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Intel cable and web TV system tipped for CES reveal
Intel is readying a set-top box mixing on-demand streaming media, free cable content, and a virtual DVR, sources in the video industry claim, with the first-gen hardware tipped for preview as soon as...
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Samsung teases revolutionary TV design for CES 2013
Samsung has teased a striking new TV design for reveal at CES 2013, what’s apparently a portrait form-factor set which will shake up the traditional landscape orientation of televisions to-date. The...
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Zynga shutters 11 of its social video games
Zynga has instituted its cost-reduction plan that the company talked about back in November. The cost-reduction plan involved shutting down some of the company’s video games, or at least accepting no...
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Facebook works to fix confirmed privacy flaw with New Year’s message service
Social network Facebook has confirmed that there is a privacy flaw with its New Year’s messaging service called the Midnight Delivery feature. This feature was billed as a way to allow users to send...
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Foursquare makes Privacy tweaks, wary of Instagram-style backlash
Foursquare has announced changes to its privacy policy, displaying users whole names and giving businesses more customer data by default, though the check-in service is keen to point out that extra...
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Mega launch event to be held at Kim Dotcom’s massive New Zealand mansion
Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom is still facing significant legal trouble from the United States over alleged copyright infringement. That case won’t move forward until sometime next year. Dotcom has been hard...
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Huawei partner tries to sell embargoed computer equipment to Iran
Huawei is a Chinese maker of smartphones and other equipment. When the company’s major Iranian partners has reportedly offered to sell embargoed HP computer equipment worth €1.3 million to Iran’s...
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Samsung Tizen phone tipped for 2013 with DoCoMo & Vodafone
Samsung and a number of global carriers will launch the first Tizen smartphone in 2013, with NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone, and France Telecom all expected to jump on board with the open-source alternative OS....
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YouTube unbanned in Pakistan for 3 minutes
The government of Pakistan imposed a ban on video sharing site YouTube after an anti-Islam video turned up on the site and caused riots in the Muslim world. Pakistan lifted the video ban on Saturday...
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LG details 2013 Smart TV: NFC SmartShare plus On Now recommendations
Like a big-screen scab it just can’t stop picking at, LG continues to trickle out details about its upcoming CES 2013 smart TV range, including updated sharing, on-demand, 3D, and eco features. Having...
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Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid rated for up to 108 MPGe
Automaker Ford has announced that the 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid will offer EPA fuel economy estimates of up to 108 MPGe in the city. That efficiency rating will give the Ford vehicle the title...
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Microsoft promises a month’s free Xbox LIVE for Cloud Saved Games downtime
Microsoft has promised one-month of free Xbox LIVE Gold service to any gamers affected by the Cloud Saved Games system going offline, having finally fixed the issues that caused the unexpected...
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University of Zürich Artificial Intelligence Lab shows off Roboy robot
Another incredibly creepy robot has turned up, this time from the University of Zürich’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. The creepy robot has a gigantic smooth head and exposed Terminator components. The...
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Intel reportedly prioritizing voice control for 2013 Haswell Ultrabooks
Intel is reportedly pushing for voice control as a standard feature of Shark Bay based ultrabooks in 2013, with a combination of hardware and software for speech recognition tipped to join the minimum...
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Samsung Galaxy Note II sales top 1 million in South Korea
Samsung’s latest phablet-style smartphone, the Galaxy Note II has proven its worthiness over in the states, but what about in the company’s own home land of South Korea? It turns out that Samsung has...
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Xbox Live Countdown to 2013 sale wraps with deals on Skyrim, Oblivion [Update]
Today marks the final day of the Xbox Live Countdown to 2013 sale, and the promotion seems to be going out with a bang. Microsoft and Bethesda have dropped prices on both Skyrim and Oblivion, along...
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Auxo app switcher for iOS 5.1 available now in Cydia
The popular new app switcher that we told you about a couple weeks ago is now available for iOS 5.1 devices and higher. Previously, it was only available for iOS 6 devices, but the developer has now...
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Prepare to be underwhelmed by first-gen WiFi 802.11ac warn experts
Early experiences with WiFi 802.11ac will likely prove disappointing for those expecting a significant boost over existing 11n wireless, industry experts warn, with the soon-to-be-ratified standard...
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RunKeeper for iPhone updates with redesign and live activity tracking
The ever popular health and fitness tracking iPhone app RunKeeper has been updated to version 3.0 today. The update includes an all-new design that aims to make the user interface cleaner and simpler...
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Ford on track to hit 2.2 million US sales in 2012
If you’re a loyal Ford owner, then you might like to know that 2012 is shaping up to be another great year for the company. Ford announced today that it’s on track to hit 2.2 million US sales in 2012,...
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