Microsoft to power English search results on Baidu
Microsoft has struck a deal to provide English search results in Baidu, China’s most popular search engine. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft anticipates …
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Google’s Chrome web browser now has 20.7% of web browser global market share at cost of IE, Firefox
According to the analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s Chrome web browser now has a 20.7% grip of the web browser market — seven times more than …
Google+ iPhone app submitted for approval
Late last week Google took the wraps off of its new social network, Google+. The search engine giant released an Android application in tandem with …
64GB and 4G HP TouchPads landing in August according to leaked roadmap
According to a purported roadmap image obtained by PreCentral, HP will introduce a new 64GB version of its TouchPad this August alongside a 4G model …
Motorola DROID 3 spotted on Verizon’s website
We’ve already seen plenty of leaks and even a how-to video on Verizon’s upcoming Motorola DROID 3, but now full 360-degree images of the phone …
No connection between cancer and cell phones, experts argue
In May the World Health Organization published a report that said cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic.” Last month The Economist published a different report suggesting …
Android market share jumps as BlackBerry slides; smartphones now owned by 1 in 3 Americans
According to a new report from comScore, 1 in 3 Americans now own a smartphone. Google’s Android OS is ahead of the pack with a …
Samsung preps first Windows Phone ‘Mango’ device
Samsung’s first Windows Phone “Mango” device has been listed by standards body Bluetooth SIG as the South Korean electronics giant prepares to lead the pack …
Apple iPad responsible for 1% of all web traffic, 2.1% of traffic in U.S.
According to a new report from NetMarketShare, the iPad accounts for 1% of global web traffic and 2.1% of web traffic in the United States …
HP’s Palm boss sends memo to staff addressing poor TouchPad reviews
Former Palm CEO and current Senior Vice President and General Manager of HP’s Palm Global Business Unit Jon Rubinstein reportedly sent a memo to his …
Verizon Wireless to switch from unlimited to tiered data plans on July 7th
Verizon has confirmed to FierceWireless that it will move to tiered data plans on July 7th, and the new plans are in line with earlier reports for …
More than 320M PCs, 48M tablets to ship in 2011
Taiwan-based Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute expects roughly 360 million combined personal computers and media tablets to ship in 2011, Taiwan Economic News reports. MIC …
Apple manufacturing partners may build 5 million iPad 2 units in July
Apple’s manufacturing partners are slated to build 5 million iPad 2 units in July alone, DigiTimes reports. The new claim follows an earlier report stating …
Sony to finally complete full PSN service restoration this week
Nearly two and a half months after its networks were breached by the hacker group LulzSec, Sony will finish restoring its PlayStation Network later this …
AT&T to offer standard iPhone insurance beginning July 17th
AT&T has announced that it will offer standard insurance to iPhone owners beginning on July 17th. Previously, AT&T subscribers were able to sign up for …
Sony to launch PlayStation 4 in 2012, report claims
Sony’s manufacturing partners will begin building the consumer electronics giant’s next-generation video game console toward the end of this year, with a launch scheduled for …
15 million iPhone 5 units said to be on order for September launch
Apple has reportedly placed an order for 15 million iPhone 5 units with Chinese electronic manufacturer Pegatron. Pegatron’s plants underwent a major expansion in 2010 …
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Apple seeks preliminary injunction to halt sale of four Samsung devices
Apple on Friday asked the U.S District Court in San Jose to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt the sale of four Samsung devices …
Samsung component sales to suffer in second half, exec says
Last week, Samsung announced that it will combine its LCD and semiconductor businesses. The move is expected to conceal poor LCD sales, but the head …
Upcoming MacBook Airs to use 400Mbps flash storage?
Japanese blog Macotakara.jp is reporting from parts makers in Asia that Apple’s upcoming MacBook Air refresh, expected in the next two weeks, will use super-speedy …
Galaxy S II becomes Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone, tops 3 million units in 55 days
Samsung on Sunday announced that its Galaxy S II smartphone has quickly become the fastest-selling smartphone in the South Korean technology giant’s history. Shipments of the …
Apple becomes latest ‘Anonymous’ hacker target
Notorious hacker collective “Anonymous Operations” on Sunday published data it claims to have obtained by breaching a server belonging to Apple. The data, which consisted …
HTC sees record revenue in June
HTC continued on its warpath toward becoming the No. 4 smartphone vendor in the world last month as the company recorded record revenue of NT$45 …
Windows Phone Marketplace now home to more than 25,000 apps
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace is now home to more than 25,000 applications, according to the app tracking website WindowsPhoneAppList. That’s a rapid jump from the …
Samsung to combine display, semiconductor businesses
Samsung will combine both its flat-panel display and semiconductor businesses into one unit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Samsung’s display business wasn’t profitable …
Dungeon Hunter 2, NBA Jam, other iOS games on sale for holiday weekend
A number of iOS game publishers, including Gameloft and Electronic Arts, have dropped the prices of several games in honor of the upcoming holiday weekend. …
AT&T’s BlackBerry Bridge app now available in App World
When RIM launched the BlackBerry PlayBook earlier this year, AT&T was the only carrier that didn’t provide a BlackBerry Bridge application out of the gate. …
Farmville creator Zynga files for $1 billion IPO
Zynga, the popular gaming company behind hits such as Farmville — and the owner of other smash titles such as Words with Friends on Android …
Apple to surpass HP as top notebook vendor in 2012
Apple will surpass HP has the world’s largest notebook vendor in 2012, according to DigiTimes. There’s one catch, though: that statement is only valid if …
