Logitec Introduces Blazing Fast 5Ghz Wireless Router In Japan
If it is speed you are looking for, better start packing for Japan. Logitec has just announced a new Wireless LAN router, the LAN-WH450N/GR with…
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Dell Venue Pro Receiving Windows Phone 7 Update "Copy And Paste" Starting Today
In addition to a Windows Phone 7 update, users of the Dell Venue Pro will be being sent a separate update for the handset that…
Read MoreThe PS3 Is The Best Entertainment Device
When it comes to being entertained in the living room, there are some things that practically all consumers are looking for. They want a device…
Read MoreAmazon/Google Ramping Up Interest In NFC
According to the site Near Field Communications World, Google and Amazon.com are both showing some interest in Near Field Communications, or NFC. Google has joined…
Read MoreA New Concept For Rechargeable Batteries - USB
When my son was born, and his vibrating bouncy seat started eating through AA batteries like jelly beans, I bought rechargeable batteries. But I found…
Read MoreeBay Sales Of iPad 2 Are Brisk Due To Limited Supply
Demand is still far ahead of supply for the iPad 2, which has proved to be quite a boon to eBay sellers. AppleInsider was able…
Read MoreGoogle Working On Facial Recognition App [UPDATE: False!]
Google is busy at work on a mobile app that will use facial recognition technology to identify people and access their personal information using photos…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Drawing Developer Interest
Microsoft has reported that there are 1,200 new developers joining the AppHub community each week, showing that there is considerable interest in building apps for…
Read MoreBlackBerry Touch Aka Monaco/Monza Caught In Wild
Perhaps the most interesting device from RIM's leaked 2011 roadmap has been caught in the wild, the BlackBerry Touch (aka Monaco/Monza). The all-touch smartphone has…
Read MoreSunix VGA2788 USB 3.0 To HDMI Adapter Supports Full HD
DisplayLink's USB graphics technology has made adding multiple screens to notebooks straightforward, but there's always a limit on performance thanks to the throughput potential of…
Read MoreApple 3D Camera Patent Application Promises Quality Boost
With 3D the Next Big Thing in mobile devices, it comes as little surprise that Apple should be considering the technology, at least as far…
Read MoreHTC April 12 Event: Pyramid Or Honeycomb Tablets?
HTC had no shortage of new devices at CTIA 2011 last week - the HTC EVO 3D being perhaps the highlight - but there's still…
Read MoremSpot Music Adds 5GB Of Online Storage
With Amazon unveiling its Cloud Player music service recently, mSpot has felt the need to add a new and important feature to keep up. mSpot…
Read MoreNetbook Navigator NAV7 Slate PC Tablet Hits Pre-Order
If you like the idea of a tablet, but you have been waiting for a tablet to surface with Windows 7 onboard so you can…
Read MoreHTC Flyer Official Video Hits YouTube
HTC has offered up the official video for the HTC Flyer Android tablet on YouTube. The tablet looks pretty cool and one of the coolest…
Read MoreAdobe Shows Off Photoshop For iPad
If you are a fan of the iPad tablet and have used some of the less powerful photo editing apps on your tablet before you…
Read MoreIntelliGuard Systems Adds Flash Storage To RAVENAlert
There have been some high profile and tragic shootings on college campuses and many schools are taking to technology to alert students when there are…
Read MoreT-Mobile HTC Pyramid To Bring The 1.2GHz Dual-Core Love In May?
With Tegra 2 based smartphones like the ATRIX 4G and Optimus 2X around, it was only a matter of time until HTC got in on…
Read MoreHTC Flyer, Pyramid, Desire 2, Wildfire S And LG Star Tab Name-Checked In Purported Inventory Leak
Inventory leaks can be tricky things; it's all too easy to slap a few codenamed products in a database, snap a shot or two and…
Read MoreHTC Pyramid Caught In Wild
We're already expecting to see the HTC Pyramid make its official debut at CTIA 2011 later this week, but we won't say no to a…
Read MoreHarry Winston Opus Eleven Looks Awesome
I can really appreciate how good designer watches look. I would never buy one though. Geeks don’t really wear watches today. This is perhaps the…
Read MoreiPad Accounted For $9.566B Out Of $9.6B In Tablet Sales In 2010
I have an original iPad and I really like it, I can certainly see why the tablet did so well on the market. Take into…
Read MoreVerizon 2011 Roadmap Leaks Showing The Way To New Android Gear
Verizon Wireless' roadmap for 2011 has leaked on that map are a bunch of X's marking a hoard of new Android devices that are inbound…
Read MoreSamsung Installed Laptop Keyloggers Claims Researcher; Company Launches Probe [Update: False Alarm]
Samsung has been accused of installing keylogger software on its notebooks by security researchers, and has launched an investigation into the allegations. Mohamed Hassan claims to…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S Plus i9001 Official: 1.4GHz, Gingerbread And Super AMOLED
Samsung has outed its latest iteration of the Galaxy S, the Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001. Initially headed to Russia at the end of April…
Read MoreGeek Makes Slingshot That Shoots Machetes
I vote this guy most likely to lose a finger. If you watched the Walking Dead, you know that we have to be ready for…
Read MoreSamsung 22-Inch Transparent LCD Displays Hit Production
Samsung has announced that it has begun mass-production of 22-inch transparent LCD displays, with two models - capable of either black & white or color…
Read MoreCoffee Joulies Will Keep Your Tongue From Burning
I am not a coffee drinker, my wake up and get going drink is a nice can of Dr. Pepper. I know some people that…
Read MoreThree UK Gets HSPA+ Modem: Up To 40% Faster [Video]
UK carrier Three has announced its first HSPA+ USB modem, which will be headed to the network on April 7 and, it's claimed, offer 40-percent…
Read MoreDell Streak 7 Tablet UK Launch Detailed; Stage To Get Sync Upgrade
Dell has priced and dated the Dell Streak 7 for its UK launch, with the 7-inch Android tablet expected to hit the market at the…
Read MoreSony Ericsson Confirms XPERIA Play Shipping Delay; Will Miss April 1 Release On Some Carriers
Sony Ericsson has confirmed shipping delays that could mean the XPERIA Play might miss its April 1 release date in the UK at some carriers…
Read MoreAcer CEO Quits Over Product Development Disagreements [Updated]
Acer CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci has resigned, stepping down from the company with immediate effect. Acer claims the change - which will see chairman J.T.…
Read MoreMicrosoft Demands EU Antitrust Investigation Into Google
Microsoft is demanding the European Union begin an antitrust trial investigating Google, with the company planning to make an official request today. According to Microsoft's…
Read MoreAmazon Chasing Cloud Player Deals Over Label "Bad Blood"
Amazon may have taken a cavalier attitude toward music licensing issues when it launched Cloud Player, but behind the scenes it's believed to be scurrying…
Read MoreGoogle Puts Android On Lock-Down: Non-Fragmentation Contracts, Standardized ARM Chips, More
Google's approach to Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the version of its OS designed for tablets, has drawn criticism recently over the search giant's refusal to release…
Read MoreFiber Optics: Past Copper
Most of the active connections to this globe spanning network we all love to hate come in the form of cable or DSL. Modulated electric…
Read MoreGoogle Faces Bi-Yearly Privacy Reviews After FTC Buzz Settlement
Google has agreed to a bi-yearly independent review after US FTC investigation over privacy concerns regarding Google Buzz. The service initially used users' Gmail databases…
Read More4G: What Does This Really Mean?
Texas resident, Keith Geissler, contacted the Better Business Bureau when he found that his ATRIX 4G was only pushing around 300kbps up the tube instead…
Read MoreBoxee Box To Get May Firmware Update With iPad Support
Boxee has just confirmed a May update for its Boxee Box that will include support for streaming content to iPads. Firmware updates for the device…
Read MoreiPad 2 WiFi + 3G Gets Teardown Treatment
With the iPad 2 WiFi having bared its secrets already, it only seems fair that the WiFi + 3G model should have the same treatment.…
Read MoreiPad 2: The Skeptic's Review
A year ago I wrote a skeptic's review of the first-generation iPad, a more personal report on the original model from my perspective as a…
Read MoreHP Unleashes WebOS 3.0 Beta SDK For TouchPad App Development
If you're interested in developing apps for the HP TouchPad, now's the time to get on board with HP. At the WebOS CONNECT event in…
Read MoreHTC Pyramid Photos Leaked From HTC Confidential Source
It appears that the folks at XDA, that vast community of developers and hackers, have gotten their hands on some super secret photos of the…
Read MoreGoogle Announces Fiber Project Winner Is Kansas City, Kansas [Video]
Google has announced the lucky city that will get a 100x internet speed boost, courtesy of the search giant's ultra high-speed fiber broadband installation. Kansas City,…
Read MoreRoku XD Heads To Best Buy For Off-The-Shelf Streaming
Roku has announced that its Roku XD media streamer will now be available in Best Buy, Fry's and RadioShack, the first time the STB has…
Read MorePaul Allen Accuses Bill Gates Of Co-Founder Conspiracy In New Microsoft Memoir
Extracts from the upcoming autobiography of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have revealed significant resentment toward Bill Gates, with the ex-exec accusing his one-time partner of…
Read MoreNexus Makes A Mouse That Has No Noisy Click
If you work in an office where you have lots of people sitting very close to you it may drive you crazy that most mice…
Read MoreLucasfilm Taps Prime Focus To Convert Phantom Menace To 3D
By now, any fan of Star Wars will know that Lucasfilm is getting ready to start releasing the films again in theaters, but this time…
Read MoreKnowles Acoustics Unveils New Low-Power Digital MEMS Joystick For Handhelds
One of the things that most mobile phones that are used for gaming and a lot of the portable game consoles lack is a joystick.…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkStation E30 And ThinkCenter M81 Computers Announced
Lenovo has announced a pair of new computers for business users called the ThinkStation E30 and the ThinkCenter M81 desktop. Both of the machines are…
Read MoreFour-Player Pong Coffee Table
A bunch of the kids of the 80's like me started out gaming on Pong. It was boring then and it is still boring to…
Read MoreKeyglove Wearable Input Device Is A Keyboard And Mouse With One Hand
Sometimes a computer user only has one hand that they can work with be it due to standing up or some sort of physical limitation.…
Read MoreThanko Mouse Pad With USB Heater Looks Like A Cats Head
We have seen some really weird gadgets come out of Japan over the years and many of the odd items have to do with cats.…
Read MoreKnock On Wood Stickers For iPhone And More
I think we have all said "knock on wood" before after bragging that we have done this or that and had no problems. It's just…
Read MoreTesla Sues BBC And Top Gear For Roadster Test Claiming It Was Rigged
If you are a fan of cars odds are you have watched an episode of Top Gear or two. I'm not talking about the fail…
Read MoreJolicloud Desktop Gets Google Docs Access
Back in November of 2010 Jolicould launched its firm's netbook running its Jolicloud OS. We haven't really heard much from the company since then. Today…
Read MoreGeek Builds DIY iPhone Hotshoe Attachment For DSLR
There are so many apps for the iPhone that you can find something to do just about anything you can think up. If you are…
Read MoreRetailer Sends Staff On 3DS "Mission" To Snag Nintendo Stock From Rival
UK retailer GAME has been caught dispatching staff on a secret "mission" to buy up cheap Nintendo 3DS stock from supermarket Tesco using store money,…
Read MoreREETI PCBot Tracks Users, Squirts Video And Blushes [Video]
In the robotics world, silicone rubber can be either used for disturbing evil, such as the slug-like Elphoid P1 humanoid cellphone, or for bug-eyed good,…
Read MoreNo 3D For Wii 2 Suggests Nintendo: Glasses-Free Tech Not Ready Yet
Nintendo may have spent the past thirty or so years working on 3D's gaming potential, but all that experience has seemingly convinced them not to…
Read More100-Year-Old Secret Underwater Dome Is Fraudster's Amazing Folly
As awesome additions to your home go, a billiard room hidden under a lake - complete with Bond villain style dome - sounds like the…
Read MoreCalm Down, Amazon Scratchpad Are Dev-Tools Not Tablet
Rumors around Amazon's tablet plans refuse to die, with the retailer's recent moves with the Amazon App Store and the new Cloud Player for Android app…
Read MoreDell Slates iPad Business Potential As Microsoft Exec Suggests Tablet Appeal Short-Lived
If you can't beat 'em, slate 'em. iPad 2 demand remains sky-high, but that hasn't stopped Dell from sniping at the Apple tablet with the…
Read MoreAndroid Market In-App Billing Enabled: Try-And-Buy Apps, Extra Levels, More
The Android Market has had in-app billing enabled, allowing developers of Android apps to offer upgrades, virtual goods, extra levels in games and other services…
Read MoreGmail Mining Priority Inbox, More, For Targeted Ad Campaigns
Google's Priority Inbox for Gmail may help you find the messages you're interested in quicker, but it's also a new source of personal preference information…
Read MoreWindows Phone NFC Update For Mobile Payments In 2011 Tipped
Microsoft is the latest company to be linked with a mobile payments strategy, with new reports suggesting that a Windows Phone update potentially arriving later…
Read MoreAmazon Cloud Player Prompts Streaming Spat As Labels Explore "Legal Options"
Amazon's Cloud Drive and streaming Cloud Player services dropped earlier than expected; the rumors had only really begun to coalesce a few days before, claiming the…
Read MoreEA Takedown Orders Sent To Ultima IV Servers Preceding 2011 Reboot
Are you familiar with the game Ultima? It's one of the most insanely popular video game series of all time. It has several games in…
Read MoreFancy De Bethune Pocket Watchcase Mixes Old School And High-Tech
I long ago stopped wearing a watch on my wrist when the iPhone became my go to timepiece. If you like your iPhone and want…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Sets One Day Sales Record
Nintendo has said that the new 3DS handheld game system has set a day-one sales record. Specifically, the company said day one sales were "the…
Read MoreVerizon USB551L 4G LTE Modem Available March 31st
The Verizon USB551L 4G LTE USB modem, made by Novatel Wireless, which the company states is "the smallest LTE USB modem available today", will be…
Read MoreiMobot Intelligent, Reconfigurable Modular Robots
iMobot modular robots, developed by researchers at UC Davis, are small modules that link together like a chain to form larger robotic modules. The modules…
Read MorePrediction: Windows Phone 7 To Be Number 2 Mobile OS By 2015
Yes, that's right. According to a new IDC forecast for the smartphone market, Windows Phone 7, now the number 5 mobile OS and holding only…
Read MoreDiscovr App Offers Interesting Way To Find New Music
There is no shortage of iOS apps to help you find new music; based on friend's recommendations, or what your friends have downloaded. But what…
Read MoreLady Gaga And "Little Monsters" Donate $1.5 Million To Japan Relief
Lady Gaga, has donated $1.5 million total to the Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund and The American Red Cross. The…
Read MoreiSuppli Offers Nintendo 3DS Bill Of Materials Figures
iSuppli routinely takes gadgets that are new and popular and tears them down to see what's used inside and gives us an idea of how…
Read MoreHow Tablets Can Connect The Disconnected
Many of us have heard stories about tablets being more accessible for those who have trouble dealing with PCs. Grandmothers, for example, who have never…
Read MorePopcorn Hour C-200 Media Player Gets iPlayer Update
We have talked about the Popcorn Hour C-200 streaming media player a long time ago when the device first launched. The launch of that device…
Read MoreiPad 2 StealthArmor Orange And Tungsten Unboxing And Hands-On
We've received our very own duo of iPad 2 armors from Fusion of Ideas - that's right, it's time again for SteathArmor! What we've got…
Read MoreNokia E6-00 Leaks In Full: Video, Specs, More
We've been gradually building a picture of the Nokia E6-00 over the past few months, but the unannounced Symbian smartphone has just seen its biggest…
Read MoreFirefox 4 For Android Released: 3x Faster Than Stock Browser [Video]
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 for Android, with the company promising that the new browser is up to three times faster than the stock Android…
Read MoreJBL OnBeat Speaker Dock Supports iPad 2
JBL's latest iPod speaker dock has broken cover, and the JBL OnBeat joins the rare group of those units that support the iPad as well.…
Read MoreAMD Radeon HD 6790 Tipped To Bring Mid-Range Battle To GeForce GTX 550 Ti
AMD may have got a spanking with NVIDIA's GTX 590 - on paper at least - eclipsing their own Radeon HD 6990, but the company…
Read MoreHP Exec Slaps Apple For "Absurd" Philosophy Toward Partners
We've always been told that it's better to talk up your abilities than criticize those of your rivals, but it seems HP couldn't bottle up…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad W520 On Sale Now: Quadcore Undercuts MBP By $550
Lenovo's ThinkPad W520 mobile workstation has gone up for sale, with the 15.6-inch notebook priced from $1,449 with an Intel Core-i7 processor. Announced back in February,…
Read MoreNokia Accuses Apple Of Further Patent Theft
Nokia has filed a second ITC complaint against Apple, claiming that seven patents it holds are being infringed "in virtually all of its mobile phones,…
Read MoreWindows Phone Number Two Smartphone OS By 2015 Predicts IDC
Android will take the top spot for smartphone OS worldwide in 2011, analysts IDC have predicted, pushing iOS into third place behind Symbian. As for…
Read MoreLTE iPhone 5 In Time For Holiday 2011: Apple Rumor Roundup
With it looking unlikely that Apple will be bringing the iPhone 5 to WWDC 2011 in early June, speculation has returned to circling how the…
Read MoreApple Voice Navigation Service Could Oust Google Maps Suggests Analyst
Apple is considering using its North Carolina data center - due to come online before the end of 2011 - for a voice interface and navigation…
Read MoreOnkyo And Spotify Team Up For Streaming On Home Theater Receivers
Onkyo is a big name in the home theater and audio world. The company has a wide range of receivers for home theater fans and…
Read MoreFujitsu LifeBook AH572 15.6-Inch 3D Laptop Ships
If you are in the market for a new laptop and like the idea of 3D capability, Fujitsu is now shipping its latest notebook that…
Read MoreAlienware M14x Details Surface
Say the name Alienware to me and I automatically think of expensive and big gaming notebooks crammed full of tons of hardware. Alienware is still…
Read MoreOlympus Touchscreen PEN Pro Tipped In Incoming Range Refresh
Fans of the Olympus PEN camera range have something to be excited about today. Three new cameras have been tipped for the range. A rumor…
Read MoreQNAP Unveils TS-X59 Pro II Turbo NAS
QNAP has unveiled a new storage device that is aimed at the business and enterprise user called the TS-559 II Turbo NAS. This device is…
Read MoreSamsung SCH-LC11 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Now Shipping
If you have a bunch of gadgets that you want to get onto a speedy 4G LTE network at the same time what you need…
Read MoreSony Ericsson To Release Android Bootloader Unlock Tool (But Not For Everybody)
Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it will be offering an official bootloader unlock for certain Android handsets in its 2011 range, following developer and owner…
Read MoreAcer Iconia Touchbook Dual-Display Notebook Gets North American Pricing
Acer has officially confirmed pricing and availability for the Acer Iconia Touchbook, its dual-display 14-inch touchscreen notebook. The Windows 7 based twin-tablet will hit the…
Read MoreHTC EVO 3D European Launch Confirmed
A GSM version of the HTC EVO 3D has been confirmed by HTC France, bringing the glasses-free Android smartphone to Europe. Announced last week at…
Read MoreSprint Keynote At CTIA 2011: 3D On The Menu!
It's CTIA 2011 day one, and we're waiting for Sprint's keynote to begin and the company's latest and greatest products to take the stage. We've…
Read MoreHTC EVO 3D Revealed At Sprint Event [CTIA 2011]
At a utterly lovely Sprint media event at CTIA 2011, gold and yellow tones abound, Sprint has announced what they hope will be a heavy…
Read MoreHTC EVO 3D Hands-On
We've been given the opportunity to take a hands-on look at CTIA 2011 at the HTC EVO 3D and its announcement partner, the EVO View…
Read MoreWWDC 2011 Tickets Sold Out
WWDC 2011 looks unlikely to bring any new Apple hardware to the table, but that hasn't stopped loyal iOS and OS X developers from flocking…
Read MoreAmazon Cloud Player Online Storage Streams Your Music To PC/Mac/Android
As expected, Amazon has officially announced its online digital media locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, along with its streaming service, Amazon Cloud Player for Web and…
Read MoreT-Mobile Nokia C7 Astound Unboxing And Hands-On [With Symbian^3!]
We had what seemed like only a few moments with this shiny little pebble back at CTIA 2011, and now we've got it for an…
Read MoreT-Mobile Talks To Its Customers About Merger
In a press release Friday, Jim Alling, T-Mobile Chief Operations Operator, answered some of the questions we'd seen posed by the community in the wake…
Read MoreWebSockets, Faster, Cheaper Protocol
WebSockets is a new protocol that allows for real-time communication. It piggybacks along a regular HTTP request and opens up a bidirectional data link. Every…
Read MoreT-Mobile Nokia C7 Astound Hands-On At CTIA 2011 [With Symbian^3!]
We've got the brand spanking new Nokia C7 on hand here at CTIA 2011 and it's one sassy little looker! This phone will be exclusive…
Read MoreiPad 2 Arrives At Radio Shack TOMORROW
That's right all you crazy iPad 2 seekers who still haven't been able to purchase the wildly popular tablet computer, you'll get your chance tomorrow…
Read MoreNokia Culls Symbian, Gently
Every big player threw their towel in behind one of the operating systems being developed for handheld devices. It just hasn't been until now that…
Read MoreArtificial Leaf To Cheaply Provide Power For Developing World
Yesterday we came to another major breakthrough in technology that's going to bring us a future without dependence on petroleum fuels. Last week we talked…
Read MoreIntel 320 Series SSDs Debut: Up To 600GB
Intel has announced its latest SSD range, the 25nm-based 320 Series, replacing the existing X25-M and slashing prices by up to $100. Available in 40-, 80-, 120-,…
Read MoreWWDC 2011: All Software Focus And Hardware No-Show?
Apple officially announced WWDC 2011 earlier this morning, and now the dates are confirmed the attention has turned to what surprises the company may have…
Read MoreAmazon "Digital Locker" Cloud Aiming To Overshadow Apple And Google?
Apple, Google, and now Amazon - all tipped to be racing to offer their own "digital locker" services for users to store their digital media…
Read MoreT-Mobile And AT&T 4G For Dell Streak 7 After Unlock
Good news if you've got a T-Mobile USA Dell Streak 7 and would rather use it with AT&T. According to StreakSmart, when unlocked the T-Mobile…
Read MoreAmerican Express Serve Digital Payments Service Launches With Android/iOS Apps
American Express wasn't planning to sit around watching rivals like MasterCard ink deals for new electronic payment systems; instead, it has come out with its…
Read MorePioneer Unveils New SE-NC31C-K Noise Cancelling Headphones
Pioneer has unveiled a new set of earphones that are noise cancelling. Generally active noise cancellation earphones are the large over the ear style, but…
Read MoreDIY 3D Disposable Camera Hack Proves Duct Tape Really Can Do Just About Anything
Never doubt what a geek with some time on his hands can pull off. Apparently, there are still some uses for film cameras today like…
Read MoreHyper Touch Guitar Has No Strings Attached
The guitar is one of the coolest musical instruments around. You can get all sorts of guitars from toys to game controllers up to the…
Read MoreiPad And iPad 2 Card Reader Does CF And SD Cards
If you are a photographer that has an iPad, you probably have one of the card readers that allows you to plug your SD card…
Read MoreTime Warner Charges $16.4M To Man For Sweet 16 Coverage
I bet that most basketball fans out there gladly pay a bit extra to be able to get coverage of all their favorite teams during…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s Now Shipping
Back during CES, the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge series of notebooks surfaced including the E420s. We haven't heard much about those machines since then. If you…
Read MoreMicrosoft Launches Campaign Of Epic Douchebaggery
This is just plain crazy and any legislator that votes for Microsoft in this quest deserves to be ousted in the next elections. Microsoft is…
Read MoreTest Drive Android Apps On Amazon Appstore
I am an iPhone user, but I have a bunch of Android devices laying around here that I use for games and surfing the web…
Read MoreGoogle Preparing LG-Made Nexus Tablet, Blocking 3.0 Slate Updates, Tips Insider
Google is reportedly working with LG on a "Google Nexus Tablet", a Honeycomb reference design which - like the Nexus line of smartphones - would…
Read MoreNTT DoCoMo Sets Launch Date For Optimus Pad For March 31
The LG Optimus Pad is a very cool tablet and will eventually be making it to the US on the T-Mobile network. T-Mobile hasn't offered…
Read MoreHanwha Offers Up Third Party HDMI Adapter For iPad/iPhone 4
A Japanese company called Hanwah has pulled out a new adapter for the iPhone 4 and the iPad that you can attach to the charge…
Read MoreMontana Radio Shack Offers Free Gun With Dish Network Purchase
If you live in a rural area where the local cable company has a junky cable line up odds are you have moved on to…
Read MoreMicrosoft 234-Inch Touchscreen Not Really Suitable For Windows Phone [Video]
Ah, Minority Report; whether or not you love the film itself, it's been incredibly useful as shorthand to instantly encapsulate an eye-catching multitouch environment. Microsoft's…
Read MoreNokia Pure Revamps Typography For A More Modern Symbian [Video]
Nokia has unveiled its new typeface and branding strategy, dumping the old Nokia Sans font and adopting the new Nokia Pure both in their publicity…
Read MoreGoogle Readying Android NFC Payment System With MasterCard And Citigroup?
Google is reportedly partnering with MasterCard and Citigroup on NFC payment technology, using VeriFone NFC-enabled payment terminals to turn Android handsets into electronic wallets. According…
Read MoreT-Mobile HTC Flyer Promos Leak With Focus On Scribe Pen
Having showed up for Sprint as the HTC EVO View 4G - complete with WiMAX onboard - and in WiFi-only form as a Best Buy…
Read MoreSlashGear Weekly Roundup Video - March 27, 2011
We had several new smartphone and tablet announcements from CTIA Wireless that took place this week in Orlando Florida. There has also been some interesting…
Read MoreApple's Big Success: Devaluing Everything
It was while writing SlashGear's Nintendo 3DS review that it really struck me, the disparity between "traditional" software - whether that's for your desktop or…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS On Sale Now: Are You Buying?
It's March 27 2011 and that can only mean one thing: the Nintendo 3DS is finally on sale in North America. The company's long-awaited 3D…
Read MoreChanging My Relationship Status
I found out that my sister broke up with her last boyfriend because Facebook told me. Not a Facebook friend, the Web site itself. She…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 13 2011
Welcome to another SlashGear Week in Review! This week was a big one in the mobile world with CTIA underway and lots more going in.…
Read MoreSlashGear Science Week In Review
Welcome to the first SlashGear Science Week In Review. Each Saturday, we will round up our favorite science stories of the week for your perusal.…
Read MoreCan You Live Without First-Person Shooters?
I recently found myself in a rather interesting video game-related conversation. My friend and I were playing Call of Duty: Black Ops, and he asked…
Read MoreNokia T7-00 Leaks (But Sorry, It's No Tablet)
News of a new Nokia device has leaked, courtesy of the OVI Publisher tools, the Nokia T7-00. The first of what would be a new…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S II With TouchWiz 4.0 Gets Hands-On Walkthrough [Video]
Samsung has been on a roll this past week, with the ultra-slim Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 tablets finally bringing some serious competition - in…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S 4G Reviewed At Android Community
Samsung's Galaxy S 4G is the latest iteration of Samsung's best-selling phone, delivering Android 2.2.1 Froyo along with a shot of T-Mobile's HSPA+ speed. Still,…
Read MoreiPad 2 Compact Flash Card Reader Ideal For Mobile Videographers [Video]
As we discovered in our review of the iPad 2, the new iMovie for iPad app turns the iOS slate into quite the portable video…
Read MoreBing Upgrades With Real-Time Twitter Feed
Microsoft announced today that its Bing search engine will begin implementing tweets into its news search results as well as integrating more with Facebook. The…
Read MoreBrain Waves Harnessed To Play Music
Using the power of the brain has long been a science fiction staple. Eduardo Miranda, composer and computer-music teacher, has created a system where someone…
Read MoreThe Color App May Serve A Purpose After All
Color is a new image sharing app that launched earlier this week and garnered a lot of attention with its large initial funding of $41…
Read MoreI'd Pay $20 A Month For Netflix Streaming
I was sitting in my living room last night thinking about what I wanted to be entertained by. I looked at the programming guide on…
Read MoreKodak Seeks $1B In Royalties From Apple, RIM
Kodak is seeking more than $1 billion in royalties from electronics giants Apple and RIM over a patent in digital camera technology the companies employ…
Read MoreLOL Is Now Officially English
The Oxford English Dictionary added a number of networthy initialisms to the ranks of official English words. If you haven't heard of an initialism before,…
Read MoreFacebook Questions Lets You Ask And Answer Almost Everyone On Facebook
People are always connected now and it doesn’t take much effort to find out what your friends are feeling or doing, or for them to…
Read MoreOrnithopter Replicates Insect Flight
A team at Cornell University's Computational Synthesis Laboratory has developed tiny hovering Ornithopters. These machines were the first type of design for mechanical flight that…
Read MoreComcast Xfinity TV iOS App Gets Updated With More Shows, Features
Comcast today launched an update for their Xfinity TV iOS app. The app lets your iOS device function like a TV remote---finding your favorite shows…
Read MoreVue Wireless Video Network Hands-On And Demo
We've been given the opportunity to take a close look at Vue Personal Video Network's system including, but not limited to, their magnetic placement pods…
Read MoreFacebook Tests Real-Time Ad Targeting
By now, we're all used to targeted ads. Whether you're getting daily Groupons in your inbox or if you're one of the 600 million who…
Read MoreHTC Inspire 4G To Finally Get Real AT&T 4G Access After FCC Filing
We reported last month about the HTC Inspire 4G controversy, where AT&T claimed the device did not support HSUPA while users believed the device's HSUPA…
Read MoreApple Releases iOS 4.3.1 For Minor Bug Fixes
The fresh scent of iOS 4.3 has yet to wear off, and Apple is already releasing an update. Today, iOS 4.3.1 has just been unleashed…
Read MoreiPad 2 StealthArmor St. Patrick's Day Giveaway!
Oh so you'd like the back of your iPad 2 covered as well, do you? Well what do you know, we've got one heck of…
Read MoreiPad 2 Wrapsol Giveaway [11 Prizes!]
Behold a big huge contest for all of you that just purchased their brand new iPad 2! We want to give you nothing less than…
Read MoreAinol Tease Cortex-A9 Honeycomb Tablet With IPS Display
PMP manufacturer Ainol are better known for thier media players, but the company apparently also has an Android tablet in the works. The so-far unnamed…
Read MoreSonos' Android Controller App To Miss Launch Window
Sonos has confirmed that its Sonos Controller for Android app is delayed, with the free remote control software now not expected to be released until…
Read MoreMobiado Gets Impractical With CPT002 Aston Martin Concept Phone
The nice thing about concepts is that nobody ever asks you to actually make them, which means you can let your little imagination run riot.…
Read MoreSony Ericsson XPERIA X10 To Get Official Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
Sony Ericsson has changed its mind on XPERIA X10 updates, and announced that it will indeed be releasing Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for the smartphone. According…
Read MoreXGear Smart Cover Enhancer For iPad 2
If you have an iPad 2 and the Smart Cover, you might wish that the cool Smart Cover offered more protection for your device. You…
Read MoreiSkin earTones Earphones Debut
If you are in the market for a new set of earphones, the iSkin earTones have just debuted. These new earphones have a mic and…
Read MoreSpeck CandyShell Card Case For iPhone 4 Launches
Speck has a ton of cases for the iPhone 4 and it keeps bringing out cool new offerings for us to check out. The latest…
Read MoreGSLO Expects First Volt Solar Chargers For iPhone To Ship In Next 30 Days
Many green iPhone 4 users out there have been waiting in anticipation for the cool GSLO Volt solar charger case to hit the market. The…
Read MoreFesto SmartBird Is An Automated Mechanical Herring Gull
One of the things that researchers have been trying to figure out for a long time is the exact mechanics behind how birds and insects…
Read MoreCeleste Lets You Shoot Files To And From Your iOS Device Using Bluetooth
A new app for iOS devices has landed called Celeste. The app is really cool and will allow you to send any files you want…
Read MoreParanga Gives eBooks The Feel Of Real Books
The big problem with most touchscreen devices is that there is no tactile feedback. For some users this makes the touchscreen hard to use. There…
Read MoreGeohot Says He Didn't Run Away To South America
The saga of George Hotz or Geohot and Sony continues. I mentioned yesterday that Sony was saying that Geohot has fled the country to avoid…
Read MoreNook Color Getting Access To Apps, Flash Support, And More In April
I know there are a lot of people out there that like the idea of getting the Android-powered Nook Color eReader and rooting the device…
Read MoreResearchers Create New Batteries With Crazy Fast Recharge Speed
I have long said that one of the keys to making our gadgets more usable and vehicles that use batteries like EVs and plug-in hybrids…
Read MoreSamsung Tips Massive Smart TV Attack In 2012 But Google TV Still MIA
2011 could well be the year of smart TV, with Samsung targeting 30- to 40-percent penetration of sets with streaming media, internet access and integration…
Read MoreMiniot Is A Smartcover For Your iPad 2 Made From Real Wood
One of the coolest accessories for the new iPad 2 is the Smartcover for the device that can be a protective cover for your screen…
Read MoreUS iPad 2 Delays Dwindle: Bolstered Stock Supplies Incoming?
Apple's iPad 2 supply chain could be alleviating, with a shortening in delivery delays through the company's US store implying further stocks of the coveted…
Read MoreApple Smart TV Prototype In Works Tip Insiders
Further rumors of an Apple HDTV have emerged from shadowy supply-chain sources, with one analyst suggesting that prototypes are already in the works. According to…
Read MoreGoogle Music In-House Testing Tips Imminent Streaming Cloud Launch
Google has reportedly begun internal testing of its new Google Music service, in a move which has led to speculation the streaming system is near…
Read MoreGoogle Music Service Coming With Honeycomb
Google could be launching its own web-based music service with the release of Android Honeycomb. Motorola Mobility Chief Executive Sanjay Jha was talking about the…
Read MoreAndroid Market Now Offers E-Books, Next Could Be Music And Movies
Google has just deployed a new e-books offering for the Android Market. Looking at their updated website, the navigation now has a "Books" tab sitting…
Read MoreUK iPad 2 Online Delays Mean Queues The Only Hope For Early-Adopters
Apple's iPad 2 landed in the UK online store in the early hours of this morning, and as with the Australian and New Zealand releases,…
Read MoreGoogle Testing Android Market In-App Billing, To Launch Next Week
Google has announced today that it has started testing in-app billing for the Android Market and that it will launch starting next week. In-app billing…
Read MoreMSI Ships AMD Powered Notebook And All-In-One PC
MSI has announced that starting today it will ship its first PCs powered by the AMD Dual Core Processor E-350 in North America. The 15.6-inch…
Read MoreApple Wins American Brand Excellence Award
Apple has won the American Brand Excellence Award as the company that best meets the needs of small to medium-sized businesses. Apple also won the…
Read MoreGoogle Keeping Android 3.0 Honeycomb Closed For Now
Google has decided not to release the source code for Honeycomb to outside developers anytime in the near future. Honeycomb was developed from the ground…
Read MoreRIM To Support Android Apps For BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM has just announced that it will be expanding its apps ecosystem to include support for Android apps in its upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The…
Read MoreNovatel 4G LTE And WiMAX MiFi Hotspots Win At CTIA 2011
Novatel Wireless has won the 2011 CTIA Emerging Technology Awards under the Mobile Consumer Electronics Accessories category for its 4G MiFi Intelligent Hotspots, the LTE…
Read MoreKindle Now Gets WiFi Delivery Of Audible Audiobooks
For those who appreciate listening to literary works as opposed to reading them in their digital form, the newest iteration of Amazon’s Kindle allows users…
Read MoreBizCafe: The Cafe Of The Future?
The BizCafe, a new design concept from the folks at SADI, a design school in South Korea, promises an environment where you can not only…
Read MoreGoogle And Twitter Both Get A Visit From Gaga
Lady Gaga made a trip to Silicon Valley this week and made visits to tech giants Google and Twitter for sit down interviews. The popular…
Read MoreMake Your iPhone Into A Woody - From Trunket
If you want to add a bit more class, or maybe charm, to your iPhone, look no further. Trunket, a company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut,…
Read MoreHexacopter Senses Motion And Breathing Through Concrete Walls
This week TiaLinx has unveiled its Phoenix 40-A unmanned hexacopter (helicopter with six blades) which can sense breathing and motion in buildings on the ground.…
Read MoreSamsung Apps Celebrates 100 Million Downloads
Samsung’s application store, Samsung Apps, has just passed the 100 million download mark ten months after it opened. The app store was launched in June…
Read MoreAT&T And Sprint May Divide The Spoils Of T-Mobile
AT&T may have to make some major concessions in order to get FCC approval for its acquisition of T-Mobile, according to analysts at Citadel Securities,…
Read MoreSouth Korea: Interested In Preventing Zombies, Or Just Spying?
South Korea has introduced the "Zombie PC Prevention Bill" in the interest of "promoting the use and propagation of security software". But is that all…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: "No Interest" In Radiation Detection App
If you are concerned with radiation levels coming from your cell phone, you can measure it if you have a BlackBerry or an Android phone,…
Read MoreDuke Nukem Forever Delayed. Again. [Video]
If you're responsible for one of the most delayed games of all time, and you have to announce yet another hiccup in the roadmap, you…
Read MoreBrown Dwarf Star Not Hot Enough To Boil Water
In a new discovery that blurs the lines between stars and planets, astronomers at the University of Hawaii have found the coldest brown dwarf star…
Read MoreColor Image Sharing App Sorts By Location (& Gets Privacy Zealots Worried)
Privacy advocates and social networking addicts alike are all aflutter over new image sharing app Color today, a start-up with $41m of investment and a…
Read MoreMicrosoft TV Project Gets New Hardware-Expert Boss
Talk of a Microsoft TV project to take on the Apple TV and Google TV has reignited today, with the news that Microsoft has put…
Read MoreAcer Iconia Tab W500 And A500 Tablets Priced And Dated
Acer has confirmed pricing and availability for several models in its Iconia Tab range, with a choice of Windows 7 and Android 3.0 Honeycomb slates to choose…
Read MoreiPad 2 International Sales Open With Long Shipping Estimates
As promised, international sales of the iPad 2 have begun, with Australia and New Zealand among the first countries outside of the US to have…
Read MoreNVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Official, Attempts To Wear World's Fastest And Quietest Crowns
Poor old AMD; the company got to hold on to the "world's fastest graphics card" title for all of two weeks with the Radeon HD…
Read MoreFirefox 4 Beat IE9 Market Share On Launch Day
StatCoutner has offered up the stats on what the market share of Firefox 4 was like and compared the numbers for the launch of IE9.…
Read MoreCanon Announces Five New LCD Projectors For Mobile Types
Say the name Canon and most of us will think about digital cameras before anything. Canon also has all sorts of other gear as well…
Read MoreTarget Announces Nintendo DS Trade In Program
If you have a serious hankering for a new Nintendo 3DS and you have a DS unit around that still works you can trade that…
Read MoreSamsung Announces SE-406A Slim External Blu-Ray Combo Drive
Samsung has announced the launch of a new external slim Blu-ray drive that is for the computer market. The new slim drive is called the…
Read MoreAircell Smartphone For Business Jets Runs Android And Lands Later This Year
If the name Aircell sounds familiar it's because we have talked a lot about the firm and its hardware that allows services like Gogo in-flight…
Read MoreRicoh Offers New Firmware For GXR And GR Digital III Cameras
Ricoh has been making digital cameras for a long time now and back in 2009 we talked about the companies GR Digital III camera that…
Read MoreSlacker Adds ESPN Personal Sports Radio To Lineup
Sports fans that also like to use Slacker will be glad to hear that the personalized streaming content provider has signed a deal with ESPN…
Read MoreiBuypower Offers Three New Battalion 101 Gaming Notebooks With Sandy Bridge
iBuypower is a boutique maker of gaming notebooks and desktop computers. The company has announced that it has three new gaming notebooks in its Battalion…
Read MoreHands-On With The T-Mobile LG G2X Smartphone
Sister site Android Community spent some quality time with the T-Mobile LG GX2 Android smartphone recently and offered up hoards of pics and details on…
Read MoreCBS Pulling Some Showtime Content From Netflix
I have only recently become a fan of Netflix streaming and I was glad to see that some of the shows I like from Showtime…
Read MoreGeoHot Absconds To South American And Sabotages HDDs Handed Over To Courts
Apparently, George Hotz didn’t like the odds of beating Sony in the suit that Sony is bringing against him for breaking the PS3 utterly and…
Read MoreMotorola Buys IPTV Specialist Dreampark For Multi-Screen Video Streaming
Motorola Mobility has snapped up IPTV software specialist Dreampark, intending to wrap up the company's cross-platform TV portal system in Motorola Medios. Dreampark offers a…
Read MoreMicrosoft "Where's My Phone Update?" Site Details Windows Phone Update Timetable
Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows Phone 7 "NoDo" update currently being pushed out is only applicable to non-carrier-modified devices, unbranded phones "that aren't customized…
Read MoreMotorola Developing Own Web-Based Mobile OS To Reduce Android Reliance? [Update: Objective-J?]
Motorola's wholesale switch to Android in late 2009 arguably rescued the company from fading into insignificance, but according to new rumors the cellphone and tablet…
Read MoreHTC ThunderBolt BodyGuardz Decorative Armor Application Demo
If you follow the posts of myself and Vince very closely, you'll know that we're both currently carrying around the brand new HTC ThunderBolt (amongst…
Read Morechumby8 Up For Pre-Order Ahead Of April 5 Release
chumby has announced preorders for its latest desktop widget display, the chumby8, which as the name suggests is fronted by an 8-inch touchscreen display. The…
Read MoreHTC HD7S Windows Phone 7 Hands-On
The S is for Super LCD! That's what we were told right before we ran head-first to the back of the AT&T party we were…
Read MoreSprint Introduces Instant Google Voice Integration On All CDMA Phones [Video]
At this second Sprint event, the focus was definitely Google Voice. In their initial presentation, Sprint noted Google's one number, online voicemail, transcriptions, custom greetings,…
Read MoreiMovie On iPad 2 Not Compatible With Camcorder Video
Anyone who has used iMovie has dealt with some frustration when trying to use video clips that aren’t encoded to work the program. Apple updated…
Read MoreToshiba Resistive Multi-Touch From Embedded World
By now we're all used to multi touch capacitive displays where the slightest brush of our fingers can zoom and pan the application. At Embedded…
Read MoreStarbucks Card Mobile Payment App Is A Winner
In the beginning of the year, we reported that Starbucks had launched a nationwide mobile payments program with the Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone and BlackBerry…
Read MoreBest Buy Lands WiFi HTC Flyer Launch Exclusive
Best Buy and HTC announced at CTIA this week that Best Buy stores would have the exclusive pre-order rights on the WiFi HTC Flyer Android…
Read MoreAncient Astronomical Calculator Reconstructed
Michael T. Wright, a former curator at the Science Museum in London, reconstructed a model of an ancient astronomical calculator named the Antikythera Mechanism. It…
Read MoreYahoo Revamps With Search Direct, Instantaneous Search Results
In the search engine world Google is king and the dethroned Yahoo has been trying to regain its spot for quite some time. Yahoo may…
Read MoreApple Considers AirPlay Licensing To Expand Video Streaming
Apple is considering plans to expand its video streaming beyond Apple TVs. According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the situation, say that the company may…
Read MoreMicrosoft Develops Phone App That Creates 3D Models
Some may have issues with Windows, and the Zune may get a few snickers. But Microsoft's R&D arm is always thinking outside the box and…
Read MoreBaidu, The Chinese Google, Plans Own Mobile OS
The feud between China and Google just doesn't end. Not only is China now allegedly blocking Gmail, the country's leading search engine, Baidu, is planning…
Read MoreAmazon Android Tablet Rumors Won't Go Away
It started innocently enough. Amazon published a job listing looking for Android developers for their Kindle division. That led to speculation that maybe the Kindle…
Read MoreJabra FREEWAY Intelligent Triple Speakerphone Hits US
Jabra has given its latest Bluetooth accessory a US launch, this time a speakerphone rather than a headset. The Jabra FREEWAY is apparently the first…
Read MoreTEROOS Shoulder Robot Sneers At Your Taste In Clothes [Video]
Life-streaming cameras aren't new, but seldom do they have eyelids. Keio University's TEROOS prototype does, however; the shoulder-mounted webcam is in fact a telecommunication avatar,…
Read MorePioneer DJM-900nexus Recalled Over Headphone Flaw; Availability Now April
Bad news if you've been holding out for a new Pioneer DJM-900nexus mixer; the company has announced it is delaying availability - and recalling all units currently in…
Read MoreSharp AQUOS Quattron LE830 Series HDTVs Now Shipping With Extra Pixels
Sharp has begun shipping its latest Smart TV sets, the AQUOS Quattron LE830 Series. Available in four sizes - 40-, 46-, 52- and 60-inches - each…
Read MoreSamsung Denies Galaxy Tab Stockpiling & Imminent Price Slash
Samsung has denied plans to drastically slash Galaxy Tab pricing in the face of a huge stockpile of unsold units, describing market speculation as "absolutely…
Read MoreApple Software Chief Bertrand Serlet Steps Down
Apple has confirmed that Senior VP of Mac Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet is to leave the company, having worked with CEO Steve Jobs for 22…
Read MoreCricket Wireless Lands LG Optimus C
Pre-paid carrier Cricket Wireless has announced the addition of a new Android phone to its line. The new phone is called the LG Optimus C…
Read MoreLinux Foundation Unveils MeeGo Smart TV Work Group
With Nokia pulling back from the MeeGo on smartphones, I guess it makes sense that Intel and others working on MeeGo would be looking to…
Read MoreSony NEX-FS100 Pro Interchangeable-Lens Camcorder Revealed
Sony has outed its latest interchangeable lens camcorder, the Sony NEX-FS100, a professional version of the NEX-VG10 and the production evolution of the NXCAM concept.…
Read MoreGlu Mobile Offers Free Premium Game On Amazon Appstore Today
Yesterday I mentioned that the Amazon Appstore was launching to bring a new app source for Android fans that want games and other apps to…
Read MoreAlltel Grabs HTC Merge: Priced And Pre-Order Dated
Alltel has become the first carrier to publicly commit to the HTC Merge, promising pre-orders for the QWERTY smartphone will kick off from March 28.…
Read MoreDigifit Outs New Accessories For Getting Fit With Tech
Digifit has announced that it is updating its health app for iPhones with some new features and adding a couple new accessories for those trying…
Read MoreKingston Adds New 16GB microSDHC Class 10 Card To Line
Kingston has a bunch of different storage offerings in its line from flash drives to memory cards for the digital camera and other devices. Kingston…
Read MoreVisioneer Mobility Cordless Scanner Scans Anywhere
If you are a business type that needs to be able to scan all sorts of things from documents to receipts on the go a…
Read MoreToshiba Unveils Cool Portable USB-Powered 14-Inch LCD
I work in my office most of the time with a gigantic LCD that lets me get all sorts of stuff on the screen at…
Read MoreBing Grabs Second Spot In Online Video
Google is still the dominant player in search in the US by a wide margin. Google also serves up more online video views than anyone…
Read MoreApple Offers Fix For Apple TV Screen Flicker
Last week we learned that a fix for the screen flicker issue on Apple TV devices and some older HDTV sets was in the works…
Read MoreHands-On With The Acer Picasso Tablet
Android Community spent a bit of quality time with the Acer Picasso Android tablet recently and put up hoards of pics and a video to…
Read MoreSamsung 55-Inch Glasses-Free 3D HDTV Could Hit Market In 3 Years
Samsung has demonstrated a 55-inch glasses-free 3D HDTV prototype which, the company claims, could be commercially ready in just three years time. Shown at FPD…
Read MoreSamsung: Glasses-Free 3D TV "Within The Next 10 Years Will Be Difficult"
Samsung has clarified its position on large-scale glasses-free 3D TV production, denying earlier reports that a potentially 55-inch set could be in the pipeline for…
Read MoreMicrosoft Rolls Out Windows Phone 7 NoDo Update
Microsoft has finally rolled out its Windows Phone 7 update dubbed "NoDo" for handsets that don't already have it preloaded. The update will include the…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: "We Have No Plans To" Kill Off iPod Classic
The iPod Classic is a favorite for those who have a large music library and need to take it with them. An avid iPod Classic…
Read MoreSony Unleashes New Xperia Play Commercials, Humorous And Raunchy
Sony Ericsson has unleashed some new advertisements for their upcoming Xperia Play handset, which is set to release around mid-April. Kristen Schaal stars in the…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable Live TV iPad App Already Getting Cease-And-Desists
The Time Warner Cable iPad app was released just last week to overwhemingly high demand, allowing subscribers to live-stream TV for viewing on their iPads…
Read MoreTraffic Intersection Powered By Footsteps Concept
A group of college students have designed a traffic intersection that harnesses the power of vibrations from passing cars and pedestrian’s footsteps. The designers, Ian…
Read MoreGoogle Books Settlement Gets Rejected By U.S. District Court
Earlier today a U.S. District Court in New York rejected Google’s book settlement with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers. The Amended Settlement…
Read MoreMotorola Reducing XOOM Orders Signals New Tablet In The Works?
The Motorola XOOM was just released, and there is already talk of a possible successor to come before end of the year. Motorola is reportedly…
Read MoreMetroPCS May Be The Biggest Winner In AT&T/T-Mobile Deal
With T-Mobile soon to be swallowed up by AT&T (probably), MetroPCS will be the most likely choice for many T-Mobile customers looking for a new…
Read MoreSingle Lens Creates Microscopic 3D Images
At Ohio State University, engineers have designed a new lens that allows microscopic objects to be viewed from nine different angles at once, creating a…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Display Pictures Spied
Samsung is having a big event tomorrow at CTIA and many are presuming that the company will unveil its new Galaxy Tab 8.9. These pictures…
Read MoreGarmin Unleashes Dash Cam Recorder For Nuvi 2575
GPS units have been hit hard these couple of years since pretty much all smartphones are capable of giving you driving directions and turn-by-turn directions…
Read MoreAmazon Pulls The Plug On Lendle Lending Service
Once Amazon decided to let Kindle users lend out books, it was only a matter of time until services sprung up to open up lending…
Read MoreSprint's New HTC Devices Powered By Snapdragon [CTIA 2011]
Slashgear covering live the Sprint event at CTIA, with two new devices unveiled, both powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors: The HTC EVO 3D, and the…
Read MoreSprint CEO: "Not Faux-G, 4G" On Our Network
With the AT&T/T-Mobile USA acquisition still hanging in the air, and a keynote this morning attended by Sprint, Verizon and AT&T execs but punctuated with no small…
Read MoreEchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS Hands-On [Video]
How smart can a set-top box get? If EchoStar are behind it then the answer is pretty darn smart indeed; the company's new DVR, the…
Read MoreEVO View 4G Revealed At Sprint Event [CTIA 2011]
At the Sprint event on Day 1 of CTIA 2011, a lovely humid Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, the stage was a round staircase leading up…
Read MoreBuffalo Launches Sleek And Fast MiniStation And DriveStation
Buffalo has just launched the new piano-black MiniStation and DriveStation external hard drives. The MiniStation is USB powered, so there is no need for an…
Read MoreRIM Furthers Consumer Appeal With Free BlackBerry Protect Service
In an attempt to further appeal to consumers and downplay its business-only image, RIM is now offering free BlackBerry Protect service for all BlackBerry users.…
Read MoreNokia Readying 4 Windows Phone 7 Handsets, MeeGo Tablet Rumored
Nokia looks to be hitting the ground running with up to four Windows Phone 7 handsets already in the R&D pipeline. The Phones are rumored…
Read MoreVerizon 4G LTE Plans For 2011 Detailed: 59 More Markets
Verizon had promised a rapid roll-out of LTE, and the carrier is doing its level best to deliver on that. A further 59 markets have…
Read MoreMozilla Introduces Firefox 4 With New Streamlined Design
Mozilla has released Firefox 4, and it's got a new streamlined designs with some pretty slick features. The new version of the popular open source…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Tab 10.1V Heads To Europe
Samsung's announcement of a reworked Galaxy Tab 10.1 at CTIA 2011 this morning prompted no small amount of confusion, given European carrier Vodafone has already…
Read MoreSamsung Makes $15m Mobile 3D Tech Investment
Samsung's venture arm has invested $15m in a 3D specialist, seemingly part of an attempt to compete with LG's Optimus 3D in the auto-stereoscopic segment. MasterImage…
Read MoreSamsung Brings Fight To iPad 2 With Aggressive New Galaxy Tab Pricing
Samsung has officially priced and dated its new Galaxy Tab models, and it seems the company may be the first Android tablet manufacturer to actually…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 And Galaxy Tab 10.1 Official
As we expected, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9, its 8.9-inch Android 3.0 Honeycomb slate that slots in-between the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Sales Start At Midnight
If you're a late-night gamer and love some 3D then you'll probably want to heard over to Union Square come March 26, since Nintendo is…
Read MoreStandardized microUSB Charging By Jan 2012 Confirms Sprint CEO
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has confirmed that, by January 2012, all US phones will use microUSB chargers, hopefully putting pay to the frustration of proprietary…
Read MoreOpera Mini 6 And Opera Mobile 11 Released
Opera has pushed out the latest versions of its mobile browsers, Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11. The new apps support pinch-zooming together with…
Read MoreT-Mobile Sidekick 4G Gets Hands-On Treatment [Video]
T-Mobile's Sidekick 4G is finally official - pricing for the Android-based messaging smartphone crossed the wire this morning - and over at our 'droid-obsessed sibling…
Read MoreiPad 2 International Launch Locked In For Friday From 1am
Apple has confirmed international launch details for the iPad 2, with 25 more countries getting the second-generation iOS slate on Friday, March 25. Meanwhile, Hong…
Read MoreVerizon CEO Says It Won't Oppose AT&T, T-Mobile Deal
Sprint might not be very happy about the proposed merger that AT&T and T-Mobile is working on. I guess I can see why it would…
Read MoreCobra Phone Tag Debuts At CTIA
I always know where I leave my phone, the problem is that the wife and kids pick it up on occasion to play games or…
Read MoreCobra Outs PhoneLynx For Android At CTIA
Late last year I mentioned the new Cobra PhoneLynx device that lets you use those handsets you have in your home with your mobile phone.…
Read MoreZypad WL 1500 Wearable Computer Debuts
Eurotech has announced that it has launched its latest wearable computer called the Zypad WL 1500. The new wearable computer is a wrist worn device…
Read MoreDolby Introduces Reusable Next Generation 3D Glasses For Theaters
Dolby is mostly known for the technology it has developed for sound over the years. We are all familiar with Dolby Digital from going to…
Read MoreT-Mobile Doubles 4G Network Speed In Three Cities And Offers New Devices
T-Mobile has announced today at CTIA that is has doubled the speed of its 4G network in three major cities in the US allowing users…
Read MoreAmazon Appstore Launches Today
I said this morning that Apple had filed a suit against Amazon for using the Appstore as the name for its new Android software store.…
Read MoreSqueezebox Controller App For Android Pits Logitech Against Sonos Again
First Sonos, now Logitech has turned to Android smartphones and tablets as a cost-effective way of adding multiple remote controls to its multi-room streaming audio…
Read MoreBlackberry PlayBook Hits Best Buy On Pre-Order
We mentioned a bit ago that the Blackberry PlayBook pricing had been confirmed and the launch date had been handed out as April 19. If…
Read MoreDrill Powered Pencil Sharpener!
For many people out there power tools are just another form of gadgetry. We buy tools we don’t need because they are awesome and you…
Read MoreHTC Pyramid Leaks Again: qHD Display And Front-Facing Camera
Having been caught flaunting its electronic rump at us yesterday, the HTC Pyramid has turned up again with a face-on shot so we can marvel…
Read MoreApple Sues Amazon.com Over App Store
I'd like to know the executive in charge of approving the name of the new Amazon Appstore over at Amazon.com that though it was a…
Read MoreHTC EVO View 4G And EVO 3D Get Early Sprint Sign-Ups
Sprint look to be readying quite the range refresh at CTIA 2011 this week, with the Nexus S 4G already announced (check out our preview…
Read MoreT-Mobile Nokia Astound Brings Symbian C7 To US (Missing A 3G Band)
As expected, T-Mobile has a new Nokia smartphone to tentatively offer to the American public at CTIA 2011, and also as expected it's a rebadged…
Read MoreT-Mobile Sidekick 4G Gets Official Pricing
T-Mobile's CTIA 2011 smartphone gush continues, with official pricing for the Sidekick 4G. The incoming Android-based messaging phone will be priced at $99.99 (with a…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Gets Officially Priced And Dated
RIM has finally confirmed pricing and availability for the BlackBerry PlayBook, which is set to go on sale in the US and Canada on April…
Read MoreIntel Executive Anand Chandrasekher Resigns
Anand Chandrasekher, the senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group (UMG), was the driving force behind the Atom and Centrino Atom…
Read MoreGoogle And China Feuding Again, Gmail Blocked
Google and China have had a problematic history with one another and it looks like it could be getting worse. The tech giant has confirmed…
Read MoreApple MacBook Pro 2011 GPU-Related Glitch Fixed With Mac OS X 10.6.7
Display issues have plagued the early 2011 MacBook Pros since they launched at the beginning of this month. Users have complained about display flickering to…
Read MoreKyocera Android Developer Program Launches To Support Echo
Since Sprint and Kyocera jointly announced the Echo Android-based device last month, we've had a hands-on look at it, and confirmed its arrival for April…
Read MoreSamsung Droid Stealth 4G LTE Launch Leaked For April 7th
Verizon is set to get another 4G LTE device soon as leaked information reported by Android Central shows that Samsung’s Droid Stealth will make its…
Read MoreMicrosoft Sues Barnes & Noble Over Android Device Patent Infringement
Microsoft filed a lawsuit today suing Barnes & Noble and its two contract manufacturers Foxconn and Inventec for patent infringement involving the Nook e-reader. Filed…
Read MoreT-Mobile Customers Will Have To Replace Their Phones After AT&T Merger
Yesterday's bombshell that AT&T would be buying T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion in cash and stock send shockwaves all over the industry yesterday, but today,…
Read MoreSprint Nexus S 4G Found In The Wild By Android Community
We're here at CTIA 2011 where our pals over at Android Community seem to have fallen face first into a few "spy" photos of the…
Read MoreApple, RIM, Motorola, Among Seven Sued For Patent Infringement
Imperium Holdings has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Kyocera, LG, and Sony Ericsson for patent infringement. The court documents were filed last…
Read MoreeVolo 2011 Skyscraper Competition
Moving forward into the 21st century is going to take some significant changes in the way we build our cities, both here in the US,…
Read MoreWhy Is Redbox Helping Someone Steal My Identity?
I'm a movie fan, and a Netflix subscriber. In fact, I've been a subscriber for a long time, since the first year the service started…
Read MoreSlashGear At CTIA Wireless 2011
SlashGear has arrived at CTIA Wireless 2011, the yearly expo of what's going to be hot in the North American mobile arena, and there's already…
Read MoreNovatel MiFi 2372 Turns Media Server With DLNA Support
Novatel Wireless has clinched DLNA certification for the MiFi 2372, turning the portable 3G hotspot into a mini media server. A new app running on…
Read MoreZTE Snubs Windows Phone
ZTE has confirmed it has experimented with Windows Phone prototypes in its engineering labs, but has decided the Microsoft OS is not yet popular enough…
Read MoreiPad 2 International Release On Track Despite US Scarcity Insists Apple
Despite fears to the contrary, Apple has insisted that the iPad 2 international launch set for this coming Friday is still on track. Following ongoing…
Read MoreXbox 360 Replacement In 2015 Hints IEB Designer
Microsoft could be looking to a 2015 replacement date for the Xbox 360, according to the personal portfolio of a designer working with the company.…
Read MoreChrome Gets Flash Player Exploit Fix Ahead Of Rivals
Google may have seen its Chrome browser come through Pwn2Own unscathed, but that doesn't mean everything in the app is safe. The search giant has…
Read MoreAT&T LG Thrill 4G (Aka Optimus 3D) And HTC HD7S With Super LCD Announced
You certainly can't accuse AT&T of holding back this morning. Not only is the carrier shouting about the potential benefits of its T-Mobile acquisition but…
Read MoreGoogle Fined $142k For French Street View Data Collection
The French data privacy regulator, CNIL, has slapped Google with a whopping €100,000 ($142,000) fine for its collection of private data during Street View surveying.…
Read MoreiOS 4.3.1 Imminent With iPad 2 Jailbreak Block?
Apple is reportedly preparing iOS 4.3.1 for release within the next one to two weeks, less than a month since the company pushed out iOS…
Read MoreAT&T: We'd Use T-Mo AWS Spectrum For LTE Plus Double Some 3G Coverage
AT&T is doing its utmost this morning to convince investors, regulators and the general public that its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA is more than…
Read MoreBookBook iPad Case Supports iPad 2
I really like the cool BookBook cases from 12South. These cases look like old and battered hard cover books, but they are actually cases for…
Read MoreSprint Adding Google Voice Integration To All Devices [Video]
The Integrated Google Voice functionality announced alongside the Sprint Nexus S 4G will be available to all Sprint CDMA handsets, regardless of whether or not…
Read MoreEnergizer Adds New Qi-Enabled Single-Zone Inductive Chargers
Energizer unveiled a new cordless charging system for smartphones like the Blackberry and the iPhone a while back. These are the sort of chargers that…
Read MoreGoogle Nexus S 4G Hits Sprint This Spring
The Sprint Nexus S 4G has been made official this morning, the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with 4G WiMAX support, and the first to…
Read MoreBen Heck Combines Xbox 360 And 70's Atari
Man when I was a kid I spent a lot of time playing an Atari just like the one Heck used for his latest project.…
Read MoreCheap Ouku Tab Android 2.1 Tablet Lands
In the gadget world, you often get what you pay for. Some folks really want a gadget like a new Android tablet and are willing…
Read MoreRoyal Wedding Phone Is Pre-Pay Travesty
Ah, the Royal Wedding. Look past the romance and the opportunity for expensive dresses and horse-drawn carriages, and it's the perfect chance to cash in…
Read MoreAlienware M11X R3 Specs Surface
The specifications for an unannounced a new Alienware portable computer has surfaced. The machine is called the M11X R3 and while no pics of the…
Read MoreSprint Slates AT&T Acquisition Plans As T-Mo Goes On Down-Low
Sprint has demanded US regulators look closely at the proposed AT&T takeover of T-Mobile USA, warning that the deal would "alter dramatically the structure of…
Read MoreLeaked Three UK Roadmap Gives Launch Dates On Several Devices And Details On Galaxy S II Mini
If you are a fan of Samsung Android smartphones Engadget has landed a leaked roadmap for Three UK that shows a new device coming this…
Read MoreMarchon3D Announces 3D Glasses For Prescription Lens Wearers
The last time we talked about Marchon3D was when they tied up with Calvin Klein to make a branded set of 3D glasses for the…
Read MoreGoogle Claims China Is Targeting Gmail Again
You might recall that Google and a bunch of other firms announced last year that they had been the target of massive coordinated attacks that…
Read MoreSunBrite Launches New, Cheaper 46-Inch Outdoor TV
With most TVs that you use in the living room if you leave them outside the life span of the sets will be very short.…
Read MoreSony VAIO Hybrid With GPU Dock And Chrome OS Tegra 2 Ultraportable Tipped
Sony is believed to be readying two new notebooks, including a VAIO Hybrid PC with an intelligent docking station, and a Chrome OS VAIO based…
Read MoreBolt Mobile Browser Hits 20M Installs Globally
The Bolt mobile browser has hit a milestone with the announcement that the browser has now been installed by 20 million mobile users around the…
Read MoreGateway NV Series Pack AMD E-350 And C-50 Fusion APUs
AMD's new APU-based Fusion processors continue to score design wins, with Gateway the latest to slot the chips - along with the Radeon GPUs -…
Read MoreSprint Tease Nexus S 4G With WiMAX And "Fully Integrated" Google Voice
The WiMAX version of the Google Nexus S has been confirmed, with a mention briefly spotted on Sprint's site. Caught by an Engadget tipster (and…
Read MoreSprint HTC EVO 3D And EVO View 4G Tablet Get Fully Detailed
Hardware specs on two of HTC's other devices for CTIA 2011 have emerged, with the guts of the HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View…
Read MoreAT&T To Acquire T-Mobile USA [What It Directly Means To Me, An Android Dude]
In a move that's epic to say the least, it appears to be official that AT&T has committed to purchase T-Mobile USA from their current…
Read MoreSlashGear Weekly Roundup Video: March 20, 2011
This week's tech news is topped by our HTC Thunderbolt review along with product announcements from Samsung, new pricing and availability for the Motorola XOOM…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 12 2011
Another week in the history books and another Week in Review for you to check out. We started the week last week with the alarms…
Read MoreWant To Hear A Great Story?
Sometimes having the Internet in your pocket is convenient other times it is extremely useful. This story is an example of the latter. Some context…
Read MoreSupermoon Tonight
Tonight it's a Saturday night. It's going to be beautiful tonight. Huge moons everywhere. I mean, sometimes the moon might seem big because it's low…
Read MoreDitch Your Universal Remote For Multiple Remotes
Most people want to find a way to replace all their remotes for a single universal remote that can do it all. They reason that…
Read MoreLarry Page, Google's "New" CEO
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company in 2000 as a hot startup, but Google isn't a startup anymore. It's a company with more…
Read MoreSony NGP Games To Get Digital Release From Day One
Sony's PSP successor, the NGP, is readying to launch later this year and sure to have a great line up of games. The manufacturer is…
Read MoreiPhone 4, iPad 2, And iMovie Make Breaking News Footage
With the iPad 2 having just touched down a week ago, with many still without the device, creative feats are already surfacing from the first…
Read MoreOutlaw Toymakers Lampoon Zuckerberg
Those jokers over at M.I.C. Gadget have done it again. You might remember them releasing an action figure of Apple's CEO last year. This time…
Read MoreAdult Entertainment .XXX Domains Get ICANN Approval
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, today officially approved the .XXX top level domains (TLD) to be enforced on pornographic websites. This…
Read MoreGoogle TV Remote App Available Now For iOS Devices
If you use Google TV but haven't quite migrated over to Android from your iOS devices, then here's an app for you to remotely control…
Read MoreAmazon Hiring Developers For Android Kindle Tablet?
Amazon's Android App Store is gearing up for a grand opening any day now. And to show that they're serious about taking up the Android…
Read MoreMicrosoft Research: Medical Imaging Search Engine
Right now, we're living in a world where we look at more computer generated imagery than anything else. Doctors are reaching a critical point where…
Read MoreGoogle Almost Tapped Jobs As CEO In 2000
Back before Google owned almost everything on the internet, in 2000, they were building the base of their Mountain View operation. Their venture capitalist backers…
Read MoreAngry Birds Rio First Look Video Shows Major Revamp
There was a huge Angry Birds event at SXSW Interactive Festival and part of that was to celebrate the launch of "Angry Birds Rio," a…
Read MoreiPad 1 Price Drops At AT&T
The iPad was already one of the most compelling tablets available. AT&T just sweetened the pot by dropping the price of their 3G capable models…
Read MoreSprint To Restart Android 2.2 Froyo Update For Samsung Epic 4G
Samsung Epic 4G owners have been stuck without the Android 2.2 Froyo update that was promised but halted almost a month ago. But now it…
Read MoreWrapsol iPad 2 Application Demo [Video]
We've got the brand new iPad 2 Wrapsol packs here in the office and we'd just love for you to see how easy (or difficult!)…
Read MoreCorning - A Day Made Of Glass
Gorilla Glass is a common component in today's smartphones and tablets. If you have an iPhone 4 or one of Samsung's Galaxy S you're already…
Read MoreiPad 2 Flipping Rampant In Online Auctions, As High As $4000
Apple's shortage of iPad 2 slates is a blessing for the enterprising folks that are now flipping their iPad 2s all over the internet. Listings…
Read MoreGroup Petitions Removing 'Ex-Gay' App, Threatens To March On Apple's Offices
Truth Wins Out, the non-profit organization that defends the GLBT community, is urging people to sign a petition demanding Apple to remove an iPhone app…
Read MoreHTC Incredible S Coming Soon In Red?
Why should handsets only come in black or white? Its true that your protective case will ultimately usurp whatever color your handset is, but that's…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Approved By Optometrists For Kids Under Six
You would think that all these years of being told not to sit too close to the TV, not to read a book too close,…
Read MoreiPhone Takes Top Spot In US Smartphone Satisfaction Stats
J.D. Power has released its latest batch of mobile phone rankings, and Apple grabs first place among smartphones ahead of HTC and Motorola. Interestingly, the researchers…
Read MoreINQ's Cloud Touch Budget Facebook Phone Up For Pre-Order
The INQ Cloud Touch, the company's first attempt at a Facebook phone, has been priced and dated for the UK, with pre-sales of the handset…
Read MoreiPhone 5 Slots Metal Back Into Fourth-Gen Chassis?
Further leaks regarding the physical design of the iPhone 5 have emerged, with more signs pointing to a generally similar shape to the existing iPhone…
Read MoreNokia Windows Phone Launch Target Still Q4 Insists CEO
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has said the company is still aiming to release a Windows Phone device in Q4 2011, despite previous suggestions from Nokia…
Read MoreGlonass Russian GPS Coming From Qualcomm & More To Boost LBS
The next generation of smartphones and mobile devices could be far quicker to lock onto their physical location for mapping and LBS, with the news…
Read MoreOptimus Pad, Iconia Tab And Eee Pad Priced; Euro Retailer Lists HP Opal
European retailer Phone House - aka the European arm of Carphone Warehouse - has thrown up pricing information for the incoming batch of Android 3.0…
Read MoreRSA SecurID System Hack Could Undermine "Effectiveness" Of Security Tokens
As bad security news goes, the confirmation that EMC's RSA system - at the heart of SecurID two-factor authentication products provided by many corporations and…
Read MoreShrinking Spacemen: 19.7-Inch Humans Could Take A Giant Leap
Space is a big place, but tiny astronauts might be better equipped to explore it. That's the suggestion of several laterally-thinking scientists, who are discussing…
Read MoreSprint Motorola XOOM Spotted: 4G WiMAX Inside?
Motorola's XOOM has been caught in the wild apparently wearing Sprint branding, more indication that the carrier expects to launch its own version of the…
Read MoreOnStar Retail Product Changes Names And Gets Upgrade
Back in January OnStar broke free from GM's excusive grip and offered up a retail product that will allow anyone to put OnStar into their…
Read MoreGary Busey Lends Voice And More Than A Bit Of Strange To Navtones
I remember back before Gary Busey was a certified weird-o. The dude made some cool flicks and then he went on a plastic surgery binge…
Read MoreWiFi-Only Dell Streak 7 Pre-Orders Open
Fresh from its WiFi-certification, the 3G-free version of Dell's Streak 7 tablet has already been spotted by Androidois as up for pre-order at Amazon. The…
Read MoreYoostar 2 Offers New DLC For Xbox 360 And PS3
If you like to make your own movies and play games that literally put you into the action, Yoostar 2 might be a game that…
Read MoreI-Voluce 46-Inch Gesture Control Display Has 3D Depth Sensing
A company called Evoluce has unveiled an interesting and large display called the I-Voluce 46-inch gesture control display that has integrated 3D-sensing technology inside. The…
Read MoreSamsung 27-Inch LCD With Ultra Wide Band Technology Breaks Cover
When it comes to cutting the wires tethering your desk to your computer, we can shed most of them today. You can get a wireless…
Read MoreNursery Rhymes iPad App Lets You Play Remote Reading Rainbow
Streaming audio on the iPad has never looked so good. There's no shortage of digital books for the iPad, but only Nursery Rhymes with StoryTime…
Read MoreWiFi Only Dell Streak Lands WiFi Cert
The Dell Streak 7 on the market right now has been around for a while and packs in both WiFi and 3G connectivity. Before the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Vid Shows Off Windows Gaming eXperience (WGX) Ambitions
ZDNet has wondered onto a video from last year that gives a look at what the Microsoft Windows Gaming eXperience team has in mind for…
Read MoreCrackdown On Jailbroken iPhone Tethering Underway At AT&T
AT&T finally got with the times and offered iPhone users official tethering despite the fact that the iPhone and the capability for a long time.…
Read MoreResearchers Create 3D Bunny Using Fog And Three Projectors
A group researchers from Osaka University have pulled the wraps of a cool fog display that can show a 3D representation of an object that…
Read MoreGM Adds 14 More Vehicles With OnStar App Compatibility
I like that car makers like Ford and GM are offering tech laden vehicles with hands free and other access inside the car. I really…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad T420 And T520 On Sale: Up To 15hr Battery
Lenovo's ThinkPad T420 and T520 impressed us on specs alone, promising Intel's 2011 Sandy Bridge processors along with up to 15hrs battery life, and now…
Read MoreiPad 2 SmartCover Has Enough Magnets To Stick To The Fridge
The iPad 2 is certainly a really cool tablet computer and one of the most appealing on the market today for many shoppers. The new…
Read MoreAMD Desktop Fusion APU Processors Due Q3 To Take On Intel Sandy Bridge
AMD is reportedly readying the first desktop versions of its APU-based processors for a release in Q3 2011, following the successful launch of the Fusion…
Read MoreSprint Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Hotspot Due March 20
Sprint has updated its portable WiMAX hotspot, in the shape of the Sprint Overdrive Pro. Offering both 3G and 4G connectivity, the Overdrive Pro boosts…
Read MoreT-Mobile Sidekick 4G Android Revamp First Look Video
Since Microsoft announced it was dropping the Danger servers for Sidekick devices, T-Mobile signed up Samsung to help them develop a revamped version to run…
Read MoreiPhone 5: To Have Or Not To Have NFC Chip?
The stories are all over the place about whether the future iPhone 5 will have an NFC chip. The latest is brought to us from…
Read MoreThe Daily To Erect Paywall Next Week
The iTunes exclusive newspaper, The Daily, was the first to adopt Apple's new in-app subscription model but has been offering up its content for free…
Read MoreAngry Birds HD Update Angers Fans With New Advertising
Angry Birds has reached the status where any minor tweak and fans take notice. So with last night's update for Angry Birds HD, which inserted…
Read MoreWhy Would Anyone Watch Shows On An iPad From Home?
Tell me something: why are so many people I know so excited to watch a movie or television show from their iPad when they’re at…
Read MoreNew York Times Confirms Paywall From March 28
The New York Times has become the latest publication to opt for a paywall, with the news that as of March 28 a subscription will…
Read MoreT-Mobile G2X And G-Slate Set To Launch April 20th?
Although no official announcements have been made yet, there are some reliable sources claiming that T-Mobile's LG G2X and G-Slate are set to launch on…
Read MoreRaining Methane On Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
For the first time, scientists are able to see evidence of rainfall at the equator of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Except it isn't water, it's…
Read MoreAndroid Loading Websites Faster Than iPhone Report Debunked
Earlier this morning we stated some skepticism over the released report stating that Android's native phone browser rendered websites 52% faster than on Apple's Safari…
Read MorePS Squared Smart Mobile Device Concept Design
A design concept for Sony called PS Squared created by industrial designer Hirotaka Matsui, takes on a sleek and angular form. The device looks to…
Read MoreEton ARCPT300W Safety Hub Features USB Port, Radio
The Eton ARCPT300W American Red Cross Axis Self-Powered Safety Hub is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The device itself can be powered in three…
Read MoreNokia's Giant Hamster Wheel At SXSW
Nokia has erected a human-sized hamster wheel at SXSW this year, as part of "The Green Zone" at the festival. The wheel can be used…
Read MoreFirst Music Video Shot Entirely Using iPad 2
Now that the next-gen iPad has two cameras with one capable of HD video, why not put it to good creative use. Remedy Films shot…
Read MoreRIM Releases New Facebook Beta Version 2.0 For BlackBerry
RIM today launched a 2.0 beta version of their Facebook for BlackBerry app that's available for download via the BlackBerry Beta Zone. This new release…
Read MoreWordPress 2.7 App For iPhone And iPad Squashes Bugs
WordPress posted version 2.7 of its blogging app on Wednesday in the iOS App Store. The update fixes numerous bugs and crashes that plagued previous…
Read MoreTivo Third Tuner Live
We have official word via the Tivo Community Forum that Tivo has activated Third Tuner. The update was included with a software upgrade and "various…
Read MoreYup, Apple's New "If You Don't Have An iPhone" Campaign Is Out
"Yup, if you don't have an iPhone, well, you don't have an iPhone." Thus end all three new iPhone commercials Apple released today. The ads…
Read MoreSirius XM Releases New iOS App Optimized For iPad
Sirius XM Radio today released an updated version of their Apple iOS app. Designed for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, the Sirius XM Internet…
Read MoreHTC ThunderBolt Hands-On And Unboxing [Video]
Verizon's first LTE smartphone has arrived, and the HTC ThunderBolt has a lot to live up to. The subject of multiple launch rumors and leaks,…
Read MoreVerizon iPhone 4 Vs HTC ThunderBolt Vs Motorola Bionic
We've already compared the original AT&T iPhone 4 to the newly announced Verizon iPhone 4, but that's not the whole story. If you'll recall, Verizon…
Read MoreMultitasking Toaster Plays Tunes While You Toast
This could be a fun and useful space-saving appliance, or it could be one of those items that tries to do too many things and…
Read MoreApple Secretly Stockpiling New iPad 2 Shipments?
Apple has reportedly tweaked its stock management systems and allowed its staff to tell a "little white lie" to customers regarding iPad 2 shipments, all…
Read MoreDon't Just Stand There, Do Something: Yoga Traffic Light
At any given moment in a busy metropolitan area, there are lots of pedestrians waiting to cross the street. And of course, most of us…
Read MoreBurglar Blaster: Motion-Triggered Pepper Spray, For When Sirens Aren't Enough [Video]
Generally, we advise against filling your home or office with pepper spray, but if you're particularly paranoid about burglars breaking in and vigorously ransacking your…
Read MoreNokia "Harmattan" Maemo 6 Device Tipped For Release
Nokia's OS policy seemed, although somewhat controversial, pretty straightforward: S30/S40 on the phones, Windows Phone on the smartphones and MeeGo back in the lab working…
Read MoreWestern Digital My Book Studio Edition II Gets 6TB Upgrade
Western Digital has boosted the capacity of its My Book Studio Edition II external dual-drive array, with a new 6TB model. Offering a choice of…
Read MoreAndroid Browsing 52% Faster Than iPhone? Maybe, Maybe Not...
The mobile browser speed wars continue, and the latest fray comes courtesy of website optimization firm Blaze with claims that Android is 52-percent faster than…
Read MoreDell Inspiron R Notebooks Get Interchangeable Lids & Sandy Bridge
Dell has outed its latest notebook range, the Dell Inspiron R series, a set of 14-, 15.6- and 17.3-inch laptops with interchangeable lids. Powered by…
Read MorePentax Second-Gen Optio RS1500 Is Customizable
Pentax has announced the new second generation of its cool Optio RS1500 digital point and shoot camera. Pentax claims that the new RS1500 is infinitely…
Read MoreWrapsol Improves Design Of Protection Films For Easy Installation
I have used Wrapsol film before and it was already pretty easy to install. The only tricky bit for me was to not fat finger…
Read MoreSoldiers To Get Individual Gunshot Detectors
I really liked the flick Red Dawn when I was kid and the things I learned from it include that you can pee in a…
Read MorePepsi Outs Green Bottle Made From Plant Material
Everyone is trying to go green today and reduce the amount of trash and plastic that we put into the environment with harsh chemicals and…
Read MoreevoMouse Is The Perfect Companion To Your Virtual Keyboard
If you have been reading SlashGear for a long time you might recall back in 2007 when we first mentioned the i.Tech Virtual Keyboard. This…
Read MoreRendering Of iPhone 5 Case Leaks
The speculation on the iPhone 5 is rampant these days. We have heard all sorts of rumors so far from the device is getting a…
Read MoreData Shows Android 2.2 Is Most Common, 3.0 The Least
A developer that is thinking about building an app for Android users needs to know what the most common version of the OS is so…
Read MoreCool Watch Concept Makes Numbers Easy To Read
I would bet that at some point we have all had a watch that was really hard to read. I know I have had several…
Read MoreVisa Set To Offer Person-To-Person Payments In The US
I bet that most of the people out there are like me where you rarely have cash and tend to use your debit card or…
Read MoreSprint's Plans For The Future Unveiled
We all know that Sprint is looking at anything and everything to get its network back in to the fight with AT&T and Verizon as…
Read MoreNVIDIA Updates 3D Vision Glasses: Less Cost, More Battery
NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology has been a common check-box on the spec sheets of most of its recent video cards, and now the company is…
Read MoreBlackBerry Users Advised To Disable JavaScript After Hack Hole Spotted
RIM has warned BlackBerry users and IT departments to disable JavaScript on their handsets, after the identification of a security flaw that could give hackers…
Read More2.35m IE9 Downloads In 24hrs, But Tracking Protection Prompts Criticism
Microsoft has seen over 2.35m downloads of Internet Explorer 9 in the first 24 hours that the updated browser has been available. The impressive stats…
Read More$200 ASUS Eee PC Could Run Chrome OS In June
You have to give ASUS its due; the company may have seen the netbook segment rise and, arguably, decline in the face of tablets, but…
Read MoreJawbone Secures $49M Funding From Andreessen Horowitz
Jawbone announced today that they've successfully raised $49 million in funding from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The mobile accessories company is perhaps most known…
Read MoreMozilla Firefox 4 Final Version Expected March 22
Last time we reported that Mozilla will be speeding up their update cycles to smaller more frequent updates similar to Google's Chrome model with Firefox…
Read MoreAndroid And iOS Apps For Military Drone Control Being Developed
The military is looking into building apps on the Android and iOS platforms to let soldiers use cheaper, commercial products out in the field. The…
Read MoreGoogle Docs Adds Social Element, Gets Updated With Discussion Feature
Google has updated Google Docs today with a new discussion feature that is like an amalgam of a chatroom, instant messaging, and e-mail. Previously Google…
Read MoreKinect Bringing Sight To The Blind, Sorta.
Some graduate students at Universität Konstanz in Germany put together a project based on Microsoft's popular Kinect system. Instead of using the system as a…
Read MoreDuke Nukem Forever Gets Played At PAX East 2011
PAX East wrapped up this past weekend and many of the gaming industries big names were there like THQ and Rockstar. But there was also…
Read MoreUbertooth One: New Bluetooth Sniffing Tool
Michael Ossmann set out to make Bluetooth sniffing cheap and easy. Because of the way that bluetooth works (watch the videos if you want the…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable iPad Live TV App Crashed Due To Overwhelming Demand
Time Warner Cable had to address issues today with its just released iPad app. The app was launched yesterday morning, but crashed by the evening…
Read MoreNES Controller Hacked To Control iPad Game
Have you ever wished you had a controller when playing your favorite iPad games? The large screen can sometimes make movements and actions a little…
Read MoreWho's Scanning The TSA Body Scanners?
The TSA will be wasting time and money re-testing hundreds of the millimeter wave body scanners after workers apparently forgot to divide by ten on…
Read MoreXCom Offers Free Mobile Data To Aid Japan Relief Effort
The aftermath of Japan's 8.9 magnitude earthquake is getting more dire now with nuclear radiation threatening parts of the country. Aid in the relief efforts…
Read MoreSamsung Debuts Android Galaxy Player 4, 5
Samsung announced a unique addition to their Galaxy lineup of portable devices, called the Galaxy Player. The device is an Android-based portable media player that…
Read MoreSprint To Launch Direct Connect For More Data And Push-To-Talk Coverage
Sprint announced today that they will expand their push-to-talk coverage, increase their data capabilities, and add some new features as they roll out their Network…
Read MoreiPad 2 Gets "Will It Blend" Treatment [Video]
Asking "will it blend?" is a tech cliché by now, but we still can't help but watch agog as Blendtec do their usual with the new…
Read MoreSamsung 3D HDTV Monitors TA750 And TA950 Due May
Samsung has thrown some 3D at its new HDTV monitors, and come up with the Samsung 3D LED HDTV Monitor Series 7 (TA750) and Series…
Read MoreSamsung Series 2, 4 And 6 Notebooks Debut
It's not just Samsung's slick ultraportables getting officially detailed this morning; the company has also outed a new mainstream laptop range including up to Core…
Read MoreSamsung Series 9 Ultraportables Priced & Dated; 11-Inch Version Next Month
Samsung has officially priced its Series 9 notebooks, the super-skinny 13-inch ultraportables unveiled at CES 2011 back in January. The new Windows 7 laptops will…
Read MoreNintendo Wii 2 At E3 Hints EA Boss
All eyes have been on the Nintendo 3DS recently, but the Japanese company is apparently readying a new version of its living room console for…
Read MoreThe Daily Subscription Fees Imminent; Western Europe Next In Line
News Corp plans to begin charging for The Daily from next week, having been offering the iPad-only newspaper subscription-free since its launch back in early…
Read MoreNokia "Tweener" Tablet Tipped In Mobile Gaming Push [Video]
Nokia's tablet ambitions may see the company slotting a so-called "tweener" device in-between smartphone and the currently available slates, according to Nokia EVP Tero Ojanperä.…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM WiFi Priced And Dated
Motorola has been muttering about the WiFi-only XOOM for months now, but the company has only just got around to making its release schedule official.…
Read More12% Of iPhone Web Use On Verizon's Model Claims Ad Tracker
Verizon iPhone handsets already account for over 12-percent of all iPhone web usage, according to the latest stats from ad network Chitika. The CDMA smartphone,…
Read MoreAMD 2012 Mobile GPU Roadmap Leaks: 28nm Radeon HD 7000M
Details of AMD's 28nm mobile GPU roadmap have leaked, with four families of Radeon HD 7000M graphics chips specified for 2012. According to the document,…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Suspicious Of Beards And Glasses
Nintendo's 3DS isn't just a 3D portable games console, it's also apparently a style judge. According to the handheld's user guide, players with beards, bangs…
Read MoreRoxio Game Capture Debuts
Software has been around for years that makes it easy for PC gamers to capture in game footage of their fragging and racing prowess. The…
Read MoreVerizon Wireless Kills $35 Activation Fee For Android Tablets
I think we all know that it takes very little work for Verizon and other carriers to activate devices on their networks. The activation fee…
Read MoreSony NGP To Be Priced At $350 And $250?
We already know that the cool sounding Sony NGP will come in two models. The difference between these two will be one has 3G and…
Read MoreApple TV Screen Flicker Fix In The Works Says Apple Rep
If you are one of the owners of the Apple TV device that has been having screen flickering issues with the device after updating to…
Read MoreHarperCollins Limits Downloads On Public Library eBooks
I will never understand why the publishing world thinks that allowing digital content and downloads will hurt their business anymore than allowing rentals of physical…
Read MoreUnreleased Netflix APK Surfaces For Android Devices
If you are a big fan of streaming media on your computer or via your game console I would bet that you have tried Netflix.…
Read MoreT-Mobile Jet 2.0 4G USB Modem To Launch March 23
If you are in the market for a new modem to support 4G networks T-Mobile has a new offering coming this month. The modem is…
Read MoreRolobox Ensures Kids Play With The Box More Than The Toy
My house is like a little kid wonderland. We have every game console that you can buy on the current market, more games than you…
Read MoreCap Storing Bottle Opener Will Keep Track Of How Many You Have
My uncle is a professional beer drinker. You can tell that because his shop floor is littered with caps from the bottles he prefers. The…
Read MoreOtterBox Latch For iPad Debuts
If you want a really protective case for your iPad, OtterBox has you covered. The company makes some of the most protective cases out there…
Read MoreAsus Launches New GTX550 Ti DirectCU Graphics Cards
Asus has announced that it is now shipping some new video cards that use the NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti GPU inside. The cards support HD…
Read MoreNew Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Teaser Confirms Rear Camera [Video]
The fast-approaching Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has made a fleeting appearance in a new teaser video from the company. Promised for later this month at…
Read MoreGalaxy Tab 8.9 Added To Leaked Honeycomb Roadmap
More Honeycomb tablet news today, with what looks to be a tweaked version of the leaked roadmap from Monday throwing Samsung's incoming Galaxy Tab 8.9…
Read MoreiPhone 5 Dual-SIM Rumor: Gobi World Phone Confusion?
The same source that offered the purported leaked iPhone 5 renders now claims that the fifth-gen Apple smartphone will support "2 SIM cards allowing you…
Read MoreIntel Details Microserver Play: Sub-10W Chips In 2012
If ARM and AMD thought they could sneak up on Intel and snatch the burgeoning micro-server market out from under the chip giant, they'll be…
Read MoreNokia Promise Symbian US Launch At CTIA 2011
With Nokia's Windows Phone strategy now not expected to bear fruit until early 2012, it looks to be all Symbian this year. The company isn't…
Read MoreTwitter Adds HTTPS Option To Secure Your Account From Hackers
Twitter today announced a new settings option that will make your account more secure. Users accessing their Twitter accounts over unsecured internet connections such as…
Read MoreNetflix Goes Beyond Video Streaming, Makes Bet On Original Content
It's reported that Netflix has 60% of the digital movie market and continues to dominate video streaming despite the recent rise of formidable contenders with…
Read MoreGoogle Search App Unleashed For iPhone
Google today announced a new Google Search App to replace its Google Mobile App for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app will be faster…
Read MoreApple Accepting Old iPads For Donation To Teach For America
If you've been yearning for the new iPad 2 but feeling guilty about your gluttony since your original iPad is still working just fine, then…
Read MoreGoogle Buys Video Tech Company For Better YouTube Videos
All those blurry mobile videos you upload to YouTube will start looking better now that Google acquired Irish video tech company Green Parrot Pictures. The…
Read MoreNintendo Reveals First 3DS TV Commercial For North America
Nintendo promises to bring a ground breaking glasses-free 3D gaming experience with its new 3DS portable gaming device that is slated for a March 25th…
Read MorePlumen 001 CFL Bulb Wins Design Of The Year Award
The Plumen 001 lightbulb, which has been described as the "world's first designer energy saving light bulb", has won the Design of the Year Award…
Read MoreEye Robot: Teeny Robot Swims Through Eyes, Delivers Treatments
Recently, we reported on a millimeter-scale computer that can be implanted in the eye to treat glaucoma. Now, there is more technology that can help…
Read MoreLexar Introduces Industry's First 128GB Pro SDXC Memory Card
Lexar Media announced today that it is releasing two new professional SDXC memory cards, including one that is the industry's first to boast a 128GB…
Read MoreQik Video Connect PLUS [Mini Review]
We're taking a peek at the brand new [released today!] app from Qik called Qik Video Connect Plus. This app is made for iPhone, iPod…
Read MoreNokia Gets Design Patent For (MeeGo?) Tablet
There have been plenty of rumors and speculation about a possible Nokia MeeGo tablet, and now there is some solid evidence. The United States Patent…
Read MoreHarman Debuts New Gaming Headset AKG GHS-1
Harman has just unleashed a new portable gaming headset, the AKG GHS-1, for a truly immersive gaming experience. The headset promises high-output digital sound reproduction…
Read MoreASUS: U36JC And U31JG Getting Sandy Bridge Soon
According to an exclusive by Swedish tech blog TechNYTT, ASUS will be updating its U31JG and U36JC series to Sandy Bridge chips. The new models…
Read MoreHTC Prime Windows Phone 7 With Slideout Keyboard Revealed
Another of the leaked renderings today from Chinese website xda.cn purported to be upcoming HTC devices, is one called the HTC Prime. Very similar in…
Read MoreSeagate Unveils Pulsar Line Of Enterprise-Grade SSDs
Seagate Technology has just revealed a new lineup of performance-optimized solid-state drives (SSDs) for enterprise customers. The Pulsar.2 and the Pulsar XT.2 drives will use…
Read MoreHTC Ignite Windows Phone 7 Images Leaked
Renderings purported to be upcoming HTC devices have been leaked today on Chinese website xda.cn. The first of the series is the HTC Ignite, which…
Read MoreThe State Of Tech In Japan's Recovery
We've already written about the terrifying situation in Japan this past week, and how SlashGear readers can help the ongoing aid effort. Now, Japanese manufacturers…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Loading Times Significantly Slower Than DS
Usually, you would expect the latest and greatest version of a device to deliver faster loading times, but in the case of Nintendo's 3DS, loading…
Read MoreDespite Twitter's Claims, Non-Official Clients Still Widely Used
We have been reporting on Twitter's efforts to put a lid on "non-official" Twitter clients, like TweetDeck and UberTwitter (now UberSocial). Last week, Twitter's Ryan…
Read MoreHTC Pyramid Revealed As Android 3.0 Honeycomb Phone
Take a peek at a phone that's basically blowing the doors off of the Android world with it's unconventional release of itself stocked with Android…
Read MoreStudy: Children Under 5 Are Spending More Time Online
Of the children under 5 in the United States who use the Internet, 80% use it on a weekly basis, according to a new report…
Read MoreKingston Has Best Year Ever In 2010 With Record $6.5B Revenue
2010 was better for most firms that 2009, but there were still hard times to be had thanks to the slow economy. Those hard times…
Read MoreAmazon App Store Shelves Stocked Ahead Of Android Launch
The first sign of apps populating Amazon's new App Store has been spotted, with forty-eight titles - complete with pricing details - caught online already.…
Read MoreSamsung Turbo View Robo-Vacuum Packs Live Video Streaming
Samsung has bred a Roomba robot vacuum cleaner with a WowWee Rovio and come up with the Tango View VC-FL87W, an autonomous cleaner which can…
Read MoreNVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Offers Mid-Range Grunt
NVIDIA has outed its latest video card, the mid-range NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti. Expected to come in at around $149, the GTX 550 Ti packs 192…
Read MoreSony Blu-Ray Range Gets VUDU 2D/3D Streaming
VUDU's streaming movie service can now be found on Sony's latest Blu-ray players, with a choice of 1080p 2D and 3D pay-per-view titles available. Promising…
Read MoreIntel Readying 6-8 Android x86 Devices For April Reveal?
Intel may be invested heavily in MeeGo, but the chip company is also a realist; according to the latest reports, it is working with 6-8…
Read MoreBest Buy HDTV With TiVo May Be In Testing Right Now
Smart TVs and connected TVs are doing pretty well it the market right now. These sets give users access to web content on their TV…
Read MoreHTC Thunderbolt Hits Verizon March 17 With Free 4G Hotspot
Verizon's much-anticipated HTC Thunderbolt - the first 4G LTE smartphone to hit the carrier - has finally been priced and dated. The 4G handset will…
Read MoreInterpret Reports Nintendo 3DS Has A Fight On Its Hands For Gamers Dollars
There are many gamers looking forward to the launch of the new Nintendo 3DS. Some may think with the popularity of the DS on the…
Read MoreApple Undermining Web Apps In App Store Push Claim Developers
Apple has been accused of undermining web app performance in an attempt to pressure developers into coding for its App Store, selectively enabling JavaScript engines…
Read MoreProgressive Snapshot Hardware Details Revealed
I bet you have heard the commercials on TV and on the radio for the Progressive Snapshot discount program. Progressive Insurance many will send the…
Read MoreHP TouchPad Tablet Has Rear Camera In Commercial, Not In The Real World
You can bet now that the iPad 2 is on the market rocking dual cameras that just about every competitive offering that hits stores will…
Read MoreDIY Pinball Machine Uses Dual LCDs
When I was a kid, we had an old school arcade pinball machine that my dad picked up somewhere. We played that thing all the…
Read MorePics Of Motorola Targa, Droid X 2, And Droid 3 Surface
Motorola has really built itself back up on the back of the Android operating system. For a lot of years Motorola was lagging behind competitors…
Read MoreAsus Eee Pad TF101 Lands At FCC
A new Asus tablet called the TF101 has landed at the FCC to get the approvals it needs to hit stores in the US. The…
Read MoreGE Announces New Green 4.1-113 Offshore Wind Turbine
GE has announced a new wind turbine that will be used to generate power from harnessing the wind that flows heavily offshore. The new turbine…
Read Morei4i Files Supreme Court Brief In Microsoft Suit
Back in 2007 a small company called i4i filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft for alleged patent infringement on patent number 5,787,449 that i4i…
Read MoreMAGIC W3 Win7 Smartphone Video Demos: HD Playback, Photoshop, More
AdvanceTC's MAGIC W3 Windows 7 smartphone grabbed attention last month with its combination of a chunky phone form-factor but full-fat Windows install inside. The company…
Read MoreTI Offers Update On Miho Facility Damaged In Japanese Earthquake
The scale of the catastrophe in Japan is hard to fathom and with so much industry within the nation, the hard times are spread all…
Read MoreiPad 2 "Amazing" Sales: 7,200 At Flagship NYC Store, Online Orders Now 4-5 Weeks Delayed
Unofficial iPad 2 sales figures continue to circulate, in the absence of any official stats from Apple itself. The company's official spokesperson Trudy Miller would…
Read MoreApple Digital Magazine Templates Could Fast-Track iPad Pubs
Apple is reportedly readying a digital magazine template for inclusion in a future Xcode release, offering content providers a straightforward way to create iPad publications.…
Read MoreOCZ Snaps Up SSD Controller Specialist Indilinx
SSD manufacturer OCZ has announced it is acquiring Indilinx, a solid-state drive controller and software specialist. The roughly $32m deal - paid in common stock…
Read MoreGoogle NFC Payment Trials In NYC And San Francisco?
Google is believed to be readying an NFC payments trial in New York and San Francisco, offering customers the opportunity to make wireless purchases using…
Read MoreT-Mobile Sidekick 4G Announced - Back To Life With Android! [Samsung At Helm]
Oh you crafty bunch of re-animators you, Samsung, T-Mobile, and Google with your Android 2.2 Froyo, you've done it! You've given new life to the…
Read MoreMicrosoft May Finally Kill Zune?
According to a Bloomberg source, Microsoft will discontinue production of its Zune media player. Instead, the company will shift its focus to other devices and…
Read MoreApple A5 Processor Teardown Reveals Samsung Fabrication
Previously, the world believed that the yummy chips coming in the iPad 2, those fabulously simple looking A5's, were going to be TSMC. As Chipworks…
Read MoreHP Reveals Plans To Focus On Cloud, Connectivity, And Software
At a summit today in San Francisco, HP's CEO Leo Apotheker gave his first keynote since taking office to discuss the company's future strategy. HP…
Read MoreSome Apple Stores To Open Early On Tuesday For iPad 2 Restock
If you can't wait to get an iPad 2 and weren't lucky enough to nab one over the weekend, then here's some good news. There…
Read MoreSprint Kyocera Echo To Arrive April 17 For $199
Early last month, Sprint and Kyocera jointly unveiled the world's first dual-touchscreen Android phone, the Kyocera Echo, in an event opened with an appearance by…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable Launches iPad App, First Ever To Play Live TV
Time Warner Cable has just made a big announcement, launching the first iPad app from a cable or satellite company that plays live TV. The…
Read MoreSprint And T-Mobile Waive Fees For Japan Donation Text Messages
To help with the relief efforts after the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunamis, all the major carriers are jumping in to help. Following the announcements…
Read MoreMeeGo OS Concept For Tablets
With the Nokia and Microsoft partnership, the once promising MeeGo OS has been relegated to research and development status with very little chance of ever…
Read MoreOdd British Man Totes Mobile In Barcelona [EXCLUSIVE]
So I was standing there, minding my own business in an oddly calm moment during the several day madhouse that was Mobile World Congress 2011,…
Read MoreSony Ericsson Xperia PLAY "The Donor" Commercial, WTF?
Sony Ericsson unleashed a bizarre commercial for the Xperia PLAY Android phone that will make most folks go WTF? Titled "The Donor," the commercial posted…
Read MoreAT&T And Verizon Offering Free Calls And Texts To Japan
AT&T and Verizon both announced today that they will be offering free calls and texts to Japan in the wake of the devastating earthquake and…
Read MoreiPad 2 Hands-On And Unboxing [World Record Entry]
Welcome to the world record video of yours truly opening up the iPad 2. This is the world record for amount of time between the…
Read MoreT-Mobile Intros 10GB Data Plan With No Overage Fees
The tipped T-Mobile USA data plan refresh has quietly taken place, with the carrier introducing a new 10GB data-only plan and dropping overage charges for…
Read MoreOS GSR-110B Portable Generator Uses Flexible Solar Panel [Video]
A Japanese company has developed a highly portable backup generator which uses a flexible solar panel to fit 40W of power into a 3kg package.…
Read MoreNo Nokia Windows Phone For Twelve Months
Nokia's first Windows Phone will arrive in roughly a year's time, according to Nokia India MD D Shivakuma. The exec told DNA India that the…
Read More1m iPad 2 Sales Claims Analyst; Best Buy Sold Out In 10 Mins
More analysts are weighing in with iPad 2 sales predictions, and for once notorious soothsayer Gene Munster isn't the one offering pie-in-the-sky figures. He predicted…
Read MoreAngry Birds Protective Cases Made For iPad 2
As with any introduction of a new Apple product, accessories will be flooding the market so consumers can deck out their devices in their own…
Read MoreHP Touchpad Priced/dated; 7-Inch webOS Opal Incoming, Plus 4 Honeycomb 10-Inchers
The HP Touchpad and a new 7-inch webOS tablet codenamed HP Opal are among multiple incoming slates included in a new retailer roadmap leak. According…
Read MoreARM Server Chips Taking On Intel With 480 Core Clusters
Microsoft isn't the only company looking to many lower-powered chips to replace a few high-powered CPUs in modern servers; ARM's first server processor has been…
Read MoreiPad 2 Smart Cover Teardown Reveals 21 Magnets
We've already seen the iPad 2 teardown, but who would've thought Apple's Smart Cover would deserve the teardown treatment by itself. Steve Jobs spent plenty…
Read MoreAmazon Appstore Wins Exclusive On Angry Birds For Android
Lest you suspect Amazon was treating its new Amazon Appstore as a hobby, the company has announced an exclusive deal with Angry Birds developer Rovio…
Read MoreJapanese Prius Plus To Get Lithium Ion Battery Option
The best selling hybrid in the world is the Toyota Prius. The green vehicle has been on the market since 1997 and has sold millions…
Read MoreAT&T To Add Caps To DSL And U-Verse Broadband Plans
If you are an AT&T subscriber with U-verse or DSL connectivity in your home we have some bad news. AT&T is set to add caps…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Adds Locations Of EV Charge Stations
If you own and drive an EV, knowing where the closest charging station for your car is could be the difference in being stranded and…
Read MoreMost Disgusting Billboard Ever To Be Created In Dallas Using Thousands Of Live Roaches
Terminix and its Ad agency in Dallas, Texas are creating what may be the most disgusting billboard in history today. The billboard is being erected…
Read MoreVonage Offers Free Calls To Japan
If you have friends or loved ones in Japan where the major earthquakes recently hit and you are trying to get in touch with them…
Read MoreAmazon Kindle Lands At Carphone Warehouse And Best Buy UK
If you are a fan of reading and are looking to get your hands on the Amazon Kindle in the UK without having to wait…
Read MoreCryo Octane Workstation Breaks Benchmark Records
Cryo has announced that its awesome Octane EDP-WS has shattered the world record for performance on a common benchmark for workstation performance. The Octane has…
Read MoreJunkyard Jumbotron Makes Instant Multi-Screen Displays [Video]
MIT researchers have developed Junkyard Jumbotron, a way to take multiple devices - whether smartphones, notebooks, tablets or indeed anything else with a browser -…
Read MoreKlipsch Speakers To Be Featured Inside Alienware M17x 3D Notebook
Alienware makes some of the coolest and most expensive notebooks on the market. The company has a really cool design and packs its rigs with…
Read MoreHPs Latest Intel Sandy Bridge Notebooks Available To Purchase
If you have been waiting for the new line of HP notebooks packing in Intel Sandy Bridge tech to land so you can pick one…
Read More32GB iPad 2 Costs $337 To Build: Touchscreen Biggest Expense
The 32GB iPad 2 WiFi + 3G costs Apple $326.60 in components and a further $10 for production, according to the latest BOM research by…
Read MoreNuShelf Mounts For Mac Mini Computers Launch At Newer Technology
Newer Technology has announced that it has some new accessories for Mac mini users. The new accessories are shelves that fit under the desk to…
Read MoreDid Your iPhone 4 Alarm Work Correctly This Morning?
I use my iPhone 4 for my alarm clock and have for years now. I hate worrying each time I go to bed that my…
Read MoreiPad 2 Sells-Out; Online Delays Now 3-4 Weeks; International Launch In Peril?
Apple is yet to announce sales figures for the iPad 2's opening weekend, but all the signs point to huge demand for the second-generation tablet.…
Read MoreStaples Dates Motorola XOOM WiFi Release [Update: UK Details]
Motorola's XOOM WiFi - the much-anticipated 3G-free version of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet - is now expected on March 27, thanks to information spotted…
Read MoreiPad 2 Jailbreak Discovered
Apple's iPad 2 only went on sale this past Friday, but already the second-generation iOS tablet has been jailbroken. The handiwork of notorious Apple hacker…
Read MoreNo NFC For iPhone 5 Claim Carriers
Despite plentiful patents and leaks suggesting otherwise, Apple will reportedly not be including NFC functionality in the upcoming iPhone 5. According to The Independent's sources…
Read MoreWhite iPhone This Spring Confirms Apple's Schiller
Apple's white iPhone will apparently be released this coming spring, according to senior VP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller. He took to Twitter to…
Read MoreSlashGear Weekly Roundup Video - March 13, 2011
This week packs some more Apple news with the iPad 2 going on sale this past Friday, March 11th. We have an early hands-on review…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 11 2011
It's that time again, welcome to this week's edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. Biggest news in the tech world this week has to…
Read MoreiPad 2 Benchmarks Blast Competition, Show Less-Than-1GHz Processor Speed
A couple of things have come to light over the past few days, most of these lovely little tidbits coming out over the past 24…
Read MoreWhat Should I Get For My New iPad 2?
So the day has come. You've finally purchased your first iPad, the fancy new iPad 2, and you're wondering what you should get out there…
Read MoreThe iPad Failed Me As A Living Room Companion
I was recently sitting in my living room, thinking about what my next column topic should be here on SlashGear. I considered a discussion on…
Read MoreApple Stocks Smarter Investment Than Apple Products [SHOCKER]
A fabulously obsessed young man by the name of Kyle Conroy has a website out there on the internet that provides the world with an…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Launch Dates, Pre-Order Dates, And Early Display Photo
It appears that some leaky ladies or gentlemen have stepped up to Engadget and shared with them some booty with a double "B" attached. In…
Read MoreiPad 2 Wifi Teardown Ala Ifixit
Those down-breakers are at it again, this time with the BRAND new iPad 2, this one of course being the 16GB Wifi version - the…
Read MoreNYC Student 1st In Line For iPad 2, Sells Spot For $900
College students are known to be strapped for cash, but one student in NYC figured out how to turn the iPad 2 hype into some…
Read MoreIPad 2 Launch, Apple Ships A Third Of Expected Numbers
A lot of people are possibly going to go home disappointed today. With all of the people out there in lines all afternoon, we have…
Read MoreTwitter To Developers: Stop Building Twitter Clients
Last month we reported on the suspension of two major third-party Twitter clients owned by UberMedia. Twitter has relied on its strong developer community to…
Read MoreIPad2 Launch, Lines Not Too Crazy
Today is a big day for technophiles everywhere. Apple is about to release their latest and greatest, the iPad 2. I went to take a…
Read MoreBest New iOS Games For Under A Dollar
With new games constantly being added to the App Store, it’s hard to know which ones are truly worth purchasing based on their description alone.…
Read MoreAT&T Vs. Verizon iPad 2 Data Plans Comparison Graph
Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale today and for those who are getting a data plan along with it you might need a calculator. Unlike…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Tab WiFi-Only Version To Ship April 4 For $399?
The long awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab may finally be on its way. Well, at the least the WiFi-only version, if what's purported to be a…
Read MoreThe Japan Tsunami ... How You Can Help
We're seeing some frightening and amazing images from the tremendous devastation that Japan has experienced this sad day. And it's only natural to see people…
Read MoreReal Racing 2 HD Unleashed On App Store For iPad 2
The popular iPhone racing game, Real Racing 2, has just been unleashed in an HD version for the iPad. The game has been optimized for…
Read MoreGoogle Launches Person Finder In Wake Of Japan Earthquake
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan early this morning set off massive tsunamis and was the worst quake in the country's history. Buildings and…
Read MoreiPad 2 Release Officially Announced On Verizon
We're sitting here with our fingernails in our kneecaps waiting to get our hands on our very own iPad 2 tablets (except for Vince, of…
Read MorePlayStation Suite Unveiled For Android 2.3 And Above [NVIDIA CONFIRMS]
We've got here an official press release straight from the horse's mouth confirming the announcement that Sony Computer Entertainment will be delivering what they're calling…
Read MoreNokia Pays $6m To Poach CEO Elop; Lists Potential Windows Phone Perils
Nokia promised new CEO Stephen Elop more than $6m in salary and compensation for lost bonuses, in the process of poaching the exec from Microsoft.…
Read MoreiPad 2 Ships In 2-3 Weeks As Online Sales Rocket
Demand for the iPad 2 continues to rocket, pushing online availability even further out. Having already slipped once this morning, from the original 3-5 business…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat App Work-In-Progress Admits Exec
RIM are currently working on a new peer-to-peer video conferencing app expected to launch alongside the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and taking advantage of the slate's…
Read MoreFlash Player 10.2 For Motorola XOOM Due March 18
Adobe has announced that the Flash Player 10.2 update for Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb tablets such as the Motorola XOOM will be released on March 18.…
Read MoreGoogle Me Social Network Debut At Google I/O?
Google's plans to challenge Facebook and other social networks with "Google Me" are tipped to come to a head at Google I/O 2011 in May.…
Read MoreTiny Salt-Grain Camera Could Revolutionize Surgery And Safety Systems
A new, disposable camera which is smaller than a grain of salt has been developed, though don't expect it to show up in your next…
Read MoreIntel Atom Z670 Three-Times Tegra 2 Pricing To OEMs?
Pricing for Intel's Atom Z670 processor has leaked, and it looks set to cost three times what NVIDIA is charging for its Tegra 2. According…
Read MoreLeaked iPhone 5 Renders Claim Same Style But Bigger Screen
Images purported to be Apple's "mold engineering drawings" for the iPhone 5 have leaked, suggesting that the company is planning a similar design to the…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM Granted USB Host Support
The iPad 2 may be polished but Android 3.0 Honeycomb slates are arguably more flexible, at least once the hacking community gets its hands on…
Read MoreM-Edge Offers New Nook Color Accessories
M-Edge has a ton of accessories and cases for all sorts of tablets and eReaders. Earlier this week I talked about the new line it…
Read MoreNintendo Offering Hands-On Sneak Peek Of 3DS In San Francisco
If you are a bored gamer in the San Francisco area that really need something to do on a Friday you can thank me later.…
Read MoreiPad 2 Now Ships In 5-7 Days Amid 600k Sales Estimates
Having gone up for sale online earlier today, estimated ship times for Apple's iPad 2 have now slipped from their original 3-5 days to 5-7…
Read MoreCEA Says That Consumers Want 3D Cameras
This is a bit surprising to me; the CEA says that consumers are interested in 3D cameras. The thing that surprises me is that the…
Read MoreiPad Helps Dell Swipe Second Place From Acer
There have been many computer markers that have been hammered by the iPad and the tablet market in general as sales of their cheap netbooks…
Read MoreSamsung Test Production For 32-Inch OLED TVs Set For 2H 2012
The OLED TV market hasn’t really taken off thanks to small screen sizes and high prices for the sets that are on the market. That…
Read MorePeel Universal Control System Launches
Back in January, we talked a bit about the interesting Peel universal remote control system for your TV that works with the iPhone and a…
Read MoreGazelle Claims 10,000 iPad Owners Have Traded In iPad Since iPad 2 Announcements
If you have the original iPad and are planning on buying the new iPad 2 when it hits stores today you are not alone. Apparently…
Read MoreRetro-M Upgrades Old Home Intercom Systems To Whole Home Music Players
When I was a kid we lived in a neighborhood that was built by the same builder for most of the houses. They all had…
Read MoreHolocube Unveils Photo Booth And Beam Touch
Back in January I mentioned that Holocube had taken its awesome holographic projector system and scaled it up to allow the thing to project human…
Read MoreCyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 Championship Headset Breaks Cover
When it comes to serious gamers that like to play at the competitive level, they don't use speakers. Most of the real hard core gamers…
Read MoreiMovie For Original iPad Hack Discovered
While the iPad 2 is undoubtedly a slick piece of hardware the real magic is in the software, and apps like iMovie for iPad do…
Read MoreVerbatim Mini Wireless Slim Keyboard And Mouse For Your Portable Gear Debuts
Verbatim has pulled a matched pair of smallish peripherals out of its pocket for those of you that need some small stuff to travel with…
Read MoreASUS Eee PC 1015B And 1215B AMD Fusion Netbooks Official
ASUS has officially confirmed its two new AMD Fusion APU-based netbooks, the 10.1-inch Eee PC 1015B and the 12.1-inch Eee PC 1215B. The 1015B can…
Read MoreRoland GR-55 Makes Your Guitar The Whole Band
Roland has outed its latest synth, though you won't find a keyboard attached. The Roland GR-55 is a guitar synthesizer, coupling PCM synthesis with digital…
Read MoreClearwire CEO And Two Execs Exit WiMAX Carrier
Clearwire has lost three top executives including CEO Bill Morrow, who has resigned for "personal reasons." The news comes shortly after a lawsuit was filed…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM Gets Android 3.0.1 Update For Flash Support
Motorola has begun pushing out a new update for the XOOM tablet, which updates the slate to Android 3.0.1. The new firmware, build number HRI66…
Read MoreSony NGP Could Hit Europe Before US/Japan On November 11?
Sony's NGP could arrive in Europe first, rather than Japan, according to the latest batch of rumors. According to MCVUK's sources, among third-party licensees, Sony…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 On Sale Now!
Apple's iPad 2 is up for sale online, a little earlier than the company promised. All versions, whether WiFi-only or WiFi + 3G - on…
Read MoreSprint And T-Mobile Lose More Ground With iPad 2 Launch Tomorrow
With tomorrow's iPad 2 launch, it's a win-win-win for Apple, consumers, and the nation's two largest carriers AT&T and Verizon. But what about the nation's…
Read MoreCould An Amazon Tablet Be The Best iPad Competitor?
The iPad 2 is likely to dominate the market again this year despite the abundance of new competitors on the horizon. A report issued today…
Read MoreiPad 2 Early Reviews Roundup
There is the good: "superbly capable, class-shaping tablet", "elegant", thinner and faster, the iPad on a "serious diet", "makes the Xoom look obese", "really quite…
Read MoreLinkedIn Launches "Linkedin Today" Social News For Professionals
LinkedIn, the social networking site aimed at professionals, has been adding many new social features lately in its bid to become a more active destination.…
Read MoreMuch To My Surprise, I Love 3D Gaming
For a while, I believed that I could effectively keep away from 3D gaming. Even as it was brought to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…
Read MoreTangled Earbuds? New Design Helps Zip Up The Problem
Anyone who uses earbuds or headphones knows that the most annoying part is untangling the the wires. No matter how carefully you put them away…
Read MoreApple iOS 4.3 Requires Passwords For In-App Purchasing To Protect Kids
With Apple's iOS 4.3 comes a new in-app purchasing policy that will help prevent accidentally racking up iTunes charges. This change is largely in response…
Read MoreSealthArmor Announces iPad 2 Full Body Kit
Behold the excellence of StealthArmor, that sweet group that makes sheets of essentially the most hardcore "skin" protection you can get for your gadgets -…
Read MoreDigital Playground Offers Instant Gratification With QR Codes
In a move that will surely please adult movie watchers, Digital Playground (which boasts "hotter girls, higher quality" just so you know what you're clicking…
Read MoreClearwire Gets Slammed With WiMAX Throttling Lawsuit
Clearwire is being slammed with a lawsuit today that alleges that the wireless operator has been throttling its WiMAX service. Complaints began in mid-2010 that…
Read MoreFoursquare Testing NFC, Adds Merchant Rewards
The Foursquare mobile check-in service has just launched v3.0 of its mobile app, the biggest update the company has ever launched. Foursquare employees have been…
Read MoreSony Wins, LG To Return Seized PS3 Consoles And Pay Fine
The battle between Sony and LG has taken another turn and this time to the relief of PS3 fans. Late last month we reported that…
Read MoreTablet Vs Notebook: The Consumer Decision
If you are anything like me you get asked questions like what computer to buy, what phone to buy, or what TV to buy. Now,…
Read MoreChrome Owns Pwn2Own, Google's $20K Safe
Last week, we reported on Google's unprecedented $14,000 payout to developers for finding flaws in its Chrome browser. It seems that those fixes have now…
Read MoreiPad 2 Pricing Plans Confirmed For AT&T
We had just gotten official word on the iPad 2 release for Verizon and now we hear from rival carrier AT&T. Not only have pricing…
Read MoreApple To Pop Up At SXSW
Apple is opening a temporary store on Friday in downtown Austin, TX, timed both for the release of the iPad 2 and the start of…
Read MoreThird Man Bringing The Vinyl To You - At SXSW
Vinyl records? Yes, that's right. In this digital music age, analog has a unique appeal, providing a warmer, real-er sound. But records have become sort…
Read MoreGemini FirstMix Makes Digital DJing Affordable
DJ controllers intended for use with a notebook and your MP3 library aren't rare, but they're generally not cheap either. Happily Gemini has spotted the…
Read MoreBoeing Confirms "Elevated" WiFi Causes 737NG System Glitches
Boeing has admitted that WiFi tests have shown certain Honeywell display units are affected by the wireless technology, prompting the airplane manufacturer to put in-flight connectivity…
Read MoreMicrosoft Orapa Bringing IPTV To Xbox: LIVE, Kinect & Mediaroom Mash-Up
Microsoft is covertly working on integrating Xbox LIVE and its Mediaroom IPTV platform, in a system that would integrate gamer-style functionality such as avatars and…
Read MoreWill You Buy The iPad 2? [Poll]
There's just a day to go until the Apple iPad 2 hits US shelves on March 11 2011, and we want to know if you're…
Read MorePS3 Seizures From Dutch Homes Reportedly Approved As LG And Sony Head Back To Court
LG's Dutch attack on Sony and the PS3 continues; having already seen several thousand of the consoles siezed by customs officials in the Netherlands, LG…
Read MoreFCC Net Neutrality Proposal Blocked
Net neutrality has suffered a new blow, with the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology rejecting the FCC's open-internet regulations. According to the WSJ, a 15-8 partisan…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Arrives 5pm March 11 In-Store; 1am PT Online
Apple has confirmed launch details for the iPad 2, which will go on sale at Apple Stores - along with other select retailers - at…
Read MoreActive 3D Glasses Standard Sought To End Shutter Nightmare
When is 3D not 3D? When you can't use one set of 3D glasses with another screen, that's when. If HDTV and projector manufacturers -…
Read MoreKinect Hacked For Home Automation Light Controller
Geeks are hacking the Kinect for all sorts of things all around the world. I like the Kinect most when it's used to control a…
Read MoreNEC Debuts New M300XS And M300WS Short Throw Projectors
NEC has announced the addition of a couple new short throw projectors to its line for business users that need a big image in a…
Read MoreAppNinjas iPhone Credit Card Swipe Terminal Lets Girl Scouts Take Credit Cards For Cookies
You can’t go anywhere in my town right now without seeing a table set up somewhere with the Girl Scouts selling those cookies that we…
Read MoreRandy McNally Debuts New IntelliRoute TND GPS Devices For Truckers
Randy McNally has been making maps for years that individuals and professional truckers have used to get around the country. The company has announced new…
Read MoreWindows Phone Nodo Update Coming This Month, Caught On Video
If you are a Windows Phone 7 user that is itching for the Nodo update that will bring with it the ability to cut and…
Read MoreiOS 4.3 Firmware Lists Dual-Core iPhone 5 Processor
Eager geeks that want to know what Apple has in store for future products will look anywhere and everywhere for evidence of coming products and…
Read MoreLenovo LePad Hits FCC As Skylight
Last month we mentioned that the Lenovo LePad was expected to land all around the world in June. This cool little tablet has a dock…
Read MoreSamsung's Galaxy S II Gets Glowing Prototype Preview [Video]
Samsung's Galaxy S II may have been soundly teased before its MWC 2011 debut, but it's still one of the dual-core Android smartphones we're most…
Read MoreMicrosoft Research Shows Off Augmented Drawing, Natural UIs And More At TechFest 2011
Microsoft Research (MR) is set to show off some interesting new tech at TechFest 2011. Among the things that will be seen at the show…
Read MoreXtremeMac iPad 2 Case Line Up Debuts
Tomorrow marks the big day for all the geeks around the country that are drooling over the new iPad 2 and can’t wait to get…
Read MoreCanon And Apple Collaboration: Final Cut, Photo Stream Or Something Else?
Canon and Apple are reportedly collaborating together on a project with mutual overlap, though the exact nature of the partnership is currently unknown. CanonRumors'…
Read MoreOWC Offers New 16GB RAM Upgrade For New MacBook Pros
If you have a new MacBook Pro and you are in need of a memory upgrade OWC has your back. The company has a full…
Read MoreXGearlive Outs New iPad 2 Case Made Of Real Carbon Fiber
I am a big fan of cars and I really like to lust after exotic cars with big engines and carbon fiber whatnots all over…
Read MoreiPad 2 Guided Tours Give The Official Walkthrough
Apple's iPad 2 is only a day away, and the company has thrown up a range of iPad 2 guided tours walking through the main…
Read MoreSony Restructures: Kazuo Hirai Takes Helm Of PC, A/V, Gaming & More
Sony exec shuffling today, with Kazuo Hirai promoted to Representative Corporate Executive Officer and Executive Vice President as of April 1 2011, taking responsibility for TV, home video…
Read MoreIntel And Lenovo Bring Classmate+ PC To School
Intel and Lenovo have partnered up to launch the Lenovo Classmate+ PC, an Atom-based 10.1-inch netbook running Windows 7 and targeted at schools and developing…
Read MoreSamsung Eyeing HP Notebook Business Tip Insiders
HP is reportedly considering selling its notebook PC business, according to the latest Chinese rumors, with Samsung believed to be the frontrunner should the computing…
Read MoreMicrosoft Demands Apple "App Store" Trademark Brief Rejection Over Tiny Text
The ongoing App Store trademark saga took a bizarre turn this week, with Microsoft demanding Apple's recent motion to dismiss the case be rejected because…
Read MoreSquare Hits Back At VeriFone: "Not A Fair Or Accurate Claim"
Mobile payment company Square has responded to VeriFone's security allegations yesterday, describing them as "not a fair or accurate claim." As we'd suggested, Square CEO…
Read MoreVerizon LG Revolution 4G Clears FCC With VoLTE
CTIA 2011's listing of the LG Revolution 4G tipped us that the incoming smartphone was imminent, and now the handset has been spotted clearing the FCC. Potentially…
Read MoreGenetic Deletions In Human DNA Lead To Bigger Brains And No Penis Spines
A new study has come out in today’s issue of Nature that talks about the missing stretches of DNA that make humans different from chimpanzees.…
Read MoreLight-Painting Visual Art Reveals WiFi Signal Topography
Here's an interesting visual art project that reveals the invisible landscape of our WiFi networks and explores the effects that these intangible phenomena have on…
Read MoreInstructables: Turn Your Borked NES Into A Flash Drive
fungus amungus posted this over on Instructables last week. It's a simple mod that allows you to turn a dead Nintendo Entertainment System into a…
Read MoreAT&T Teases HSUPA Update For Atrix 4G And Inspire 4G
We mentioned late last month that AT&T may have intentionally blocked HSUPA data speeds for the HTC Inspire 4G but instead claimed that the device…
Read MoreApple TV Updated With MLB And NBA Live Streaming
Sports fans rejoice as the latest update to Apple TV allows live streaming games for NBA League Pass and MLB.TV subscribers. The update also includes…
Read MoreGmail Labs Launches Smart Labels
This morning the duders down at Google Labs released a neat little ditty. I don't know if you use labels already, but you should check…
Read MoreFirst Official Apple Store In UAE To Open At Mall Of The Emirates
The first official Apple Store in the UAE will open this month in Dubai. The store will be located within the Virgin Megastore in Dubai’s…
Read MoreUnreal Development Kit Demo, "Samaritan"
What do a scene of urban decay, a blowtorch on a piece of chain, a half smoked cigarette, rain falling down a stubble clad cheek…
Read MoreNokia Phone Charger Works While You Ride Your Bicycle
Nokia has introduced a bike powered phone charger that lets you talk, listen to music, or just charge your phone while riding your bike. The…
Read MoreFinal Two Standard Editions For Android Toy Series 02 Revealed
Collectors must be getting anxious because Android Toy Series 02 goes on sale this week and the last two of the 12 total designs have…
Read MoreWhite iPhone 4 To Debut In April For AT&T Only?
The elusive white iPhone 4 may finally make its appearance next month, according to Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The white version is believed to…
Read MoreSpace Shuttle Discovery Makes Final Landing, Heads To Museum
Space shuttle Discovery made its final landing today at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Completing its 39th and final flight, the Discovery…
Read MoreiOS 4.3 Benchmarks On iPad
So like everyone else in the Apple universe, we had to download the iOS 4.3 update today AS FAST as POSSIBLE, and you know good…
Read MoreApple iOS 4.3 Available Now [Download Here]
This is the real one, not the beta, not the beta after the beta. Apple has today, just a few moments ago, released iOS 4.3,…
Read MoreMicrosoft Touts Over 10 Million Kinect Sensors And Games Sold To Date
The Guinness World Records seems to be quite active lately bestowing titles for the largest Lady Gaga gatherings to the fastest 1 million Twitter followers…
Read MoreJP Morgan Analyst Predicts Bubble Burst For Apple iPad 2 Rivals
Earlier in the week we talked about a report that concluded only 0.3% of the Earth's population actually owned a tablet device according to data…
Read MoreWindows Internet Explorer 9 To Launch At SXSW [Announcement Video]
Ryan Gavin and Dean Hachamovitch, Marketing Guy and Engineer, respectively, for Internet Explorer, have announced that the final build and release of Internet Explorer 9…
Read MoreVeriFone Launches Anti-Square Security Campaign [Video]
VeriFone has been making headlines recently with its NFC plans and potential Groupon button, but it seems the payments expert is also hoping to solidify…
Read MoreVoltitude Folding Electric Bike Packs Swiss Style [Video]
We're big fans of folding bikes here at SlashGear, ever since reviewing Sinclair Research's seriously small A-Bike, but an electric boost to our feeble geeky…
Read MoreVerizon's DROID X2 Just DROID X With Memory Slash
Looks like Motorola's Verizon DROID X2 isn't the powerhouse update we were hoping for. An anonymous tipster from SCK Kiosks - a Radio Shack subsidiary…
Read MoreBeastly NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Release Dated
AMD was originally tipped to be waiting on NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 to arrive before launching the Radeon HD 6990, but the company pulled the…
Read MoreTiVo Hulu Plus Trials Starting; iPad Streaming A Possibility
TiVo is reportedly readying to bring Hulu Plus to its DVRs, with a TiVo Premiere owner claiming to have been invited to join a field…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Dumped Marvell For TI Chip (And Six Month Delay)?
It's obviously chipset roundabout day, with word that Apple is ditching Samsung for the Apple A5 SoC in the iPad 2 followed by news that…
Read MoreNokia E6-00 Leaks: Refreshed Symbian On QWERTY/touch Candybar
Nokia's E6-00 smartphone has leaked, the apparent successor to the Nokia E72. The QWERTY device runs Symbian^3, but unlike its predecessors has a touchscreen display…
Read MoreOpera Mini Yanked From GetJar Over App Store Competition
Opera may have beat rivals like Amazon to the punch with its new Opera Mobile Store, offering browser-based access to apps across various mobile platforms,…
Read MoreGeek Creates DIY Pulse Laser Pistol That Can Burn Plastic And Melt Foam
I have played with many of the high-power laser pointers over the years from various makers. The pointers are cool to play with because they…
Read MoreHydrophilic H2O Shower Radio Is Designed For The Shower
If you can’t wake up in the morning without a nice hot shower and some tunes, a new radio will let you combine those two…
Read MorePioneer VSX-1021 AV Receiver Supports Apple AirPlay
Pioneer has unveiled the first in a new series of AV receivers that will support Apple AirPlay. The new receiver is the VSX-1021 and it…
Read MorePokemon Black And White Versions Shatter US Franchise Game Sales Record
My son has a DS and loves the Pokémon games. He went bonkers when we walked into Walmart and they had hoards of the White…
Read MoreNew Android Set Top Box Inbound From IN Media
You can do many cool things with a set top box for your TV. If that box runs Android, you can access the Android Market…
Read MoreHammacher Schlemmer Offers RC Bald Eagle To Terrorize Your Neighborhood
This is one of the coolest RC toys I have seen in a long time. The 9.5-foot wingspan flying machine looks like a Bald Eagle.…
Read MoreAvatron Air Display Lands On Mac App Store
Avatron's Air Display has been around for a while now on the App Store for the iPhone and iPad. The company has announced that a…
Read MorewEASEL Smartphone Stand Sticks To Your Device With Tape
I ran across an interesting new smartphone stand today that should work with just about any smartphone as long as it has enough room on…
Read MoreStem Innovation Outs Slick Looking Tandem Speakers Perfect For Your Mac
Stem Innovation has a line of interesting gear and most of the stuff the company has is aimed at Apple users. They have a new…
Read MoreiBUYPOWER Crams Radeon HD 6990 Video Card Into Gaming Rigs
With AMD launching the new Radeon HD 6990 and laying claim to the title of world's fastest video card you know that lots of gaming…
Read More64GB iPhone 4 Prototype Caught On Video
A 64GB iPhone 4 prototype has apparently been spotted in Hong Kong, suggesting Apple is at least considering - or has considered - versions of…
Read MoreMSI Offers Up New R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Video Card
MSI has whipped out a new version of the AMD Radeon HD 6950 video card that uses a new and custom cooling solution to allow…
Read MoreiOS 5.0 And MobileMe Refresh Event In Early April?
With iOS 5.0 failing to make its debut at Apple's iPad 2 event last week, we're wondering when the company might preview the next significant…
Read MoreAKG K830BT And K840KL Wireless Headphones Hedge Bets With Bluetooth And Kleer
Audio specialists AKG has revealed its latest duo of headphones, the Bluetooth-toting AKG K830BT and the Kleer-enabled AKG K840KL. Each offering a different flavor of…
Read MorewebOS On Every HP PC From 2012, As Firm Seeks Its "Lost Soul"
"HP has lost its soul" CEO Leo Apotheker has admitted, continuing the new exec's self-flagellatory tour as he attempts to make the lumbering PC manufacturer more…
Read MoreLogitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906 Pack 500W Of THX-Certified Audio
Logitech has outed its latest 5.1 speaker system, the Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906, complete with THX certification and onboard 5.1 digital decoding. The multibox setup…
Read MoreAndroid Game Trounces iOS For In-App Purchases And Ad Appeal
Android's "smaller pond" for developers has led to big rewards for some developers, able to convert greater user interest into more in-app payments. Computerworld reports…
Read MoreGroupon Coming To Cash Registers As Coupons Get Technical
Groupon is in talks with electronic payment hardware provider Verifone over integrating easier coupon redemption into its systems. According to Groupon president Rob Solomon, speaking…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Gets 7digital MP3 Download Store
RIM has inked a deal with digital music provider 7digital for a Music Store on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The app will see over 13m…
Read MoreSamsung Teases Galaxy Tab 8.9, Its Ultra-Slim iPad 2 Rival
Samsung continues its thinly-veiled tablet teasing ahead of the third slate's official reveal later this month, now outing a close-up of the tablet's rear edge…
Read MoreMicrosoft Working On New Music And Video Service Dubbed Ventura
Microsoft’s answer to iTunes and the iPod was the Zune and the company wanted to push the idea of sharing the music you liked with…
Read MoreApple Releases iTunes 10.2.1 Shortly After 10.2
Apple has released another update for iTunes after having just released version 10.2 last week. It is not clear why such an update was required…
Read MoreGoogle Chrome 10 Complete With Faster Speed And Flash Sandbox
Google has just officially released the stable version of Chrome 10. This version brings the Crankshaft JavaScript engine and is two thirds faster than Chrome…
Read MoreTwo Mystery LG Phones Slated For CTIA E-Tech Awards
CTIA’s website has listed the finalists for its E-Tech awards and two unannounced LG phones made the list. No information about the mysterious phones was…
Read MoreKaspar The "Friendly" Robot For Autistic Children
Over the years, we've seen all sorts of humanoid robots ranging from the very life-like to the ghostly that were all created to serve mankind…
Read MoreStudy Shows One In Five Seniors Is Potential Facebook Gamer
Gaming is a major part of Facebook and you’re constantly bombarded with updates and gifts from friends who are playing Mafia Wars or Farmville among…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 App Marketplace Growing
Microsoft says that its Windows Phone App marketplace is growing, and that it is adding 100 new apps a day. Microsoft's selection of apps, at…
Read MoreFoursquare 3.0 Adds Explore, Revamped Leaderboard, And New Deals
Foursquare has just revealed details on its revamped 3.0 version due out late tonight. The popular location-based app allows people to share information on the…
Read MoreFacebook Could Present A Credible Threat To Netflix
Facebook's trial run of movie rentals could spell trouble for Netflix in the future, but probably not the near future. On Monday, Facebook announced the…
Read MoreDocumentary Examines First PC Virus In History Called "Brain"
The first PC virus in history was created back in 1986 and called “Brain.” Since this was before common use of computer networks and the…
Read MoreNyko Announces Nintendo 3DS Accessories For Double Battery Life
With the Nintendo 3DS set to launch on March 27th, comes new accessories for the gaming device. Nyko announced today that they will be debuting…
Read MoregHome Uses Google Voice For Home Phone Service
Here is yet another reason to rid yourself of that antiquated home phone. gHome is offering a new service that will turn your Google Voice…
Read MoreAlien Fossils Found (Maybe) Inside Meteorites
Is it evidence of alien life, or just wishful thinking? A scientist from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center thinks that it may be the former.…
Read MoreFiskar "88" HDD Headphone Amplifier Designed For Sharp Audio
Fiskar, the brand best known for shears and garden tools is stepping into the audio equipment market? Most likely not, but that doesn't stop creative…
Read MoreHTC Tube Tablet And Smartphone Concept Design
As mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones become ever more an integral part of our daily lives, the ecosystem in which all devices work…
Read MoreNetbook With Sliding Keyboard Coming From China
At first glance, it looks like another tablet, but if you try to touch the screen...no response. No, it didn't get bricked by a bad…
Read MoreNokia Aims For "Next Billion" With X1-00
Looking to grab its next billion users, Nokia has launched a new, entry level mobile phone aimed at "growth markets", or the developing world. The…
Read MoreGoogle Instant Previews Now Mobile
Google's Instant Previews, which allows you to see webpage snapshots alongside text search results, is now available on mobile for Android (2.2+) and iOS (4.0+)…
Read MoreEX Trike Hits 30km/h With Super Screwdriver Power
If you ever wondered whether screwdrivers could be legitimately scary, try hunching over Nils Ferber's EX Trike and doing 30km/h just inches from the road.…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 NoDo Update Leaks
Microsoft may be having difficulty getting the NoDo update into the wild, but it seems there's nothing stopping it from leaking. A ROM for the…
Read MoreAngry Birds St. Patricks Day Special Gets Video Preview
Angry Birds addict? Fingers almost worn through the glass of whatever smartphone you play it on? Rovio has just the teaser for you, a preview…
Read MoreMeeGo Gets New Boss, Promises "Unique Appeal" In N950
MeeGo has found itself a new head, in the shape of ex-Qt lead Sebastian Nyström, replacing Alberto Torres who stepped down amid the Nokia-Microsoft partnership. Nyström…
Read MoreSprint Eyeing T-Mobile USA For Potential Merger?
When it comes to odd bedfellows, GSM and CDMA generally don't mix, but according to the latest carrier rumors that may not be the case…
Read MoreApple Dynamically-Generated Video Ringtone Patent Spotted
A new Apple patent application could lead to a new video ringtone system that could dynamically create caller ID clips and animations when your iPhone…
Read MoreOpera Mobile Store Opens: Cross-Platform Apps On The Go
Opera has launched its own app store, the Opera Mobile Store, for its Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers. Offering titles for Java, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows…
Read MoreKazaa Music Streaming For iPhone, iPad And Android Without An App
If you have been around the web for a long time and are a fan of music, you will recognize the Kazaa name. The site…
Read MoreApple iOS 4.3 Drops Today At 10AM PT?
Could iOS 4.3 be landing earlier than expected? Steve Jobs announced that the updated OS would arrive on Friday, March 11, alongside the new iPad…
Read MoreBracketron Unveils Twist360 iPad Stand
The week the iPad 2 is announced to replace the original iPad seems to be an odd time to introduce a new case and stand…
Read MorePhosphor Reveal Watch Is Bedazzling
The last time we talked about the cool line of Phosphor watches was back in November when the company unveiled the World Time watch. Phosphor…
Read MoreiSkin Cases For iPad 2 Coming Soon
This Friday marks the official launch of the iPad 2 in stores all around the country and online. If you plan to get one of…
Read MoreBatman: The Dark Knight Can Be Rented Directly From Facebook
If you are a big Facebook fan and a fan of Batman, we have some good news for you. Warner Brothers has tied up with…
Read MoreSamsung HDDs Reach 1TB Per Platter; Dawn Of 4TB HDDs Is Here
When it comes to storage for computers and other devices that use HDDs more capacity is much better for some applications. The HDD industry is…
Read MoreClear Sony Alpha DSLR Gets Felt Up, Still Not Likely To See Production
I have never been a big fan of Sony gear for many different reasons. I think the stuff tends to be overpriced compared to similar…
Read MoreSocialKeyboards Unveils S.N.A.K. The Social Network Access Keyboard
If you are a serious user of Facebook that spend lots of time uploading photos and other content to your social network page on Facebook…
Read MoreNAO Robot Gets Awesome Charger It Can Connect Itself
I think that the little NAO Robot is a really cool toy that would be a lot of fun to play with. We talked about…
Read MoreRobot Claw Delta-Robot Controlled By Kinect And Arduino
One time my daughter and I were in the local grocery store and she wanted to play that game where you use the claw to…
Read MoreKonect USB Concept Watch Looks Very Star Trek
If you like strange watches, Tokyoflash is the place you want to go. The site sells some odd watches that are often hard to read…
Read MoreHTC EVO View 4G Trademark: Sprint WiMAX Flyer Incoming?
Looks like the HTC EVO View 4G really is incoming at CTIA 2011 next month, with HTC filing a couple of trademark applications for the…
Read MoreTablet Turmoil: HP Touchpad 2 Looks To Enterprise; Some Slate Plans Axed
Apple's iPad 2 has apparently kicked off some deep, internal soul-searching among rivals; Samsung has already given a public shudder, and now HP, ASUS and…
Read MorePhilips WiFi Multiroom HiFi, Harmony iPod/DVD HiFi And Fidelio SoundSphere AirPlay Speakers Debut
Philips has outed a three-strong lineup of new music entertainment systems, including a multiroom audio HiFi, a component HiFi system, and an AirPlay-compatible wireless speaker…
Read MorePhilips Cinema 21:9 Gold HDTV: 3D, Two-Player Full-Screen Gaming, More
Philips has outed the latest in its ridiculously wide Cinema 21:9 HDTV range, the new Philips Cinema 21:9 Gold Series TV. The first 21:9 aspect…
Read MoreAMD Radeon HD 6990 Official: World's Fastest Graphics Card
We've been tracking AMD's beastly Radeon HD 6990 for a few months now, and the company has finally seen fit to make it official. Billed…
Read MoreSpotify Hits 1m Paid Subscribers
Spotify has announced that it has reached one million paying subscribers to its streaming music service. The news marks a significant increase in paying users;…
Read MoreAdobe Wallaby Flash To HTML Tool Released
Adobe has released the first beta of its experimental Flash to HTML conversion tool, Adobe Wallaby. Gobbling up Flash animations and artwork and spitting out…
Read MoreMicrosoft Paying Nokia Over $1bn In Windows Phone Deal?
Microsoft's financial support to bring Nokia on board wasn't exactly a mystery - the two companies openly discussed "significant investments" in engineering and marketing support…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad X220 And X220T Official: Up To 24hr Battery
Lenovo has officially outed its refreshed X Series ultraportable, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220, along with the X220 Tablet PC variant. Now packing a choice of…
Read MoreVerizon iPhones Unlocked, Carried By Cricket
Oh YouTube, you've got the strangest and most wonderful things crawling around your innards. Today we've got a look at what appears to be a…
Read More99.7% Of People In The World Still Have Not Bought A Tablet
With all the rage that is the Apple iPad 2 and rival tablets such as the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tabs, HP TouchPad, to name…
Read MoreSweden, Denmark To Pay Postage By Text
Sweden has had a long history of paying for things with your cellphone. I remember hearing years ago about vending machines that would bill your…
Read MoreSteve Wozniak Urges Educators To Embrace Technology
“Be brave, use the new technology, because it’s going to change our lives so much.” These were Steve Wozniak’s words of advice to educators and…
Read MoreApple To Drop Some Games And Peripherals From Retail Stores?
The next time you step inside your local Apple Store, you may experience an even more immaculate space at the already minimalist tech haven and…
Read MoreiPad 2 For Creative And Affordable Virtual Window Concept
If you live somewhere with an awful view, then here's an idea that can completely change your perspective. Design studio Clarke Hopkins Clarke put out…
Read MoreReal Life Disney "Up" House Flown On National Geographic Show
There are many things people want to recreate from movies to see if they’re possible and what the experience would be like if they were…
Read MoreBeing Myself Online Tastes Better
When I walked into Square Burger for the second time, it wasn't hard to notice that the staff was treating me a little bit differently.…
Read MoreTrash | Track, Where Does Your Junk Go?
In 2009, MIT's Sensable City Lab recruited 500 Seattle volunteers to tag their trash with cellular tracking devices. The project followed the tags through the…
Read MoreApple iOS Notification System Redesign Idea
Apple is the company of the hour and has been for a long time. Fans tout the sleek hardware designs and the intuitive software on…
Read MoreSamsung Mobile Introduces New Bluetooth Headsets For 2011
Samsung is introducing new features to its lineup of Bluetooth headsets for 2011. They announced today three new models, the HM1610, the HM3600, and the…
Read MoreHP Announces Omni Pro 110, Sleek New All-In-One Business PC
HP announced today a sleek all-in-one PC for small businesses called the HP Omni Pro 110 PC. The system aims to be a "well-rounded" full…
Read MoreLines Form For iPad2 In Texas
It looks like the faithful are staking out their prime positions outside an Apple Store in Dallas. A picture showing a tent, set up on…
Read MoreJVC Everio GS-TD1 Full HD 3D Camcorder On Sale Now
JVC's Everio GS-TD1 - the first Full HD 3D consumer camcorder - has finally gone on sale, having made its official debut back at CES…
Read MoreiSound DIY Apple Speakers Worthy Of Jony Ive
Apple doesn't offer standalone desktop speakers, but if they did you can bet they'd look something like this. Brett wanted a 2.1 speaker system to…
Read MoreSkype Adds Adverts This Week To Windows App
Skype has announced it will begin showing adverts as part of the Skype for Windows home tab later this week, the first time advertising has…
Read MoreT-Mobile HTC Doubleshot Tipped For CTIA 2011
A new HTC Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone has been tipped to make its debut at CTIA 2011 early next month, on its way to an…
Read MoreSony Ericsson Windows Phone Just A Cancelled Prototype Tips Insider
The leaked shots of what appears to be a Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 prototype may not, in fact, be a sign that the company…
Read MoreRovio's Mighty Eagle To Appear In Death Rally GDC 2011 iOS Destruction Derby Game
I suppose you could call this game more of a race and kill game, along the lines of Twisted Metal, if you know what I…
Read MoreHP Touchpad Caught In Wild With SIM Slot On Show [Video]
HP's webOS Touchpad tablet has escaped into the wild, flaunting its SIM card slot and frolicking with a first-gen iPad. Vietnamese site Tinhte scored the…
Read MoreDell Sandy Bridge Ultra-Slim Notebook Imminent
Dell has promised the imminent unveil of a new Sandy Bridge based ultra-slim notebook "that will answer a few questions plus bring performance and style together in…
Read MoreFacebook And Skype In Talks Over Video Calling To Take On FaceTime?
Facebook and Skype have apparently returned to the negotiating table, with the prospect of Facebook users being offered video call functionality. Talks last year…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Pro QWERTY Android Candybar Revealed [Video]
Samsung has announced a new Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Pro, and while we've grown used to seeing the company's near-endless variants on the Galaxy…
Read More1m HTC Flyer Orders Tipped As Pen-Slate Interest Tentative
Supply chain guesstimates certainly aren't the most definitive way to judge a product's potential, but in the face of a reported 12m iPad 2 orders…
Read MoreCisco Umi 1080 Telepresence Kit Gets Price & Plan Reduction; Umi 720 And Free App Incoming
As far as we're aware, Cisco's umi 1080 telepresence system hasn't exactly taken the video calling world by storm - the company itself says that,…
Read MoreSony VAIO S Ultraportable Pre-Sales Kick Off At $875
Sony only announced the VAIO S Series late last month, but the company has already thrown the 13.3-inch ultraportables up for pre-order. Priced from $874.99,…
Read MoreWestern Digital Buys Hitachi GST In Huge $4.3bn Deal
Western Digital has just announced a huge deal that will see the hard-drive company acquire arch rival Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for a whopping $4.3bn.…
Read More3DS Logs Flash Cart Use, Could Get Console Banned By Firmware
If you have, your eyes set on a new Nintendo 3DS game system and you are the sort that has no qualms, pirating video games,…
Read MoreIBM Describes Child-Monitoring Bear That Keeps Them From Playing Too Rough
If you hang out with young kids for very long you will quickly realize that in the mind of a toddler everything they see belongs…
Read MoreMore Pics Of Prototype Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Leak
If you are a Windows Phone 7 fan, some more pics of a Sony Ericsson prototype device running the OS have leaked. We don’t really…
Read MoreNational Geographic Makes Real Flying House From Animated Flick Up
If you have kids or just like animation, you have probably seen the flick Up. This movie has an old geezer living in his house,…
Read MoreJudge Allows Sony To Unveil Visitors To GeoHot PS3 Jailbreaking Site
Sony's pursuit of PS3 hacker GeoHot has turned up a notch and if you have visited the site where GeoHot was offering the PS3 hack…
Read MoreDIY Ring Flash Is Cheap And Ugly
If you like to shoot pics with your digital camera and have wished before that you had a ring flash, but your budget can't support…
Read MoreiPhone 5 To Get Metal Back With Antenna Apple Logo?
Apple is reportedly planning to switch from the glass-backed iPhone 4 design to an aluminum chassis for the iPhone 5, in an attempt to bypass…
Read MorePanasonic Canada Adds 360-Degree ImmerVision Video Surveillance Lens To Security Camera
Panasonic Canada has unveiled a wide selection of Panasonic video cameras for surveillance applications that have 360-degree functionality and use panamorph lenses from Immervision. The…
Read MoreJoby Granted Utility Patent On Sweet GorillaPod Tech
I have talked about the cool gear that Joby makes a lot here at SlashGear. You might remember these products from gear like the GorillaPod…
Read MoreFPL Opens World's First Hybrid Solar Energy Center In Florida
Florida Power & Light Company has announced that it has created the world's first hybrid solar energy center. The plant is called the FPL Martin…
Read MoreThree Adds Unlimited Data Options To Pre-Pay Plans
UK carrier Three has bucked the data trend and is offering true all-you-can-eat data access on its pre-pay tariffs. A follow-up to unlimited data on…
Read MoreNokia Offloads Qt Licensing/services To Digia As Part Of Windows Phone Focus
Nokia has sold the Qt commercial licensing and services business to Digia, further distancing itself from the development framework. According to the terms of the…
Read MoreBen Heck Reworks His Portable Workbench
I'm not the sort that is organized enough to have a portable workbench or even a stationary workbench. I have a bunch of tools crammed…
Read MoreIN Media Tablet PC 7 Runs Android, Coming Next Month
The tablet market is starting to get flooded with new Android offerings. IN Media has announced that it has a new Android tablet that will…
Read MoreSamsung Insists Galaxy Tab 10.1 On Schedule: No Changes Over iPad 2
Samsung has denied plans to delay the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet, insisting that the slate's release has not been postponed amid attempts to make it…
Read MoreWindows Phone "Mango" Update May Slip To 2012; Could Delay Nokia
Microsoft may still be working on getting the NoDo update out to Windows Phone users, but there's already talk that the more significant "Mango" update…
Read MoreSony PSP Go $200 Price Restored; No Bargains Yet
Bad news if you were angling for a cut-price Sony PSP Go after the company apparently slashed pricing for the sliding console last week. After…
Read MoreGeminoid-DK Human-Realistic Robot Both Creepy And Incredible [Video]
Robots with beards; truly, we are wading through the future. Geminoid-DK is the handiwork of Japanese firm Kokoro and robotics professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, designed to look exactly…
Read MoreMotorola Confirms XOOM 4G LTE Update Even For Rooted Tablets
After concerns that rooting the Motorola XOOM would leave owners of the tablet ineligible for Verizon's 4G LTE upgrade later in the year, the manufacturer…
Read MoreSprint Readying EVO View Tablet, Nexus S 4G And EVO 3D For CTIA?
That Sprint has ambitious plans for CTIA 2011 was obvious; the carriers hefty 2.5hr presentation at the show was evidence of that. According to the…
Read MoreSlashGear Weekly Roundup Video: March 6, 2011
It's time for our SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video again. Thank you all for the feedback on our very first video last Sunday. We are still…
Read MoreApple Doesn't Understand The Living Room
For Apple, the mobile market is a cash cow. The company’s iPhone and iPad are proving to be the top mobile companions for people around…
Read MoreThe Different People I've Been
When I was 14 my parents bought me an account on the Prodigy network. This was back in 1989, before I had a clue the…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 10 2011
Welcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review! There were big goings on this week in the tech world with a new…
Read MoreBlackBerry Roadmap Leaked [Feb 2011 Through Dec 2012] [Software] [BB OS 7.0!]
Well would you take a look at that! What we've got here is nothing less than a full roadmap of the more important software updates…
Read MoreiPad 2 Unlimited Data Plan On AT&T Grandfathered In For iPad 1 Customers
So you're thinking of picking up the iPad 2 on the same network you've got your original iPad on, and you're bumming that you're unable…
Read MoreWhy It's So Hard To Compete With The iPad
With few surprises, techies were underwhelmed with Apple’s iPad 2 announcement, but I’m confident that consumers will be thrilled with the product. Apple already had…
Read MoreInside The Mitsubishi Mobile Marketing Showroom: Massive 82 And 92-Inch 3D TVs
Currently the world’s largest mass-produced rear-projection flat screen, the Mitsubishi 92-inch 3D TV was first unveiled at CES earlier this year. But this morning we…
Read MoreNashMoney's Custom Sneakerspeakers
London artist, Alex Nash, has a lifelong fixation with athletic footwear. In a nod to his life-long obsession he created this custom set of desktop…
Read MorePlextor Unveils USB 3.0 Ultra Light Portable Hard Drives
Plextor has announced its newest portable hard drive that is USB 3.0 compatible and also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. The PX-PH500U3 is super light…
Read MoreSurfsens Released By Pukas, Tecnalia
Spanish company Pukas teamed up with partner Tecnalia to release the Surfsens surfboard diagonistics package. Surfing is an iconic sport worldwide, and never before have…
Read MoreiPad2 Case Encrusted With Swarovski Elements
What do you get for the pimp who has everything? You get an iPad 2 and a Swarovski gem encrusted case by Distinctive Styles. This…
Read MoreiPad 2: Post-PC Is Premature
The "post-PC" world. Sounds great, doesn't it. No more malware headaches, none of that awful association with dull cubicle work. Steve Jobs sits in a…
Read MoreMicrosoft Bing Partners With Kayak For Improved Travel Search
Microsoft may be leading at this point in its battle with Google to see who has the better travel search. With Google's acquisition of ITA,…
Read MoreAngry Birds Catapults To Facebook
Rovio has announced that its immensely popular Angry Birds game is coming to Facebook. A version made for the social networking site should be released…
Read MoreSign Phone Concept By Joseph K. Lee
The Sign phone concept, designed by Joseph K. Lee, is a sweet piece of vapor technology. Ideas like this are what keep us looking forward…
Read MorePulse News Features Android Community!
Today our favorite picture-based-blog-viewer Pulse News has decided to feature our sister site Android Community! We recently learned that Android Community is one of the…
Read MoreFragments Released To Android Smartphone Devs For Tablet-Friendly Apps
Google has enabled its Fragments API for non-Honeycomb versions of Android, allowing developers to code apps with layouts that work both on smartphones and tablets.…
Read MoreLibya Goes Offline As Government Pulls Internet Plug
Libya's internet connection appears to have been cut again, with Google observing a flat-line in traffic from roughly midday EST on March 3. The move…
Read MoreNASA Glory Satellite Suffers Inglorious Crash Landing
A wet, unsatisfactory ending for NASA's Glory this morning, after a rocket casing malfunction saw the environmental observation satellite likely land in the South Pacific…
Read MoreASUS CEO: 3D Quadcore Tablet In 2011, Maybe Windows Phone In 2012
ASUS has confirmed plans to launch a 3D tablet running a quadcore processor sometime in 2011, though the slate will not have 3D cameras like…
Read MoreVerifone Adding NFC To All New Payment Systems
Point-of-Sale (POS) hardware specialist Verifone has confirmed it will be integrating NFC support into all of its new terminals, a move that should dramatically speed the…
Read MoreHTC Flyer Palm-Rejection Wins Tableteer Approval [Video]
As the tablet ecosystem hurriedly juggles to face the new iPad 2 threat, attention turns to slates with differentiating features to see if they've got what's needed…
Read MoreiPad 2 Makes Samsung Feel Inadequate About Galaxy Tab 10.1
The iPad 2 that launched this week is a heck of a nice tablet with great performance and a very thin profile. It is certainly…
Read MoreVerizon HTC Trophy Confirmed A World Phone, But Won't Launch Until June?
Verizon may well be the last big US carrier to have a Windows Phone device on the market, but going by the latest set of…
Read MoreFlip Video Offers Flip Video Action Tripod
Flip has been making its awesome little camcorders for a long time now including the Ultra HD, MinoHD, and the Slide HD. The Flip camcorders…
Read MoreStar Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Gets 3D Launch Date
Star Wars is hands down one of the most popular sci-fi franchise ever made. The original three films are my favorites, but there were some…
Read MoreSecond Samsung Windows Phone Update Having Problems Of Its Own
The Windows Phone update for Samsung WP7 devices just can't seem to catch a break, with the re-released update apparently experiencing some problems of its…
Read MoreJPR Report Finds Graphics Card Add-In Board Sales Totaled $17B For 2010
Jon Peddie Research or JPR is one of the firms that tracks the tech world and specifically looks at the GPU shipments and associated gear.…
Read MoreM-Edge iPad 2 Accessory Line Debuts
M-Edge has announced a new line of gear that is coming for the iPad 2 that launched this week from Apple. The new line of…
Read MoreSilk-Based Flexible Ereaders And Displays Promised
Taiwanese researchers have figured out a way to use silk as a component in bendable electronics, potentially finding a role in future ereaders, LED displays…
Read MoreZotac Unveils New AD02 And AD02 Plus Nettops With AMD Hardware Inside
Zotac has unveiled a pair of new nettops today that include the new Zbox AD02 and AD02 Plus offerings. Both of the machines run the…
Read MoreElfoid P1 Humanoid Cellphone Is Bizarre Telepresence Attempt
Back when we were initially befreaked by the Telenoid R1 robot midway through 2010, the last thing we wanted was a pocket-sized version of the…
Read MoreInFlight Labs Announces New Messaging Service Available On WiFi Airliners
Most airlines are now outfitting their aircraft with WiFi service that passengers can use while they are in the air. The WiFi services allow web…
Read MoreSkooba Design Unveils Slick Harmony Line Of Stylish Laptop Bags For The Ladies
There are a lot of men and women out there that want accessories for their laptops and other gadgets that work and are stylish as…
Read MoreTrim Slice Tegra 2 Ultra-Compact Desktop Gets Video Demo
Just when our eyes had glazed over at the Tegra 2 torrent of tablets and smartphones, along came Compulab with its Trim Slice ultra-compact desktop…
Read MoreTP-Link TL-WN822 802.11n USB Adapter Has Movable Antenna
If you are needing a nice, fast WiFi adapter for your computer without having to crack it open or for your notebook TP-Link has a…
Read MoreWindows Tablet OS Products Won't Ship Until Late 2012?
Microsoft's tablet-centric version of Windows may not see a launch on commercial products until late 2012, according to the latest rumors. According to Bloomberg's sources,…
Read MoreApple Plans 12m iPad 2 Shipments In Q2 2011
Apple expects shipments of up to 12m iPad 2 tablets in Q2 2011, likely clearing any initial bottleneck for the new slate. According to DigiTimes' channel…
Read MoreiTunes Cloud Deal For Backup & Universal Access Due Mid-Year Tip Insiders
Apple failed to announce the cloud-streaming iTunes update we expected as part of broad-ranging MobileMe updates at its iPad 2 event earlier this week, concentrating…
Read MoreGoogle Chrome OS Update Hits Cr-48 With Trackpad, 3G & Other Fixes
Google has pushed out a Chrome OS update for users of the Google Cr-48 notebook, bringing with it multiple fixes and tweaks including addressing common…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM Spotted At Sam's Club And Costco, Who Wins On Price?
The flood of iPad 2 news has past with yesterday's announcement, so let's take a look at its rival, the Motorola XOOM. The promising dual-core…
Read MoreGroup Building Own Arcade Cabinets For PAX East
Game group The Behemoth is constructing custom arcade cabinets running their own developed games and will present them at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East 2011…
Read MoreTSA Body Scans May Go Beyond Airlines Soon
So the TSA may have plans to use the full body scan technology used at airport checkpoints in mobile scanning units that it can set…
Read MoreHP Shows Off The Connected "Metal Watch" For The First Time
Companies are always striving to create an ecosystem for users where all their devices are connected and information can be shared easily with each one.…
Read MoreBloom Energy Server - Tiny Box Can Power Entire Home
Bloom Energy makes Solid Oxide Fuel Cells that are able to power an entire home, and fit in the palm of your hand. These fuel…
Read MoreWhy Do Most Televisions Fall Short Of Expectations?
If you’re anything like me, you spend quite a bit of time at Best Buy looking at the televisions. You don’t necessarily want to buy…
Read MoreMajor Twitter Update On iOS Brings Quick Bar And Pesky Trending
Twitter has just updated their Twitter app for iOS and the 3.3 upgrade has some significant changes. The overall look of the app is much…
Read MoreGoogle Adds New Social Feature To Google Maps For Android
Google is enhancing its mix of Google Maps for Android, Google Places with Hotpot, and Google Latitude with the some new social features. When you…
Read MoreMicrosoft's Bing Will Now Give You Daily Deals
Daily deal sites like Groupon, Living Social, and Gilt have exploded in popularity these past few years. Microsoft is hoping to collect all deals from…
Read MoreYobongo Location-Based Chat Now Available In App Store
Yobongo, a location-based chat app that allows you to chat with people that are nearby, is now available on the App Store. The application has…
Read MoreHarness The Power Of Wind With The AERO E Cellphone Charger
Here’s a design that would make all your environmentally conscious friends jealous. The AERO E harnesses the power of the wind to generate electricity, much…
Read MoreNavy Proposal: Build "Coordinated Micro Robot Swarm"
The Navy has issued a proposal asking for someone out there to build it “a coordinated and distributed swarm of micro-robots” that can manufacture “novel…
Read MoreApple Giving $100 Refund For iPads Purchased Within Last Two Weeks
Apple's first-generation iPad has been kicked to the bargain bin now that the iPad 2 has been officially announced to arrive on March 11th. Now…
Read MoreiPad 2 Advertised At BestBuy, Walmart
As we suspected when the original iPad was pulled from Best Buy's inventory on Tuesday, the iPad 2 (and its nifty cover) will be available…
Read MoreiPad 2, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Magnet Mystery [Video]
We've been tipped by our good pal Josh over at Notebooks that an issue may well be developing between Apple's newest suite of MacBooks and…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Update Fixed - Safe To Download Now
The Windows Phone 7 update will no longer turn your Samsung phone into a brick, according to the official Microsoft blog. The update was originally…
Read MorePersonal Hotspots Coming From AT&T
AT&T has confirmed that it will begin supporting the Personal Hotspot feature with the launch of iOS 4.3 on March 11. Users who have the…
Read MoreNielsen: Android Leads US Smartphone Segment But Google Weaker Than Apple & RIM
Android holds pole position in the US smartphone battle when it comes to OS marketshare, but Google is at a weaker position versus iOS and…
Read MoreSony PSP Go Gets Covert Price Cut
Sony's discount of the PSP-3000 is apparently not the only portable gaming price cut the company intends, with the official PlayStation site also suggesting the…
Read MoreSprint Teases Full US LTE Network As Soon As 2013 In Clearwire Negotiations
Sprint has suggested it could have a nationwide 4G LTE network in place and operational by the end of 2013, though the carrier's apparent consideration…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Dock Revealed
Steve Jobs spent more time talking about the new Smart Cover cases for the iPad 2 than any other accessory yesterday, but there's also a…
Read MoreNotebook Growth Forecast Slashed For 2011/12 As Tablets Dominate
Throw out your notebooks: Gartner says they're old hat. The research firm has significantly downgraded its sales growth forecast for 2011 and 2012, notching off…
Read MoreDisney Grabs Rocket Pack HTML5 Game Engine Specialists [Video]
Disney has snapped up game engine developer Rocket Pack, whose plugin-free browser-based HTML5 system allows for easy coding with just JavaScript and CSS. According to…
Read MoreBlackBerry Messenger For Android And iOS Tipped For 2011
RIM is apparently readying Android and iOS versions of its BlackBerry Messenger app, in an attempt to lure smartphone users over to its handsets with…
Read MoreT-Mobile Sidekick Letter Offers 50% Off Samsung Upgrades Or Waived ETFs
T-Mobile USA said it would be easing the transition from a Sidekick to another device when the carrier announced data services would be shut down…
Read MoreAT&T Postpaid Tablet Data Plans Revealed Ahead Of iPad 2
AT&T has announced a new post-paid billing plan for tablet data packages, as an alternative to the current prepaid plans the carrier offers. Added to…
Read MoreApple Digital AV Adapter Will Work With iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 4, And iPod Touch 4G
If you follow the launch of the iPad 2 yesterday, you may have seen a few of the new accessories as well. One of these…
Read MoreOpera Mac App Store 17+ Rating Too Low Jibes Browser VP
Opera has become the first non-native web browser to arrive in the Mac App Store, and as per Apple's normal policies has been slapped with…
Read MoreSpoon Cloud Gaming Service Launches
Spoon is a company that has been in the cloud computing and virtualization realm for a while. The company has announced the launch of a…
Read MoreVague Rumor Points To New Panasonic Micro Four Thirds Camera In August
There have been rumors swirling for a while now that Panasonic is set to bring some new micro four thirds digital cameras to market this…
Read MoreiPad 2 Smart Covers: Incase Magazine Jacket Inspired, Or Japanese Tub?
Apple's Smart Covers may or may not be the best way to protect your iPad 2 - after all, they leave the whole back panel…
Read MoreToshiba Unveils New Image Processor For Regza TV
Part of what helps to make the video playback on your TV look nice and smooth is a video processor that is inside the machine.…
Read MoreAudiovox Wraps Up Purchase Of Klipsch
I mentioned back in February that Audiovox had entered into an agreement to purchase Klipsch. Klipsch is world famous for its high-end audiophile speakers for…
Read MoreGoPro Unveils Battery BacPac For HD Hero Camera
It was only a few weeks back that GoPro unveiled its new LCD for the back of its cool GoPro HD camcorder. The LCD is…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM 3G And WiFi Pre-Orders Open; Ships In UK April 9
Pre-orders for the Motorola XOOM in both 3G and WiFi-only versions have begun in the UK, with the WiFi version expected to ship on April…
Read MorePS Move Motion Control Tech To Be Offered To Research And Academia Via Move.Me
Geeks are hacking the Microsoft Kinect motion controller all over the place to do all sorts of stuff that it was never meant to do.…
Read MoreNGP "Dead On Arrival" Claims Developer, As Nintendo CEO Cautions Against Rise Of Smartphone Gaming
Strong words and arguments over the Sony NGP, Nintendo 3DS and the rise of smartphone gaming these past few days, amid disagreements over the direction…
Read MoreNVIDIA Tegra 2 Is Inside Some Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphones
NVIDIA has confirmed that its slick and powerful Tegra 2 SoC will be crammed inside of some of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphones. You…
Read MoreEpson BrightLink 455Wi Interactive Digital Projector Can Work On A Wall Or A Table
Epson has unveiled a new digital projector for the classroom or the boardroom that is a dual function device. The projector is the BrightLink 455Wi…
Read MoreVerizon iPhone Defections "Within Our Expectations" Says AT&T CEO
Verizon may have sold 1m CDMA iPhone 4 handsets in the first weekend, according to one analyst report, but the number of users crossing over…
Read MoreSmartShopper Gets New Design And Other Enhancements
One of the things that I hate most about having to go shopping is having to make a list of what I need. I know…
Read MoreNotion Ink Boosts Aftersales Support & Begins Honeycomb Transition
It's been a while since we've heard anything official out of Notion Ink, but according to CEO Rohan Shravan there's been plenty going on in…
Read MoreGefen Unveils New Dual Link DVI To Mini DisplayPort Adapter
Gefen is sort of like the App Store for cables and adapters; they have a cable or adapter for everything. The latest adapter from Gefen…
Read MoreiTunes 10.2 Released: Home Sharing And iOS 4.3 Sync Support
iOS 4.3 isn't expected until March 11, but Apple has already pushed out an updated version of iTunes to handle synchronization with devices running the…
Read MoreXPERIA X10 Gets Taste Of Gingerbread Despite Sony Ericsson Abandonment
Sony Ericsson's decision to axe Android OS updates for the XPERIA X10 (and other pre-Arc XPERIA handsets) didn't exactly meet with a positive reaction from…
Read MoreAmazon Appstore Cross-Platform Ambitions Confirmed
Amazon's Appstore plans may start with Android, but the retail giant isn't limiting its aspirations to Google's OS. According to Aaron Rubenson, category leader for…
Read MoreWindows Video Timeline: 1.0 To Windows 7 In 10 Easy Minutes
The Windows install and upgrade process isn't normally something users get nostalgic over - in fact, more often it's an anxiety-provoking experience that most would…
Read MoreSamsung Windows Phone Update Resumes As Microsoft Make Second Attempt
It's fair to say that Microsoft's first update for Windows Phone wasn't the shining example of software distribution the company hoped it might be. Samsung…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Event Video Now Online
See that tiny figure down there? That's Steve Jobs, and he wants to talk to you - through your computer screen - about the new…
Read MoreBill Cosby Introduces Self-Titled App
"To app, or not to app," says Bill Cosby as he introduces his very own mobile app to the world via a hilarious YouTube clip.…
Read MoreHootSuite For BlackBerry Updated With New Social Features
If you own a BlackBerry and are socially over-extended, then you'll be glad to hear that HootSuite for BlackBerry has just gotten updated with additional…
Read MoreGenius Light Switch Design By Taewon Hwang
Have you ever walked into a house and had trouble figuring out what switch controlled which light? Designer, Taewon Hwang comes through with this delightfully…
Read MoreiPad 2 Vs Motorola XOOM
Behold the new fistfight. While we have had many a competition between tablets of Android and the iPad original, this is 2011's real brawl. We're…
Read MoreiPad 2 Accessories, Scosche And Verizon
We recieved an e-mail from Scosche Industries talking about a number of different accessories coming out for the iPad2 this month. They partnered up with…
Read MoreSprint's CTIA Special Event Invitation Received
CTIA in Orlando, Florida is just three weeks away and we're starting to get invites to various special events to take place during the major…
Read MoreiPad 2: Another Step Forward For Tablets
Today Apple unveiled what's next for the iPad. Last night I wrote an article pointing out a number of things I hoped were in store…
Read MoreTwitter Temporarily Suspended Fake Steve Jobs Account With 460,000 Followers
With the Apple iPad 2 event being the rage today, I couldn't ignore the news that Twitter temporarily suspended the fake but popular Steve Jobs…
Read MoreBooqpad Folio For iPad 2 Fuses Tablet With Traditional Notepad
The Apple iPad 2 has just been officially unveiled, so new accessories for the revamped device should be rolling out in droves. First one to…
Read MoreiPad 2 Vs iPad 1 [Original]
What's changed between a few hours ago and now? If you were to have purchase an iPad yesterday, would you be crying today? Short answer…
Read MoreMotorola XOOM WiFi Reappears With Inflated Price
After the Motorola XOOM WiFi was spotted appearing on PC World's site yesterday at £449.99, the UK retailer promptly whipped down the pre-order pricing for the…
Read MoreiPad 2 Browser Benchmarks
The iPad 2, Steve Jobs took to the stage to tell us, offers twice the performance of the original iPad and 9x the graphics performance,…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 To Ship In Both Black And White
Isn't amazing that Apple's new iPad 2 is now thinner than the iPhone 4? But perhaps even more amazing is that they somehow managed to…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS To Get AT&T WiFi Hotspots, Netflix Streaming
Nintendo obviously didn't get the memo that the news cycle belonged to Apple and the iPad 2 today; CEO Satoru Iwata took to the stage…
Read MoreNo Hybrid Modem For 3G iPad 2; Verizon iPad 2 Lacks Global Roaming
Unlike the original iPad, Apple is offering AT&T and Verizon versions of the iPad 2 WiFi + 3G out of the door. Unfortunately, carrier choice…
Read MoreiPad 2 Hands-On [Video]
Make no mistake, the iPad 2 is one very skinny tablet. It's obvious the amount of effort Apple has put into reducing what was already…
Read MoreApple iPad Crushes The Competition
Jobs announced a major win this morning while unveiling the new iPad 2 to those of us in the press. Speaking from San Francisco, he…
Read MoreNo 720p FaceTime HD For iPad 2
Apple showed off the new slim form of the iPad 2 along with iOS 4.3, A5 chip, faster CPU and graphics speeds and demoed new…
Read MoreApple Slashes $100 Off iPad To Clear Old Stock
The iPad 2 won't go on sale until March 11, but the first-gen iPad has already slipped into Apple's bargain basement. You can now pick…
Read MoreApple Demos GarageBand For The iPad 2
Apple's director of music marketing, Xander Soren, demoed a new GarageBand app for the next-gen iPad. This new app now makes music and creativity an…
Read MoreiMovie For iPad Revealed
Apple's is taking on criticisms that its tablet is only intended for content consumption, and alongside the iPad 2 it has also unveiled iMovie for…
Read MoreApple iOS 4.3 Released At iPad 2 Event
Scott Forstall stood on stage after Steve Jobs introduced the first official look at the iPad 2 as we sat in the audience and looked…
Read MoreiOS 4.3 Due March 11 For iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch
Apple has officially announced iOS 4.3, which will ship pre-loaded on the iPad 2 and be available as a free download for existing iPad, iPhone…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Official
We're here at the Apple iPad 2 event where we've just been informed of none other than the big news maker itself, the iPad 2.…
Read MoreiOS 4.3 Photo Booth Introduced
Apple introduced a rather strange little character in their keynote speech on iOS 4.3, a system released right alongside the second iPad. iPad 2 will…
Read MoreiPad 2 Smart Covers Revealed
Instead of creating what Apple considered a "case," they've come up with what they're calling a cover, a Smart Cover. The first model they've showed…
Read MoreApple's iPad 2 Official, Lighter And Faster
Apple's new iPad 2 has officially debuted and Steve Jobs was on stage for the event to show off the new device now 33 percent…
Read MoreiOS Apps 65,000 Vs Android 3.0 Honeycomb Apps At 100
This has to be one of the most significant differences between Honeycomb and Apple's iOS mobile platform, or so Apple would note to us at…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Event Liveblog
Apple's first-generation iPad has had a good run, in effect shaping the market for consumer slates, and the iPad 2 looks set to raise the…
Read MoreD-Link DHP-1320 Wireless-N Router Adds PowerLine 200Mbps
D-Link has unveiled its latest router, the DHP-1320, a combination Wireless-N and PowerLine 200Mbps hybrid. Packing three 10/100 ethernet ports, WiFi g/n wireless with WPA…
Read MoreApple "Stylized Speech Bubbles" Trademark Tips New Social Networking Service [Updated]
With only hours to go until the launch of the iPad 2 and what's expected to be a demo of iOS 5.0, an Apple trademark…
Read MoreApple Store Is Down: iPad 2 Incoming!
Bad news if you were planning to pick up a new MacBook Pro while waiting for Apple to unveil the iPad 2. The Apple Store…
Read MoreRandom House Ebooks Make Early iBookstore Debut
Ebooks from publisher Random House have begun to show up in Apple's iBookstore, ahead of what's likely to be a name-check at the iPad 2…
Read MoreAcer Iconia A500, A100 And W500 Confirmed For Vodafone
Acer's trio of tablets have apparently been picked up by Vodafone Germany, with the latest out of CeBIT 2011 being confirmation that the three models will…
Read MoreApple iPad 2 Liveblog Reminder!
There's just under four hours to go until Apple is expected to unveil the iPad 2, and SlashGear is warming up the liveblog machine to…
Read MoreBlackBerry PlayBook Release On April 10?
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook has been tipped for an April 10 launch, with multiple sources apparently confirming the date - and an immediate software update -…
Read MoreAngry Birds Hits Intel AppUp Store For Windows
I bet that there are a lot of you out there that love Angry birds. If you really like the game and have wished you…
Read MorePotential iPad 2 Shortages Tipped By Supply Chain Leaks
Suggestions that initial supplies of Apple's second-generation iPad will be scarce are looking more likely, with leaks from the company's supply chain that just 300,000-400,000…
Read MoreOtterBox Unveils Defender For Motorola Atrix 4G
Anytime we get a new smartphone we always want to keep it working and looking good. That means that you need to protect the device…
Read MoreNanodots Constructor Accessories Unveiled
Back in September of 2010, I mentioned the interesting building material for geeks called Nanodots. The things are like little magnetic BBs and you can…
Read MoreSnakebyte To Launch First Third Party PS3 Move Controllers In April
Snakebyte is a newer name in the gaming and game console accessory market back at CES the company unveiled a new PS3 Blu-ray remote control…
Read MoreLogitech Manager Says Android Market Coming To Google TV In "Very Short Term"
I bet that there were lots of you out there that were excited about the Google TV platform when it announced only to have that…
Read MoreBing Beats Yahoo Globally For First Time
The latest stats for search engine use have come in from metrics firm StatCounter. According to the firm, Bing has passed Yahoo globally in the…
Read MoreGigabyte GN-TB100 Tablet Debuts: Tegra 2, IPS Display & Android [Video]
Up until now, Gigabyte's tablet efforts have generally run Windows and been convertible touchscreen netbooks; now, it seems, the company has decided it wants a…
Read MoreRazer DeathAdder Mouse Gets Dragon Age II Skin
Razer has been unveiling lots of special edition mice and keyboards over the last few months. The latest of these special editions is a mouse…
Read MoreAviiq Outs New Line Of Portable And Stylish Notebook And iPad Gear
Back in May of 2010 Aviiq unveiled a sweet new laptop stand that was really thin and has a very attractive design. The stand was…
Read MoreNEC Launches PA301W 30-Inch Pro Display
There have been a few 30-inch LCDs on the market for a number of years with one of the most popular for the professional graphics…
Read MoreSony Announces New Dev Tools And PlayStation Home 1.5 Upgrade
Sony has announced at the Game Developers conference in San Francisco that it has updated PlayStation Home to Version 1.5. The new update will be…
Read MoreOWC Unveils New 2011 MacBook HDD/SSD Upgrades
If you have plans to get your hands on one of the recently announced MacBook Pro notebooks with the new 2011 features you are not…
Read MoreApple Slaps Microsoft Over App Store Trademark Suit: "Windows" Is Just As Generic
Apple has struck back at Microsoft's attempts to have the term "App Store" deemed generic, suggesting that its arch-rival's own battle to preserve the "Windows"…
Read MoreiPlayer International Access "Less Than $10" A Month Promises BBC
BBC Director General Mark Thompson has apparently confirmed international iPlayer plans, with the streaming media service expected to launch for non-UK users later in 2011.…
Read MoreiPad 2 May Underwhelm Claims Apple Source; iPad 3 Due Late-2011 To Really Wow
An supposed Apple employee has poured cold water over the imminent iPad 2 launch, suggesting that tablet fans shouldn't "get your hopes up too high"…
Read MoreWindows Embedded Compact 7 Released For Content-Consumption Tablets & More
Microsoft's ARM-compatible version of Windows has been released, Windows Embedded Compact 7, intended for tablets, phones, medical devices, industrial systems and retail appliances. The new…
Read MoreHP Sees "Uncanny Similarities" Between Touchpad And PlayBook UI; RIM Blames "Optimization"
Maybe it's the fast-approaching iPad 2 making them cranky, but HP and RIM have taken time out of their busy schedules for a little back-and-forth…
Read MoreiPad 2 Reportedly Leaks: Thinner, Lighter, Flatter
We've seen so many leaks, mock-ups and might-bes that it's hard to know whether this latest purported iPad 2 leak - just hours away from…
Read MoreWish List For The iPad Part Deux
On the eve of the iPad 2 event tomorrow, I wanted to share a few things I hope to see in the iPad 2. Myself…
Read MoreNOOK Kids For iPad Released [12,000 Books For Kids!]
Barnes & Noble continues to up the ante in free apps meant to spread the book love from their library straight to your face, and…
Read MoreReport: 1 Million Verizon iPhones In First Weekend
Many people pointed to the lack of physical lines outside stores on Verizon iPhone launch day as a sign that the device was not going…
Read MoreFacebook Takes Over Beluga Group Messaging Service
Facebook has just acquired Beluga, the group messaging service started by three ex-Google employees. Current users of Beluga will still be able to use the…
Read MoreVerizon's Unlimited Data Plan For iPhone Ending Soon
Verizon will be following AT&T's footsteps and ending the $30 a month, unlimited data plan for iPhone, according to CFO Fran Shammo. At a Morgan…
Read MoreAlien Super Mega Blaster Working For Good
If you feel like shooting some aliens for a good cause, all you need is 80 Microsoft points (about a buck) and an Xbox. Developer…
Read MoreMicrosoft Internet Explorer 9 Possibly Coming March 24th
At next month's Tech.Ed India 2011 from March 23rd-25th, Microsoft’s general manager of Windows Live and Internet Explorer, Brian Hall, will be giving a keynote…
Read MoreNOOKcolor Selling On Barnes & Noble's eBay Store For $199 After Coupon
The NOOKcolor is already a pretty awesome little e-book reader and not to mention totally hackable--having been successfully rooted with Android 3.0 Honeycomb by some…
Read More360: Phone With Extra Folding Power
In a new concept from the SADI design school, the 360 Compact Folding mobile phone has multiple touch screens that are hinged together to simulate…
Read MoreFirst Gen iPad Pulled From Best Buy Inventory
In further evidence that an iPad 2 launch is imminent, Best Buy has deleted the first generation iPad from its inventory. Best Buy's inventory status…
Read MoreGmail: Google Finds Missing Emails Eaten By Bug
We reported yesterday on a service interruption on Gmail. It turned out that due to a software bug, about 40,000 Gmail accounts were wiped clean,…
Read MoreLeaked Image Of Thunderbolt On White MacBook?
Intel's Light Peak lightening speed data transfer technology known as Thunderbolt debuted on the new Apple MacBook Pro line last week. With Apple's special event…
Read MoreNAO: A Robot With A Heart Powered By Intel
Intel and Aldebaran have collaborated to created NAO, a robot with a heart powered by Intel Atom. He's teeny, the size of a large newborn…
Read MorePrepping For Pwn2Own: Google Pays $14,000 For Finding Chrome Flaws
Google has paid 9 researchers a total of $14,000 for finding vulnerabilities in its Chrome 9.0.597.107 browser, in preparation for next week's Pwn2Own hacking contest.…
Read MoreLG G-Slate Gets Priced Ahead Of T-Mobile Debut
It's obviously a day for tablet pricing, with T-Mobile's LG G-Slate the latest to get a price sticker attached. Retailer MobileCity has put the 8.9-inch…
Read MoreMB&F HM3 ReBel Timepiece Channels Bikers, James Dean, The Filthy Rich
We're used to bizarre timepieces from MB&F, and while the company's new HM3 ReBel - R for right (hand), B for Black (case) - timepiece…
Read MorePanasonic 3D Speaker Bar And Blu-Ray 3D Home Theater Kit Unveiled
It's not just LCDs and plasmas on Panasonic's mind today; the company also wants your home entertainment to sound better. Hitting the market in April…
Read MorePanasonic 2011 VIERA Plasma HDTVs Detailed
First came the 2011 Panasonic VIERA LCD/LED range; now it's the turn of Panasonic's 2011 Plasma range to get official. The company has detailed its…
Read MoreiPad 2 Supplies To Be Scarce Thanks To Super-Skinny Screen?
Apple's iPad 2 isn't expected to see delays in-between announcement tomorrow and going on sale, but launch numbers could well be limited. According to Goldman…
Read MorePanasonic Details 2011 VIERA LCD/LED TV Line-Up
Panasonic has announced pricing and availability for its 2011 VIERA HDTVs, with Full HD 3D, smart TV and direct iPod connectivity on select sets. The…
Read MoreRIM Confirms NFC Intentions For Full BlackBerry Line-Up
All future BlackBerry devices will include support for NFC, according to their UK chief, in an attempt to take a sizeable bite out of the…
Read MoreKingston Offers New HyperX T1 Black Triple Channel RAM Kits For Intel Platforms
When it comes to RAM one of the companies that has been around the longest is Kingston with its line of mainstream and enthusiast grade…
Read MoreinPulse Smartwatch Gets Facebook Places Check-In For Android Devices
Facebook is certainly a cool service, but I don't think the people that know me want to know where I am at all times. I…
Read MoreBoxee Raises $16.5m Funding: More Content & Tablet Support Promised
Boxee has closed a new round of funding, raising a further $16.5m in investment which the company says it will spend on adding content to…
Read MorePenthouse Magazine Launches 3D Adult Channel In Europe
If you are waiting until there is more 3D content to enjoy before you run out and buy a 3D TV and associated gear the…
Read MoreSteve Jobs Knighthood Blocked By Ex UK Prime Minister
Steve Jobs was reportedly blocked from receiving an honorary British knighthood in 2009, after then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown was supposedly snubbed by the Apple CEO.…
Read MoreMatrox Debuts New Extio F2208 Fiber Optic KVM Extender
If you work in the corporate setting and you need to shoot the display, keyboard, and mouse control from a computer in one room to…
Read MoreSCE Japan Unveils New Dualshock 3 Charging Station And Candy Blue Controllers
Sony Computer Entertainment is offering up some new accessories for the PS3 in Japan that gamers will appreciate. One of the most unsightly things about…
Read MorePanasonic Pulls A Slash And Burn On Jungle Gaming Handheld
Remember that Panasonic Jungle handheld from last year that was supposedly already in testing in the US? No? Well, don’t feel bad the thing was…
Read MoreGreenliant NANDrive Is World's First Single-Package SATA SSD
A company called Greenliant from Germany has announced what it is claiming to be the world's first industrial-grade single package SATA SSD. The drive is…
Read MoreBest Buy Taking Pre-Orders On Samson Meteor Mic In Chrome Or Gold Plate
Best Buy has announced that it is taking pre-orders right now on the cool Samson USB studio microphones called the Meteor. I mentioned the Meteor…
Read MoreEx-Apple Manager Admits $2m Conspiracy
A former Apple employee who worked on the iPhone has admitted he accepted bribes from Asian suppliers and leaked confidential information, in a conspiracy believed…
Read MoreMountMe Freedom Mounts Your iPad Just About Anywhere
A company called MountMe has announced a new universal mounting system for the iPad that will let you mount the tablet just about anywhere with…
Read MoreIntel's $7.68bn McAfee Purchase Complete: "Entirely New" Security System Promised
Intel has completed its acquisition of McAfee, promising "the first fruits" of the strategic partnership later in 2011. Although the exact nature of the new…
Read MoreVIA Eden X2 CPU Is Most Frugal Dual-Core Today
VIA has outed its latest CPU, the VIA Eden X2, a dual-core 64-bit chip intended for fanless systems. The company claims the Eden X2 sips…
Read More7-Inch Motorola XOOM In 2011 Implies Moto CEO
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that the 10-inch Motorola XOOM will get at least one sibling before the year is out, with a 7-inch…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S Gingerbread ROM Leaks
Samsung has already promised Gingerbread for the Galaxy S sometime this month, but what looks to be the official build has already leaked out. SmartDroid…
Read MoreWiFi-Only Motorola XOOM Pricing Confirmed
Pricing for the Motorola XOOM WiFi has been confirmed, for the UK at least, though the availability of the non-3G variant is still unclear. Retailer…
Read MoreDanger Sidekick Service Shuttered On May 31: T-Mobile Wants To Sell You A New Phone
T-Mobile's promise to "work on the next chapter of our storied Sidekick franchise" is seemingly Sidekick in name only, with the news today that Microsoft…
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