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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 redesigned with S Pen in mind
As previously reported, after a less than stellar unveiling at Mobile World Congress in February, Samsung delayed the launch of its Galaxy Note 10.
Facebook’s record-breaking IPO put into perspective
Facebook made its initial public offering last Friday and while it didn’t go as smoothly as many had hoped, the offering was still the largest of its ...
HP beats the Street in Q2; confirms plans to cut 27,000 jobs as Q3 guidance misses
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported its second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected the computer giant to report ...
Diablo III becomes the fastest-selling PC game of all time
Blizzard on Wednesday announced that Diablo III sold 3.5 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it the fastest-selling PC game ...
Google did not infringe Oracle’s patents with Android
In the widely publicized patent infringement case between Google and Oracle, a San Francisco jury on Wednesday found that Google’s Android operating ...
KickStarter projects looks to transform Android tablets from boring to gorgeous [video]
Google has focused a great deal of effort over the years on making its Android operating system more attractive. Android partners’ first attempts at ...
File-sharing prospers despite increased legislation
Despite numerous attempts to halter file-sharing services such as The Pirate Bay, users continue to download copyrighted files. According to Lund ...
Apple and Samsung fail to reach patent settlement during talks
After two days of settlement talks between the chief executives of Samsung and Apple, the two companies failed to reach an agreement that would end ...
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but ...
‘Xbox 720′ slated for November 2013 release, report claims
Microsoft plans to launch its next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment console ahead of the holidays next year, according to a recent ...
Apple’s design boss says the best is yet to come
During an interview with The Telegraph published on Wednesday, Apple’s design boss Jonathan Ive said that his most impressive work at Apple has yet ...
Microsoft sees Windows 8 as ‘rebirth’
Microsoft is betting big on its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which looks to bridge the gap between smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.
Verizon says global capabilities coming to select Android handsets this summer
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound, and DROID 4 will receive global roaming capabilities later this ...
OmniVision’s 16-megapixel smartphone camera sensors support 4K resolution
OmniVision on Tuesday announced the OV16820 and OV16825 smartphone camera chips. The two sensors support up to 16-megapixels and can capture video at ...
Best Buy tops expectations in Q1, online revenue and mobile sales up
Best Buy on Tuesday reported results for the first quarter of 2012. The electronics retail giant posted better-than-expected earnings per share, ...
Microsoft says 350 million Windows 7 devices will ship by the end of 2012
Despite the fact that Windows 8 is expected to launch in October, Microsoft still has high hopes for its Windows 7 operating system. The software ...
80% of mobile banking apps may have security flaws
Neal O’Farrell, executive director of the nonprofit Identity Theft Council, spoke about the seriousness of mobile security as part of San Francisco ...
WikiLeaks launches encrypted social network
Backers of the whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks recently launched Friends of WikiLeaks (FoWL), an encrypted social network for like-minded ...
Amazon Appstore now allows Android users to Test Drive apps
The Amazon Appstore was updated on Monday to include the company’s popular Test Drive feature on Android devices. The retail giant previously allowed ...
‘Anonymous’ hackers release 1.7GB of stolen DOJ data
Hackers associated with well known hacker-activist group “Anonymous Operations” have released a massive cache of data they say was obtained when they ...
Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III preorders now live in the U.S.
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III smartphone won’t be available in the United States until this summer, but the unlocked international version of the ...
Hollywood loves sequels: MPAA to push SOPA follow-up in 2013
The first version was hardly a hit, but Hollywood is already planning a sequel to the Stop Online Piracy Act that it will push in 2013, reports claim.
Leaked part points to taller Retina display on next iPhone
Following a report that Apple is currently testing multiple next-generation iPhone prototypes with a taller Retina display, images of a purported ...
Less than 2% ‘Like’ mobile carriers despite millions spent on Facebook campaigns
Less than 2% of mobile carriers’ subscribers “Like” them on Facebook despite the millions of dollars they collectively spend in an effort to promote ...
Samsung accuses Apple’s expert witnesses of being ‘iSheep’ in patent trial
Samsung has accused Apple of calling expert witnesses that exhibit “slavish adoration” to the company during an ongoing patent trial between the two ...