In last week’s episode of “Can you top this dumb patent?” we discovered that Apple had patented the design element of sliding to unlock a device. Gosh, and I recall my grandpa’s front gate having a slide-to-unlock device in the […]
Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee
Microsoft’s relentless pursuit of royalties from manufacturers of Android handsets might actually be a win-win. “Since Microsoft is making so much money from Android, I don’t think they’re as interested in limiting it, and that’s beneficial to Android,” observed 451 […]
Android 4.0: The stakes for Google are huge
Google unveiled Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, and to say the search giant has a lot riding on the mobile operating system would be an understatement. Along with Samsung, Google execs walked the tech world through Android […]
Steve Jobs’ last big project: The next iPhone
The iPhone 4S is not the last major project that Steve Jobs worked on, according to one analyst. That would be the next iPhone–let’s call it the iPhone 5. The next-generation iPhone “was the last project that Steve Jobs was […]
Microsoft Store Taking Pre-order For Samsung Series 7 Slate
Microsoft’s Online Store is now taking pre-order of Samsung Series 7 Slate. The slate costs $1299 which is pretty high for a tablet form factor. But again, this is not just a tablet, its a full-blown PC running Windows 7. […]