Samsung will be pleased to hear that they have taken the top spot at the T3 Gadget Awards last night, knocking the Apple iPhone 4 from the top spot. This is the first time in three years that the award didn't go to Apple or HTC. The Samsung handset is …

HTC are having a good year, and their latest reports over the weekend show revenues of $4.43 (US) billion for the third quarter 2011. This is up 9.2% from Q2, and almost 80% on this time last year. 2011 has been a massively strong year for the mobile giant, with …

Oracle, led by outspoken CEO Larry Ellison has apparently paid the US government almost $200 million to make a false claims lawsuit disappear. The General Services Administration (GSA), who bought the case have said that this settlement is the biggest they have received from a single company. The GSA receive …

We reported yesterday that Samsung wanted an end to the legal concerns in Australia. Apple have rejected the offer, which may cause serious problems for sales of the Galaxy tab this year and into the future. Apple are claiming that Samsung have stolen their iPad and iPhone devices and are …

As many regular readers will know, Samsung and Apple have been at loggerheads now for months, over patent infringement concerns. Apple have successfully blocked sales of Samsung's Galaxy products in a few countries, but the legal wrangling continues. The latest news would indicate that Samsung are willing to put forward …

The onerous march of Intel's roadmap is the kind of thing you can set a very slow watch by. While it might make the occasional defensive move against a launch by AMD, in general Intel is used to marching to the beat of its own, metronomic, beat. In pushing too …

Apple announced sales declines in recent months for their iPod devices. It makes sense that a wide audience are using their iPhones for media playback. According to reports from TUAW, Apple may kill the iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic devices. Their unnamed sources claim that both devices may be killed …

Facebook have been under fire this week for tracking logged out users. The company released an 'emergency' patch to remove this tracking feature. It would appear that Facebook claim it is a ‘bug'. Nik Cubrilovic said that he found out that Facebook were loading personally identifiable cookies from logged out …

Apple have been involved in a lot of legal action in the last couple of months, noticeably with Samsung. The latest news to hit involves VIA, who are suing Apple for infringing on three patents which are associated with the microprocessors used in their iPhone and iPad. VIA have applied …

You can't escape news this week without hearing something about the new, upcoming Microsoft operating system, Windows 8. Very few people have had a chance to play with the operating system, and even few own a beta copy. Unless you fancy parting with a few thousand bucks for one of …

Google have some zany naming conventions for versions of their Android Operating Systems, and while the upcoming ‘Ice Cream Sandwich' release is still 4 weeks away, they are already preparing developers for the update. Google have updated their official Android developers blog page, instructing their partners on how to update …

It has long been a topic of conversation. Do people really improve their reaction time and mental powers by playing a plethora of computer games? Recent research by psychologists indicates that playing games might make little difference to your mental sharpness. Dr. Walter Boot, an assistant professor in Florida State …

Apple have bowed under pressure from French social activists, removing an application entitled ‘Jew Or Not Jew' from their online store. This application would allow a user to find out if a politician or celebrity was Jewish. While many people were taking the applications in the lighthearted manner it was …

You can always tell when a competitor is concerned. They spend most of their time focused on you, and bitching about how customers would be better opting for your ‘product'. HTC acting president Martin Fichter apparently ran a survey through Reed College and the result? Well, the iPhone just isn't …

Anonymous have been a topic of conversation almost every week this year, thanks to their high profile attacks on businesses and government organisations. Federal investigators are saying that this small group of pranksters has turned into a serious national security threat. The FBI have placed Anonymous high on their radar, …

The upcoming Apple iPad 3 is set to have a massively upgraded battery, but will cost Apple between 20-30% more for each unit, according to information posted on Cens.com. Our man in Taipei, Yong Lei has been prying for information about this, but has yet to hear back anything, or …

The Nintendo 3DS is getting a new joystick, according to reports in Japanese magazine Famitsu. Engadget scanned in the image above which shows a cradle fitted to the Nintendo console, apparently adding a R2 button, as well as a starboard circle pad. This peripheral may have been added just for …

In a rather embarrassing state of affairs, Apple lost their second iPhone prototype in the space of two years. According to a report on AppleInsider today the company have recently posted some job openings for Managers for ‘New Product Security' to help tighten up future situations. Apple listed two job …

Did you get a pay rise recently? Feeling a bit flush and in need of a treat? Then you can head over to ebay and pick up a Jet Turbine powered Batmobile for only $620,000, with only 2,000 miles on the clock. The vehicle (can we say car?) has been …

As with all Apple launches, the iPhone 5 launch date has been predicted many times, but the latest report shows that Best Buy are preparing for an October launch. A leaked document received by BGR from Best Buy shows that the Apple iPhone 5 will be launched in the first …

Hewlett Packard have shown that there is a huge market for cut price tablet sales, but with a $300 loss on every unit sold it certainly won't be a business plan that other companies will want to copy. Lenovo have released their new IdeaPad A1, at only $199 ….. but …

The Hewlett Packard Touchpad has been one of the hottest selling pieces of technology in the last month – thanks to the incredible loss generating price reductions. It appears that HP are not ditching support for the tablet however, with updates coming in the future. HP spoke to CNET this …

With Tim Cook now as acting CEO, analysts and industry experts have been pondering the possible changes within the company. Famous co-founder Steve Wozniak has already been speaking out in interviews and has said that he would consider returning to an active role at Apple if he was offered. He …

SprintFeed have published a story, based on a leaked memo from Sprint to their employees. In the memo they instruct all their staff to issue a ‘no comment' response when asked about the upcoming iPhone 5, the latest product from Apple which has been causing much debate within the industry. …

“If you can't beat 'em join 'em” Or in this case ‘if you can't beat em' hire 'em. Yes, Famous iOS hacker Comex has tweeted online that he is taking up a new job position with Apple. The author of JailBreakMe has been releasing hacks for Apple users now for …

We have reported on the failed HP TouchPad in the last week, detailing huge price reductions after the product platform was basically ditched. It was released for $99 in the USA and promptly sold out, then the UK dropped the price to £89 and none were left in retail stores …

Anonymous helped to hold a protest yesterday evening, and it grew to around 200 people before winding down around 9pm. All stations were reopened shortly afterward. The demonstration yesterday forced the closure of two Bay Area Rapid Transit stations close to City Hall in San Francisco. BART police had opened …

Anonymous have been one of the most active organisations in 2011, causing headaches for many companies and government bodies. Today they are planning another protest at 5pm in the Civic Center Station in Downtown SF. The movement has its own Facebook page, called #opBART and it is becoming increasingly active. …

Skype are in the process of being taken over by Microsoft in a $8.5 billion deal. The latest news revolves around the upcoming takeover of GroupMe, a messaging start up company, by Skype. The financial details of the takeover have not been announced but reports via All Things Digital would …

With the news yesterday that Mozilla will be canning the ‘version' numbers on upcoming Firefox releases it appears that the next release (V7) is going to be the first to use new algorithms which the company are calling ‘MemShrink'. According to reports, this technology can reduce the memory overhead by …