Google valued Motorola’s patents at $5.5bn
It’s almost been a year since Google purchased Motorola Mobility for the princely sum of $12.4 billion, but how much of that was for the intellectual property? The Wall Street Journal reports that a...
View Article3G hotspots banned at London Olympics
The Olympic Games kick off in London in just a few days, and while O2 and Virgin have covered the high and low ground throughout London, the organization behind the games doesn’t want any pesky...
View ArticleApple iWork suite gets Retina and Mountain Lion refresh
Apple has given its iWork suite for OS X a Retina refresh, polishing Pages, Keynote and Numbers so that they look their best on the high-resolution MacBook Pro. The updated versions, which are also...
View ArticleSafari 6 now available for download
Along with Mountain Lion, Apple has begun to roll out updates for several of its core Mac OS X apps, including Safari 6. The updated browser will be available for Lion as well as Mountain Lion, and...
View ArticleOS X Mountain Lion also brings on iTunes Game Center
For those of you looking to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion today, you’ll be glad to know that not only do you have a vast collection of updates to your Mac, you’ve got an app store based update as well:...
View ArticleSamsung: Our 2006 phone concepts prove Apple is a hypocrite
Samsung has struck back at Apple’s $2.5bn patent demands, arguing that its Cupertino rival “could not have sold a single iPhone without the benefit of Samsung‘s patented technology.” In a brief filed...
View ArticleMicrosoft BUILD 2012 puts developer focus on Windows 8 and WP8
Microsoft has announced the dates for BUILD 2012, its next big developer conference, held at the Microsoft campus the week after Windows 8 goes on sale. Kicking off October 30 and running until...
View ArticleBBM for BlackBerry 10 further detailed in new leak
Last month we saw leaked pictures of the BlackBerry Messenger design for BlackBerry 10 leak out thanks to N4BB, and now the site is back with yet more pictures detailing the user interface and keyboard...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft Pandaria expansion lumbers forth September 25
This week Blizzard Entertainment has let loose all of the info regarding the next big expansion for their massively popular MMoRPG game World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. What began as an April...
View ArticleRock Band for iOS to be pulled from App Store on July 31
EA confirmed yesterday that it would be pulling its two Rock Band games from the iTunes App Store by July 31, 2012. Although gamers will still be able to play them locally, both Rock Band and Rock Band...
View ArticleNuance borrows Siri tech for mobile helpdesk assistant
Nuance isn’t content to let Apple’s Siri and Jelly Bean’s Google Now grab the voice interface spotlight; the company has a voice-controlled personal assistant of its own in the pipeline, Nina. Billed...
View ArticleYou might not have to pay for Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion is up for grabs in the Mac App Store, and already receiving glowing reviews – ours included - but hold on one moment before you hit the “Buy” button: you might be able to get it free....
View ArticleGoogle Calculator gets Scientific
Ten years ago a search war was going on with quickness in results and accuracy of the first result being paramount – now it’s all about fabulous add-ons such as the calculator Google has added this...
View ArticleGalaxy S III Local Search cut from your phone? Here’s a fix
Though the following workaround isn’t technically sanctioned by Samsung, Google, or anyone else involved in the cutting of Local Search from your Galaxy S III, it’ll certainly do the trick if you’re...
View ArticleMakerBot introduces MixTape Kit to be used with 3D printer
Best known for its 3D printers, it almost seems as if MakerBot is going in the opposite direction of technology with the introduction of its new MixTape Kit. It sounds pretty old school, but the...
View ArticleSlashGear 101: What’s new in OS X Mountain Lion?
Those of you considering upgrading your Mac to OS X Mountain Lion from an earlier version of the system like OS X Lion should be asking: what’s new? That’s why SlashGear has the simple guide you’re...
View ArticleOne million dollar Jaguar C-X75 set for four-cylinder turbo and 500 horsepower
This week the folks at Jaguar are letting the car-loving world know that they mean business when it comes to limited-edition vehicles. The auto you’re seeing here is the Jaguar C-X75, part of an...
View ArticleGoogle, Amazon, eBay, Facebook form The Internet Association
2012 has been a year filled with stories about Washington trying to regulate the Internet, and now it seems that some of the web’s biggest faces are coming together to do something about it. Google,...
View ArticleRussian cargo ship fails in docking attempt with Space Station
A robotic Russian cargo ship, Progress 47, was scheduled to dock at the International Space Station earlier this week, but failed to do so in testing its new automated docking system. The malfunction...
View ArticleQualcomm S4 MDP tablet is not for you
You’ve heard that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Mobile Development Platform tablet is the most powerful Android slate ever made, that is looks pretty neat, and that it’s up for sale now – but let me...
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