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If you’ve been wondering where the Intel Ivy Bridge processors are, it looks like there may finally be some hope on the horizon for a release date. The next generation Intel chips known as Ivy Bridge have become a thorn in the side of many computer buyers as they know they are coming, so they

Four months after its announcement, Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich is still largely floating around in the black void of OS space. The truth is that most Android owners haven’t seen ICS, though manufacturers have improved, however slightly, on pushing out the update. It’s understandable upgrade availability and timing will vary, but in order to light

Some of you may have already heard about the Samsung I9300; it’s popped up a number of times in recent reports all over the web. And at one point many believed it might be the codename for the upcoming Galaxy S III. According to Samsung’s ordering system, the device is actually a “Galaxy M,” and

Apple has started to send out emails offering full refunds to anyone in Australia who recently purchased a new iPad. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Tuesday that Apple’s “4G” marketing of the new iPad was misleading since the tablet is only capable of running on 4G LTE networks in the United States. Apple has

Need some new games? Amazon.com has you covered. The site is currently offering three games for the price of two in its “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale! You could potentially save up to $59 if you snag the right deal. Amazon’s sale currently includes over 1,000 titles that range across the PlayStation 3, Xbox

The iPhone 4S made the name “Siri” famous — I’m willing to bet you could walk into any restaurant, walk up to any patron, and ask who (or what) Siri is and you’ll get the right answer 90% of the time. But Siri is a name that almost wasn’t. In fact, Steve Jobs didn’t originally

IDC said on Wednesday that nearly 916 million smart connected devices shipped last year, totaling more than $489 billion in revenues. The research firm includes PCs, tablets, smartphones and any connected gadget under its “smart connected device” umbrella, and it says it expects the number of shipments to double by 2016. Shipments of connected devices

Sony Pictures has confirmed today that it is gearing up to bring UltraViolet discs to the U.K., allowing British movies buffs to watch their content seamlessly on all sorts of internet-connected devices, as well as their televisions. When you purchase an UltraViolet disc, a digital copy of the movie is also sent to a locker

Sony has begun pulling PSP titles from its PlayStation Store in an attempt to prevent hackers from executing unsigned code on the new PS Vita. Motorstorm: Arctic Edge and Everybody’s Tennis are the first titles to go, both of which can be used to run the “Vita Half-Byte Loader” (VHBL). Created by the hacker group

Nokia has added another two handsets to its Lumia smartphone lineup this morning. The Lumia 800C and the Lumia 610C are the Finnish firm’s first Windows Phone handsets to offer CDMA connectivity, and they’ll be making their debut in China on China Telecom from next month. As their names suggest, both devices are CDMA variants

It was hard to predict how Samsung’s Galaxy Note would be received by consumers when it was first unveiled at IFA 2011 in Berlin. Sporting a 5.3-inch display, the device is too small to be a tablet, yet almost too big to be a smartphone. Yet that hasn’t stopped Android users from snapping them up. Having

Bad news for fans of Terra Nova; Netflix will not be stepping into save the show after all. It was reported earlier this month that Netflix was in talks with Fox Television to save the cancelled sci-fi series, Terra Nova.  According to Deadline, after two weeks of discussions, it appears that the series won’t be

Do you have a burning question about tech?  Well, it’s time to ask  Jon Rettinger and hear him answer one of your pressing queries on video.  Until 3 PM PST on Thursday, March 29th, leave a comment with your question for him, and then you’ll be able to see him answer them in a video

Apple faces an investigation in Australia after unrest over its 4G marketing of the new iPad. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it will pursue injunctions, fines and other remedies against the new iPad, alleging the tablet infringes four sections of the Australian Consumer Law. Apple’s new iPad currently only offers 4G LTE

Last week, Omgpop was acquired by Zynga for roughly $200 million. The indie developer was responsible for suite of mobile games, chief among them being the exceptionally popular Draw Something. When the deal went down and news broke of its happening, the word was that Zynga was bringing the entire Omgpop team along with the purchase.

Today, Shelby American has announced the 2012 Ford Mustang Shelby 1000 just before its official reveal at the 2012 New York Auto Show. This monster has a 5.4-liter supercharged V8 that makes 950HP in street trim and 1100 in the track-ready Mustang Shelby 1000 S/C iteration. The all new highly modified 5.8-liter V8 would have

This survey is almost too ridiculous to cover but it does show that some Americans are holding off on buying the new iPad for now. Pretty obvious, right? An investor note issued Tuesday by Baird Equity Research found that, of 488 “younger, tech tech savvy” online respondents, 24% in the U.S. plan to buy a new

The gadget habit can hit the wallet hard. It could even inspire you to consider second and third-tier manufacturers. Usually I caution people about this, but lately, I’ve been noticing more items from budget tech maker Coby out in the wild. Indeed, Amazon’s latest mass blast email listing the top-selling tablets even includes a Coby

Here’s a surefire way to build up a user base: Tech reporter Dave Zatz passed along an interesting note claiming Microsoft’s store in Tysons Corner, VA is swapping any old feature phone — Web access required — with a brand new Windows Phone. According to “a friend of a friend,” the offer doesn’t involve any

We’re here in New York City at an event where Samsung just unveiled three of its latest home speaker systems, including the DA-E750 Audio Dock, the HT-E6500W Blu-ray 3D 5.1 Home Theater System and the HT-E6730W Blu-ray 3D 7.1 Home Theater System. Each of the systems offer Samsung’s new vacuum tube amplifier tech, which use “a

In total, iRobot gave me three units to check out — the Roomba 780, the Scooba 230 and this, the newly released Scooba 390. This is the company’s top-of-the-line wet cleaning unit that just debuted recently, and it is a welcome entry in the home care arena. The 390 is a bigger, more powerful robot than the

Sprint’s chief financial officer Joe Euteneuer recently made comments suggesting that it’s possible Sprint will offer a 4G LTE-enabled iPhone. The executive didn’t come right out and confirm Apple is working on such a device, but plenty of rumors have suggested that Apple will indeed offer a phone capable of running on faster networks. In

The wait is finally over for those who have been waiting for the magical world of Harry Potter to come to their e-readers. Seeing as the physical copies of the seven books in the Harry Potter series have sold over 450 million copies, it’s a bit hard to believe that there is still anyone out

Google is reportedly preparing a new commenting system that’s being billed as a rival to Facebook’s own offering. The project will supposedly be deeply integrated with the search giant’s network of services and websites, further cementing Google’s presence in our everyday lives. According to The Next Web, Google’s commenting system will act similarly to Facebook’s

Google Drive’s oft-rumored and long awaited arrival may become a reality in early April, according to GigaOm’s “well placed sources.” Rumors of Google’s cloud service span all the way back to 2006, with mentions of the fabled online storage locker popping up as recently as February of this year. Apparently, GDrive will offer 1GB of