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2012: Consumer Tech Takes Center Stage

For technology, 2012 seemed equal parts innovation and confrontation as the world’s tech giants seemed willing to spend as much time in the courtroom as in their R&D labs. In…

Gifting Music Takes a New Tune, Digitally

Got a music lover on your holiday gift list? Still not sure what to get? It’s a lot harder these days. CDs that were once wrapped and placed under the…

Apple’s Lead Under Threat

Competitors are turning up the pressure in the tablet sector on market-leader Apple. While sales of the latter’s latest tablet, the iPad Mini, may have gone through the roof when…

EU: Samsung May Have Violated Antitrust Rules

BRUSSELS–The European Union’s executive arm, the Commission, has informed Samsung of its preliminary view that the company’s seeking of injunctions against Apple for allegedly infringing “standard-essential” patents in the EU…

Motorola Working on ‘X phone’ for Google?

Motorola is working on a sophisticated smartphone to compete with devices like Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy III S, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Sources familiar with the effort…

Steve Jobs’ Yacht Caught Up in Payment Spat

AMSTERDAM — The sleek, white superyacht Apple founder Steve Jobs commissioned before his death cannot leave the Netherlands just yet due to a payment dispute. Jobs collaborated on designing the…

TSMC Confirms it Seeks a U.S. Site, But Denies Link to Apple

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO Morris Chang confirms that his company is contemplating another U.S. factory, but says the hunt has no connection to Apple. “The U.S. is one of…

An Apps-Eye View of Global Warming and Climate Change

Drought in the Midwest; forest fires in the Southwest; blizzards and hurricanes on the East Coast; rising ocean levels on both coasts. If you’re wondering what to make of the…

Charlie Brown and Peanuts Go Digital with eBooks

Innovative visual content eBook distributor Graphicly is excited to announce a partnership with Peanuts Worldwide to bring the vast library of Peanuts children’s books and comic strips to the leading…

FTC Announces New Rules to Protect Kids’ Online Privacy Despite Industry Objections

  Citing concerns that children are being increasingly tracked and targeted by online services and advertisers, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a major update of rules that limit…

Velti Report Shows Android Market Share Fell to 37% in 2012

Velti (NASDAQ: VELT), the leading global provider of mobile marketing and advertising technology, today released its ‘State of Mobile Advertising 2012: Year in Review’ data report. The report highlights key…

IPad Mini Not Enough to Brighten Retail Sales Gloom

A boom in tablet computer sales sparked by the launch of Apple’s iPad mini failed to save retailers from stagnant sales in November, official figures showed today. Retail-sales volumes, including…

Saban Brands Announces Mobile Games: Swashbuckler by Paul Frank, My Pet Monsters, Power Rangers Legends and Zombie Farm Bubbles

Today Saban Brands announced its new mobile games Swashbuckler by Paul Frank, My Pet Monsters, Power Rangers Legends and Zombie Farm Bubbles are now available for download on Apple’s iTunes…

Monster Watts Extends Half Price Offer on iPhone 4S Solar Battery Cases and Samsung Galaxy S3 Battery Cases

Monster Watts, an innovator of external battery chargers for Apple and Samsung phones, is extending their half price offer until January 2013. Need For Extended Usage After Superstorm Sandy hit,…

Apple Appeals Decision in Case Against Samsung

SAN FRANCISCO–Apple filed an appeal Thursday of a judge’s refusal to bar some Samsung smartphones from the U.S. market, extending one of several legal battles raging around the world between…