The next iPhone: what we know so far
The introduction of a new iPhone every year is a given, but the details of what that device will look like and the new features it'll bring are rarely so straightforward. So far this year, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal have ......
Next iPhone will have bigger screen, measuring ‘at least’ 4 inches, reports WSJ
The Wall Street Journal is this morning reporting word from Apple's suppliers that the iPhone maker has placed orders for new iPhone displays, which measure "at least 4 inches diagonally." Production is said to be commencing next ...
HTC CEO Peter Chou will carry Olympic torch on its way to London
The torch for London's 2012 Olympiad will be lit in Greece tomorrow, marking the first step in a long journey that will take it all around the UK in preparation for the official Summer Games that begin in late July. Among the many......
RIM culminates ‘Wake Up’ anti-Apple campaign with a business pitch
The more RIM changes, the more RIM stays the same. In an uncharacteristic move for the usually conservative Waterloo company, RIM's Australian arm recently sent off a group of hirelings to "protest" outside Sydney's Apple Store wi...
Alfred for Mac updated with new themes, drag-and-drop functionality in v1.2
Our favorite little OS X utility, Alfred, has been updated to version 1.2 in the Mac App Store today, bringing a selection of handy improvements. Chief among them is the new ability to drag items right out of your search results a...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 announced for May 3rd: two Kepler GPUs for $999
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang just introduced the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 in a keynote over in Shanghai, China. Designed "from the ground up to deliver the highest performance in history," this card is built in a pretty wild fashion: i...
Steve Wozniak: Windows Phone is more beautiful and intuitive than Android, it’s ‘no contest’
Never one to mince words, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has this week expressed his thoughts on Windows Phone, and how it competes against the popular mobile platforms of our day: Android and iOS. In a phone interview with Gina Sm...
Samsung starts countdown to ‘The Next Galaxy’
Samsung's preparing to unveil its first teaser for the hotly-anticipated successor to its Galaxy S II smartphone. A tweet from the company's mobile division points readers to the charmingly titled tgeltaayehxnx website — an ...
The Enigma machine, on the centenary of the man who brought it down
The names of Alan Turing and the Enigma encryption machine have grown inextricably linked over the years, owing to Turing's contribution to British decryption efforts during World War II. It's fitting, therefore, to see one of the...
Jim Balsillie quit RIM over veto of radical reinvention, BBM expansion, says Reuters
One half of RIM's former co-CEO pairing, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, is today reported to have actively pursued a strategy of "radical" change for RIM in the days and months preceding his resignation as CEO. According to Reu...
In Japan, you’ll soon be able to access ATMs with just your palm and a PIN
First coins were too heavy so we moved to notes. Then notes were too numerous and we streamlined to credit cards. Now, your wealth can be literally contained within the palm of your hand. Japanese bank Ogaki Kyoritsu will soon sta...
Sony will reduce TV portfolio by 40 percent in 2012, look to commercialize OLED and Crystal LED TVs
How do you fix a problem like Sony's chronically ailing TV business? New company CEO Kaz Hirai reckons the answer lies in streamlining the number of products offered, by a full 40 percent during the fiscal 2012, and focusing on th...
