7. May 2012
Holding steady with 35 million users, four year-old TwitPic today forges ahead on Twitter photo-sharing with the release of its first mobile application.
TwitPic for iPhone, released Monday, gives Twitter users a way to quickly post photos and videos, see the photos of[..]
7. May 2012
Cadillac has today announced a car in its range, the 2013 Cadillac ATS. The basic car will feature a 2.5L engine and six-speed transmission, with Cadillac saying that the car should be able to achieve up to 30 MPG. The next model up will feature a 2L turbocharged engine[..]
7. May 2012
The jury has just now returned its partial verdict for the first (and perhaps most important) phase of the Oracle v. Google trial: The 12 jurors found Google had infringed on Oracle’s copyrights by its use of structure, sequence, and organization (SSO) of the 37 Jav[..]
7. May 2012
You might not necessarily want some of those upcoming Ivy Bridge mobile processors. Netbooks are still fine for light browsing and whatnot, right? Acer has just the thing for you in that case. The company has added a new netbook to its line, the Aspire One 725, which ma[..]
7. May 2012
If you were inclined to feel pity for international megacorporations, you might just set your sympathetic gaze on Electronic Arts – because at the moment, no one else is. After EA released a new batch of “indie” games on the PC gaming distribution netw[..]
7. May 2012
Some people interpreted my piece calling out Silicon Valley’s snobbishness about computer science degrees as a defense of embattled Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson. It’s not.
Thompson’s mistake is a big issue. It reflects his own ethical lapses as well as se[..]
7. May 2012
Apple has been in a months-long battle with Shenzhen technology manufacturer Proview over the “iPad” trademark in China. After much back and forth, Apple offered Proview a settlement offer today, which the company says is too little.
“We feel that th[..]
7. May 2012
Apple is pushing out a new iOS update, 5.1.1. The new update is said to contain minor bug fixes and improvements, and is currently rolling out via iTunes as well as the Software Update/Over the Air function for iOS devices. The changelog lists several changes, including[..]
7. May 2012
The home of the future is inching closer.
AT&T on Monday announced “Digital Life”, a home security and automation platform that allows home owners to have unfettered control over the various minutiae of their home , including shades, door locks, thermos[..]
7. May 2012
With Facebook’s ever-changing privacy and security system, it’s hard enough to tell who has access to your real life information and when. According to a survey from Consumer Reports, many users aren’t worrying too much about it, because the informatio[..]
7. May 2012
Micropayments startup Gumroad, a three-person team, has just sealed a $7 million funding deal.
The round is led by Kleiner Perkins with partner Mike Abbott joining Gumroad’s board.
This comes just months after the company’s official launch in February, [..]
7. May 2012
It’s often said the third time’s the charm. With Verizon’s just-announced HTC Droid Incredible 4G, the third incarnation of this Android smartphone, both Verizon and HTC hope they have a winner.
The device debuts just ahead of the CTIA Wireless conven[..]
7. May 2012
Looks like the rumors turned out to be true. Microsoft has officially announced that you’ll be able to purchase an Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle for $99 on a two-year contract. That will net you the 4GB version of the console, plus a $15 a month subscription fee that wil[..]
7. May 2012
Is the Apple television coming this year? Is it even coming at all? We can’t answer those questions, but more details seem to be leaking out about the mythical television set of lore. Cult of Mac reports that a source has seen the fully working TV in the flesh, and ha[..]
7. May 2012
The rumors are true. Microsoft confirmed today that it will offer a $99 Xbox 360 console and Kinect bundle (with a $15 monthly subscription fee) in its retail stores.
The deal will be available via the above online coupon, which Microsoft’s Xbox spokesman Major N[..]
7. May 2012
Lately Google has been keen on dropping significant money on attracting original programing to YouTube and promoting said programs across its network. Now, Google is said to be investing into content producers themselves.
Ultra popular content producer Machinima may a [..]
7. May 2012
Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment reported today that merchandising and licensing revenues were about 30 percent of its sales in 2011.
During the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2012, Rovio reported revenue of 75. million euros ($106.3 million) and earnings before inco[..]
7. May 2012
Groupon is changing its payment terms with merchants, according to several sources familiar with Groupon’s business and contracts.
The company has traditionally used two different payment models. In the United States and Canada, merchants have been paid in three i[..]
7. May 2012
Android has certainly come a long way from Google’s first mention of the Open Handset Alliance, and little shows it quite so well as the Google Sooner. HTC’s first prototype for Google’s Android development, the Sooner was a non-touch QWERTY handset us[..]
7. May 2012
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7. May 2012
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7. May 2012
How many times has social media app Color reinvented itself? We’ve lost count, but it seems to have found its newest suitor in the form of Verizon. Color and Verizon will be teaming up to install a version of the app on select Android LTE smartphones that would enable[..]
7. May 2012
Google’s Hangouts group video chat on Google+ continues to be the social network’s most compelling feature. Today, Google is opening up the Hangouts On Air feature to all users, allowing them to broadcast their video chat sessions for the world to see.
Goog[..]
7. May 2012
This time last month Lenovo was taking pre-orders for its K71 Smart TV for release in China, and now the first review is in. The all-round specs are impressive: a 42/55-inch 1080p IPS 120Hz panel is combined with a dual-core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor, five megapixel w[..]
7. May 2012
There are times, the SlashGear team reminds me, when I sound like a broken record; not least is when I’m bleating on about stylus input and what makes a “proper” tablet. Apple’s iPad convinced the market that fingers were most functional, and the[..]
7. May 2012
Color me crazy, but serial entrepreneur and quixotic Silicon Valley character Bill Nguyen could be on to something big. A partnership announced today between his flagging startup Color and prominent wireless career Verizon is, at the very least, no small feat.
Color is[..]
7. May 2012
We certainly wouldn’t call the new iPad thick, but its waistline did see a slight increase in order to accommodate the larger battery and new screen tech. CNET believes that the increased thickness was a compromise on Apple’s part, with the company originally hoping[..]
7. May 2012
Raptr, the gamer social network with 12 million hardcore users, is unveiling a novel rewards program today that gives targeted bonuses to gamers just for playing their favorite titles. Judging by sponsors such as Microsoft and Blizzard jumping on board the program, bei[..]
7. May 2012
Motorola Mobility, say hello (again) to the Windy City.
Google could be taking its ongoing acquisition to Chicago, if a report by Chicago Business is true. According to sources, Google has been looking into a few separate locations, the sizes of which suggest that th[..]
7. May 2012
It appears that the HTC One V may be coming to more than just the one carrier that the HTC One X and One S have been attached to here in the USA, with Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and more up for grabs. HTC has communicated today that they’re about to bring the l[..]
