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Apple vs Samsung begins: Billions at stake in federal court

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple and Samsung are set to square off in the first day of the San Jose federal jury trial today, as the next phase of the heated design and patent row kicks off with huge stakes in the smartphone and tablet worlds. Having failed to reach an amicable settlement in the preceding weeks, both companies have some impressive claims and demands: Apple wants $2.5bn in damages and a block on US sales of phones and tablets, while Samsung has accused its foe (and, ironically, customer) of hypocrisy and trying to stretch its patents to cover a ridiculous range of possibilities.

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Microsoft Surface to land October 26 alongside Windows 8

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the most anticipated products to come from Microsoft in many years is the Surface tablets the software giant has been talking up. Microsoft has caught more than a little heat over the Surface tablets from its partners because they will be directly competing in the hardware market against Microsoft. The indication has been that Surface tablets will launch alongside Windows 8 in October. Read The Full Story

Mysterious HP tablet spied in new commercial

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Several companies are working on Windows 8 tablets behind the scenes, with HP among them. Did the company just leak its Windows 8 tablet via a YouTube commercial? Its new “Make It Matter” commercial shows one individual using an HP branded tablet at the 56 second mark, showcasing a basic design with what looks to be a metallic back along with a black antenna strip running across the top of the device. Read The Full Story

China Consumer Association places Apple on “company integrity” blacklist

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

There are a number of consumer watchdog organizations all around the world. Often these organizations are places where consumers can go to complain about a product if they aren't getting the help wanted from the company who produced the product. China has a consumer watchdog organization called China Consumer Association (CCA), and the organization has recently placed Apple on its blacklist. Read The Full Story

8.7 million customer records stolen in KT Telecom hack

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

For a while, it seemed like we were learning of a new hacker attack every other week. Hackers have been relatively quiet of late, until now. Korean telecom giant KT Telecom has now announced that hackers were able to infiltrate it systems and conducted an attack spanning five months. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 Durango dev kit sale gives early taste of next-gen console

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

A Microsoft Durango developer kit reportedly emerged on a developper forum over the weekend, commanding a sale price of $10,000. The kit, which is said to feature an Intel CPU, NVIDIA GPU, and “more than 8GB of memory”, is used for Xbox 720 development. The fact that the kit looked like a plain black PC tower running a regular debug launcher led many to believe it was nothing more than a hoax, but Digital Foundry decided to reach out to several sources and developers, discovering that the kit was in fact the real deal. Read The Full Story

LG brings game apps to Cinema 3D Smart TVs

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the best features for many people with a smart TV is the ability to surf the Internet and download apps to run on the TV screen. Often some of the most popular apps for smart TVs are games. LG has announced an industry first today with the arrival of 3D-enabled game apps for its line of Cinema 3D Smart TVs. Read The Full Story

Guild Wars 2 hits pre-order

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Fans of online role-playing games will be glad to hear that Guild Wars 2 is now up for pre-order. The game is set to launch on August 28 for the PC and is a fantasy MMORPG. The game focuses on player versus player combat just as the original Guild Wars did. One interesting thing about the new game is that the storyline is responsive to the player's actions. Read The Full Story

Charge Card for iPhone fits in your wallet

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

It never seems to fail that your iPhone goes dead at the worst possible time. Most of us don't have a charge cable on us at all times so if your phone goes dead you're out of luck until you get back to the home or office. A new project is on Kickstarter called the Charge Card that lets you have a charger for your iPhone on you at all times. Read The Full Story

iPad mini and next iPhone tipped for September 12th reveal

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Specs and case parts for the next iPhone continue to leak out, and now iMore has it on good authority that the next iteration of Apple’s smartphone will be announced on September 12th. As is often the case with Apple’s announcements, the product will follow soon after, hitting retail shelves on September 21st. iMore’s sources also indicate that the iPad mini will be shown off at the same event, although no launch date was provided for the tablet. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 Frankencasing gets video fondle

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

What’s tipped to be the iPhone 5 casing has cropped up on video after a photoshoot this weekend, further showing the elongated form-factor that’s believed to accommodate a new, 4-inch screen. Pieced together from constituent parts by Japanese repair site iLab, the device in the video shared by Macotakara - and which you can see after the cut – is of course hollow and doesn’t include the display itself, but it does give us a better impression of what the new iPhone might look like.

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10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook leaks ahead of 2013 debut

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RIM's 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook has cropped up in Vietnam, a larger version of the existing 7-inch PlayBook and apparently following the iPad in using a 4:3 aspect touchscreen. The 10-inch model - which is not shown turned on - was spotted by the Tinhte forums, and includes a SIM card slot that's expected to be used with an LTE modem. Read The Full Story
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