And The World's Most Popular Browser Is... Who Knows?
Computer World's Gregg Keizer writes that two firms have put out two wildly different sets of numbers for which browsers were the most used in…
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Apple Wins Injunction On U.S. Galaxy Nexus Sales
Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction banning sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh…
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Siri Still Can't Match Old-Fashioned Google Search, Analyst Says
Fortune reports that Piper Jaffray has conducted a little study comparing Siri and Google in terms of both query comprehension and response accuracy, and has not surprisingly…
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HP Ditches Windows RT Tablet Plans, Microsoft Surface To Blame
Hewlett-Packard originally planned to release a Windows RT-powered tablet later this year. Due to Microsoft's recent Surface announcement and the high cost of licenses, however, the…
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South Carolina Clamps Down On Municipal Wi-Fi Menace
Ars Technica has a steller report on the South Carolina state legislature's recent passage of a bill that "effectively makes it difficult, if not impossible" for…
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Adobe Won't Support Flash In Jelly Bean, Installs End On August 15th
The late Steve Jobs famously predicted the death of Flash more than five years ago, and barred it from the company's iPhone and iPad. One…
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NPD: Ultrabooks Are Saving The High-End Notebook Market
For people who want super-thin computers and who don't feel like paying more than $2,000 for a Retina MacBook Pro, ultrabooks are a blessing. And…
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Chrome For iOS Hits No.1 In Apple's App Store
Google's Chrome browser quickly became one of the most popular desktop Web browsers in the world, and now Google has its sites set on mobile.…
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Microsoft To Launch 'Xbox Music' Spotify-Like Streaming Service This Year
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new streaming music service that will tie in to its Xbox suite of gaming and entertainment services. Bloomberg on…
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Google Chrome Coming To iPhone, iPad
Just one day after releasing the final version of Google Chrome for Android, Google announced that it is releasing Google Chrome for iOS on Thursday…
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Google Chrome For Android Hands-On: Asses Kicked, Names Taken
Google has effectively ended the debate over which mobile browser Android fans should use on their smartphones and tablets — the answer is Chrome. And…
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Google Teases More Details About Its Glass Project
Google Glass, Google's tantalizing glasses headset that projects images and data directly onto users' eyes, got its own segment at Google I/O Wednesday even though…
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Nexus Q: Social Streaming Media Player Announced [Video]
During its annual I/O Developer Conference on Wednesday, Google announced the Nexus Q. The device is labeled as a "social streaming media player" that can stream entertainment…
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Sprint's LTE Network To Go Live In Five Cities July 15
Sprint has been selling 4G LTE smartphones for weeks now and soon it will finally have LTE services to go with them. The company on…
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Google Announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Google showed off some killer new features for its Android operating system at Google I/O on Wednesday with its rollout of Android 4.1 ("Jellybean"). The…
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iOS Users More Loyal To Apps Than Android
Good news has come to light for app developers: according to a recent study from Localytics, app retention rates are improving, increasing 19% over the…
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Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet
Google on Wednesday unveiled the Nexus 7 tablet during its keynote presentation at the annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, California. The company's…
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Apple Changes App Store Search Without Warning, Costs Developers Sales
Apple recently made some changes to the search algorithm used by its iOS App Store, and the move may end up having a serious impact on app…
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Patent Trolls Cost Companies $29 Billion In 2011
Patent trolls — that is, entities that purchase patents in bulk and sue other companies for infringement despite not making any products of their own —…
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Apple Wins Sales Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet
Sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet have been banned in the United States by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. "Although Samsung has a…
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'We Know What You're Doing' Website Outs Drug Users, Boss-Haters And More On Facebook
Facebook's repeated privacy snafus always make the news and cause a stir among users, but a surprising number of Facebook members throw caution to the…
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One-Third Of Cord Cutters Say They'll Never Go Back To Cable
It seems that a good number of people who have unsubscribed from cable or satellite television services never want to go back. According to a…
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RIM Posts Huge Q1 Miss: First Net Loss In 8 Years, BlackBerry 10 Launch Delayed, 5,000 Jobs Cut
Analysts anticipated another miss ahead of Research In Motion's first-quarter earnings report on Thursday as sales continue to stall ahead of the struggling smartphone vendor's…
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New Firefox For Android App Promises Speedier Browsing; Now Available For Download
Everyone knows that the default browser on Android devices leaves a lot to be desired but so far no browser has emerged as the clear…
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Woz Goes To Bat For Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has never been one to shy away from courting controversy, even when it's at the expense of his former company. This…
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Microsoft: We Have No Plans To Build Our Own Phones
Despite earlier reports, a Microsoft executive has stated that the software giant has no plans to build its own smartphone. Greg Sullivan, the senior marketing…
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Verizon, T-Mobile Concoct Big LTE Spectrum Swap
Verizon and T-Mobile have agreed to swap some critical LTE spectrum licenses on the AWS band, although the deal's completion depends on Verizon acquiring several…
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