coming soon for $99
Apple on Wednesday announced its AppleCare+ extended warranty service for the iPad. Like other Apple products, when purchasing an iPad the device comes with a …
Google reportedly looking to dump Motorola’s set-top box business
Google is reportedly looking to sell the set-top box business it will inherit from Motorola Mobility before its acquisition of the company closes, The New York Post …
Apple’s new iPad now available for pre-order
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new iPad during a press conference in San Francisco. The sleek tablet features a number of upgrades compared to the …
Apple’s iOS 5.1 update is now available for download
Apple announced during its press conference on Wednesday that the latest version of its mobile operating system would become available for download later in the …
