Month: April 2012
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble settle patent dispute: Nook Windows 8 tablet on the way?
Microsoft have settled their long running patent dispute with Barnes and Noble, and have entered into an unexpected partnership in the process. Microsoft has invested a substantial $300 million in Newco, a new venture with the US bookstore chain whose…
Facebook will have "the power to save lives" as of tomorrow…
As of tomorrow, Facebook will have "the power to save lives". No, Mark Zuckberg isn't the latest billionaire tech playboy to join the Avengers. Instead, Facebook will be appearing on ABC News tomorrow to show off a secret new feature…
Leaked picture suggests Samsung Galaxy S3 will be physically bigger than S2
We're just a few days away from the official unvieling of Samsung's Galaxy S3 handset, and the leaks are coming thick and fast now. This latest image, courtesy of KnowYourMobile.com, shows what is reportedly the Samsung Galaxy S3 handily placed…
Rising Brit star to write first Facebook crowdsourced song
Singer/songwriter Laura Jeanne is to make web and music history later this month by releasing a song which has had its lyrics crowdsourced by Facebook fans. Originally from St Albans in the UK, Jeanne bagged the chance to take part…
LG Cloud service offers multi-screen, multi-device streaming
LG have lifted the covers off their own cloud-based service, simply called the LG Cloud. The LG Cloud will allow an owner of an LG smartphone and LG Smart TV to share content between the television and the handset, as…
Apple cut Android from freshly-acquired Chomp app search engine
Apple has removed the ability to search for Android-related software through Chomp, the app search engine they acquired back in February. Apple bought the start-up company with the aim of improving their own app search processes within the App Store….
NVIDIA unveil flagship GTX 690 dual-Kepler graphics card
Nvidia have revealed their new flagship graphics card, the GTX 690. Available from May 3rd for $999 (£615), it features a dual-Kepler GPU with cast aluminium casing that should squeeze out performance equal to that of two GTX 680s pulled…
Nokia to sell Vertu luxury mobile brand?
According to new reports circulating over the weekend, Nokia are looking to sell Vertu, their luxury mobile phone brand responsible for some of the most ridiculous and over-priced phones available. Looking to balance the gigantic loss of £750m it reported…
Warner Bros. release classic movie scripts as eBooks: Ben Hur, Casablanca and more
Movie giants Warner Brothers have launched a new eBook range called Inside The Script. Available in the iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook, the Inside The Script titles take…
Apple old guard Wozniak calls Windows Phone most beautiful mobile OS
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has professed his love for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS. Stating that he believes apps for Windows Phones now look more beautiful than comparative ones for Android and iOS, Wozniak hailed Windows phone as the most…