Logitech Revue was a “gigantic” mistake
Logitech's new CEO Guerrino De Luca has characterized the Google TV-based Logitech Revue as a "gigantic" mistake...and doesn't plan to repeat it
European security agency recommends “real sanctions” for personal data breaches
The European Network and Information Security Agency knows social networking has benefits and users need to guard their own privacy...but still recommends governments impose "real sanctions" for personal data breaches.
Olympus faces delisting as scandal reaches $1.6 billion
Olympus has said it won't be able to meet a November 14 deadline to file quarterly earnings...and investigators have found Olympus's concealed losses could top $1.6 billion.
ARM debuts eight-core mobile graphics processor
ARM is looking to amp up smartphone and tablet graphics with its eight-core Mali-T658 GPU...and it might hit smartphones and tablets by 2013.
Olympus admits it used mergers to cover losses
Olympus has finally come out and admitted it used merger deals to hide losses ranging back almost two decades...and the total might be over $1 billion.
Does the new Apple Store App set the bar for mobile payments?
The newest version of the Apple Store App lets users snap a picture of a product with their iPhone, then walk out the door. Is this how easy mobile commerce has to be?
Dish Networks defends its satellite LTE plan
Dish Networks is defending its proposal to roll out a satellite-assisted LTE mobile broadband network...and says it doesn't have the potential GPS interference issues of LightSquare's network
HTC details first Android 4 upgrades
HTC is starting to spell out what handsets will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich...and the new Rezound will be in the first wave.
Panasonic Lumix 3D1 dual shoots 3D or simultaneous video and stills
Panasonic's new dual-lens Lumix 3D1 can shoot 3D or shoot video and stills at the same time, while the Lumix GX1 offers a 16 megapixel resolution and great low-light response.
Cable companies doomed by digital? Not so fast
Sagging TV subscription numbers paint a grim picture for cable companies, but the much-bemoaned giants still hold a number of important cards that could keep them kicking for decades to come.
Nest Labs: we’re sold out of thermostats
Launched just a week ago, Nest Labs says it's now sold out of its Learning Thermostat through early 2012 and has shut down its online store in the meantime.
The future of digital payments: Square Card Case, Google Wallet, and more
Square's Card Case promises to let businesses regular customers pay just by having their smartphone in their pocket, then giving their name as they walk out the door.
Could Apple ever really work like a record label?
The Who's Pete Townsend says Apple should use iTunes to help new artists, rather than prey off them like a "digital vampire." But how would that work, and would it really help artists?
What can Google spill to Uncle Sam?
During the last six months, the U.S. government made almost 6,000 requests to Google for users information on over 11,000 people. What does Uncle Sam want, and what could Google hand over?
iPhone 4S landing in new international markets November 11
The iPhone 4S continues its international rollout November 11, going on sale in Hong Kong, South Korea, and 13 additional countries.
Does the US patent system work? Microsoft points at Android for proof it does
Microsoft is taking heat for forcing companies to pay it for making Android devices…and now Microsoft intellectual property counsel Horatio Gutiérrez says that's evidence the patent system actually works.
Zooming in on the Olympus scandal
Controversy is thickening around Olympus after firing its first non-Japanese CEO, admitting paying a suspicious $687 million to a middle-man. What's going on?
No Ice Cream Sandwich for Google Nexus One
Remember Google's original "superphone," the Nexus One? It won't be supported by Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich.
Nest Lab debuts world’s first learning thermostat
If fighting your heating and cooling - and figuring out how to work those confusing controls - is getting old, the Apple vets at Nest Labs have a thermostat for you.
Apple opens iPhone 4S preorders in 22 more countries
Apple is will be launching the iPhone 4S in 22 more countries by the end of the month - and pre-orders are now available.
Adobe promises fix for webcam-spying Flash bug
Image used with permission by copyright holder Some technology flaws don’t go away—they just get a Band-Aid applied to them that eventually falls off. Adobe says it is working on a fix to an Adobe Flash vulnerability that enables attackers to trick Flash users into turning on their microphone and/or webcams, potentially enabling attackers to […]
