Archive for October, 2011 - Page 10

Samsung Appeals Galaxy Tab Ban in Australia

Injunction on Galaxy Tab in Favor of Apple Disputed by Samsung
Filed by on Friday, 28. October 2011

Apple and Samsung have been duking it out in courts all over the world for quite some time it’s hard to remember how it all started. One of Apple’s early requests for preliminary injunction was filed in Australia months ago, and that one was recently decided in Apple’s favor. But [...]

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Sony Announced LittleBigPlanet 2 Bundle with PlayStation Move

$129.99 Bundle For The Holidays Include LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition with Move Support
Filed by on Friday, 28. October 2011

If you’re planning to buy LittleBigPlanet 2 this Holiday season, you’re in luck. Not only can you get a special edition of the game itself, you can actually get it bundled with the Playstation Move controller. LittleBigPlanet 2 special edition is one of the games packaged to include Move support, [...]

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Motorola Xoom: Only 100,000 Tablets Shipped in Q3 2011

Motorola Reports Lackluster Xoom Tablet Sales, With Only 100,000 Shipments in Q3 2011
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

Motorola Mobility may have earned some solid backing with Google’s acquisition of the company. But with lackluster tablet performance in the past few quarters, Motorola will need a flyer to get back in the tablet game.

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Apple Lossless Audio Codec Now Open-Source

ALAC Codec From Apple Can Now Be Used by Other Developers & Devices
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

Apple has recently open-sourced its ALAC or Apple Lossless Audio Codec, which means app developers can now support the codec on their apps. Audiophiles can also now enjoy the use of Apple’s lossless compression for playing high-fidelity music and audio on Apple hardware.

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Droid RAZR Accessories Pricing Revealed, May Not All Hit Stores on Release Date

Motorola Accessories for New 4G LTE Android Flagship Smartphone Now Available, Including the MotoACTV
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

The Motorola Droid RAZR is already available for pre-order from Verizon, and the phone is expected to ship to your door by November 10. Being a 4G LTE device, the RAZR comes with a premium $299.99 price, which may be a serious reason to ignore some of the more expensive [...]

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HP Windows 8 Tablets Confirmed, TouchPad Users May Soon Hear webOS Has A Future

Meg Whitman Decides to Keep HP PC Business, webOS Future Still to be Decided
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

I’m glad to hear HP decided to keep its PC business intact, since, at the end of the day, HP is a major player in the personal computing industry. The new CEO of the company, Meg Whitman, decided not to go through with the plans of her predecessor, and we [...]

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iPhone 4S Siri Use While Driving Illegal in California; Wait What?

Hands-free Voice Controlled Intelligent Virtual Assistant Can’t Be Used While Driving in California
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

When I first started about the iPhone 4S virtual assistant Siri, I couldn’t but observe its usefulness especially in certain situations where a voice-based smartphone interface would be a lot more appreciated than a touch-based one. Like driving, for example.

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Galaxy Note Release Date Unveiled For Germany, Prices Not So Much

Samsung Confirms Galaxy Note Smartphone/Tablet Launch for Europe, Other Regions Not Mentioned Yet
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

The Galaxy Note is a new smartphone/tablet that was made official by Samsung during IFA 2011 in early September and it looks like the device is finally ready for launch.

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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Update Hitting 100% of Compatible Devices

WP7 Mango Update Can Now Be Installed on All Eligible Devices; Have You Updated to Mango Yet?
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

Microsoft has announced that it is pushing the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update to all eligible devices, after weeks of pushing the update to a smaller number of phones.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Exclusive? Not Anymore

Verizon Changes Banner, Removes Any References to a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Exclusivity Well Ahead of Release Date
Filed by on Thursday, 27. October 2011

Less than 24 hours ago we told you that Verizon confirmed via its own website that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the next Google Nexus handset, which will be launched in November, was going to be available exclusively from the carrier in the near future.

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