Tag archive: January

According to a report by AllThingsD.com, Apple has already planned its first event of 2012, and it has been scheduled for the end of January. However, before you rush to put your iPad 2 on eBay, it's unlikely to herald the arrival of the iPad 3, or in fact, any new hardware. As with most rumors surrounding Apple, the story is attributed to chatty “sources close to the situation,” and they're describing the gathering as… Read More

Apple rumors are a dime a dozen, but here's the latest. DigiTimes, a site known for many true and false rumors, reports that Apple will unveil two new versions of the iPad at iWorld/Macworld on Jan. 26, 2012. The new models will both have 9.7-inch screens like the current iPad, but at least one of them will have a QXGA screen (1536×2048 pixel resolution). A previous DigiTimes rumor, pointed toward a model with a 7.85-inch screen, but… Read More

Though it can't seem to keep its own services up and running, and is already just about the most expensive carrier in the United States, Verizon Wireless is planning to nickel and dime it's customers to a new level. Beginning on Jan. 15, Verizon will charge all customers a $2 “convenience fee” for paying their cellphone bill online or over the phone, according to documents obtained by Droid-Life. That's right. If… Read More

You might remember a brief blip about video game veteran David Braben and his low-cost mini-computer project named the Raspberry Pi a while back. Well, it seems like he's finally finished developing the computer and may be ready to launch in January. The new version is a little bigger than the USB sized prototype but is still roughly the same price, and price was arguably the main point of the project. Braben wanted to make it easy to… Read More

Market research firm NPD has released its video games sales figures for January 2009…and, despite the recession, the news for the industry was quite good, with January 2009′s sales representing a 13 percent increase over the same time last year. Apparently, even when times are tough, Americans are still willing to spend money on video games…potentially because they're seen as a less-expensive form of entertainment… Read More

Though we saw South-Korean audio  manufacturer Cresyn Company spin off its new Phiaton brand of high-end audio gear back at CES in January, U.S. consumers were never able to get their hands on the company’s carbon-fiber and crocodile-skin cans – until now. Phiaton announced on Thursday that it has brought its entire line-up of exotic speakers and headphones stateside. Phiaton’s products include both the… Read More