Kick cable to the curb with Boxee’s $50 Live TV stick
Boxee officially announced the Live TV stick on Wednesday, a $49 USB dongle that will allow users to watch ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC in …
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Qualcomm now shipping 4G LTE Gobi 4000 platform; may power 4G iPad and iPhone
Qualcomm announced Wednesday that it is now shipping its 4G LTE Gobi 4000 platform to OEMs. The platform combines its 3G/4G wireless modems, the MDM9600 …
HP unveils its first Ultrabook, the $900 Folio 13
HP unveiled its first Ultrabook on Wednesday, the Folio 13. The laptop packs a 13.3-inch display, 9 hours of battery life, a 128GB SSD, USB …
Firefox 8 grabs 35% of traffic in just one week
Mozilla’s latest version of it’s popular Firefox web browser saw rapid adoption following its release last week. Firefox 8, the fifth major release of the …
AT&T customers stayed loyal following rivals’ launch of iPhone, exec says
AT&T subscribers have remained loyal to the network following the launch of Apple’s iPhone on rival carriers Verizon Wireless and Sprint. “Churn has not moved at …
Google: 200 million Android devices activated worldwide; 550,000 activations daily
During the Google Music event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Google’s director of digital content for Android Jamie Rosenberg announced that there are now more …
Google unveils enhanced Google Music service for Android, Web
Google on Wednesday took the wraps off a new and improved music service. Building onto “Music Beta by Google,” Google has launched Google Music, a …
As world population passes 7 billion, global mobile connections to hit 6 billion this month
The Population Reference Bureau confirmed in late October that the world population had finally surpassed 7 billion. Less than one month later, the number of …
Samsung launches tweaked tablet in Germany to circumvent ban
Samsung relaunched the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany with a few changes that it hopes will help it steer clear of additional legal troubles …
Google’s Gmail iOS app reappears in App Store
Google’s Gmail application for iOS is again available in the iTunes App Store. The application originally launched on November 2nd but was pulled hours later …
Porn publisher threatens to sue HTC over ‘Vivid’ moniker
Phones … porn … what’s the difference? Vivid Entertainment, a porn studio that calls itself the “leader in adult entertainment,” has issued a cease and …
Apple hard at work on iOS 5.0.2 to address battery woes; iOS 5.1 may enhance Siri
Apple is reportedly hard at work on a new update to its iOS operating system that will address the remaining issues users are having with …
Apple coughs up the truth on pollution problems at 15 Chinese plants
Apple recently had a meeting with Chinese environmental groups during which it admitted that 15 of the plants it uses in its supply chain violate …
HTC Vivid review
Late last month, AT&T unveiled the first two smartphones that would launch with the ability to access its brand new 4G network (not to be …
Nokia responds to Windows 8 tablet rumors, says it has no announcements to make
Nokia on Wednesday commented on a report suggesting the Finnish vendor had plans to launch a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. The company would …
HTC Zeta image, specs leak: 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, Android 4.0
An image and details surrounding a purported new HTC smartphone code-named “Zeta” have been uncovered. Following BGR’s exclusive reports revealing two upcoming HTC phones set …
Nokia may launch flagship Windows Phone soon, Windows 8 tablet in June [updated]
Nokia is said to be readying the release of a flagship Windows Phone handset to join the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, as well as …
Google Voice for Android updated with group text support
Google updated its Google Voice client for Android smartphones on Tuesday with support for group texting. In addition, the client now supports the ability to …
Despite roadblocks, Apple’s MacBook shipments to hold strong in Q4
Apple’s MacBook shipments are expected to remain strong during the fourth quarter of this year, DigiTimes reported on Tuesday. There has been a bit of speculation …
RIM reveals BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380; launching in coming weeks
RIM unveiled two brand new BlackBerry 7 devices on Tuesday: the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. The Bold 9790 is equipped with …
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S and Xperia neo V now available unlocked in U.S.
Sony Ericsson announced on Tuesday that its Xperia arc S and Xperia neo V are now available unlocked in the United States from Sony Store …
Netflix launches new tablet UI for Android; iPad version coming in a few weeks
Netflix, compelled by the increasing number of Android tablets now flooding the market, announced a brand new user interface for tablets on Tuesday. The company …
Apple TV price drops suggest imminent refresh
Amazon and Best Buy are both offering the Apple TV for $89.99, $10 lower than Apple’s standard retail price, which suggests that the Cupertino-based company …
Dell reports stagnant Q3 revenue, CFO says prices may increase
Dell reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, noting that its revenue of $15.4 billion was flat compared to the same period last year. GAAP earnings …
Steve Jobs wanted to circumvent carriers, create Apple wireless network
During the Law Seminars International event in Seattle on Tuesday, Trilogy Partners chairman John Stanton said he spoke frequently with Steve Jobs about Jobs’s dream …
Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.3 to developers
Apple began seeding OS X Lion 10.7.3 to developers on Tuesday. In its release notes, Apple said there are no known issues and that the …
Apple names Arthur Levinson as chairman of the board, Bob Iger joins
Apple has named Arthur D. Levinson as chairman of the board, filling the role that Steve Jobs held previously. Additionally, Bob Iger, CEO of The …
Microsoft’s Ballmer: We are and will always be in the Windows era
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn’t scared of competing desktop platforms, and believes that Microsoft’s Windows operating system will always have a place in the market. …
Facebook slammed by porn attack, investigation ongoing [updated]
Are pornographic images invading your Facebook news feed? We have yet to see it here at BGR, but ZDNET recently reported that “gory, violent pictures” and …
Google intros privacy solution for home routers, forces users to opt out
Google has announced a new privacy option that allows users to opt out of having their wireless routers included in the Google Location Server. That’s …
