BlackBerry, which was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, recently announced that they had agreed a $4.7 billion buyout deal with Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial. Since the announcement, there have been rumors of a number of other potential bids for the company, and now it would … [Read more...] about Mike Lazaridis Considering BlackBerry Bid
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Valve Steam Dev Days, Two Day Game Developer Conference Announced
Valve has this week announced a new Valve Steam Dev Days, two-day game developer conference they will be holding in Seattle at the beginning of next year. Valve Steam Dev Days will take place from January 15 to 16th 2014 and registration is now available for participants to use. … [Read more...] about Valve Steam Dev Days, Two Day Game Developer Conference Announced
Google Nexus 5 Appears In Bluetooth SIG
The Google Nexus 5 is rumored to be announced at a Google press event this month, the event is expected to take place on the 14th of October, as yet Google have not confirmed that they are holding an event on this date. Now it would appear that more evidence of the Google Nexus 5 has been revealed, … [Read more...] about Google Nexus 5 Appears In Bluetooth SIG
PlayStation 4 Console Will Not Support PS3 Headsets At Launch
Sony has this week officially confirmed that the new next-generation PlayStation 4 games console will not support older PlayStation 3 headsets at launch. The existing PlayStation 3 headsets in the form of the Sony's own Pulse and Astro's A-series will unfortunately not be compatible with the … [Read more...] about PlayStation 4 Console Will Not Support PS3 Headsets At Launch
Samsung Will Not Buy Fingerprint Technology Company For $650 Million (Updated)
Updated 11th October 2013 14.55 UK Time It appears that the press release that was sent out by Cision was false, and Samsung are not buying Fingerprint Cards AB, the company has now released a further press release. Apple recently launched their new iPhone 5S which features a fingerprint … [Read more...] about Samsung Will Not Buy Fingerprint Technology Company For $650 Million (Updated)
Valve Steam Machine Hardware Will Also Support AMD CPU
Earlier this week Valve announced specifications for their new prototype Steam Machine's that would be sent out to beta testers to be put through their paces but AMD hardware was no where to be seen in the listing. Specifications that Valve revealed for the systems included NVIDIA Titan, GTX780, … [Read more...] about Valve Steam Machine Hardware Will Also Support AMD CPU
Some iPhone 5S Users Reporting ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Reboot (Video)
A blue screen of death is normally associated with older Windows PCs, but now it would appear that a number of iPhone 5S owners have experienced a similar thing on their handset. Some owners of the iPhone 5S are reporting that the handset has randomly rebooted when they have been using iWork … [Read more...] about Some iPhone 5S Users Reporting ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Reboot (Video)
Google TV To be Replaced With Android TV
Google has not had as much success with their Google TV platform as they has hoped, and now it looks like Google intends to re-brand Google TV, instead it will be called Android TV. According to a recent report by GigaOM, has learned that Google will change the name of their TV platform to Android … [Read more...] about Google TV To be Replaced With Android TV
Nokia Amber Update Headed To AT&T Devices Today
Nokia has been rolling out their Nokia Amber update to a number of their Lumia Windows Phone devices recently. The latest devices to get the update will be Nokia's Windows Phone 8 smartphones on US mobile carrier AT&T. The Nokia Amber update on AT&T will include Microsoft's GDR2 software … [Read more...] about Nokia Amber Update Headed To AT&T Devices Today
Pantech Vega Note Leaked Ahead Of Today’s Announcement
Pantech are going to be announcing a new Phablet today, the Pantech Vega Note, and now we have a photo of the device, ahead of the official announcement. The Pantech Vega Note is rumored to feature a 5.9 inch full HD display that will have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the device is expected … [Read more...] about Pantech Vega Note Leaked Ahead Of Today’s Announcement
Nokia Posts Another Teaser Of 22nd October Event, Watch the Webcast Online at 8am UK Time
It seems that this week is going to be the upcoming Nokia event where the Finns are planning to launch several new Lumia devices. It's not just Nokia, rumors suggest that Apple is also expected to hold an event on October 22nd to unveil the highy anticipated iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2. But, let's just … [Read more...] about Nokia Posts Another Teaser Of 22nd October Event, Watch the Webcast Online at 8am UK Time
More HTC One Max Specifications Revealed
It looks like we have some more specifications on the HTC One Max. The guys over at Nowhereelse (French) have published what appears to be a screenshot of the handset's specifications. According to the specifications, the HTC One Max will come with a 5.9-inch Full HD display with a resolution of … [Read more...] about More HTC One Max Specifications Revealed
