HTC’s new Android flagships, the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE, have reportedly been stalled at U.S. customs, and may not hit American stores as early as hoped, perhaps due to an International Trade Council (ITC) exclusion order… granted to Apple last December. Apple sued HTC for patent infringement [ Read More ]
ContinueBloomberg confirms a report from earlier today that Apple is preparing to release thinner MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. The models are to be released at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11 and will also include flash memory to “cut startup times and extend battery life”. The report [ Read More ]
ContinueAmazon will launch new versions of its Kindle e-reader and tablet, including a monochrome e-reader with front lighting, a source who has seen the prototype told Reuters. The world’s largest Internet retailer is aiming to have the new e-reader in stores in July, said the source, who has direct knowledge [ Read More ]
ContinueBefore resigning as chief executive of Yahoo over the weekend, Scott Thompson disclosed to the company’s board of directors and several colleagues that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to people familiar with the matter. The cancer disclosure by the 54-year-old Mr. Thompson was made late last week, [ Read More ]
ContinueFollowing a string of complaints across the globe (notably in Australia and the United Kingdom) regarding Apple’s branding of the 4G-LTE compatible iPads, Apple has tweaked the name of their cellular-connecting iPad in some regions. The new name is simply “iPad WiFi + Cellular,” and this is a shift from [ Read More ]
ContinueIt’s just about time for Microsoft to launch its expected Windows 8 upgrade program. For the past several years, in order to keep PC sales from falling off a cliff in the months shortly before Microsoft and partners are poised to roll out new models running a new version of [ Read More ]
ContinueOnly 12% of your friends see your average status update, but Facebook is testing an option called “Highlight” that lets you pay a few dollars to have one of your posts appear to more friends. Highlight lets the average user, not Pages or businesses, select an “important post” and “make [ Read More ]
ContinueSamsung announced its new Galaxy S III smartphone to great fanfare last week, though some observers weren’t terribly happy with one particular feature: the 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED display uses a PenTile(INFO) subpixel layout instead of the generally more favorable RGB(INFO) layout. At CTIA 2012, we spoke to Samsung about [ Read More ]
ContinueLast November, Google tested a new “Sources” section in its search results, in the third column where ads normally appear. It seems the testing is underway again, showing extended information about actors, films, musicians, people and more. It also seems likely everyone may see this extended information soon, and that [ Read More ]
ContinueiMore reports that Apple is “currently targeting” an October launch for a smaller iPad, with the device carrying a display of roughly 7 inches and being priced in the $200-$250 range. According to our source, which has proven reliable in the past, the reason for such aggressive pricing is to [ Read More ]
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