Samsung will soon launch updated versions of its 7- and 10-inch Galaxy Tab devices with better specs and the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the company announced Wednesday evening.
While Samsung’s tablet efforts have not been anywhere near as …
On top of unveiling its new versions of the Galaxy Tab, Samsung also has added 3.6- and 4.2-inch models to its Player lineup meant for listening to music, watching videos, and playing Android games and apps.
While Samsung offers the …
Verizon has been the last holdout on charging upgrade fees for some time now, but this morning it caved and announced existing customers would have to pay a $30 fee when moving to a new phone subsidized by a two-year …
Barnes & Noble could be preparing to launch a new version of its Nook Simple Touch e-reader tablet with a fully lit screen, according to signage allegedly produced by the company.
Earlier today, The Digital Reader posted a photo (pictured …
It’s back to school time for the world’s largest social network.
Partially returning to its roots as a locked-down site just for college kids, Facebook has launched Groups for Schools, or university-centric Facebook communities restricted to active faculty and students …
The makers of child-aimed social game Fight My Monster have just announced that they have reached their one millionth player.
Sixteen states have piled lawsuits on top of Apple, Macmillan, Penguin, and Simon and Schuster, four companies which were served with an antitrust lawsuit this morning by the Department of Justice.
The suit is led by Texas and Connecticut, which, …
Business-focused social network Yammer has acquired document collaboration startup OneDrum, the companies jointly announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Yammer provides companies with their own private social network that employees use to quickly communicate and update …
Today, the people of Pinterest have a new way to express themselves: through Vimeo videos.
The third most popular social network, known for its arts, crafts, and food-enthusiast members, has expanded the functionality of its popular “pin it” bookmarklet to …
Imagine the zombie apocalypse has finally hit and you’re scrambling to find shelter, food, and a sawed-off. In between shooting zombies in the head, you can grab a computer and go to Map of the Dead, a website that turns …
Security company F-Secure released a tool today to automate the detection and clean-up of the Flashback Trojan. The virus has been infecting Mac computers, which are generally mistaken as impervious to viruses.
The tool can be downloaded from F-Secure’s website …
The tablet’s ability to deliver content has been considered a threat to PC and cable companies, but new data shows 85 percent of people using their tablets while watching the television, according to a report by Forrester.
The tablet is …
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Silicon Valley has been a hotbed for entrepreneurship and innovation for the last four decades. It’s packed with big thinkers, highly talented engineers, and VCs who swing for the fences. Combined, this Silicon Valley beehive of entrepreneurs, developers, and investors …
Spaceport.io has been trying for years to create a solid cross-platform mobile game development technology that enables a game to be written once and run on the web, iOS, Android, and Smart TVs. Now it is getting a lot more …
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If you’re a startup, you’ve probably considered joining an incubator. But residency can be competitive and the requirements stiff. TechStars and Y-Combinator are well-known incubators that offer funding, mentorship, and access to a community of venture capitalists and anointed digerati …
Is Silicon Valley still the one tech hub to rule them all? And will it remain so in the future?
Techcrunch just posted some new research from the Startup Compass on the world’s top tech hubs and their defining characteristics. …
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It seems like every company, every article, and every startup CEO today proclaims that the workforce is changing, and the need to be in the same physical space no longer exists. Sure, we’d all like to think it is. Heck, …
The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and a handful of major book publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin.
The DOJ is charging the companies for anti-competitive practices regarding the pricing and sales …
Today wasn’t the best day for Nokia to announce a new device, given the company’s lowered Q1 expectations, but maybe the new Lumia 610 will help distract press from the company’s dire financial situation.
After being rumored for some time, …
Two U.S. senators are asking federal regulators to reconsider their decision to forbid of troubled startup LightSquared from launching its high-speed wireless network.
LightSquared’s business strategy involved building out a high-speed wireless network that would generate revenue by selling network …
