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Sony Q1 2012: Income down 77% as gaming, mobile and TVs dive
Sony has revealed its latest financial results for Q1 2012, and the news is dire: operating income down 77.2-percent compared to last year, and losses of 24.6bn yen ($356m) for the three month period....
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Toyota admits more recalls needed: 778k at risk of suspension collapse
Toyota will recall 778,000 cars and SUVs across the US and Canada, the company has admitted, having identified a problem with the suspension that could cause it to unexpectedly collapse. The recall,...
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Google+ won’t screw developers (unlike Facebook) claims Google VP
Google+ lead Vic Gundotra has defended his decision to postpone an API for the social network, sneaking in a quick slap at Facebook by saying Google is “actually respectful of developers who build on...
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Cricket Wireless launches Huawei Ascend Q
Cricket Wireless has announced the launch of its first Android smartphones to offer a touchscreen and a physical keyboard in a bar form factor. The new smartphone is called the Huawei Ascend Q. The...
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Ice Cream Sandwich grows 50% in latest Android platform stats
Google has released the latest breakdown of Android versions, with Ice Cream Sandwich continuing its slow penetration into handsets while Jelly Bean remains fledgling at best. The figures, based on...
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Nokia lays off Aussie Qt staff and looks to sell off assets
Reports are coming in that Nokia has shut down its Qt offices in Australia and laid off the developers responsible for QML. The staff that was laid off were responsible for developing key aspects of...
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Mophie Outride turns your iPhone into a rugged sports camera
There are numerous digital cameras on the market that are ruggedized and intended to be used for action sports. These cameras include things like the Contour line and GoPro cameras. With the popularity...
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Samsung lawyer denies jury manipulation, blasts Apple accusations
Samsung has protested over the possibility of further damages and individual members of its US legal team being sanctioned, after Apple demanded retribution over publicized evidence barred from court...
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Shipments of iPhone 5 screens will start in August tips Sharp
Rumors of the next-generation iPhone continue to surface. One of the latest rumors is that Apple will have a press event on September 12 to unveil the next-generation iPhone. That event is still firmly...
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Samsung’s new speedy storage puts smartphones and tablets on the juice
One of the key components inside modern smartphones and tablets that can significantly increase performance is the embedded NAND flash storage. Samsung has announced that is has begun mass production...
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SHIELD Act seeks to stop patent trolls
You can’t follow the technology industry without being familiar with patent trolls. Patent trolls routinely hit any and every company they can think of with suits in an attempt to get the company they...
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Ancient rain forest discovered in sediment cores from Antarctic seabed
Scientists drilling into the seabed off the coast of Antarctica have made a very interesting discovery that was announced this week. The sediment cores obtained during the drilling reveal that 52...
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Apple Smart Cover with touch and display development revealed
Apple is working on making the iPad Smart Cover live up to its billing, considering fitting a flexible display and touch-input system to the case according to a newly published patent filing. The...
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Astronomers snap a pic of a spiral galaxy that hosted two supernova explosions
Astronomers have snapped a photograph of a beautiful spiral galaxy that has hosted two supernova explosions over the last 30 years. The image was taken using the European Southern Observatory Very...
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tshirtOS wearable display lets your chest do the talking
Wearable electronics needn’t mean Google’s Glass headset, it could also be a t-shirt with an integrated display and camera that gets your clothes online. The handiwork of whiskey brand Ballantine’s and...
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LaCie RuggedKey packs encrypted data in toughened shell
LaCie has launched a new toughened memory stick, the LaCie RuggedKey, cladding a toughened flash chip in a resilient rubber bumper. The RuggedKey, which will be available in 16GB and 32GB capacities,...
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4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook official: Canada on August 9
RIM has launched the 4G LTE version of the BlackBerry PlayBook, adding high-speed wireless data connectivity to the 7-inch QNX tablet. Much rumored over the past year, the LTE PlayBook will arrive in...
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AT&T grabs NextWave for 4G LTE boost
AT&T has announced plans to buy NextWave Wireless, hoping to use the company’s WCS and AWS spectrum licenses to increase its own 4G LTE coverage. NextWave was granted Wireless Communication...
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NASA Kennedy Space Center gets Street View treatment
NASA has thrown open the doors to the Kennedy Space Center, though only to Google’s Street View cameras, allowing anyone with a browser to wander through the Florida facility. The vast Vehicle Assembly...
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iPhone 5: 8-pins good; 30-pins bad
Apple‘s rumored mini Dock Connector for the iPhone 5 and other future iOS devices takes a simple approach to a common problem, it’s reported: figuring out which way to plug it in. Believed to not only...
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