LG F240K smartphone shows up in GLBenchmark with 1080p display
With the world currently going crazy over smartphones with high-definition displays, it’s no wonder that manufacturers all want a slice of the high-end pie. We’re seeing it with HTC’s latest, the DROID...
View ArticleSamsung requests Apple and HTC settlement details
This past weekend, Apple and HTC reached a settlement to end the legal squabble between the two companies. Now Samsung, who has been engaged in a series of lawsuits with Apple across the world, is...
View ArticleSlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 16, 2012
Welcome to Friday evening everyone – the weekend is here again, but before we dive in, we need to recap the day’s news. First and foremost, our review of the HTC DROID DNA went live just a little while...
View ArticleGoogle fined $22.5 million over Safari privacy issue
A judge has given the go-ahead on a $22.5 million fine against Google over privacy issues regarding Safari browser users. It is alleged that Google made contradictory statements, tracking users’ web...
View ArticleXbox 720 reportedly detailed in Xbox World’s penultimate issue
December 2012 is going to be a sad month for gaming magazines. Not only will Nintendo Power and PlayStation: The Official Magazine cease to exist when 2013 rolls around, but so will Xbox World....
View ArticleBlackBerry OS 10 shown off in 10 minute video tour
Research in Motion‘s upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone is a source of contention, with RIM CEO Thorsten Heins predicting a successful entrance amidst critics proclaiming that the BB phone will...
View ArticleOpenFeint to shutdown in less than a month
Something that has no doubt blindsided developers, GREE has announced that OpenFeint will be shutdown on December 14, less than one month from now. This comes a little over a year after the platform...
View ArticleGoogle Maps and Earth get new high resolution imagery
Google has added new high-resolution imagery to various places on Google Maps and Earth, giving users sharper, more detailed views of select locations. As of now, 164 cities and 108 countries/regions...
View ArticleVirgin Mobile now offering the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone
Virgin Mobile has announced that its customers can now get their hands on the Galaxy S II 4G, the predecessor to the wildly popular Galaxy S III smartphone. With this new addition, users can finally...
View ArticleResearchers laser print polymer circuits, usher in age of inexpensive...
The National Technical University of Athens in Greece has developed a method for potentially ushering in an age of cheaper electronics. The researchers successfully created polymer circuits using laser...
View ArticleUbuntu gains unofficial Netflix support, PPA coming soon
It’s something that has grieved users for years – the inability to watch Netflix on Ubuntu. Many users have created complicated, and often faulty, ways around the restriction, often going the virtual...
View ArticleNexus 4 gets teardown for repairability and science
If you’re not all about science, its time you turned right around – because the Nexus 4 being torn down by iFixit to see what LG has brought to the party is all about how much science they can pack in...
View ArticleNokia Lumia 920 sells out in Germany
It’s time to get serious about Windows Phone 8 in Deutschland it would seem as the folks at Germany Nokia have made it clear that stores across the country have sold out of the Lumia 920. This report...
View ArticleThe iPad mini won me over (and Star Trek is to blame)
In some respects, the iPad mini was a disappointment. Despite the hour’s worth of hyperbole at Apple’s press event, the tablet itself was an exercise in parts bin engineering – the processor from an...
View ArticleNexus 10 gets complete teardown
Earlier today, we showed you the Nexus 4 getting its time on the surgery table, and now Google’s new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10, is making its teardown debut. The folks at PowerbookMedic (not iFixit...
View ArticleSales Mean Nothing: Call of Duty Has Gone Stale
Another year, another November where Activision gets to tout its success with the Call of Duty franchise. This time around, the game company has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has generated...
View ArticleCuriosity Mars rover finds radiation levels safe for humankind
Welcome back to Mars, ladies and gentlemen, as the NASA Curiosity mission continues its epic journey across the planet’s surface with a news note that they have found radiation levels totally safe for...
View ArticleNintendo’s Wii U arrives in the US
Nintendo’s next-gen console, the Wii U, has hit US stores in the first step of its global roll-out, a tablet-equipped attempt to take motion gaming to the next level. Sales of the Wii U began at...
View ArticleiPad mini heist leads to arrest
A couple of days ago, it was reported that $1.9 million worth of iPad minis were stolen from JFK Airport in New York, but the FBI has announced today that they have made an arrest. JFK worker Renel...
View ArticleReggie Fils-Aime talks Wii U Nintendo TVii delay
The launch of the Wii U is exciting for any Nintendo fan, but one thing that’s bumming owners out is the delay of Nintendo TVii. We found out just before launch that Nintendo TVii won’t be arriving...
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