Despite the fact that Apple has found a way to block sales of the latest two Galaxy Tabs , Samsung is going to try try again. The company officially announced the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus this morning, a 7-inch, HSPA+, dual-core slate. With the 7.0 Plus, Samsung has basically covered every size tablet there is: two 10.1-inch models, an 8.9-incher, a 7.7-inch tab, now a straight up 7-incher, along with the 5.3-inch smartphone/tablet hybrid Galaxy Note.[......]
While it’s a fact that some lame-o ideas flat-out just won’t die, no matter how long in the tooth they are – VHS tapes, dial-up Internet and DRM, anyone? – the inverse is also true. Sometimes, truly groundbreaking ideas pop onto the scene long before the mainstream is ready to embrace it. [......]
Amazon officially entered the tablet sweepstakes today by unveiling the Kindle Fire, a 7-inch slate that will compete against Apple's iPad in a smaller form factor that costs much less. The online retailer announced during a live a press event in New York this morning that the Kindle Fire will cost $199, while other details are still trickling to the Web. Bloomberg was first to report the price after confirming details with Amazon executives in interviews just ahead of the Kindle Fire's official unveiling[......]
We've always known that Macs are susceptible to malware, but without a significant portion of market share, why should anyone bother? Now that numbers are up, Mac users are finding out that their platform of choice is also vulnerable, and it's not just Windows users who have to be on the lookout. The latest threat eating away at Apple PCs is a trojan horse that tries to dupe users into thinking it's a harmless Flash Player installer. [......]
Samsung has officially stated that it plans to bring the hammer down on Apple's "free riding" on its patented 3G wireless technology. Among its latest moves is a lawsuit seeking to ban Apple's iPhones in The Netherlands, where Apple recently won an injunction barring Samsung from selling its Galaxy S-series devices in the European Union[......]
After months of leaks and speculation, it seems as if Apple is finally ready to unveil its next iPhone. AllThingsD pegs the announcement date as October 4th, which falls in line with most of the previous rumors concerning the next iPhone's fall rollout[......]
Microsoft has confirmed its commitment to a separate and separately-optimized ecosystem in Metro by announcing via the ever-interesting Building Windows 8 blog that IE10 in Metro will not support plug-ins. This includes Flash, of course, which gives the announcement the same flavor, if not the same substance, as Apple's famous rejection of that particular technology. This is much more mild, though it is significant all the same[......]
In case you haven’t noticed, Gordon’s been updating the Maximum PC Twitter feed with timely bursts of insight from the ongoing Intel Developer Forum. If you didn’t notice, shame on you! You’ve been missing out on all kinds of info, like the fact that Intel dsiplayed nifty things like an Ultrabook running Windows 8, Ivy Bridge tidbits and next-gen Haswell and Atom news[......]
Two months before Apple won its import ban against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany, Samsung was launching an attack further West. The South Korea-based company filed a complaint against Apple back in July alleging infringement on three mobile-related patents with regards to the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, and both models of the iPad. [......]
In the last few weeks, the smartphone industry appeared to produce more lawsuits than phones. Apple briefly managed to stop the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all of Europe, and is now going after the whole Galaxy line [......]
Ardent iOS supporters have been clamoring for true Flash support for years, and with the announcement of their new version of Flash Media Server , Adobe completely fails to deliver. Instead, they've managed to update their media server with a way to get streaming Flash video running on Apple's myriad iOS devices.[......]
GameStop is now accepting trade-ins for your used iPod, iPhone, and iPad devices, and there's only one logical explanation as to why. The used game dealer is planning to sell these gadgets, and according to one media outlet, GameStop announced as much recently at an annual trade show in Las Vegas[......]
Top 10 best gadgets at IFA 2011 It's been a great year for gadgets at this year's Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin with all kinds of surprises - from internet-connected TVs to super-sized smartphones - in the exhibition halls. Here are just 10 of the best in show... [......]
It was January 1982. Despite a nasty recession, the personal computer revolution was in full swing. [......]
Hey, what do you know! It's been just shy of two weeks since Apple's last Beta release of iOS 5 , and just like clockwork, they're back with another serving. You guys all know the drill at this point: as usual, this Beta release is for developers (and "developers" ) only — but on the upside, that Beta version number probably won't climb too much higher before this thing gets released to everyone.[......]
