Sony says new "division two" VAIO laptops will be built by other manufacturers
During an interview with PC Pro, Sony’s deputy president of the VAIO Business Group, Ryosuke Akahane, announced that the Japanese company is planning to split its …
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AT&T blocks employees vacations in June for iPhone launch
Same story as last year and the year before, but we’ve confirmed with multiple AT&T sources that the carrier has now put a block on …
Apple patent details a new e-ticketing system for iTunes
In recent years Apple has helped to transform the world of mobile communications, and now, according to a patent recently awarded to the Cupertino company, …
Google posts strong Q1 earnings
Yesterday, Google announced strong earnings for the first quarter of 2010, as the search company generated $6.77 billion in revenue — a 23% increase year-over-year. …
Sony Ericsson posts its first profitable quarter since 2008
Troubled phone maker Sony Ericsson had a nice surprise for its investors this morning, as it announced that Q1 2010 was its first profitable quarter …
BlackBerry Bold 9700 in white landing on T-Mobile May 5th
Looks like the Europeans and Southeast Asians won’t be the only ones getting in on the white BlackBerry Bold 9700 action, as the device has popped …
Google adds drag and drop file attachment and Google Calendar invitation to Gmail
Gmail users get excited as Google has added two new features to Gmail that will make your emailing life a little bit easier. First and …
Toshiba's U.S. PC sales jump 50% in Q1, vows tablets coming soon
Having sold some 1.5 million Windows-based computers, Toshiba saw it’s U.S. PC sales grow an impressive 50% in Q1. The sales, which were greatly aided …
Images of 4th generation iPhone emerge?
Blog iClarified has posted several images of what a tipster is claiming to be the exterior casing for the fourth generation iPhone. The pictures are …
RIAA and MPAA call for government mandated spyware on computers to fight piracy
If you didn’t already think the people behind the RIAA and MPAA were insane, we’re positive that your opinion on them will change as soon …
Verizon Wireless and HTC announce the Droid Incredible
Finally, it’s official: the much-awaited HTC Droid Incredible will be hitting Verizon Wireless on April 29th for $199 with two year agreement, as had been …
Cablevision, Time Warner, Comcast announce agreement for free Wi-Fi roaming
Big news coming out of the NY/NJ/CT tri-state cable companies, and it’s downright exciting. Cablevision, Time Warner, and Comcast have all teamed up to announce a …
U.S. Congress passing law banning Caller ID spoofing, pranksters weep
Look, we’re pretty sure most of you out there have tried this a couple times or are at least familiar with the concept — you …
Samsung investigates high cancer rates at chipmaking plants
Samsung, the world’s largest manufacturer of flash memory chips, announced today it is launching an independent investigation into high rates of cancer amongst its employees. …
HTC DROID Incredible to retail for $599.99?
If this leaked image of Best Buy’s inventory system is correct, the HTC DROID Incredible’s full retail price has been set at $599.99. No doubt …
Apple's automagic GPU switching technology explained
Ars has a great technical article up about exactly how, when, and why Apple’s automatic graphics switching process occurs in its line of Macbook Pro …
Jailbroken iPhone 3G shown running OS 4.0 complete with multitasking
Although Apple has made it perfectly clear it will not enable multitasking on the iPhone 3G due to “hardware limitations” (specifically its 128MB of RAM …
BGR’s Live Like A Genius series: Sony HDR-CX550V HD Camcorder
We love the Sony HDR-CX550V… like, really love it. This HD video camera packs a ton of quality features into a sleek and easy to …
Google: Java is running "rudderless"
While speaking at the Red Hat Middleware 2020 virtual conference, Google’s Josh Bloch expressed serious concerns over the direction of Oracle’s recently acquired Java platform. …
HTC Incredible makes an appearance on Verizon Wireless' website
All you folks about ready to explode from anticipation over the HTC Incredible can breathe a small sigh of relief. Big Red has posted a …
Apple delays international iPads until the end of May
Oh, dear. Anyone outside the U.S. hoping for an iPad to call their own before the month’s end will be sorely disappointed. Apple has just …
Is the mysterious squared Motorola Android slider, the Twist?
What you see above might just be the entire spec sheet for that mysterious Android slider from Motorola we caught a glimpse of the other day. …
Palm courting Huawei as a potential buyer?
Palm may be looking to Asia Pacific for potential buyers according to the latest information coming from the ever-churning rumor mill. Reuters suggests Palm has …
HTC looking into developing its own OS
While conducting an interview with Bloomberg, HTC CFO Cheng Hui-ming revealed that the Taiwan-based company is currently exploring the possibility of creating its own smartphone …
Verizon and Sprint handled 16 billion more MB of data than AT&T in 2009
AT&T might be the first carrier you think of when you picture the largest mover of wireless data in the US, but according to a …
Intel brings Android to the Atom processor
Folks hoping for an Atom-powered Android smartphone have reason to rejoice, as Intel’s GM of software and services announced that not only has the chipmaking …
Nokia lets loose the C3, C6 and E5
If you’re a fan of low-cost messaging phones with a social twist, prepare to lose your mind, for Nokia today announced three such devices in …
Apple's launch of iAd could aid Google in aquiring AdMob
If your bid to acquire a company is being questioned by the FTC for “anticompetitive” reasons, you have to love when another high-profile company decides …
Apple refreshes its MacBook Pro line-up
Yup, they’re refreshed all right. Apple’s online store just came roaring back to life after being down for quite some time and, surprise, surprise, some …
HTC Incredible specs
One of our Verizon connects just came through for us in a huge way by passing along the entire spec list for the fast approaching …
