Archive for August, 2011 - Page 29

Google wants to buy Motorola but that’s not just a simple $12.5 billion deal for the search giant. The purchase must be approved by regulatory commissions in the USA but also in the EU and other regions, which is what you’d expect from such scenarios. What you didn’t see coming, [...]

Strange but interesting fact for the Apple fans out there–you might think that in terms of sales to square footage, a jewelry store or a car lot might pull down the best ratio. But as it turns out, that particular honor goes right to the Apple store.

The Droid Bionic, this elusive Android 4G LTE smartphone that people have been waiting for months now, has made another unofficial appearance. This time around we’re looking at a video of the device that shows its boot screen as well as a speed test.

If you happen to be a Time Warner Cable customer and have had your eye on a Slingbox you may want to listen up to this new offer. The good news here, it could mean a free ($300) Slingbox, however the not so good part of this news is that [...]

We just heard yesterday about how Samsung’s trying a unique defense–the sci-fi defense, you might call it–via our own Chris Smith. But on another front, Samsung just got dealt a pretty healthy setback in the form of a preliminary injunction against selling the Galaxy S, the Galaxy S II and [...]

It looks like September 11th will soon have an iPad app. And for those not in the US or somehow not as familiar with the now infamous date — that is when the towers fell in New York City. Anyway, coming as part of the 10th anniversary of the tragic [...]

By now the HTC Puccini is not a new device name anymore and everyone interested in buying a new tablet soon has probably heard of it. We’re looking at a 10-inch tablet that’s going to hit AT&T, and other carriers, soon.

If this new LCD concept makes it to the market, we might soon see devices powered not only by sunlight but also by ambient light including the LCD’s own backlight. Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science created a concept LCD technology that harvests and [...]

It has been just over a months time since we saw the last update for the BlackBerry PlayBook and while this latest is not adding the one item people seem to be complaining about most — it is nice to see it arrive so quickly. Not to mention, this update [...]

Despite any personal opinions on the tablet, one has to admit that the devices have become rather popular lately. Granted, some claim they are good for getting work done and some claim they are good for nothing more than an entertainment device. Me personally, I fall somewhere in the middle, [...]