Apple Goes After HTC In Lawsuit Over 20 iPhone Patents
Apple is using its strong patent portfolio to fight iPhone competitors in court. Its latest target is HTC. Apple has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the cell phone manufacturer. The suit...
View ArticleForget hearing aids. We’re talking about brain aids, people
Needing assistance with your most basic of senses is never something anyone wants to advertise. Thus we’ve come up with handy ways of making them socially acceptable. Enough nerdy kids like myself...
View ArticleCricket’s 2010 product lineup leaks, Kyocera Zio priced and dated
I hadn't realized it until just this second, but it's been way, way too long since we've seen a monstrous carrier leak. I suppose after the heavily-detailed data dumps from the likes of AT&T and...
View ArticleDon’t worry: The Halo movie is still gonna happen
Whew, I was worried there for a minute. Microsoft has confirmed that the Halo movie is still in development, putting at ease dozens of people around the world.
View ArticleEasyBloom Plus allows nerds to garden like a pro
Hidden in the picture above is a fake plant. Not only is it a fake plant, but it's a high tech fake plant, complete with USB port and soil sampling technology like that used in the Mars rover! The...
View ArticleAdobe Drops Future Support For iPhone Development in Flash
I'm sure by now that you've all heard the arguments both for and against the new Terms of Service that accompany iPhone v4.0 SDK, so I won't get into those arguments here. However, I will let you know...
View ArticleATP SSD connect to the USB header on your motherboad
This is brilliant. I'm not 100% sure what the practical application is yet, but I think I want one. ATP built an SLC NAND-based solid state drive designed to plug directly into the USB header on your...
View ArticleNook passes Kindle sales in March
Well look at this: new kid on the book, Barnes & Noble's Nook ereader, just surpassed Amazon Kindle sales in March. Obviously the Nook is a bit newer than the Kindle and those who were going to buy...
View ArticleiCitizen 2010: Dinosaurs in your phone?
While I was recently attending the iCitizen 2010 Symposium, Noora Guldemond, Head of Marketing at Metaio—a company focused on developing Augmented Reality experiences—showed me a few recent AR examples...
View ArticleThey don’t make ‘em like they used to: Voyager 2 repairs underway
Our Gadgets of Days Gone By series is over, and it focused pretty much on consumer goods that made our lives more entertaining or more bearable. But there's an awful lot of technology from decades past...
View ArticleSamsung i5801 makes a cameo, script reads ‘entry-level Android 2.1 device’
INT. APARTMENT - DAYTIME An unseemly Samsung touchscreen device opens the scene, being held by one HOWARD CHUI. Its size is comparable to the Galaxy Spica but something doesn't feel as momentous here....
View ArticleDid you download The Hurt Locker with BitTorrent? You may be facing a lawsuit...
Hope you didn't download The Hurt Locker with BitTorrent because it looks like the film's producers may be coming after you. They're looking at a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit...
View ArticleGoogle ditching Windows because of Chinese hackers?
"See you in hell, Windows." That's Google talking, according to a report in the Financial Times. (Not an exact quote, mind you.) The company is taking several steps to phase out the use of Microsoft's...
View ArticleTelefonica gets behind MeeGo, says ’smartphones, netbooks, tablets, and...
Virtually all of the MeeGo buzz since Intel and Nokia's tie-up back in February has been focused on high-end smartphones, tablets, and netbooks, but Telefonica reminds us that there's another potential...
View ArticleHTC EVO 4G’s graphics capped at 30FPS?
Reports are flying in from across the internet -- and by that we mean the xda-developers and Google Code forums -- that the EVO 4G might have something of a framerate issue. It seems that the device is...
View ArticleOn the Xbox 360 Kinect experiment and the future of motion controls
Microsoft has been busy over the last year. It was during E3 2009 that Microsoft blew everyone away with what was then dubbed Project Natal. It promised to bring full body motion control to the 360....
View ArticleMicrosoft prepping Yahoo, AIM, and Windows Live Messenger support for Kin?
The list of conspicuously missing features on Microsoft's Kin devices is a lengthy one, but considering the target demographic, there's at least one particularly egregious omission: instant messaging....
View ArticleBe alert! Mac malware targets unsuspecting users of adult Web sites
If I've said it once I've said it 1,000 times: the best way to stay safe online is to keep your wits about you and not to venture off into the darker corners of the Internet, if you know what I mean. I...
View ArticleYour iPad, Your Way: Belkin Introduces FlipBlade™ & Grip 360° + Stand
PLAYA VISTA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Belkin, the recognized leader in connecting people and technology, announces the Grip 360° + Stand and FlipBlade — portable solutions that...
View ArticleBurwood Group to Release Strategic Planning Application for iPad
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Burwood Group announced today that it has developed an exciting and new business strategy development tool for iPad. Strategy Architect™ provides Fortune 500 and small...
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