The major cellphone carriers in the US have agreed to a deal with the US government to build a central database of stolen cellphones in the US. This database will be designed to track any smartphone or cellphone that has been reported as lost or stolen. The four companies involved in the database … [Read more...] about US Cellphone Carriers To Build Database To Combat Smartphone Theft
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Google Updates Its Android Emulator With GPU Support
Google has today rolled out a new update to their Android emulator tool for developers to test and build Android apps. The update has added major improvements to the emulator, including a performance increase together with support for a broader range of hardware features, including sensors and … [Read more...] about Google Updates Its Android Emulator With GPU Support
HTC One S Coming To T-Mobile 25th April
It looks like one of HTC's latest Android smartphones, the HTC One S, is headed to US mobile carrier AT&T later this month, and the device is expected to be available on T-Mobile from the 25th of April. As yet we don't have any details on how much T-Mobile will be charging for the HTC One S on … [Read more...] about HTC One S Coming To T-Mobile 25th April
Sony Announces $6.4 Billion Loss
Yesterday Sony announced that they were cutting 10,000 jobs around the world, and now the company has announced its latest financial results for the 2011 financial year, with a massive $6.4 billion loss. The $6.4 billion loss is made up of a $3.6 billion tax charge in the US and a $2.9 billion loss … [Read more...] about Sony Announces $6.4 Billion Loss
India’s Aakash 2 Tablet To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update
India's second budget tablet, the Aakash 2, which is made by Datawind, is due to go on sale in a couple of weeks. Now, Datawind has announced that they will release an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the tablet. The company behind the Aakash tablet has said that it will release the … [Read more...] about India’s Aakash 2 Tablet To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update
Apple’s New iPad Makes Up 10 Percent Of All iPad Traffic
Apple's new iPad has only been on sale for about three weeks, and the company announced that they had sold an impressive three million units of the new iPad in under four days on the launch weekend. This remarkable achievement highlights the strong demand and popularity of Apple's latest tablet … [Read more...] about Apple’s New iPad Makes Up 10 Percent Of All iPad Traffic
Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion
Facebook has announced that they have purchased the popular iOS and Android photo-sharing app Instagram. The news was announced by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. Facebook also revealed the financial details of the acquisition, stating that the deal is worth a total of $1 billion. Despite … [Read more...] about Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion
Wearable Robotic Rings Being Developed
There have been serious attempts in the past to create robots that can fully function as humans. But until now, the robots in existence have made with limited functions or minimal movements rather. Recently, a new sort of robot is being developed at Keio University. It is the small type, … [Read more...] about Wearable Robotic Rings Being Developed
Former Intel Worker Pleads Guilty to Document Theft
Way back in 2008, an engineer working at Intel named Swamohan Pani was employed at Intel's Hudson, Massachusetts facility. The man turned in a notice that he was leaving Intel on May 29th, 2008, and requested June 11, 2008, to be his last day. What Intel didn't know is that the man had taken a … [Read more...] about Former Intel Worker Pleads Guilty to Document Theft
Gears of War: Exile For Kinect Cancelled
If there were still doubts that Microsoft's Kinect can only function as an ancillary tool at best in mainstream games, this bit of news should put them to rest. Epic's experimental Gears of War using the motion-control peripheral has been quietly put out to pasture, according to Epic Creative … [Read more...] about Gears of War: Exile For Kinect Cancelled
Wii U To Cost $300 At Retail, $180 To Make
Nintendo is the only company that started out the last console generation by making a profit on every unit sold and apparently it aims to keep the same line with the Wii U. Forget the Box reports that the part cost for Nintendo's tablet toting new flagship console is sitting at around $180, with $50 … [Read more...] about Wii U To Cost $300 At Retail, $180 To Make
Nike Releases NikeFuel API Beta To Developers
Nike has today made available its new NikeFuel API in beta form to developers. NikeFuel has been designed by Nike to provide users with a way to track their activity during the day, and has been created to provide a health band which can link to iOS to start and hopefully Android applications in the … [Read more...] about Nike Releases NikeFuel API Beta To Developers
