The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that Samsung infringed two smartphone patents held by Apple and that therefore some of its phones should be blocked from importation to the U.S. read more
Though earnings from some tech vendors brightened up a week of tepid market reports, shares of IT companies broadly declined Friday along with the rest of the market. read more
U.S. President Barack Obama will work with Congress to limit data collection by the National Security Agency under the Patriot Act and will appoint an independent board to review the country's surveillance programs, he said Friday. read more
Samsung has launched an ATIV Book 9 Plus laptop with Intel's latest Haswell chip that will be available for US$1,400, but analysts said such sustained high prices for laptops and ultrabooks could hinder the recovery of the PC market. read more
Talking on a cell phone while driving doesn’t increase the risk of an accident, according to new research that looked at real-world accidents and cell-phone calls by drivers from 2002 to 2005. …
Technology writer Nilay Patel of The Verge takes a close look at Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air, which he calls “the best overall laptop on the market.” He notes that “the backlit keyboard is solid-feeling and comfortable, and Apple’s multitouch glass trackpad remains leaps and bounds ahead of the Windows competition.” …
Juniper Networks is being investigated for possibly violating U.S. laws in foreign business practices. …
What's the most expensive mobile phone bill in the world? How many cell phones are left in New York City cabs each day? How many hours a year are lost to Angry Birds? Find out in this eye-opening infographic. …
Microsoft today took an attack ad swing at Google with a new episode in its nine-month “Scroogled” campaign, blasting Gmail’s practice of dropping ads resembling emails into customers’ inboxes. …
Feeling the pressure to become more data-driven, marketers agree that big data analytics will be an integral part of their organizations going forward. But a lack of data analytics skills and antiquated business processes are hampering their efforts. …
A U.S. District Court judge made mistakes when she rejected Apple's request for a sales injunction against rival Samsung Electronics in a multimillion-dollar patent infringement case, Apple's lawyer argued before an appeals court Friday. read more
Have Android phones gotten too large for most people's hands? Plus: Strike Suit Zero is available on Steam for Linux, and is Apache the most important open source project? read more
LG Electronics and Motorola Mobility are betting on updated user interfaces on smartphones in a bid to differentiate their latest products, but analysts aren't convinced that's enough to break Apple and Samsung's dominance. read more
Job candidates seeking employment at consulting firm McKinsey & Company better prepare themselves — it ranked as the toughest company to interview at in a recent report, well ahead of big-name technology players like Google, Microsoft and Facebook. read more
Samsung has bought German organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology developer Novaled, in a bet on the next-generation technology for digital displays. read more
Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans to launch new tablets in its Transformer and MeMO Pad lines of Android tablets later this year as it aims to build up its brand in the tablet space alongside the Google Nexus 7 series. read more
People interested in learning about in-memory database technology will be able to so later thing month under the virtual tutelage of SAP chairman and co-founder Hasso Plattner. read more
Salesforce.com is raising the cost of an initial security review for paid applications in its AppExchange store from US$300 to $2,700, saying the hike will allow it to deliver the reviews much faster. read more
Заканчивается череда квартальных отчетов по рынку смартфонов, составляемых авторитетными аналитиками. Одной из последних итоги подвела исследовательская компания ComScore. Ею был изучен американский рынок смартфонов. …
Attention China: Just so we’re clear, the following cartoon is a joke read more
The November launch is still months away but Microsoft already has some boxed-up Xbox One retail units available to show off. Here's the good and bad about what comes in the box. read more
Несколько дней назад мы писали о том, что владелец Samsung GALAXY S4 Active в США столкнулся с серьезной проблемой — его пылевлагозащищенный смартфон со всеми закрытыми заглушками пропустил воду при погружении, что в итоге сказалось на работоспособности устройства. …
Если стартапер хочет с помощью нового проекта реализовать свою мечту, шансы на успех возрастают …
Еще один хакер из группировки LulzSec — Рейнальдо Ривера (Raynaldo Rivera) — получил наказание в виде одного года тюрьмы. Об этом сообщает Associated Press. …
Nokia Siemens Networks официально заявила в среду о своем решении переименовать компанию в Nokia Solutions and Networks в результате того, что после почти 10 лет сотрудничества телекоммуникационных корпораций Siemens продала свои 50% в совместном предприятии за 1,7 миллиардов евро или 2,2 миллиарда долларов. …
Американский суд признал виртуальную валюту Bitcoin реальными деньгами. Таким образом, оборот виртуальных денежных средств теперь будет регулироваться согласно законодательству США. …