http://www.mail.com/scitech/boygeniusreport/ BGR - Science & Technology: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on BGR en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/scitech/boygeniusreport/ http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161970&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/SQOfB0fqrSs/ Apple on Wednesday announced that the HBO GO and WatchESPN apps are now available on Apple TV. The company also added support for news channel Sky News, East Asian media channel Crunchyroll and music channel Qello. Apple TV users now has access to more than 60,000 movies and 230,000 TV shows from the iTunes Store as well as content providers like Hulu and Netflix. In its press release, Apple revealed that iTunes users have now downloaded more than 1 billion TV episodes and 380 million movies at a rate of more than 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies per day. Earlier this month, the company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:44 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161970&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/SQOfB0fqrSs/ 2013-06-19T14:30:44Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161976&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/CxyZ6Wz4REA/ It’s hard to believe, but Samsung doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of HTC and release a Facebook-centric “Galaxy First.” The Korea Herald reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg broached the subject of creating a “Facebook-friendly” smartphone with Samsung during his meeting with the company on Tuesday and was promptly rejected. Given that the Facebook-centric HTC First has been one of the biggest duds of the year so far, it’s not surprising that Samsung has little interest in going along with Zuckerberg’s plans. One of The Korea Herald’s sources also notes that Samsung doesn’t partic Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:43 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161976&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/CxyZ6Wz4REA/ 2013-06-19T14:20:43Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161834&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/DLs1Xie6sHM/ As the iPhone 5S nears mass production ahead of its launch this coming fall, leaks will undoubtedly kick into high gear. We saw the first few images of the completed display assembly for Apple’s iPhone 5S leak earlier this week, and now the first set of high-quality photos of the new iPhone’s panel have been published by Fanatic Fone. The high-resolution photos show the iPhone 5S display assembly next to an iPhone 5 display, and they clearly highlight all of the design changes found on the new panel. As was confirmed in a recent exclusive report from BGR, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S will featur Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:45:40 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161834&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/DLs1Xie6sHM/ 2013-06-19T13:45:40Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161756&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_MIJUuhFwoU/ Huawei, which recently became the No.3 smartphone brand in the world, may be considering a Nokia acquisition. Wall Street reacted violently, prompting an 8% spike in Nokia’s share price. This speculation is part of an annual summertime ritual. In July, we’ll get the rumor about Lenovo buying Nokia and in August, some British brokerage will speculate about Cisco executives flying to Helsinki. However, there is a very specific problem with the idea of any of these companies buying Nokia right now. All of them might be interested in buying a smartphone vendor. But Nokia is not a smartphone compan Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:10:31 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161756&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_MIJUuhFwoU/ 2013-06-19T13:10:31Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161686&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/JyLwv9foyvU/ Microsoft’s first Windows RT-powered Surface tablet wasn’t the rousing success the company had hoped for, but that won’t stop it from trying again with a second-generation model. Following reports that Microsoft slashed Surface pricing for schools in a likely effort to clear out inventory, Bloomberg has reported some details about an upcoming refreshed Surface RT tablet. The report claims Microsoft will go with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 chipset to power the next Surface RT, though NVIDIA will supply chips ”for some versions” of the new Surface. It is unclear how many versions of the slate ther Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:35:23 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161686&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/JyLwv9foyvU/ 2013-06-19T12:35:23Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161648&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/fdsD9Ym0t_o/ Efforts to acquire Sprint have been a long and arduous fiasco for SoftBank, but the Japan-based carrier moved one step closer to completing the deal on Tuesday evening. Following SoftBank’s revised offer for Sprint that would see its bid increased to $21.6 billion, Dish announced that it is abandoning the race and will not revise its current offer, which is not expected to be accepted. Dish had previously offered a total of $25.5 billion for Sprint, including $17.3 billion in cash and $8.2 billion in stock, but the SoftBank deal is seen as the more promising option. According to Reuters, Dish Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:40 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2161648&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/fdsD9Ym0t_o/ 2013-06-19T11:50:40Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160938&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/icbXjQQdJI8/ AT&T has come up with a very clever way to keep New Yorkers’ mobile devices powered up throughout the day. The New York Times reports that AT&T is building 25 solar-powered charging stations throughout New York City that will give wireless users the ability to recharge their phones in places where they can’t typically find electrical outlets. AT&T plans to deploy the stations in public outdoor spaces such as parks and beaches as part of a pilot project between the carrier and the city. Marissa Shorenstein, the president of AT&T’s New York division, tells the Times that her company views the in Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:57 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160938&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/icbXjQQdJI8/ 2013-06-19T03:00:57Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160832&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/LdflrmiRcSo/ HTC One users shouldn’t have to go without the latest version of Android for too much longer. Engadget reports that HTC is still planning to upgrade its flagship smartphone to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean at some point, although the site says that “users may need to wait a little longer before it becomes available” for download. The HTC One originally shipped with Android 4.1.2 when it launched this past spring, although HTC vowed that users would be able to upgrade to version 4.2.2 at an undetermined time. Given how quiet HTC has been about the upgrade lately, it’s good to hear that the company s Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:30 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160832&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/LdflrmiRcSo/ 2013-06-19T01:45:30Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160756&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/v_QC9ruHZI4/ It seems like we hear more reports about BlackBerry’s revival every week, although those of us who live in the United States may not see it much in our everyday lives. It turns out there’s a good reason for this: Sales of new BlackBerry 10 devices have reportedly been middling in the U.S. while having much stronger showings in other countries. Barron’s points us to a new research note from RBC Capital analyst Mark Sue, who says that BlackBerry 10 demand “appears to be mixed by region” with “Canada, the U.K. and the Middle East… seeing the strongest BB10 sell-through.” In the U.S., however, Sue Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:57 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160756&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/v_QC9ruHZI4/ 2013-06-19T00:30:57Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160632&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/GTvjaXmJmPI/ In what appears to be a desperate attempt to clear out inventory buildup, Microsoft will offer its Surface RT tablet to educational institutions at shockingly deep discounts. The tablet is available to schools and universities from now until August 31st starting at $199 for the 32GB model. The touch keyboard cover will add $50 to the price, while the type keyboard cover brings the total up to $289. The Surface RT comes bundled with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, and the tablet runs the Windows RT operating system, of course. Criti Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:37 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160632&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/GTvjaXmJmPI/ 2013-06-18T23:15:37Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160534&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_B3SvSu-p_Q/ A new report suggests that LG is preparing a new smartphone that will support “always-on voice commands.” According to Gotta Be Mobile, the company will launch an Android smartphone in 2014 that will allow users to issue voice commands without being required to touch the screen first. The feature, which is built-in to Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, can be activated by saying “hello” to the device. The chip is even capable of learning a device owners voice to prevent others from using the feature. Current voice features such as Siri require users to press a button or enter a spe Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:10:31 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160534&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_B3SvSu-p_Q/ 2013-06-18T22:10:31Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160462&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_luFGWfUcD8/ T-Mobile on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of Sony’s flagship Xperia Z smartphone. The handset is equipped with 5-inch full HD 1080p display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and a 13-megapixel rear camera. The Xperia Z is also water and dust resistant, and includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The smartphone will be available from T-Mobile “in the coming weeks.” The carrier’s press release follows below. Xperia® Z from Sony to Make a Splash at T-Mobile this Summer T-Mobile is the Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:35:53 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160462&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/_luFGWfUcD8/ 2013-06-18T21:35:53Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160348&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/XsE3jPfYtSU/ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Samsung president Shin Jong Kyun this week to discuss a potential partnership, Bloomberg reported. Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, is interested in working with Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone vendor, to help boost its mobile advertising sales. The two companies are also said to have spoken about investing in technology startups. Facebook previously partnered with HTC on the HTC First, a smartphone that was skinned with Facebook’s custom Home software. Facebook Home was largely panned by critics and the HTC First flopped on th Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:19 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160348&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/XsE3jPfYtSU/ 2013-06-18T21:00:19Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160274&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/0th8jC4FVP4/ Industry watchers began talking about an imminent slow-down in the high-end smartphone market back in 2011, but 2012 was still a huge year for pricy smartphones with cutting-edge specs. According to market research firm Berg Insight, sales of high-end smartphones from the likes of Apple and Samsung with retail prices above €400 before subsidies grew to 250 million units in 2012, up from 150 million in 2011. Of those, Berg says 40 million smartphones were flagship phones powered by cutting-edge quad-core processors. While specs will continue to get more impressive in the coming years at the top Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:35:53 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160274&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/0th8jC4FVP4/ 2013-06-18T20:35:53Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160216&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/C7UBxQKPemM/ While you may be tempted to install the recently released beta version of iOS 7, you may also be worried that it could brick your iPhone. Never fear: 9to5Mac points us to a new demonstration program from consumer electronics website Recombu that lets you preview iOS 7 without any risk of wrecking your device. How does it do this, you ask? By hosting the entire thing inside your web browser. While this obviously doesn’t give you the exact same experience as actually using iOS 7, it does give you a nice look at the new user interface and lets you see how the redesigned core iOS apps look. 9to5Ma Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:10:21 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160216&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/C7UBxQKPemM/ 2013-06-18T20:10:21Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160222&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/Uj1GWRWl6bw/ The video game industry continued its downward spiral in May. According to research firm NPD Group, retail sales of hardware, software and gaming accessories in the U.S. fell 25% to $386.3 million last month, their lowest level thus far in 2013. Hardware and software sales fell 31% year-over-year to $96 million and $175.1 million, respectively, while sales of gaming accessories declined 6% year-over-year to $115.3 million. Including sales of used games, rental and digitally delivered content, micro-transactions, subscriptions, mobile apps and social network games, consumers spent a total of $7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:13 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160222&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/Uj1GWRWl6bw/ 2013-06-18T19:45:13Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160128&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/lQejzGEtsYs/ Don’t mess with Texans’ email. Ars Technica reports that Texas has become the first state in the United States that requires law enforcement officials to get search warrants before snooping on citizens’ emails. The law only applies to state and local law enforcement officials, however, and won’t apply to federal officials who can still access emails without a warrant once they’ve been opened or if they’ve sat unopened in a user’s inbox for more than 180 days. The new Texas law comes at a time when electronic privacy has become a hot-button issue in the wake of revelations about the National Se Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:20:23 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160128&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/lQejzGEtsYs/ 2013-06-18T19:20:23Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160070&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/EG0Q0iXTs4c/ Huawei on Tuesday announced the Ascend P6, the world’s thinnest smartphone. The handset measures a mere 6.18 millimeters thick and weighs 120 grams, eight grams more than Apple’s iPhone 5 despite the fact that the phone is much larger. The Ascend P6 is equipped with a 4.7-inch 720p display, an in-house 1.5GHz quad-core processor and an 8-megapixel rear camera. The smartphone also includes a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB of RAM, a 2,000 mAh battery, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD slot and Huawei’s Emotion user interface atop Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Ascend P6 will be available i Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:55:25 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2160070&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/EG0Q0iXTs4c/ 2013-06-18T18:55:25Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159962&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/BevNPJQLTXg/ Shares of Nokia surged on Tuesday, mostly because Chinese electronics giant Huawei expressed interest in buying the struggling Finnish smartphone manufacturer. Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, told The Financial Times that his company would be open to buying Nokia if it showed a “willingness” to merge. One aspect of Nokia’s current business plan that it will certainly have to rethink if it wants to merge with Huawei is its exclusive use of Windows Phone as its platform of choice. Yu said that Windows Phone was still a risky bet because its market share has not signific Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:36 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159962&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/BevNPJQLTXg/ 2013-06-18T18:20:36Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159834&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/wnrH-izhyZw/ It looks as though Apple might be smoothing out some of the iPhone’s sharp edges for the low-cost version of its popular smartphone. Japanese blog Macotakara has posted some pictures of a case designed for the upcoming low-cost iPhone by third-party accessories manufacturer MGM Corp. that suggests the device will feature rounder edges than traditional iPhone models. AppleInsider notes that “the case for the low-cost iPhone is about 2 millimeters thicker than a similar accessory designed for the iPhone 5″ that conforms to the iPhone 5′s sharper edges. The round edges on the leaked case seem to  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:45:42 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159834&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/wnrH-izhyZw/ 2013-06-18T17:45:42Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159840&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/CU82d1J0nf0/ Good news for AT&T subscribers who missed having full QWERTY keyboards: You’ll be able to buy the BlackBerry Q10 from your carrier on June 21st for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement. AT&T also says that “consumers who trade in their current smartphone to AT&T will be eligible to receive at least $100 off the purchase of a new smartphone, including the BlackBerry Q10.” The Q10, which is designed to look more like iconic pre-touch screen BlackBerry phones, includes 3.5-inch touch display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:51 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159840&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/CU82d1J0nf0/ 2013-06-18T17:20:51Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159692&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/FKtas6O3SHg/ It looks like the initial reaction to Apple’s reworked iOS 7 software might not have been as bad as the loudest naysayers made it out to be. Social media intelligence firm Viralheat analyzed more than 417,000 tweets relating to Apple that were posted during and after the company’s WWDC 2013 keynote, and it compared the sentiment surrounding Apple CEO Tim Cook and design boss Jony Ive, who oversaw the iOS 7 overhaul. Interestingly, 72% of tweets mentioning Ive were positive compared to 64% for Cook, while just 15% of tweets mentioning Ive were negative compared to 24% for Cook. This suggests th Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:31 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159692&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/FKtas6O3SHg/ 2013-06-18T16:35:31Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159584&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/eBizVApdW1k/ In addition to criticisms about the Xbox One’s connectivity policies, its used game policies, its supposedly invasive Kinect sensor and its policies toward independent game developers, Microsoft has also had to deal with criticisms that the Xbox One is overpriced at $500, which just happens to be $100 more than what Sony is charging for the PlayStation 4. Gamespot U.K. has spotted an interview that Xbox boss Don Mattrick had with Bloomberg TV last week where he defended the $500 price point and said that it was cheaper than many analysts had been expecting. “We’re over-delivering value against Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:33 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159584&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/eBizVApdW1k/ 2013-06-18T16:00:33Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159452&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/zWbe2FEnftI/ Apple unveiled its vision for the future of mobile computing last week and the Internet erupted. A new feud was born, not between iOS fans and Android fans or between Apple fans and Samsung fans, but among iOS users themselves. On one side, a legion of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users were fawning over the redesigned software shown off by Jony Ive and company. It’s a breath of fresh air… it’s amazing… it’s “positively mind-blowing.” On the other side, iOS 7 was panned. Many longtime Apple fans watched in horror as Apple peeled back the layers on its new iOS interface, and all the great featur Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:26 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159452&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/zWbe2FEnftI/ 2013-06-18T15:05:26Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159396&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/tiWYdfz-IhA/ Two former HTC executives have big plans after having quit HTC earlier this year. Michael Coombes, HTC’s former head of sales, and James Atkins, the company’s U.K. marketing chief, announced on Monday that they are launching a startup smartphone company called Kazam that looks to deliver devices with “stunning design, robust hardware and intuitive technology, underpinned with improved customer service.” The executives left HTC as part of a mass exodus in March. Coombes will serve as Kazam’s chief executive, while Atkins will lead the marketing division. “There is a real opportunity for a new m Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:17 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159396&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/tiWYdfz-IhA/ 2013-06-18T14:30:17Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159348&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/LovKpexUHcQ/ Though the visual elements took center stage, Apple showed off plenty of new functionality last week when it unveiled its completely redesigned iOS 7 software. According to a new report, however, there might be a number of upcoming new functions that the company is saving for iOS 7′s public launch this coming fall. iOS developer Hamza Sood has discovered a series of secret settings menus in the iOS 7 beta that reveal intriguing features such as new system-wide gestures and the ability to hide default apps. The secret menus were first detailed by 9to5Mac, and they uncover many additional settin Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:57 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159348&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/LovKpexUHcQ/ 2013-06-18T13:55:57Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159260&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/T501NSpR4lc/ A report from early last month suggested that mass production of Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S displays would begin in June. Now, right on cue, the first complete display assemblies from Apple’s upcoming new high-end iPhone have seemingly leaked. The purported iPhone 5S displays pictured in leaked photos published by MacRumors have yet to be analyzed, but they appear to be very similar to iPhone 5 displays, as expected. Internally, however, there are some differences in the panel’s design that allow it to fit on the tweaked logic board from the new 5S. BGR exclusively published images of s Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:24 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159260&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/T501NSpR4lc/ 2013-06-18T13:20:24Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159196&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/eVHWGTuZoR0/ Being an Android smartphone vendor isn’t always easy with Samsung stealing the spotlight, but LG has quietly become the only other global vendor in the world managing to eke a profit from selling Android phones. The company’s latest smartphone has continued to build on LG’s momentum, and the company announced on Tuesday that domestic Optimus G Pro sales in South Korea have now topped 1 million units. LG achieved the feat in four months and it said the phone took just 40 days to sell 500,000 units, which is a record for the firm. The Optimus G Pro features a massive 5.5-inch 1080p display, a qu Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:35:58 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159196&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/eVHWGTuZoR0/ 2013-06-18T12:35:58Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159170&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/im7qhPI455c/ A new report suggests that Intel is preparing to release performance oriented Haswell processors for desktop computers in the second half of 2014. According to a leak from VR-Zone, the company’s fourth-generation Core processors will be available in 6-core and 8-core variants with up to 20MB of L3 cache. The Haswell-E enthusiast grade platform is expected to perform up to 50% better than high-end Ivy Bridge processors. Intel is also expected to introduce new Wellsburg motherboard chipsets that are capable of supporting DDR4 RAM clocked up to 2,133 MHz right out of the box. Although these high- Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:29 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2159170&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/im7qhPI455c/ 2013-06-18T11:50:29Z http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2158628&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/zRjbgNASUHE/ Nuance has been steadily adding new capabilities to its Dragon Mobile Assistant application to help it compete with services such as Siri and Google Now, and its latest release of the software looks to be its most extensive update yet. Nuance on Tuesday launched Dragon Mobile Assistant 4.0, which features voice-enabled email composition, voice notifications that read you incoming text messages, emails, phone calls and Facebook status updates, and an intelligent Driver Mode that automatically turns on your device’s hands-free features when you enter a car. The new version of Dragon Mobile Assis Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:30:19 GMT http://us.wa.ui-portal.com/1and1/mailcom/s?content.scitech.click.rubricpage.boygeniusreport.index&category=rubricpage&wa_c_id=2158628&wa_p_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_sc_2=scitech&wa_sc_5=boygeniusreport&wa_userdet=false&country=us&wa_cl_nm=undef&wa_cl_pn=BoyGeniusReport&wa_cl_d=extern&c_id_1=undef&c_id_2=undef&c_id_3=undef&c_id_4=undef&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/zRjbgNASUHE/ 2013-06-18T04:30:19Z