Windows 8 tablets from Acer and Toshiba will challenge iPad’s dominance
The annual Computex show provides a forum for the computer industry to tout its wares before the typical increase in second-half demand. Computer makers allied with Microsoft will use this year’s event to highlight a long-awaited response to the iPad and machines that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system, which…
Cisco sues TiVo over DVRs
(Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc has filed a lawsuit to void four TiVo Inc patents related to digital video recorders, escalating a battle over who has the right to profit from sales of the popular machines. In a complaint filed on Wednesday, Cisco said TiVo has resisted granting a broad…
Five Reasons Why Apple Is Not Worried About The Galaxy S3
As Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy S3, goes on sale it appears to have a clear run in the marketplace with little competition. Will it manage to establish the S3 as the leading smartphone of 2012? Looking around at the current competition it has the opportunity to become the de Apple…
First UK WiFi tube stations
Around 80 stations on the London Underground will be covered by WiFi by the end of July. Oxford Circus, Stratford, Liverpool Street, Leicester Square and King’s Cross will be among the first to launch the new service, LU and Virgin Media announced on Friday. Around 80 stations will be covered by Gareth…
iPhone 5 Predictions: The Best And Worst
As the unveiling of Apple’s next iPhone draws nigh, the rumor mill is churning out iPhone gossip at an ever-quickening rate. If Cupertino sticks with its 12-month launch cycle–a tradition it broke last year when it debuted the iPhone 4S some 16 months after the iPhone 4–Apple will grace the Readers…
Taiwan Computex to showcase laptop-tablet hybrids
Taiwan’s struggling computer makers will use next week’s Computex show to promote a new generation of ultra-thin laptops that might be their last hope of turning back the seemingly unstoppable momentum of Apple’s iPad and other hot-selling tablets. The brainchild of Intel Corp., the sleek laptop-tablet hybrid known as Ultrabook…
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad
It had me at “Hello.” IPad 2 and iPad 3 compatible, this keyboard is one of my new favorite toys. At first glance, it was already showing up my current iPad keyboard. Not only is the new Logitech keyboard shiny, it also looks great on my iPad and it’s slim After placing…
Cisco Sues TiVo Over Failure to License DVR Patents
Cisco Systems this week sued TiVo over what it says is TiVo’s failure to license four of its DVR-related patents. Cisco alleged Wednesday that TiVo has resisted granting a broad license for its technology because it would interfere with TiVo’s ability to bring, and ultimately settle, lawsuits over its patents,…
Experts Torn on Oracle’s Chances of Appeal in Android Copyright Ruling
Oracle has pledged to appeal a judge’s ruling Thursday that Java APIs cited in its lawsuit against Google weren’t subject to copyright protection, but legal scholars and attorneys not associated with the case expressed mixed opinions whether that would be successful. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup’s 41-page ruling determined…
Windows 8 iPad Rivals Ahoy!
Disheartened with slow sales of Android tablets, reports say some manufacturers are putting their best efforts behind iPad rivals running Windows 8 Among the first may be Acer, Toshiba, and Asus, which are expected to unveil next week at the Computex show in Taipei a sleeve of Windows 8 tablets Microsoft’s Windows…
