BlackBerry 10 is looking a little bit like an iPhone and a little bit like Android in a batch of leaked screenshots.
Images of the BlackBerry 10 operating system, published by CrackBerry.com, apparently surfaced in a document …
For Valentine’s Day, Angry Birds on Facebook
If you haven’t played Angry Birds, and I realize the chances of that are approaching zero, Rovio’s apoplectic avians have finally made their way over to Facebook. Who knows why it had to be “just in time for Valentine’s Day,” but …
One Billion Smartphones by 2016: Here Comes the Mobile Arms Race
By 2016, just four years from now, one billion consumers will have smartphones, according to Forrester Research. In the U.S. alone, consumers will own 257 million smartphones and 126 million tablets.
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What We Think We Know About the iPad 3
At some point with every upcoming Apple product, the wacky rumors–like two new iPads in different sizes debuting at Macworld Expo–start to tail off. They give way to convincing-sounding reports from news sources which, although …
Apple Stock Hits $500 as China ‘iPad’ Trademark Case Escalates
First, the good news: Apple shares briefly hit $500 Monday morning for the first time in its history — an impressive milestone and psychological threshold that underscores the incredible success of America’s largest …
Sony Music Chided for Upping Price of Whitney Houston iTunes Album
According to a report by The Guardian, the price of Whitney Houston’s album, The Ultimate Collection, apparently found itself the subject of a 60% price increase in Apple’s iTunes music store shortly following the 48-year-old …
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RIM Director to BlackBerry Critics: No, You’re the Idiots
Roger Martin, the dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, is also a board member of BlackBerry maker RIM. And in an interview with the Globe and Mail’s Gordon Pitts, he’s anything but sheepish about the …
Samsung Announces a New 7-inch Galaxy Tab, but Why?
Samsung’s never been one to hold back on new phones and tablets, but even so, the newly-announced Galaxy Tab 2 is a puzzler.
In terms of tech specs, the tablet is nearly identical to Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, which …
Apple to Let Inspectors into Foxconn Factories in China
Apple continues to try and salvage its good name in the aftermath of a damning New York Times story that listed numerous labor abuses at its factories throughout China. Last month the company released a list of its more than 150 …
The Lesson of the Laptop-Shooting Dad
Is there a parent of a teenager that hasn’t seen the viral video made by Tommy Jordan, the North Carolina dad who shoots nine rounds into his snarky daughter’s laptop with a .45? The clip has been viewed more than 18 million …
The Case Against Letting the U.N. Govern the Internet
All this year, and culminating in December at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, the nations of the world will be negotiating a treaty to govern international telecommunications services between …
Apple Has an ‘iTV’ Naming Problem (UPDATE)
Although “iTV” seems like an ideal name for Apple’s rumored television, the company may have to pick something else due to trademark troubles.
ITV, a U.K. cable and Internet service provider, has reportedly raised concerns …