One of the biggest court cases in tech history begins today in San Francisco. Oracle is suing Google for $1bn claiming it violated several patents and copyrights. Oracle who inherited the intellectual properties of Java when it took over Sun Microsystems in 2009 claim that Google’s Android operating system infringes …
Read More »Apple add new features to Final Cut Pro X
Apple are due to update Final Cut Pro X with new features. The Final Cut Pro X 2012 update includes: Multichannel Audio Editing Tools Dual Viewers MXF Plug-in Support RED camera support Larry Jordan, video consultant and trainer met with Apple before the 2012 National Association of Broadcasters show and …
Read More »May 3rd will be the day we meet the next Galaxy smartphone
On Thursday the third of May, a date just two and a half weeks away from today, Samsung will announce its next Galaxy device at a Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in London. On the press invite it tells us to “come and meet the next Galaxy.” It is highly unlikely …
Read More »Apple to release ‘revolutionary’ new product this year
ApplesInsider published an article this weekend which highlighted news on a partnership between Apple and well known French designer Phillippe Starck. He said that he was working with Apple on releasing a ‘revolutionary' new product that will be released within the next 8 months. According to the report, Starck spoke …
Read More »App Store downloads approach 30 billion
The world divides in a number of ways. Popular divisions include “Ah yes, I remember a time before the video recorder had been invented” as well as “Sorry, what's a tape?” – alongside “Liverpool can't seem to end the season without winning the championship” to “Nope – never won it …
Read More »HTC Wildfire C Android smartphone leaks out
A new lower-end smartphone is soon to be heading our way courtesy of HTC and is destined to be known in retail channels as the Wildfire C. Currently codenamed as the HTC Golf, it will come running with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich combined with HTC's Sense 4.0 skin and …
Read More »Motorola granted injunction against iCloud in Germany
Motorola has just scored a couple of key victories against Apple in the latest round of the infamous patent war. Apple's appeal to revert the injunction on push notifications in iCloud and MobileMe has failed. This is because the feature is covered by patents owned by Motorola. This means that …
Read More »Google CEO talks up importance of sub-$250 Android tablets
This week Google CEO Larry Page answered a question about Google's strategy going forward regarding Android tablets. Naturally, this is a topic of high interest to many considering increased retail strength and importance tablets from the green machine are enduring. Page is excited by the current Android tablets already available …
Read More »Windows 8 Metro comes to Apple iPad
No, Microsoft aren't directly supporting the Apple iPad, however thanks to new software it is possible to experience Windows 8 on your shiny new Apple tablet. This is supported by Splashtop, a company known for their remote desktop software for Android and iOS. The software is known as Win8 Metro …
Read More »Apple defend over allegations of price fixing
Apple have been defending themselves over allegations from the US Justice Department that they have been working with publishers in regards to book pricing. They claim the charges are ‘simply not true'. Apple launched the iBookstore in 2010 to target the very successful Amazon bookstore. Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to retail for just $249
Samsung has just announced retail prices for its Galaxy Tab 2 tablets that will be available in 7 and 10.1 inch models. Starting from $249 the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will be available for purchase with a 1024 x 600 pixel PLS display, 1 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB …
Read More »3 Change UK Unlocking Policy
From today (Wednesday 11th April), customers wishing to unlock their device will now have to wait 30 days and ensure their first payment has been made to Three. Three will charge the customer £15.32 for unlocking their device. This can no longer be added to the customer’s bill and must now …
Read More »Lenovo launches Intel-powered smartphone in May
We never stop smiling at the irony around here. That the world's leading chip and OS vendors have almost no share of the fastest growing technology markets is quite amazing. It's possible that with all of their combined resources, Wintel can pull mobile back and control it – or it …
Read More »HTC responds to One S chipped ceramic coating issues
One of the main features HTC pointed out to us all on their new black-coloured One S smartphone is its unique design process used in creating the phone's body. The micro-arc oxidation process involves running 10,000 volts or energy across aircraft-grade aluminum, creating a ceramic like finish. A finish, according …
Read More »Video: How Foxconn make an iPad
A fantastic video has appeared from Rob Schmitz, the Shanghai Bureau Chief of Marketplace. Apple granted him a pass into the Foxconn factory, and he was allowed to film the various production stages required to build the iPad tablet. Surprisingly, a lot of the construction is done by hand, rather …
Read More »Intel continue to focus on Ultrabook. 75 designs coming.
Intel have been placing a lot of focus on their Ultrabook, and they announced last night that they have 75 new models in development. They will be releasing new form factors, including hybrids which can be switched between tablet and laptop. Some people have questioned the Intel focus on the …
Read More »iPad 3 production slowed by Foxconn policy shift and Retina supply
Apple can't keep up with demand for the iPad 3, even with a growing list of hardware concerns. Apple are facing production concerns now due to a shortage of Retina displays and a shift in worker policy by Foxconn which has lowered the daily hours for their staff. Shaw Yu, …
Read More »Nokia to perform worse than expected. shares drop.
Making money in the mobile sector today is not easy, especially against fierce Apple and Android competition. Nokia have been struggling for some time now, but they have announced that the smartphone battle will hurt them in first quarter earnings. To make matters worse they claim that second quarter earnings …
Read More »Bharti Airtel to supply India with its first 4G LTE network
Bharti Airtel is the world's third largest mobile telecommunications carrier in the world (only lagging behind China Mobile and Vodafone,) with nearly 250 million service subscribers, 175 million of which are located in India. This is perhaps why they will be the first to bring a 4G LTE network to …
Read More »Apple readying up Ivy Bridge powered 2012 MacBook Pro range?
It has been determined via several retailers that shipments of 2011 model 15-inch MacBook Pros are slowing down including variants that are based on higher processor clock speeds, which is indicative that Apple is lowering production in preparation for the new 2012 model roll-out. It's not uncommon that we see …
Read More »HTC One V firmware ported to older HTC smartphones
One of the most fantastic things about Android is its extensive developer support. While iOS may have the edge when it comes to game development, Android by far wins when it comes to custom firmware, also known as custom ROMs. A popular occurrence when a new device arrives on the market …
Read More »Do you want a 13 inch tablet? Toshiba Excite 13 due June
Is the Apple iPad 3 too small for you? Then Toshiba may have the answer if you want a supersized tablet – in the shape of the Excite 13. The Excite 13 is a huge unit which may bring portability into question, however they feel there is a market for …
Read More »Foxconn set to complete Sharp purchase?
The products that leave Foxconn's factories are some of the most desirable in the world, yet the Chinese manufacturing giant has struggled to create a brand of its own. After years of pushing various ideas around without solid commitment, it looks like a strategy may have been set by Terry …
Read More »RIM spend 4% more than they take in
Research In Motion have had a dismal fiscal year, according to an analyst who filed a report yesterday. Peter Misek, an analyst at investment banking firm Jefferies said in a note to clients that when factoring in operating costs and inventory charges the hardware division have spent 4 percent more …
Read More »TSMC prepares to create 4,500 high tech jobs
We're not sure why TSMC likes to call its production facilities ‘GigaFabs', but it does. The ground has now been ceremoniously broken for the expansion of GigaFab 14 and the race to open the new plant begins. KitGuru dons a protective helmet and adjusts its tool. Fresh from the success …
Read More »Intel reveals 7 inch tablet for the education market
Intel has today announced a reference design for a 7 inch tablet as part of its Intel Learning Series initiative. The tablet will be known as the Intel Studybook and will retail for between $199 and $299 and multiple editions will be available by summer ahead of the new school …
Read More »Nokia’s Lumia 900 now up for pre-order in the UK
It's been discovered that Nokia's Lumia 900 is now available for pre-order in the UK as of today with availability expected to be “in the coming weeks”. It is possible to place your pre-order through Phones4U or Carphone Warehouse. While Nokia still hasn't committed to a specific time of release, …
Read More »Lenovo teases IdeaPad S2109 9.7-inch ICS tablet
Lenovo has teased one of its upcoming tablets via a YouTube video, the IdeaPad S2109 which runs Android 4.0 ICS and sports a 9.7-inch display. The video gives a good look at the tablet which is just 8.9mm thick and uses an alluring gunmetal unibody case. The 9.7-inch display equals …
Read More »Samsung rumoured to launch three Windows Phones this year
Nokia has recently stolen the Windows Phone limelight due to its string of successive Lumia series launches across the world, but let's not forget the other players. To some people's amazement, Nokia was not the first to have a Windows Phone 7 handset out and about in the market. HTC, Acer, LG …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy xCover (Extreme) Review
Samsung has been the leader of the Android smartphone world for over a year now with their market-leading smartphones such as the Galaxy S and its consequent successor, the Galaxy S II. However their lower end phones have never overly impressed me; so can the Samsung Galaxy xCover (also known …
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