Sony Confirms Plans To Shed 10,000 Jobs Amid Shake-Up
Sony on Thursday confirmed earlier rumors suggesting plans to release 10,000 workers during the course of fiscal 2012. The figure includes employees expected to leave…
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Samsung Announces Pricing And Availability For New Galaxy Lineup
Samsung on Wednesday announced pricing and availability details for three upcoming Android-powered devices that will soon join the vendor's ever expanding lineup of Galaxy-brand devices.…
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Google+ Receives A Major Facelift [Video]
Google on Wednesday announced a major redesign for its Google+ social networking site that will introduce a more functional and flexible user experience. The new…
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T-Mobile's HTC One S Event On April 18th Suggests Imminent Launch
T-Mobile on Wednesday sent out invitations to a special event that will allow attendees to "be amongst the first to experience the HTC One S,"…
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Major Android Vulnerability Gives Apps Access To Sensitive Data Without Permission
The security of the Android mobile platform has always been a topic of debate. Due to Google's open ecosystem and less invasive app policing policies,…
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Microsoft Reportedly Plans To Bring Kinect To Windows Phone 8
Microsoft's motion- and voice-based Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 video game console and Windows PCs is coming to Windows Phone 8, VR-Zone reported this week. The software…
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Nokia Trims Q1 Outlook, Confirms More Than 2 Million Lumia Phones Sold
Nokia on Wednesday lowered its outlook for the first quarter of 2012, noting that performance from its devices and services division will have a greater…
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Windows Vista Enters Extended Support, XP Support Ends In 2014
Microsoft products fit into two different life cycle stages — mainstream support and extended support. With mainstream support, users receive free security updates, stability improvements,…
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U.S. Military Offers $2 Million For First Humanoid Robot
The United States is challenging every entrepreneur, engineer, developer and inventor to create the first military robot. The individual or team that creates a humanoid…
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Android Topped Apple, All Others In Chinese Market Share Last Year
Google's Android platform was the most popular mobile operating system in the world's largest market for mobile phones last year. The platform's market share grew…
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'Extremely Poor' Symbian Sales, Mixed Lumia Sales To Leave Nokia With Another Rough Quarter
Nokia is in store for yet another rough quarter according to Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley. The struggling Finnish phone vendor posted a massive €954 million…
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Sony Sees Massive $6.4 Billion Annual Net Loss, Its Worst Ever
Sony has revised its full-year earnings projections for the fiscal year ended March 31st to include a tax hit that will see the company report…
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NYC To Transform Old Phone Booths Into 32-Inch 'Smart Screens'
The City of New York is reportedly planning to revive 250 old phone booths with the introduction of 32-inch Internet-ready "smart screens" throughout the five…
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AT&T Will Spend More Promoting The Lumia Than It Did On Apple's iPhone [Updated]
In the coming months, AT&T will spend as much as $150 million to help promote Nokia's latest flagship smartphone, the Lumia 900. According to Ad Age,…
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New iPad Already Accounts For 10% Of All iPad Traffic
Apple released its third-generation iPad just over three weeks ago, and the company managed to sell more than 3 million units in less than four…
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Samsung HDTVs Most Popular Among Consumers
U.S. consumers are more interested in Samsung HDTV models than any other brand, according to a recent study from ABI Research. The South Korean manufacturer captured…
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Apple's Next iPhone To Launch In October According To Foxconn Exec
Apple's sixth-generation iPhone will reportedly launch this coming October according an executive at Apple's manufacturing partner, Foxconn. Citing details learned in a TV interview with…
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Apple Downgraded As Carriers Prepare To Stunt iPhone Growth
Following a huge week that saw Apple's stock climb above $630 amid a fresh round of analyst upgrades, one analyst isn't sold on the notion…
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AOL Sells 800 Patents To Microsoft In $1 Billion Deal
AOL and Microsoft on Monday announced an agreement in which the software giant will purchase 800 patents from AOL in a $1.056 billion cash deal.…
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Rivals Already Eying Google Eyewear; Project Glass Competitors Now In Development
Google unveiled "Project Glass" earlier this week, an undertaking that it hopes will bring eyewear equipped with heads-up display technology to the masses. The new…
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Stolen Samsung AMOLED Technology Sold To Rival, 11 Suspects Arrested
Nearly a dozen suspects have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the theft and sale of AMOLED display technology under development at Samsung.…
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'Anonymous' Hacks Chinese Government, Protest Freedom And Civil Rights
Notorious hacker group "Anonymous" on Thursday claimed responsibility for attacks on several government Web sites in China. The group has launched various Internet attacks on the…
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Steve Jobs's Biographer Says 'Thermonuclear' Anger At Google Was Real
Walter Isaacson, the man behind the authorized Steve Jobs biography, said while speaking at the Royal Institution on Wednesday that he disagreed with Google CEO…
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Microsoft Says Xbox Hacking Claims Are 'Unlikely'
A report emerged last week from a security researcher claiming Microsoft's Xbox lacked important security features that might protect owners who sell used consoles from…
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New Android Malware Can Remotely Root Phones
Lookout Mobile Security on Tuesday published a report stating that a known malicious Android program has been updated with the ability to harm a device…
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Apple Patent Suggests Face Unlock May Come To The iPhone And iPad
Apple patent documentation made public this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicates that the Cupertino-based company is exploring different ways to utilize…
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Bears Maul Nokia's New Windows Phone; Lumia 900 Sales Seen Fizzling
Reviews of Nokia's new Lumia 900 smartphone have been mixed. We thought the sleek handset was a breath of fresh air for Microsoft's Windows Phone…
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