10. May 2012
Maybe you’re not sold on this whole “OLED” thing. Maybe you think 1080p on a 55-inch screen looks gross. Why not future proof yourself and jump straight to the next big thing? Toshiba will be releasing a 55-inch TV in Japan next month with a 4K resolution, even if[..]
10. May 2012
Nokia has secured victory in its ongoing legal battle with IPCom, with a UK appeals court today ruling that none of the Finnish firm’s current products infringe a contentious 3G patent. IPCom had appealed a UK High Court ruling last year which found that the pate[..]
10. May 2012
So you want the amazing blacks that plasma can offer but in an even thinner package than what you’re used to seeing with LCD TVs? Samsung has you covered, if you have the cash. The company unveiled the 55-inch OLED TV at CES this year, saying that regular human beings[..]
10. May 2012
Samsung has begun pushing out the Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Galaxy Note, with some owners reporting notifications that Android 4.0 is ready to be delivered over-the-air to their phone/tablet hybrid. The upgrade weighs in at just short of 319MB and includes the ne[..]
10. May 2012
The new Smashing Books have finally arrived—freshly printed, neatly packed and ready to be shipped to you, our dear reader. We believe this is by far the best book we’ve produced so far. We are very proud and excited, an[..]
10. May 2012
Home speaker systems can be a complicated matter. Even with wireless speakers, surround sound setups usually involve bulky hardware spread across your living room. Harmon Kardon believes it has the answer, though, with the SB 16: a $599.99 soundbar system pairing a meat[..]
10. May 2012
Democratic Senator Al Franken is urging the FCC to start an investigation into the platform that allows Comcast subscribers to stream video content from their Xbox 360. Ever since the service went live, people have been questioning its implications on net neutrality. Co[..]
10. May 2012
Even though Call of Duty publisher Activision is in bed with Microsoft and gives the Xbox 360 all kinds of early and exclusive content, Sony has decided to show that it still loves the company, and the call of Duty franchise, and will be offering a special edition versi[..]
10. May 2012
Nascent cloud platform CloudOn is bringing the same Microsoft Office functionality that it offered to the iPad version of its app last month, to Android tablets. CloudOn gives users a ‘virtualization’ of Office, allowing them to easily go in and access or mo[..]
10. May 2012
The folks at myCharge have extended their product line again with a whole new series of battery packs for your iPhone, iPad, Android, and micro USB-capable products galore. We got the chance to take a peek at a few of them this week, with the myCharge Peak 6000 extended[..]
10. May 2012
When the downloadable video game Flower was released for the PS3, everyone knew it was different. Some people even refused to call it a “game” – it was more of an interactive art experience. Whatever you want to call it, it was truly unique. Game maker[..]
10. May 2012
Citrix, the big virtualization and cloud company, awarded a $100,000 check each to startups ScriptRock and AppEnsure, as part of a start-up competition held today in San Francisco. The move was a surprise because Citrix had planned to write only one check.
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10. May 2012
After the hassle that T-Mobile went through during the bungled AT&T acquisition proposition, one might think the company is sour on the idea of mergers right now. But then again, it ended up getting billions of dollars in a concession deal with AT&T and it didn&[..]
10. May 2012
This week we’ve caught up with of SwiftKey’s finest, Evan Tapper their community manager and Joe Braidwood their CMO, speaking today about how important their community of beta testers is to their final product. SwiftKey is an Android-based on-screen keyboar[..]
10. May 2012
If you’re one of those people who has to tweet every 10 seconds, never keeps your Facebook page outdated, and always checks out up and coming platforms like Instagram and Pinterest? If so, then you probably already know about Klout, a startup that ranks individual[..]
10. May 2012
Mobile marketing and messaging leader Urban Airship has served more than 20 billion push notifications through iOS, Android, and other platforms, the company revealed.
Urban Airship currently is helping more than 65,000 companies — including ESPN, Groupon, and ot[..]
10. May 2012
Handheld gamers will soon be able to get their hands on what could be most ambitious portable gaming title that focuses on user-generated content. That’s right – we’re talking about Sackboy’s venture onto the PlayStation Vita. The game will featu[..]
10. May 2012
Apple issued its latest update to Mac OS X Lion today. The update, 10.7.4 fixes a number of issues, including the a security vulnerability that exposed passwords.
The update provides a few fixes to minor issues as well as the security vulnerability. Apple says it has f[..]
10. May 2012
We’ve all seen it – the police department/spy agency/starship captain needs to see greater detail when viewing a static image, so a leading actor yells “Enhance that!” and relies on Hollywood magic to instantly grant a crystal clear view of the p[..]
9. May 2012
In Andrew Mason’s recent letter to shareholders and in a press release touting 1.5 million Groupon Now deals sold, Groupon has been highlighting the product as an example of innovation and a potential positive for the beleaguered company.
Groupon shareholders sh[..]
9. May 2012
Happy Wednesday, everyone. Well, CTIA is starting to coming to a close but we had plenty of stuff to cover today. To start things off, there’s actually some bad news – Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD for AT&T cancelled. Moving right along, here’s [..]
9. May 2012
This week at CTIA 2012, HTC is taking the press on a tour of New Orleans as they allow us a look at the next hero phone with an HTC ImageSense chip onboard: the HTC EVO 4G LTE. This device is roughly similar in size to the HTC One X, has a black, red, and gray color sch[..]
9. May 2012
California has gained a reputation as one of the scripted governmental bodies in the world when it comes to the environment, and like it or not, there’s no denying that its legislation drives green technology. At the moment the top six automakers in the state &#[..]
9. May 2012
Just days into the Facebook’s investor roadshow and a little over a week before its rumored market debut, the social network has amended its prospectus to warn potential investors that mobile is an even bigger risk than originally disclosed.
In amendment six to [..]
9. May 2012
Electronics giant Samsung has purchased streaming media startup mSpot, the companies announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal is rumored to be worth an estimated $8.8 million, according to a South Korean news site Mael Business.
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9. May 2012
Despite the hype, it turns out Samsung’s Galaxy S III doesn’t quite dazzle as bright as a supernova.
Last night I finally got my hands on Samsung’s hyped Galaxy S III superphone at the CTIA Wireless conference. While the features like S Voice, eye-tra[..]
9. May 2012
Google has a problem, and it’s all about commitment and addiction. The release of Google+ for iPhone v2.0 today has already got Android lovers up in arms, furious at what they see as favoritism for the rival platform. Google should, they argue, prioritize Android[..]
9. May 2012
T-Mobile is acting tough with its edgy new marketing campaigns, but the fourth-place U.S. wireless carrier is still in a vulnerable position after its acquisition by AT&T fell apart, and it’s losing subscribers like crazy.
So what is T-Mobile’s parent c[..]
9. May 2012
Facebook has announced its own iOS and Android app store, the Facebook App Center, offering users of the social network browser-based and downloaded software that connects users through their social credentials. The new App Center will basically turn Facebook into a pr[..]
9. May 2012
Marvel’s The Avengers film is officially a success, not just at the global box office but also with fans and non-fans alike. That’s what happens when you hire Joss Whedon instead of [insert the name of any guy who directed Resident Evil, Max Payne, Resident[..]
