Reports have been coming in that the Verizon 4G LTE network is experiencing outages yet again. Verizon has confirmed the reports via its official Twitter account: VZW is investigating customer issues in connecting to the 4GLTE data network. 3G data, voice and text services are operating reliably Customers are reporting that the 3G network has

Apple has been taking a lot of PR hits as of late when it comes to its relationship with Foxconn. Now the notoriously secretive company is trying to do some things that will hopefully dispel some of those fears and ease minds. During last nights episode of Nightline, a long-running late night ABC news series,

The streaming video wars just got a new player today in the form of Comcast’s new Xfinity Streampix. Comcast announced this morning that its subscribers will be getting a new service this week that will allow them to stream content from its own NBC Universal division as well as Disney’s ABC, Sony Pictures and Warner

Netflix has struck yet another content deal for its streaming service, this time with the Weinstein Company. It seems that Netflix just can’t help itself when it comes to making sure it has enough content for its Watch Instantly service.  This morning it announced a new deal with the Weinstein Company that includes this year’s

Barnes & Noble released its third quarter earnings this morning, and while it missed the estimates, it wasn’t all doom & gloom. The largest book selling chain in the United States reported that sales were up 5% in the quarter year over year, rising from $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion. This fell short of analyst

It seems that no matter what, Windows XP just won’t die. Microsoft very quietly today extended support for both XP and Vista, and Windows 7 got a nice extension as well. Ed Bott of ZD Net discovered a post on a Japanese Microsoft blog that talked about the extension of support for the last three

It would seem that Google has some big plans for its Google TV system, including making sure you can talk to it for some commands. According to Patently Apple, a mere six days before Apple announced the iPhone 4S and Siri, Google was busy filing for a patent for voice controls to be used with

No matter how famous a logo is, chances are it hasn’t always looked exactly like you know it today, and there is a good chance it will change again some day in the future. The folks over at StockLogos took a look at the history of some of the most recognized brands in the world and

For a film produced by Bell Systems, it’s amazing how they don’t get to the part about phones until the 4:50 mark in this video. Filmed at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, this short film from Bell Systems showed off some of what the company thought “Century 21 calling” would be like.  (Why they didn’t

The state of Nevada has gotten ahead of the curve and approved self-driving cars to take to its roadways. While no one is quite sure how far we are from self-driving cars being available to the masses, we do know that Google has been actively testing the concept for some time now. Audi and Volkswagen

The Angry Birds are going into space on March 22, and you’re invited! Rovio, the company behind the hit game series, announced today that the next major release in the franchise will be Angry Birds Space.  This won’t be an update to any of the pre-existing games, but an entirely new download and it will

Want to get a small taste of OS X Mountain Lion on the device of your choice right now as opposed to waiting for “late summer 2012″ for the software to release? There’s a … wallpaper? … for that.

Evidence in the Apple vs. Projam fight over the rights to the iPad trademark in China have surfaced, and it’s pretty clear as to why Apple thinks it’s in the right. Through out this week Apple and Proview have been duking it out over who owns the rights to the iPad name in mainland China.

Apple surprised everyone this morning with the announcement of Mac OS X Mountain Lion, and now as we all settle into this news, it’s time to take a look and see what exactly is under the hood that will make this a worthy update for your Mac.

Getting content from your mobile device to your TV or computer screen quickly can be a nightmare, but thanks to a new service called Clik, you can forget the need for any cables. The Clik platform launched today and aims to bring content from mobile devices to any other device with a Web browser built

Apple is wasting no time in getting people excited for Mac OS X Mountain Lion as it releases a public beta of the new Messages app. Having just announced OS X Mountain Lion this morning, and released a build to developers so they could begin work on it, Apple has now gone ahead and released

Apple, a company notoriously silent when it comes to the workings of its business, has decided to finally issue a comment over what has been occurring in China in regards to its rights with the name “iPad.” Over the course of the past week, display maker Proview has been trying to get iPads confiscated from store shelves in China,

Rumors have begun circulating that Google may be speeding up the development of Android 5.0, believed to be codenamed “Jelly Bean.” Digi Times is reporting that Google is pushing to get Jelly Bean out in the second quarter of this year, which actually lines up with the Google I/O conference which takes place April 24

Apple has surprised everyone today with the announcement of Mac OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. Releasing today, developers can download a brand new version of the next iteration of Mac OS X, codenamed Mountain Lion.  This marks the ninth release of the OS X system, and surprises somewhat as many had believed Lion would be the last

Our own Jon Rettinger went on the FOX Business show Varney & Co. on Tuesday to discuss the rumors surrounding the iPad Mini that keep surfacing. The rumors of a smaller-screened iPad just seem to keep popping up as of late, and while we’ve been able to dismiss them in the past, their frequency is making

Motorola has now announced when device owners can expect their next Android updates, and it’s pretty clear that some folks are going to be rather displeased. Earlier today Motorola updated the list of devices that can expect to see updates to Ice Cream Sandwich, what they didn’t mention, however, was when we could expect to

If you own a Motorola device, and you’ve been wondering if it will receive an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, you’ll be happy to know the company expanded the list of those lucky devices a bit more today. While we already knew some of the devices Motorola planned to update with Ice Cream Sandwich, the

It seems that Proview may run into some issues with the idea of banning the export of iPads from China after all. As we reported yesterday, Proview is looking to potentially block the import and export of the iPad in China as a result of a trademark battle it is currently engaged in with Apple.

Despite there being no official confirmation of an Apple television as of yet, it isn’t stopping the competition from talking about its potential impact on the marketplace. As is not unusual for Apple, the Cupertino-based company has a way of influencing conversations and movements of other companies without even saying a word.  The mere rumor

If one Chinese company gets its way, exports of the iPad could soon grind to a halt, leaving Apple with no supplies. Proview, a Chinese manufacturer of displays based in Hong Kong, owns the trademark to the name iPad in China.  The company has claimed for some time now that Apple is infringing on its