As reported by The Loop yesterday, Apple has sent out invitations to their latest keynote. Having had many successful product introductions in the past, this year Apple is continuing the tradition as an introduction to the newest member of the family, the iPad 3. Taking the stage of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at 10:00 am, [...]
Samsung’s Developer Day Guide for Mobile World Congress 2012 hosts mention of a “Galaxy Note 10.1.” Discovered by TheVerge, the reference has left us indecisive whether it is a mere typo or a leak by Samsung. The Developer Day Guide highlights development with the S Pen and Bado OS, hence a possible out of the Galaxy [...]
It was only recently that they were told of the iPad 3′s quad-core A6 processor, 1,536 x 2,048 retina display, camera of a higher resolution, and 4G LTE chip with both Verizon and AT&T availability. The purported 8-inch iPad, WSJ was told, will have a downscaled 768 x 1,024 display (160ppi) and a similar 4G LTE [...]
Foxconn, under pressure from activists standing up for the living conditions of employees, is now under more pressure after a hacker group dubbed “SwaggSec” took a shot at Foxconn and their servers. Reported by 9to5Mac, SwaggSec has made a large dump of obtained login information and other internal information vital to the operation of Foxconn. [...]
HP, after killing of the TouchPad with a fire-sale, is making a gesture to the TouchPad community after leaving them for dead along with the rest of the WebOS community with the announcement of WebOS going open source. Reports of the TouchPad coming with Android pre-installed had been made after the TouchPad’s release, but RootzWiki [...]
Background Carriers play a large role in the success of the Android Marketplace because carriers have the ability to block certain applications. Applications and their developers can be restricted from their big debut, or new technologies, for example NFC, can be held back, the major example in this case is Google Wallet. Ways around this [...]
Rumors put the iPad 3 down for a late-February or March launch, but until now we have had little information about the iPad 3 itself. Prior to this leak we knew the iPad 3 was in-line for a 1,536 x 2,048 retina display and an A6 chip by Apple, which was rumored to be in trial [...]
The iPhone 4S, commonly identified as what was expected to be the “next generation iPhone” or “iPhone 5″ prior to its release was a target for rumors as any popular device is. But, rumors were mixed in those days. They were blended up into an iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 medley that we can now distinguish more [...]
Zynga, gaming giant of the Facebook and now mobile enterprise, has had its ups and downs in the creative realm with violation of competition by scamming of ideas and then hiding behind the law as they dominate the alternative. Zynga’s latest target is NimbleBit, a 3-person team behind many popular iOS games including Sky Burger, [...]
The iPhone 5 was the primary culprit in rumor creation until what was said to be a quick change in plans favored the iPhone 4S. Parts leaked for the iPhone 5 and even cases because of the ties between case manufacturer factory workers and Foxconn employees in China. According to 9to5Mac and their trusted anonymous [...]
George Hotz or Geohot is a moving target. After abandoning the jailbreak scene because of a lawsuit with Sony over a PS3 exploit, Geohot took a position as a Facebook developer. SAI reports Geohot has abandoned ship at Facebook and is now adrift with liferaft “Backplane,” a Lady Gaga funded startup where Geohot spends his [...]
The A5 chip by Apple had left iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users jailbreakless until last Friday when the Chronic Dev Team released Absinthe v2.0, an A5 untethered jailbreak operational at the click of the button. Today, Joshua Hill (@p0sixninja) tipped off Cult of Mac that Greenpois0n Absinthe had exceeded 1 million downloads on January [...]
Research In Motion Co-CEO’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsilli step away from their positions tonight as RIM undergoes a major swap in leadership between the Co-CEO’s and former Co-COO Thorsten Heins. With RIM suffering more than ever, Heins looks for alternative routes for income and will work to continue and expand upon the previous developments by RIM. [...]
Today’s Megaupload take down has enraged the internet and its guardian angel known as hacktivist group Anonymous. Known for their collaboration with once existing Lulzsec and its recreation with Anonymous to form Antisec. Anonymous is not one to be trifled with but a legion to be trifled with. With an internet full of supporters, Anonymous has chosen [...]