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Apple and Proview have been battling back and forth in the United States and in China over the “iPad” trademark. Now, Apple has accused the Chinese firm of “misleading Chinese courts and customers” when it comes to the fight over the iPad name. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple feels that Proview tricked it

Despite seeing a revival early last year, it looks like T-Mobile’s venerable Sidekick line is finally getting dropped for good. TmoNews has acquired an internal document that lists the Android-equipped Sidekick 4G on the discontinued list as of March 6. For the many former Sidekick owners around the world, myself included, hearing this news is

Spotify chief content officer Ken Parks confirmed during SXSW that his company will soon offer family plans to its subscriber base. Currently, users can opt to sign up for a $4.99 plan that offers unlimited music listening and no ads or a $9.99 monthly premium plan that offers the same benefits plus the ability to

For Sony’s new Alpha A57, it’s not about competing with a higher megapixel count – though it comes with a respectable 16-megapixel CMOS sensor. Instead, the company is focusing on implementing its innovative Translucent Mirror Technology to give consumers – sports fans in particular – a versatile, budget-friendly DSLR option. The camera’s video capabilities will

Mark Rein, the Vice President of Epic Games, has openly discussed his excitement for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U before. The outspoken VP likes what he’s seen from the platform, and now he’s gone so far as to say that he’ll be “shocked” if it’s not a success for Nintendo. Eurogamer talked with Rein about the Wii

Apple has reportedly been subpoenaed by the United States Federal Trade Commission in relation to its decision to use Google search on the iPhone and iPad. According to Bloomberg, the FTC is asking for any documents that are related to Apple’s agreements with Google in which it made Google the preferred search engine on the

Ok, wait. Before I go into too much detail on why I chose the headline and why I’m taking the stance on why you shouldn’t buy the iPhone 4S right now, I need to tell you something. I’m writing this because I’ve been asked by three people in the past week whether or not they

Oh, Google. Do you know no bounds? If you thought advertisements in today’s digital age were annoying and intrusive enough, a new patent filed by the Mountain View-based company is looking to bring the absurdity level up a few notches. Uncovered by Engadget, the patent, if implemented, would apparently play an advertisement in place of

T-Mobile USA’s chief technology officer Neville Ray said Tuesday that T-Mobile won’t be late to the game when it launches its 4G LTE network in 2013, despite launching the network two years after its competitors. “As we roll out LTE in 2013, we have the advantage of coming to market at a time when the

Well, this is odd. A Samsung official has reportedly confirmed to the Korea Times that Apple is indeed working on a smaller “iPad Mini” tablet. According to the official, the tablet will measure 7.85-inches in size, just a bit smaller than the current iPad’s 9.7-inch display. Samsung may have grounds to brag about the product, however.

Nokia announced that its Nokia Maps application now supports voice navigation on Android and iOS devices. But there’s a catch! It’s not for driving and is instead intended for use while walking around urban environments. Kind of a bummer, if you ask us. In any case, one simply has to enter “m.maps.nokia.com” into the browser

“¿Puede ayudarme? Necesito encuentro el PATH station,” I said in really bad, broken Spanglish. So sad. At one time, I was actually fairly fluent, but trying to dust the cobwebs off my brain after 15+ years without practice was just too much. It was even worse when he answered me in rapid fire Spanish. I

If you’ve been looking to build up your digital movie collection, Walmart may be announcing your dream – or nightmare – tomorrow. Not all digital copies are created equal, consumers are learning. While a lot of Blu-ray packages now come with a redemption code for a digital copy of the movie that you can get

If you’ve taken this Friday off work to go and pick up your new iPad, then you can forget enjoying a lie-in. Apple stores across the U.S. will be opening their doors at 8:00 AM to launch the third-generation device, and you’ll have to be there nice and early to get your hands on one.

Mobile industry insider Eldar Murtazin said Tuesday that Samsung has officially finalized the design for the Galaxy S III. As earlier reports have suggested, Murtazin also said Samsung settled on a ceramic industrial build for the device. More importantly, however, Murtazin also claims Samsung received a record number of pre-orders from retailers and wireless carriers

It has become an assumption at this point that Apple will launch an HD television of its own, likely replacing the remote with Siri voice controls, but there’s still a ton of speculation around when the product will actually come to market. In a note to investors on Tuesday, Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek

Workers in a Shanghai factory that builds iPads claim that Apple came and inspected the plant just hours before an explosion rocked the factory and injured 61 people. Reportedly, the employees were asked to clean up any dust before Apple’s white-gloved inspectors came through the plant. Oddly enough, it was that dust — the aluminum

Before we get to it, the game is not available…yet. Microsoft has simply put the avatar goodies featuring Minecraft elements up for sale on the Xbox LIVE marketplace. For those unfamiliar with the Xbox avatars, understand that just about every single game released today does so with its own set of unique avatar items. Things like

A member’s of Microsoft’s Windows Phone team in Italy has reportedly confirmed to an Italian blog that the company’s upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 update will be called “Refresh,” rather than Tango as previous reports have suggested. Stefania Duico, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Business Group Lead in Italy, confirmed the name during an interview with Windows Phone Italy.

There won’t be too many high-resolution apps to play with when you get your new iPad on Friday, but a quick visit to Apple’s website will demonstrate its stunning Retina display. The Cupertino company has been working hard to overhaul its website with HiDPI graphics and crystal clear text that will look incredible under 3.1

Sony has unveiled the latest addition to its Android powered smartphone lineup today with the new Xperia sola. The handset boasts a “floating touch” user interface for “magic web browsing,” a dual-core NovaThor processor, NFC technology, and lots more. The floating touch user interface makes its debut exclusively on the Xperia sola, and allows users

The long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II begins its rollout in Europe and Korea today. And this isn’t just another accidental news release from the electronics giant; this time it’s really happening. The update will begin its journey in Korea, Samsung’s homeland, in addition to a number of European

Nova Media just did what mobile companies have seemingly been afraid to do over the past six months or so: They made something smaller! Nova’s Xifi is a portable 3G router and personal Wi-Fi hotspot no larger than a thumb drive. Xifi has a retractable USB plug for drawing power, and a microSD card slot

Hulu is getting serious about its original content and is now looking for a home for it overseas with the assistance of FremantleMedia. According to a report from Variety, Hulu has entered into an agreement with FremantleMedia to begin shopping its original content shows around to television networks in other countries.  The first show to

The HTC Golf is believed to be an entry-level Android handset from the Taiwanese smartphone giant that could become one of the first budget handsets to ship with Google’s latest Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The device itself is yet to show its face, but the image above is purportedly a photograph taken with the device.