RIM extends BlackBerry 10 app incentive deadlines following ‘remarkable’ number of submissions
In the final mile before it officially unveils its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, RIM's quest for mobile apps and content appears to be going well. So well, in fact, that it says it is pushing …
LG's Optimus G Will Hit LTE Markets In 50 New Countries Starting In Late January
LG's Optimus G might not have gotten the same attention as the Nexus 4, but it's the cream of LG's 2012 crop. And to that end, the company has just announced that it will roll out the Optimus G smart...
Google makes Microsoft sweat over Sync cutoff, but Windows Phone will get DAV support
A curious twist in the ongoing ecosystems war — Google's decision to drop Exchange ActiveSync support, a protocol used to sync Gmail calendar, contacts, and mail items on mobile devices, left Micros...
Report: Google made €50 million copyright offer, French publishers want €100 million
Google proposed an annual €50 million payment to news publishers to resolve a long-simmering copyright dispute, but the publishers decided to hold out for more, according to a report Friday in Le Mond...
A Casualty on the Battlefield of Amazon's Partisan Book Reviews
Reviews on Amazon are becoming attack weapons, intended to sink new books as soon as they are published. — In the biggest, most overt and most successful of these campaigns, a group of Michael Jacks...
Behind The Scenes Of The iPhone 5 Jailbreak
Technically speaking, the iPhone 5 is already jailbroken. You're just not allowed to have it yet. The reason for this is because one of the bugs that contributes to a functional jailbreak is so good...
What we discovered about InstallMonetizer
Last week there was some controversy online about a company we funded called InstallMonetizer. IM makes software that companies can put in their Windows installers that offers other software to the u...
RIM CEO Says Licensing BlackBerry 10 Is “Conceivable”. Also Not Ruling Out Selling Its Hardware Production Business
The CEO of RIM, Thorsten Heins, has been speaking to German newspaper Die Welt ahead of the launch of BlackBerry 10 devices — due in Q1.
Atari U.S. operation files for bankruptcy
The U.S. operations of pioneering video game company Atari Inc. is seeking to break free from French parent Atari S.A. and in the next few months find a buyer to take the company private. (Strong Nat...
France Proposes an Internet Tax
PARIS — France, seeking fresh ways to raise funds and frustrated that American technology companies that dominate its digital economy are largely beyond the reach of French fiscal authorities, has pro...
[Exclusive] This May Actually Be The HTC M7 With Sense 5.0
You know what we like here at Android Police? Solid information. Earlier today, we reported on an alleged render of the HTC M7 that looked a little ‘close-but-not-quite’. For starters, that image i...
Myspace Is Accused of Using Music Without Permission
Last week, Justin Timberlake's new song, “Suit & Tie,” did double promotional duty. Not only was it a teaser for Mr. Timberlake's latest album, but it also served as an introduction for a revamped ve...
Youth expelled from Montreal college after finding ‘sloppy coding’
A student has been expelled from Montreal's Dawson College after he discovered a flaw in the computer system used by most Quebec CEGEPs, one which compromised …
The World's First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome)
Sure, 3D printing is fun and cute. And products like the Makerbot and Form 1 will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it's only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stret...
Samsung exec confirms 8-inch Galaxy Note coming to MWC
The internet has been quietly discussing the possibility of an 8-inch Galaxy Note for a while now, but nothing appeared at CES. However, these rumors might've just been waiting for the right time to ...
‘Make Me Asian’ App Removed From Google Play Store
The “Make Me Asian” app let users alter photos to turn faces …
Spotted: Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass specs as he blends in on NYC subway
Google last week announced its first two ‘hackathon’ events for Google Glass developers, and the company is aiming to make its wearable glasses technology something that can be used by anyone at any p...
China to help shape the web's future from new W3C base
The W3C is announcing a partnership with China's Beihang University that will see it host the standards-making body's activities in the country and promote collaboration with Chinese tech companies, w...