Xbox Surface: Microsoft's 7-inch gaming tablet
Microsoft's secret project for a mini Xbox — Microsoft is building its own 7-inch gaming tablet. Multiple sources familiar with plans within Redmond have confirmed to The Verge that initial hardwar...
Nexus 4 Is a Great Value With Small Improvements
Google's Android operating system is used on hundreds of smartphones and tablets. But the flagship Android devices, the ones the company calls “the best of Google,” are labeled Nexus. They are meant...
Exclusive: EU regulators to accept Apple, publishers e-book offer
(Reuters) - EU regulators are set to accept an offer by Apple and four book publishers allowing Amazon and other retailers to sell e-books more cheaply than Apple to end an antitrust investigation and...
Apple loses $368.2M lawsuit to patent holding company VirnetX in E. Texas court ruling
According to Bloomberg, Apple lost a lawsuit against VirnetX in a Texas courtroom late this evening and ordered to pay $368.2 million in damages. VirnetX sued Apple for infringing on its collection …
Mary Meeker Gives Mid-Year Internet Trends Report: Android Adoption Ramping Up 6X Faster Than iPhone
KPCB partner Mary Meeker usually publishes her famed Internet Trends report once a year, but gave a small San Francisco crowd a mid-year update tonight. The biggest new facts?
Pixar Names Building After Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is often associated with Apple, but many often forgot that the visionary played a large role in the creation of Pixar. He financed the work at the studio long before it became profitable, ...
Amazon Testing a $7.99 Per Month Prime Subscription
Reader Scott noticed that Amazon is now testing a $7.99 per month Prime subscription (instead of $79 per year), a price that is very familiar to Netflix and Hulu Plus subscribers. I was able to confi...
Apple Says Samsung's Galaxy Note, Jelly Bean Infringe Patents
Apple Inc. (AAPL) told a judge that Samsung Electronics Co. (005930)'s Galaxy Note 10.1 device infringes its patents, and sought to add the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system to an existing lawsu...
If You Want to Stay out of Jail, Don't Instagram Your Ballot
A not-so-surprising thing happened this morning: My Instagram feed morphed from photos of dogs, kids, fancy coffees and food porn into a stream of people's voting ballots. — Photo courtesy of Instag...
Well, It's Becoming Clear That Steve Jobs Was Flat-Out Wrong
An interesting thing has happened in the days since Apple released its new smaller iPad: — Many Apple devotees have said it will become THE iPad, at least in their own personal use. — Why? — Mai...
AT&T prices Lumia 920 and 8GB HTC 8X at $100, Lumia 820 at $50, Nokias due on Friday
AT&T is finally spilling the beans on how much its Windows Phone 8 handsets will set you back if you plump for a two-year deal. Nokia's Lumia 920 costs $99.99, $50 less than previously speculated, an...
AT&T to pay feds $700,000 to settle overcharging dispute
The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday it has reached a $700,000 settlement with AT&T over claims that the carrier overcharged wireless data customers. — AT&T has agreed to pay $700...
E-Mail Voting Fails Some New Jersey Residents
Bouncing e-mail addresses, personal Hotmail accounts. “It's really maddening,” says Tanz. — New Jersey's last-minute offer of e-mail voting to displaced residents was greeted by concern by security...
Here's How Bravo's “Silicon Valley” Stars Pitch Start-Up Investors (Slides)
While Americans geared up for Election Day coverage on Monday evening, much of Silicon Valley was glued to a different channel. — It was the premiere of “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley,” the Bravo-produc...
Yep, It's Coming: Google Wallet's Help Site Mentions The “Google Wallet Card”
Just in case you needed more proof that the leaked news revealing a forthcoming physical Google Wallet Card is indeed legit, you can just visit Google's own Help section on its Google Wallet website t...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin takes to Google+ to call for an end to party politics on election eve
On the eve of the US presidential election, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has taken quite the political stand on his Google+ account by pleading for the winner to withdraw …
Imagination buys chip design firm MIPS for $60m, 498 patents sold to industry consortium for $350m
More M&A activity in the wonderful world of chips. MIPS Technologies has been for sale for quite a while, but now things are finally moving: the semiconductor design company formerly known …
Microsoft Surface RT More Profitable than iPad, Teardown Analysis Reveals
The Surface RT model with the minimum 32 gigabytes of NAND flash memory and an optional black Touch Cover carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $271.00, according to a preliminary estimate from the IHS...
Why Google Went Offline Today and a Bit about How the Internet Works
Today, Google's services experienced a limited outage for about 27 minutes over some portions of the Internet. The reason this happened dives into the deep, dark corners of networking.
Apple already catches up with fourth-gen iPad demand, now ‘in stock’
Last time we checked in, the new fourth-generation iPad with Retina display was listed as shipping in “3-5 business days” from Apple's U.S. website. That was down from the estimated one-week shipping...
Google Voice experiencing major SMS problems, sent messages displaying wrong phone number
Complaints are flooding in at the Google Voice help forums regarding major issues with the service's SMS functionality. Multiple users have reported that outbound text messages sent from the same acc...
AOL beats expectations in Q3: Revenue flat at $531.7m, net income of $20.8m
Internet media and services company AOL this morning reported its financial results for the third quarter of this year, reporting earnings of 22 cents per share compared to a loss per share of 2 cents...
Proposal to Bolster Online Privacy Rules for Children Draws Opposition
Washington is pushing Silicon Valley on children's privacy, and Silicon Valley is pushing back. — Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have all objected to portions of a federal effort to ...
Powered By Nokia, Yandex Rolls Out Maps Of US And Europe
Yandex is rolling out maps of the US and Europe, powered by Nokia's mapping division Navteq. The company is also introducing a Turkish mapping site. — Yandex says that its maps have an audience of ...
China Most Threatening Cyberspace Force, U.S. Panel Says
China is “the most threatening actor in cyberspace” as its intelligence agencies and hackers use increasingly sophisticated techniques to gain access to U.S. military computers and defense contractors...
Smart meters not so clever about privacy, researchers find
A University of South Carolina study found smart meters transmitting plain text information that could be used against home owners By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service November 05, 2012 12:20 PM ET Re...