Sony Outs 2 Models for Bravia XBR-HX950 LED HDTV Line
After wrapping up our LED TV Buyers Guide for 2012, we figured we wouldn’t see many new TVs for the year. Well, we were wrong. Apparently, Sony wasn’t quite finished. Of course, the company just detailed its 84-inch XBR-84X900 4K TV, but they have a few smaller sizes left as well…
Android hits 1.3 million daily device activations
Just a few short months ago, back in June, Google executive Andy Rubin trumpeted the fact that more than 900,000 Android devices were being activated every day. Roughly the same time last year–in June 2011–it was just 500,000 new units being activated daily. In 2010, a year or so earlier, it On Wednesday,…
Ad Exec Pairs Bulk Vending And Foursquare: Check In And Get Gumball
CHICAGO — By day, Tyler DeAngelo is the creative director of an ad agency, plotting strategy for some of America’s best-known consumer products. Off hours, he’s an inveterate tinkerer. A few years ago he sparked a small Internet and videogame sensation by taking the classic Frogger arcade piece and incorporating…
Cable providers aren’t that interested in a new Apple TV
There have been numerous reports regarding Apple’s (AAPL) rumored high-definition television set. Some analysts have claimed that the Cupertino-based company would announce a self-branded HDTV later this year, while others have suggested that the device will not launch until some time in 2013 or even 2014. Earlier reports have also In recent…
The BlackBerry 10 and BES confusion untangled
If Research in Motion ships its reinvented BlackBerry devices by April 2013 as currently promised, IT will face a big decision: whether to support the new BlackBerry 10 platform, which requires an entirely new management server than the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) that has been part of IT ships for RIM now…
Apple’s iDevice Vision Clearly Outmaneuvered Intel’s Netbook
During Intel’s 2009 IDF Keynote delivered by CEO Paul Otellini, he talked about the astounding Netbook that was the fastest growing device in the last three years. He compared the Netbook with the Nintendo’s Wii and Apple’s iPhone. According to Otellini there was no looking back. Oh how things could 2009 Paul…
Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 devices revealed: The Lumia 820 and 920
Nokia has taken the wraps off its first two Windows 8 devices, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. The two new smartphones come with bespoke features such as wireless charging and “true offline” navigation that Nokia hopes will entice new users to the company and to the Windows Phone 8 platform.Jo Harlow introducing…
KT Spider Laptop aims to turn your Android handset into a netbook
Korea Telecom (KT) has revealed its plans for the Spider Laptop, an accessory for Android devices that aims to do what Motorola’s Laptop Dock has consistently failed to achieve. At first glance the device may look like an ordinary laptop, but in actual fact it doesn’t have much in the…
Facebook Pulling A Clever Trick On Investors
Mark Zuckerberg’s news that he won’t sell shares should be met by a resounding, So what? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Facebook’s plan to prop up its limp stock seems to have worked. Shares edged higher this morning, following CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s declaration that he won’t sell any shares for at least…
JP Morgan raises TiVo to overweight
Sept 4 (Reuters) – JP Morgan Securities raised TiVo Inc to “overweight,” citing strong subscriber growth andexpectations of a favorable outcome for its patent dispute withVerizon Communications Inc next month. TiVo’s shares rose 5 percent in morning trade on Tuesday onthe Nasdaq. TiVo, which sells set-top boxes and licenses its digitalvideo recording…
