As if we weren’t already excited enough about the Asus MeMo 370T, a new rumor suggests that the $250, 7-inch, quad-core tablet could get a $50 price drop and launch with Google’s “Nexus” branding.
Citing “two different …
Ubisoft Unveils New Trailer for Assassin’s Creed III
Goodbye Ezio; hello Ratohnhaké:ton. The unpronounceable hero of Assassin’s Creed III kills plenty of Redcoats in the trailer released by Ubisoft, which today revealed several details about the upcoming game set in Colonial …
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Coming in 2025: Android Yogurt-Covered Pretzel
As anyone who pays close attention to Android knows, Google names each update to its mobile operating system after a sweet treat, and does so in alphabetical order. Like the Vatican releasing smoke to signal the election of a new …
Apple Wants to Upend the TV Business: Will Big Content Play Ball?
Over the course of his career, Steve Jobs revolutionized three industries — personal computing, digital music, and mobile communication. Before his death last fall, he had turned his attention to a fourth — television.
via …
U.S. Senator Calls for Apple, Google Mobile Privacy Probe
The drumbeat over digital privacy is getting louder. Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, stepped into the fray over the weekend, calling for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google over reports that …
Wait, Mercedes Made a Car Invisible Without David Copperfield?
He strolled through the Great Wall of China, levitated over the Grand Canyon and vanished the Status of Liberty, but illusionist David Copperfield never pulled off a trick quite like this: a hydrogen-powered Mercedes car rendered …
Halo 4 Preview Reveals Details About Multiplayer, Master Chief’s Return
Master Chief is back. After a brief hiatus in Halo: Reach, 343 Studios is reviving the character in Halo 4, which will directly continue the storyline developed by Bungie in Halo 3. A new preview — while not revealing a whole …
Michael Jackson’s Back Catalog Downloaded by Hackers?
Hackers reportedly made off with Michael Jackson’s entire back catalog during a raid on Sony Music’s servers last year.
Although Sony won’t say how many tracks or what material was stolen, Fox News reports that hackers …
Apple User Gets $10,000 iTunes Card for Downloading 25 Billionth App
And a great hush came over the world as Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China initiated the download of Where’s My Water? Free.
Free though the app may have been, Chunli Fu’s fortuitous timing ultimately resulted in the awarding of …
Next iPad Rumor Roundup: The Good, the Plausible and the Just Plain Silly
We’re two days and counting from Apple’s big March 7 media event, during which the company is expected to unveil its newest tablet. If you’re just tuning in, here’s a rundown of what we think we know, as well as what we think’s …
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Ka-Ching! Square’s New App Turns the iPad into a Cash Register
Square, the startup that democratized credit-card transactions with its little plastic doohickey which allows any business (or anyone) to accept plastic as a form of payment, is at it again. It’s built a new iPad application …
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Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.