SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: March 13, 2012
It's been an above-average set of hours since our last big update, with both the nighttime hours and the morning being full of big drops…
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Apple To Spend $11bn On Samsung Parts In 2012 Claims Exec
Apple may be attempting to reduce its reliance on Samsung components, but its bill from the Korean firm is likely to be the largest to-date…
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Synology DiskStation DS112j Now Available
If you’re looking for a relatively simple way to share your hard drive contents over the network, but don’t want to spring for the more…
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Apple And Motorola Talks Tried To Get All Android OEMs Off The Patent Hook
Apple and Motorola Mobility held late-2011 patent licensing talks that could have benefited all Android device manufacturers in the aftermath of the Google acquisition, it's been…
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DARPA Director Jumps Ship To Google
Regina Dugan, current director of DARPA, is leaving the government body to assume an as of yet unannounced position at Google. Google confirmed the move…
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Samsung Galaxy S III Rado-Style Ceramic Design Finalized Tips Insider
Samsung has reportedly finalized its design for the hotly-anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone, insiders claim, with the handset now headed to production ahead of its launch…
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Google Confirms Metro Style Chrome For Windows 8
Google have confirmed that they’re working on a version of Chrome for Windows 8 that will run in the Metro interface and adhere to the…
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Audi In Talks To Purchase Ducati
Volkswagen is a German automotive company that has Audi as its premium line of automobiles. Audi is known for making high-end vehicles many of which…
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ARM Cortex-M0+ Targets Low Power Tech
ARM have today announced an update to the ARM Cortex-M0 MCU, dubbed the Cortex-M0+. ARM say that this new version is the world’s most energy…
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Apple Upgrading Website Images For New iPad Launch
Apple is upgrading some of the images on its website to support the high-resolution new iPad that will ship soon. The update is bringing images…
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BlackBerry PlayBook Mini Keyboard Gets Official
Frustration with text-entry on the BlackBerry PlayBook probably hasn't been the main cause of the tablet's commercial shortcomings, but it's the challenge RIM has taken on…
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Nokia Maps Hits iOS And Android As HTML5 Web App
Nokia have posted to the Nokia Conversions blog to let the world know that Nokia Maps is now accessible just about anywhere with a web…
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NASA And GM Reveal Robo-Glove For Astronauts And Engineers
Tech for astronauts and automotive engineers seldom overlaps, but a robotic glove co-developed by General Motors and NASA could change all that. An offshoot of…
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DOJ Green Lights Nortel Patent Purchase By Rockstar Consortium
The US Department of Justice has approved the purchase of 4000 patents Nortel held to the Rockstar Consortium. Rockstar is a partnership of major technology…
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Nokia Shutters Money Service In India
Many mobile phone companies expected one of the big emerging businesses in developing countries to be mobile money services. Many citizens in these developing nations…
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Spotify Spreads: Streaming Service Hits Germany
Streaming music service Spotify has launched in Germany, overcoming long-standing music licensing headaches to bring free and paid plans to its thirteenth market. As expected, Spotify…
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Workers Still Seek Treatment After December iPad Plant Explosion
According to the NPR, hours after Apple inspectors left an iPad manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China where the iPad is produced an explosion struck. The…
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Fisker Knowingly Sold Half-Baked Cars Claims Ex-Employee
Electric car company Fisker can't catch a break lately; days after its Karma embarrassingly broke down before Consumer Reports could even begin testing it, a former employee has…
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Computer Will Compete At Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Its presence will be more symbolic than anything else, but it will nevertheless be interesting to watch how well a computer program can compete against…
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New iPad 1GB RAM Confirmed In Early Benchmarks
Apple's new iPad has 1GB of RAM, pre-release benchmarking has confirmed, double the amount of the iPad 2, though the Apple A5X CPU appears to…
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Megaupload Says A Number Of Users Are From The US Government
The legal fight to extradite Kim Dotcom, the main man behind Megaupload continues to rage. Dotcom and other principles at the file storage site are…
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Pentax Shows Off Optio WG-2 And Optio WG-2 GPS Cameras
Pentax has pulled the covers off another new digital camera today that comes in two versions called the Optio WG-2 and the WG-2 GPS. Both…
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New iPad Gets Early Unboxing
Apple's new iPad isn't expected to begin turning up on pre-order customers' doorsteps until this coming Friday, but that hasn't stopped at least one of…
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Pentax Launches K-01 Interchangeable Lens Camera
Pentax has unveiled a new digital camera that has a nice retro style design and comes in three colors called the K-01. The camera is…
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Sony Xperia Sola Introduces Floating Touch Navigation
Sony has launched its latest Android smartphone, the Xperia sola, a 3.7-inch handset with a 1GHz NovaThor dualcore chipset, NFC and a 5-megapixel, 720p HD…
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UltraViolet Cloud Conversion To Cost $2-$4 Per DVD
We have been talking about UltraViolet for a while now, but the official announcement of the service will come today at 1 PM ET. Ultraviolet…
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Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0 Upgrade Goes Live [Updated]
Samsung has begun pushing out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the best-selling Galaxy S II smartphone, with Korea and select European countries kicking off…
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