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Google shares an image taken with its Project Glass pro... May 09 2012 19:50:11	Boy Genius Report
Google shares an image taken with its Project Glass prototype Google continues to tease its unique and futuristic “Project Glass” HUD glasses. The Internet giant recently made a short post on its Google+ page and shared an image taken with its Project Glass prototype. “We announced Project Glass in part to let our team start testing prototypes outside the office,” the company wrote. “Sebastian Thrun, one of our project leaders, tried one out last weekend and we just had to share the result.” Thrun’s image, as seen ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand May 09 2012 18:45:16	Boy Genius Report
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet exploded onto the scene late last year. Despite only being available for a month and a half in the holiday quarter, Amazon shipped nearly 4 million Kindle Fires in its launch quarter to take 14% of the global tablet market according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. While many touted the tablet as the iPad’s biggest competitor, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook insisted that Amazon’s tablet had absolutely no impact on iPad sales. Now, in the first quarte... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion tim... May 09 2012 17:40:50	Boy Genius Report
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times [video] Rovio on Wednesday announced that its Angry Birds franchise has surpassed one billion downloads across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS X, with 350 million downloads having been served in 2012 alone. The latest Birds installment, Angry Birds Space, was downloaded more than 10 million time in less than three days and a whopping 50 million times in 35 days, making it the fastest growing mobile game of all time. The immensely popular franchise generated $106 million for the company in 2011 and d... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don’t earn enough to b... May 09 2012 16:35:35	Boy Genius Report
Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don’t earn enough to break even With Instagram recently having been acquired by Facebook for $1 billion and OMGPOP, makers of Draw Something, cashing in for $200 million, developers are attacking the mobile app space with a renewed vigor. Before jumping head first into a new project aiming to be the next big acquisition target, developers might be wise to look over a white paper recently put together by App Promo. App Promo conducted a study last month in an effort to investigate how well mobile developers are performing in th... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Flipboard for Android leaks, download now available to all May 09 2012 15:40:10	Boy Genius Report
Flipboard for Android leaks, download now available to all As expected, Flipboard for Android has been pulled off of the Samsung Galaxy S III and is now available for all to download. The popular social news magazine app was going to be an exclusive on Samsung’s flagship smartphone for an unspecified amount of time, however an XDA-Developers forum member was able to extract the APK file from the unreleased device. The app runs perfectly on the Galaxy Nexus, and reportedly works on older devices like the original Galaxy S and various Android tabl... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
T-Mobile attacks the iPhone and AT&T in new TV ad [video] May 09 2012 14:45:20	Boy Genius Report
T-Mobile attacks the iPhone and AT&T in new TV ad [video] Now that T-Mobile and AT&T don’t have to pretend to like each other anymore, the nation’s No.4 carrier can go back to attacking AT&T and its top-selling smartphone, Apple’s iPhone 4S. T-Mobile debuted a new TV commercial this week that once again takes aim at AT&T’s slow network and Apple’s popular iPhone. ”If this is the speed of the iPhone 4S on AT&T, what does 4G speed on T-Mobile look like?” the ad’s narrator asks as a man crui... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE launches May 18th for $199.99 May 09 2012 13:50:54	Boy Genius Report
Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE launches May 18th for $199.99 Sprint on Wednesday announced that its upcoming flagship Android smartphone, the HTC EVO 4G LTE, will become available on May 18th for $199.99 on contract. While Sprint doesn’t yet have a nationwide 4G LTE network to support the new One-series smartphone, subscribers will find plenty of cutting-edge technology to tide them over until Sprint begins flipping the switch on LTE. Key features of the new phone include a 4.7-inch 720p HD display, a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-mega... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple reportedly places orders for next-generation iPho... May 09 2012 12:55:30	Boy Genius Report
Apple reportedly places orders for next-generation iPhone, new 10-inch iPad The latest rumors out of the Far East indicate that Apple’s next-generation iPhone will launch in the fall, as will a new 10-inch iPad. Apple supplier Pegatron Technology has reportedly landed orders for the Cupertino-based company’s latest handset and according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers, the device is slated for a September launch, Digitimes reported. The publication also claims Pegatron has received orders for a new 10-inch iPad to be released in the fourth quarter of 2... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Microsoft’s new technology adds Kinect-like gestures to... May 09 2012 11:40:20	Boy Genius Report
Microsoft’s new technology adds Kinect-like gestures to laptops [video] One of Microsoft’s latest research projects offers gesture controls using a computer’s speakers, microphone and inaudible sounds. The technology is called “SoundWave” and it utilizes the Doppler effect to detect gestures. With the help of a computer’s speakers and microphone, SoundWave can detect the frequency change of a sound wave by using inaudible sounds and measuring the change in feedback as a hand gesture is performed. Even if a user is playing music on his o... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Google issued first license to test driverless cars May 09 2012 03:15:45	Boy Genius Report
Google issued first license to test driverless cars Nevada is the first state to grant Google a U.S. license to test driverless cars. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed on Monday that it had approved the company’s application to test autonomous vehicles on public streets. Google will be required to have at least two people in the vehicle while testing it, however, including one in the driver’s seat. Prior to being approved, the Mountain View-based company had been testing the car on freeways in neighborhoods around Cars... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
U.S. warns gas pipeline companies of cyberattacks May 09 2012 01:50:34	Boy Genius Report
U.S. warns gas pipeline companies of cyberattacks Natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have reportedly been the target of sophisticated phishing attacks since last year, and the Department of Homeland Security has been helping firms deal with incidents since March. “DHS’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team has been working since March 2012 with critical infrastructure owners and operators in the oil and natural gas sector to address a series of cyber intrusions targeting natural gas pipeline comp... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
New iPad coming to 30 additional countries this week May 09 2012 00:15:26	Boy Genius Report
New iPad coming to 30 additional countries this week Apple’s new iPad will be launching in 23 new countries on Friday, May 11th and seven additional markets on Saturday, May 12th. Despite the massive expansion, the Cupertino-based company’s latest tablet PC will still be unavailable in China, where the company is instead promoting the iPad 2. On May 11th the tablet will launch in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Mar... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Sprint confident about the future of Windows Phone 8 May 08 2012 22:50:10	Boy Genius Report
Sprint confident about the future of Windows Phone 8 Sprint’s director of consumer acquisition, David Owens, said at the CTIA Wireless trade show on Tuesday that he’s “still bullish on Apollo,” possibly indicating the nation’s third-largest carrier plans to soon offer a wider selection of Windows Phone devices, PCMag reported. Owens at CES in January said the network’s only Windows Phone handset, the HTC Arrive, hadn’t “done well enough for us to jump back into the fire.” He did say, however, t... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
New iPhone app helps travelers speak a foreign language May 08 2012 21:15:25	Boy Genius Report
New iPhone app helps travelers speak a foreign language A new iPhone app aims to remove the language barriers users face while traveling abroad. SayHi is a translation app available in Apple’s App Store that flawlessly translates a user’s spoken words into one of 33 different languages and dialects. The app was released almost two weeks ago and is already the No.1 business app in the App Store, with a four and a half star rating from more than 1,600 individuals. While at times there are a few hiccups, as with any app, the program worke... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Google Play Store surpasses 15 billion downloads May 08 2012 19:50:56	Boy Genius Report
Google Play Store surpasses 15 billion downloads After reports surfaced claiming the Google Play Store was about to reach 15 billion app downloads, Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it reached the milestone “a few weeks ago.” Apple reached the same number of downloads in July 2011 and recently surpassed 25 billion downloads in March. The gap between the two marketplaces seems to be widening slightly, with Google seeing about 1 billion app downloads per month while Apple is serving about 1.25 billion app downloads per month. The Google Pl... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple and Samsung drop numerous patent claims, settleme... May 08 2012 18:25:34	Boy Genius Report
Apple and Samsung drop numerous patent claims, settlement talks continue Apple on Monday filed litigation that narrows the number of patent infringement claims against Samsung by roughly half, and Samsung five hours later offered to drop five of its twelve asserted patents, FOSS Patents reported. The South Korean manufacturer has argued that Apple’s case is still far too big to go to trial later this summer, and wants the  the iPhone-maker to drop additional claims. The Cupertino-based company has accused Samsung of being uncooperative, claiming the company b... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
AT&T shared family data plans coming soon May 08 2012 17:00:41	Boy Genius Report
AT&T shared family data plans coming soon AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said he feels good about the future of the company’s shared family data plans. “I’m very comfortable with the plan that will be offered to our customers,” de la Vega told CNET at the CTIA Wireless trade show. The comments mark a 180-degree reversal from previous statements the CEO made in January. De la Vega had said the company had run into complications over IT and billing issues, as well as complications regarding how the carrier... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung looks beyond Android May 08 2012 15:45:26	Boy Genius Report
Samsung looks beyond Android Android has been good to Samsung. Very, very good. Samsung recently reported its second consecutive quarter of record earnings, thanks in no small part to its wildly popular line of Android-powered Galaxy smartphones. The South Korea-based vendor also just took the wraps off its next-generation flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III. While the device may have opened the door for rivals to make some moves if they can act quickly enough, Samsung is currently the No.1 smartphone vendor in th... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
If the iPhone won’t come to T-Mobile, T-Mobile will go ... May 08 2012 14:40:29	Boy Genius Report
If the iPhone won’t come to T-Mobile, T-Mobile will go to the iPhone T-Mobile has acknowledged internally that Apple’s iPhone offers a “poor customer experience” on its network, but the nation’s No.4 carrier is working as quickly as it can to change that. The company announced this past February that it will be performing upgrades to its network that bring faster data speeds to users who purchase an iPhone on their own and unlock it for use on T-Mobile, and on Tuesday the carrier said the work will be performed ahead of schedule. Apple ha... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
RIM appoints new marketing, operating execs May 08 2012 13:45:38	Boy Genius Report
RIM appoints new marketing, operating execs Research In Motion on Tuesday named two new executives as the shake-up atop its organization continues. Recently-appointed chief executive officer Thorsten Heins said during his first day on the job that finding a new marketing boss and making drastic changes to the company’s marketing strategy were top priorities for the struggling smartphone maker. While the company’s marketing efforts have yet to pay off — though it does seem to be trying new things, at least — a new chief mar... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
AT&T CEO blames Google for slow Android updates, Google... May 08 2012 13:00:14	Boy Genius Report
AT&T CEO blames Google for slow Android updates, Google fires back When asked about the slow roll-out of updates for its Android-powered smartphones and tablets, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson claimed Google was at fault and the carrier could do nothing about it. “Google determines what platform gets the newest releases and when,” the executive said. “A lot of times, that’s a negotiated arrangement and that’s something we work at hard. We know that’s important to our customers. That’s kind of an ambiguous answer because I can’t give ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Wireless carriers continue to battle phone subsidies May 08 2012 11:45:27	Boy Genius Report
Wireless carriers continue to battle phone subsidies Wireless carriers have traditionally made money off lengthy two-year service agreements, rather than physical device sales. In the age of smartphones, however, carriers are footing the bill for expensive handsets that result in smaller margins, while phone makers such as Apple reap the benefits. To combat traditional phone subsidies, carriers in the U.S. have continued to raise monthly rates and employ new and higher fees. In Europe, service providers are taking more aggressive measures, with so... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Angry Birds generated $106 million for Rovio in 2011 May 08 2012 05:15:29	Boy Genius Report
Angry Birds generated $106 million for Rovio in 2011 Rovio on Monday announced the company’s financial results for 2011. The mobile game developer generated $106.3 million in sales based on the success of its Angry Birds games and strong merchandising business. “The strong growth in revenue clearly demonstrates the popularity of the Angry Birds brand.” Mikael Hed, Rovio CEO said. “The heavy investments made in 2011 to all business areas will be seen in future products. To ensure continuous success we need to be creative and stay f... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
LG to launch new Google TV this month May 08 2012 04:00:24	Boy Genius Report
LG to launch new Google TV this month According to an LG executive, the South Korean firm plans to launch an Internet-enabled Google TV in the United States the week of May 21st, Reuters reported on Monday. The company is looking to gain a larger share of the emerging smart TV market and defend itself against Apple, which is widely expected to unveil an HDTV later this year or early next year. “Production of Google TVs will start from May 17 from our factory in Mexico and U.S. consumers will be able to buy the product from t... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple offering MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud... May 08 2012 02:45:05	Boy Genius Report
Apple offering MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud storage Apple’s MobileMe service will shut its doors forever on June 30th, 2012, and the Cupertino-based company is encouraging existing users to migrate to its iCloud service instead. To make the transition easier, MobileMe subscribers will be offered 20GB of free iCloud storage until September 30th. Apple plans to also offer MobileMe customers who purchased additional storage 50GB of extra iCloud space until September as well. “MobileMe members with 20GB of purchased storage receive a com... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video] May 08 2012 01:30:18	Boy Genius Report
Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video] Sega exited the video game console business in 2001 after stiff competition from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo forced the struggling company to shift gears. Now, more than 10 years later, Sega is back with new video game hardware… but it’s definitely not the kind you might expect. Unveiled late last year, Sega’s “Toylet” is now available in Japan and the surrounding region. The system connects to a urinal, allowing users to play a variety of interactive games by urin... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones May 08 2012 00:15:08	Boy Genius Report
More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones The majority of mobile subscribers in the United Stated now own a smartphone according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. The research firm found that 50.4% of all U.S. mobile subscribers owned smartphones in March, up from 47.8% in December 2011. Consumers purchasing new phones picked smartphones more often than featured phones, with Apple called the top manufacturer and Android as the top platform. During the first quarter of 2012, 48% of smartphone owners had an Android-powered device, while... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Microsoft may be forced to give Nokia a bail out May 07 2012 23:00:15	Boy Genius Report
Microsoft may be forced to give Nokia a bail out Nokia continues to struggle as the once dominant cell phone maker continues to lose share in both the smartphone and broader mobile market. The Finnish vendor’s Lumia handsets have yet to take off and Nokia’s stock has tumbled 90% over the past five years. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop may look toward his former employer, Microsoft, to step in and help the troubled handset maker, Reuters suggests. The company’s partnership with the software giant is seen as a last chance to turn its... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
More than 100 startups eye floating pirate city outside... May 07 2012 22:05:07	Boy Genius Report
More than 100 startups eye floating pirate city outside Silicon Valley More than 100 international technology companies have interest in becoming residents of a floating city located in international waters outside of Silicon Valley. The project, called Blueseed, was co-founded by Max Marty and Dario Mutabdzija and lead by venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The company is looking to either convert a cruise ship or remodel a barge in into a pirate island that would provide living accommodations, working space and entertainment facilities for appr... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Next Xbox may already be in production May 07 2012 21:10:03	Boy Genius Report
Next Xbox may already be in production A Texas electronics company has allegedly begun production on Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox gaming console, according to a report from IGN. Production of the Xbox 720 is reportedly underway at the Austin, Texas branch of Flextronics, the same electronics company responsible for manufacturing the Xbox 360 and the original Xbox. Despite these reports, however, Microsoft firmly stated that the next-generation Xbox will not debut at this year’s E3 gaming convention. The hardware curre... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Jury says Google infringed on Oracle’s copyrights May 07 2012 20:15:16	Boy Genius Report
Jury says Google infringed on Oracle’s copyrights A San Francisco jury on Monday determined that Google’s Android operating system infringes on Oracle’s copyrights concerning its Java programing language, Reuters reported. After days of deliberation, however, the jury could not decide whether Google had the right to fair use of the copyrighted material, an argument Oracle is now attempting to have thrown out. Google’s lawyers challenged the jury’s decision on Java and are moving for a mistrial. After rendering the copyri... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
New iPhone app enables self-destructing sext messages May 07 2012 19:30:10	Boy Genius Report
New iPhone app enables self-destructing sext messages Sexting, or the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs between mobile phones, continues to grow increasingly popular. Mobile users often have private photos posted to the Internet without their permission, and politicians and celebrities alike have taken explicit photos that using mobile devices that were eventually leaked. Unfortunately for Anthony Weiner, the congressman wasn’t aware of an iPhone app by the name of Snapchat. The program is available for free in Apple... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
HTC One-series launches couldn’t stop slide in April May 07 2012 18:45:52	Boy Genius Report
HTC One-series launches couldn’t stop slide in April HTC’s new line of One-series smartphones launched on April 2nd in Europe and parts of Asia, but HTC’s performance hasn’t yet caught up to the impressive earnings it managed last year. HTC reported six consecutive months of record revenue in 2011 before increased competition from Samsung and the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S began a steep slide that continued last month. HTC on Monday announced that its consolidated revenue for the month of April totaled NT$31.03 billion, or... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Microsoft launches $99 Xbox 360 bundle May 07 2012 18:10:07	Boy Genius Report
Microsoft launches $99 Xbox 360 bundle As previously rumored, Microsoft is now offering a subsidized 4GB Xbox 360 gaming console and Kinect for $99 with a monthly subscription option. The bundle requires customers to sign up for a two-year subscription to Xbox Live Gold Membership for $14.99 per month. The subscription plan is similar to the model wireless carriers have been using for years. If a customer is to break off the agreement prior to end of the 24-month contract period, early termination fees will apply. The deal is only av... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch May 07 2012 17:25:38	Boy Genius Report
Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apple has just released a new version of iOS for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Listed changes are as follows: This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: • Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut • Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks • Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances • Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading L... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Unannounced BlackBerry 10 devices revealed by developer... May 07 2012 16:50:45	Boy Genius Report
Unannounced BlackBerry 10 devices revealed by developer phone A number of unannounced devices currently being developed by Research In Motion have been revealed by the alpha software included on the developer preview phone the vendor distributed last week. BlackBerry watcher N4BB discovered a number of code-names referencing unannounced BlackBerry devices in RIM’s BlackBerry 10 alpha software, several of which are expected to run the Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system when they launch in the future.... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple ‘iTV’ details emerge from source claiming to have... May 07 2012 15:35:22	Boy Genius Report
Apple ‘iTV’ details emerge from source claiming to have seen a prototype Apple’s upcoming high-definition television is real, and it will reportedly feature an aluminum construction, Siri, FaceTime video calling and more. An anonymous source speaking with Cult of Mac claims to have seen a prototype of Apple’s upcoming “iTV” in action, and a number of details have been reinforced as a result. “It resembled an Apple monitor, only much larger,” the unnamed source told the site, referring to the aluminum LED Cinema Displays Apple curre... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
RIM takes shots at Apple and iPhone owners with new cam... May 07 2012 14:30:45	Boy Genius Report
RIM takes shots at Apple and iPhone owners with new campaign Despite its new CEO promising a renewed focus on marketing, Research In Motion hasn’t been known for effective campaigns of late. The company launched a sizable advertising blitz earlier this year that focused on its new BlackBerry Bold smartphones, but the commercials had no apparent impact on smartphone sales in key markets including the United States. Late last month, RIM and its Australian marketing agency Tongue began a campaign that takes a different approach to raising brand awarene... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
AT&T to launch $49.99 Focus 2 Windows Phone on May 20th May 07 2012 13:41:52	Boy Genius Report
AT&T to launch $49.99 Focus 2 Windows Phone on May 20th Samsung and AT&T on Monday announced the Samsung Focus 2, a budget-friendly Windows Phone launching on May 20th for just $49.99 on contract. The handset features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 5-megapixel camera, Windows Phone 7.5 and 4G LTE connectivity. “AT&T offers our customers the broadest Windows Phone portfolio of any carrier, with three 4G LTE Windows Phones – the only 4G LTE Windows Phones in the U.S. – now at a variety of price points and form factors,” AT&T SVP ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon unveiled May 07 2012 13:20:46	Boy Genius Report
HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon unveiled HTC and Verizon Wireless on Monday unveiled their newest DROID-branded smartphone, the DROID Incredible 4G LTE. Launching in the coming weeks, the newest addition to the Incredible franchise features a 4-inch qHD Super LCD display, a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera, Beats Audio and Sense 4 atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. No details regarding pricing were made available, however the phone made a brief appearance on Verizon’s website listed at $299.99. The... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple said to be prepping $799 MacBook Air May 07 2012 12:55:17	Boy Genius Report
Apple said to be prepping $799 MacBook Air While Windows-powered “ultrabooks” have yet to really make a splash in the market, Apple is reportedly considering a move that could further limit their appeal as vendors prepare a second wave of less expensive ultrabook models. Citing unnamed sources within Apple’s supply chain, Digitimes on Monday reported that Apple is readying a new entry-level MacBook Air model that could launch in the third quarter this year. Details are extremely limited, though it is presumed that the n... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Adobe Creative Suite 6 now available, cloud add-on comi... May 07 2012 11:40:45	Boy Genius Report
Adobe Creative Suite 6 now available, cloud add-on coming May 11th Following an unveiling last month, Adobe on Monday announced that its Creative Suite 6 software is now available for purchase and its Creative Cloud solution will become available on May 11th. ”We announced Creative Cloud and CS6 two weeks ago and these releases have caught the imagination of creatives everywhere,” Adobe’s SVP of digital media, David Wadhwani, said in a statement. “Today we’re shipping CS6 and look forward to the beginning of an exciting new era as... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
AT&T unveils home automation and security solution May 07 2012 04:01:50	Boy Genius Report
AT&T unveils home automation and security solution AT&T on Monday unveiled a new end-to-end suite of home automation and home security services ahead of the annual CTIA Wireless convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dubbed AT&T Digital Life, the carrier’s new offering is an IP-based solution that includes home security and automation features, professional installation and monitoring services, and software for PCs, tablets or smartphones that allows users to monitor and control system features remotely from anywhere in the world. ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung looking to acquire mobile companies (but not RIM) May 05 2012 02:00:42	Boy Genius Report
Samsung looking to acquire mobile companies (but not RIM) J.K. Shin, president of Samsung’s mobile business, sat down with The Wall Street Journal and revealed that the South Korean manufacturer has begun aggressively hiring foreign software engineers in an effort keep pace with Apple’s iPhone. Samsung, which has traditionally developed its own hardware, is also embracing the possibility of making key acquisitions in the mobile space. “The technology industry is growing very quickly and it is too much of a burden to try to do everythi... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Android lost money in 2010 May 05 2012 00:45:37	Boy Genius Report
Android lost money in 2010 During Google’s ongoing legal dispute with Oracle, the judge presiding over the case revealed the Internet giant’s Android mobile operating system was not profitable in 2010, Reuters reported. Google does not publicly report financial information regarding its Android operating system, however the judge did not disclose specific figures, but instead said it lost money in each quarter of 2010. “That adds up to a big loss for the whole year,” he said. Oracle argued that ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
New malware exploits flaw in old versions of Office for... May 04 2012 23:30:54	Boy Genius Report
New malware exploits flaw in old versions of Office for Mac Microsoft researchers recently discovered a piece of Mac OS X malware that exploits a three-year-old flaw in old versions of Office for Mac. The threat uses a multi-stage attack, just like a Windows virus would. While Microsoft did fix the problem in 2009, the software giant notes that not every machine is up-to-date. The company’s data indicates, however, that the malware is not widespread. “No operating system that exists outside a laboratory is entirely immune to malware,” ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Happy ‘International Day Against DRM’ May 04 2012 22:15:21	Boy Genius Report
Happy ‘International Day Against DRM’ The Free Software Foundation has created a campaign in an effort to eliminate digital rights management (DRM) and embrace DRM-free media. “While DRM has largely been defeated in downloaded music, it is a growing problem in the area of eBooks, where people have had their books restricted so they can’t freely loan, re-sell or donate them, read them without being tracked, or move them to a new device without re-purchasing all of them,” the campaign’s website reads. “Th... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Unannounced hardware tweak gives new iPad 2 longer batt... May 04 2012 21:00:58	Boy Genius Report
Unannounced hardware tweak gives new iPad 2 longer battery life When Apple unveiled its third-generation iPad in March, the company also announced that the iPad 2 would remain on the market at a reduced price. The Cupertino-based company did not reveal that the year old tablet had a significant upgrade to its internal hardware,however. The original 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad 2 featured a 45nm A5 processor, but the $399 iPad 2 is equipped with a smaller and more power efficient 32nm A5 processor, according to AnandTech. Performance remains the same on both devices,... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Google to be fined millions by U.S. over Safari breach May 04 2012 19:45:40	Boy Genius Report
Google to be fined millions by U.S. over Safari breach The United States Federal Trade Commission will fine Google for its breach of Apple’s Safari web browser security, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The Internet giant is currently negotiating with the Commission over an acceptable fine, which could amount to tens of millions of dollars. The fine would be the first time the FTC has ever punished a company for violating Internet privacy safeguards. Google in February was found to be bypassing the privacy settings of millions of unknowing Safari... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Banking on Galaxy S III’s success, Samsung aims to sell... May 04 2012 18:40:51	Boy Genius Report
Banking on Galaxy S III’s success, Samsung aims to sell 200 million smartphones in 2012 Following the announcement of its next-generation flagship Galaxy S III smartphone, Samsung’s mobile boss JK Shin has revealed that the South Korea-based consumer electronics giant has its sights set sky high in 2012. According to Shin, Samsung is looking to sell 200 million smartphones this year, increasing its share of the global market to between 23% and 24%, up from 21.1% in 2011, MarketWatch reports. According to the latest numbers from market research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsun... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Walmart slashes AT&T iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S prices [upd... May 04 2012 17:35:13	Boy Genius Report
Walmart slashes AT&T iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S prices [updated] Walmart has evidently dropped its prices on the AT&T iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S in select retail stores, according to Cult Of Mac. Without rhyme or reason, the price of the 8GB iPhone 4 on AT&T has dropped from $88 to $34, and the 16GB iPhone 4S is now being offered for only $114, down from the original list price of $188. The new prices apply to any AT&T customers, whether they are new activations or upgrades. Unfortunately, pricing on Verizon and Sprint iPhone models has not been lower... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Your move, HTC May 04 2012 16:30:20	Boy Genius Report
Your move, HTC Behold the Ghost of Palm Past. Earlier this week, industry watchers got to relive the rise and fall of webOS as Research In Motion gave the world a brief look at a gorgeous new smartphone platform while failing to convince anyone that it can succeed in a market dominated by Apple and Google. RIM’s stock plummeted from a high of $14.62 earlier this week to the $11-range as a result. Then, on Thursday, Samsung took the wraps off its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III. The impressiv... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Mobile porn revenue to reach almost $1 billion by 2015 May 04 2012 15:15:35	Boy Genius Report
Mobile porn revenue to reach almost $1 billion by 2015 Juniper Research’s latest report estimates that mobile adult content subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015, led by increased growth in the smartphone and tablet markets, along with the availability of increasingly faster mobile data connections. The firm states that tablets offer a “more engaging experience,” allowing users to see content in more detail and delivering more browsing options. The porn industry still faces many hurdles in emerging markets, however,... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung Galaxy S III tipped to land on all four major U... May 04 2012 14:10:44	Boy Genius Report
Samsung Galaxy S III tipped to land on all four major U.S. carriers Samsung’s new flagship smartphone may launch on all four major U.S. carriers as well as a number of regional carriers beginning this summer. Samsung on Thursday unveiled the Galaxy S III during a press conference in London, and the vendor said its sleek new smartphone will launch on nearly 300 different wireless service providers around the world in the coming months. At the same time, Samsung added a page on its U.S. website that allows users to sign up to receive more information about t... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Nokia sued because Windows Phone is failing [updated] May 04 2012 13:05:13	Boy Genius Report
Nokia sued because Windows Phone is failing [updated] Adding insult to injury is never a concern for the litigious among us, and one man has filed a class action suit against Nokia in New York because its comeback, thus far, has been anything but. Complaint Robert Chmielinski, represented by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, alleges that Nokia’s shift to the Windows Phone platform has not halted its sliding position in the global smartphone market, as the company promised it would. Nokia reported last month that it lost a staggering $1.7 b... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Watch Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event [video] May 04 2012 11:40:49	Boy Genius Report
Watch Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event [video] Samsung unveiled its flagship smartphone for 2012 during an action-packed, occasionally bizarre press conference held in London on Thursday. The device has some big shoes to fill considering the success of the Galaxy S II and all its variants, so a spectacular Unpacked event was in order. The South Korea-based vendor tried to stream the event live on its Facebook page, but many eager onlookers reported difficulties when they tried to load Samsung’s video player. For those who were unable t... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Nokia prepping ‘hybrid’ devices and tablets, admits it ... May 04 2012 03:45:52	Boy Genius Report
Nokia prepping ‘hybrid’ devices and tablets, admits it failed to adapt Nokia’s outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila told the Financial Times the company plans to launch a range of tablets and “hybrid” smart mobile devices, although no time frame was given, Reuters reported. The Chairman, who has been with the company for 27 years, admitted that Nokia acted too slow at the start of the smartphone revolution. He believes, however, that the combination of new products and Nokia services will help the company recover.”Tablets are an important one, so ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Microsoft hires 14 Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab May 04 2012 02:30:33	Boy Genius Report
Microsoft hires 14 Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab Microsoft has hired 14 Yahoo researchers for its brand new New York research lab, AllThingsD reported. The hires come after Yahoo made significant layoffs last month to its research and development unit. According to Jennifer Chayes, who manages Microsoft Research in New England and New York, the researchers were’t hired as a package deal. “I don’t feel like we hired a group; I feel like we hired 15 amazing individuals, some of which became available because there were some problem... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Smartphone shipments estimated to reach 1.7 billion in ... May 04 2012 01:15:32	Boy Genius Report
Smartphone shipments estimated to reach 1.7 billion in 2017, led by Android Market research firm Ovum estimates that smartphone shipments will continue to grow and reach 1.7 billion units in 2017. The company cites increased demand from emerging markets, alongside the growth of Android, which will fuel ballooning handset shipments. “Android will dominate the smartphone market over the next five years,” said Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum. “While Apple has defined the smartphone market since it introduced the iPhone in 2007, we’re now seeing a ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple investigating multi-tiered haptics system for iPhone May 04 2012 00:00:40	Boy Genius Report
Apple investigating multi-tiered haptics system for iPhone Documentation surrounding a recent Apple patent published by the United States Trademark and Patent Office reveals that the iPhone-maker is working on a new intelligent multi-tiered haptics system. The Cupertino-based company states that traditional tactile feedback systems provide a user with the ability to interact with a device through touch or contact. Using the technology described in the patent documentation, Apple’s invention could allow a future iPhone’s display to deform in... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Sprint May 03 2012 22:55:53	Boy Genius Report
Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Sprint During Samsung’s announcement of its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone, the manufacturer did not reveal which U.S. carriers would offer the device. According to The Verge’s anonymous sources, however, Sprint will launch the highly anticipated handset later this year. The nation’s third-largest carrier has previously offered a variant of the Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smartphones. While details surrounding a Sprint-specific model are unavailable at this time... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Numerous websites found to contain malware specifically... May 03 2012 21:40:04	Boy Genius Report
Numerous websites found to contain malware specifically targeting Android devices Hacked websites are frequently used to infect PCs with malware, however the team at Lookout Mobile Security has discovered that hacked websites are specifically targeting Android-powered mobile devices for the first time. The malware, called NotCompatible, is a Trojan that poses as a system update but acts like a proxy redirect. After visiting an infected website, the Android mobile web browser will automatically begin downloading the NotCompatible malware, which is named “Update.apk.̶... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple owns 8.8% of cell phone market, 73% of cell phone... May 03 2012 20:35:31	Boy Genius Report
Apple owns 8.8% of cell phone market, 73% of cell phone profits After posting the most profitable quarter in technology company history to close 2011 — and the second most profitable quarter among all companies, ever — Apple came back again in the first calendar quarter of 2012 and managed another monster quarter. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant earned $11.6 billion on $39.2 billion in sales during the second fiscal quarter of 2012, and its iPhone was responsible for an estimated 80% of all smartphone profits during the quarter. Accordi... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Flipboard for Android coming soon May 03 2012 19:50:35	Boy Genius Report
Flipboard for Android coming soon The newly announced Samsung Galaxy S III will include an exclusive version of Flipboard, the popular social news magazine app that is currently available only on iOS. The South Korean vendor stated that it has an exclusive on the app for an unspecified amount of time, and it will not arrive in the Google Play marketplace until later this year, according to SlashGear. The app is similar to the version found on the iPhone, and features a gesture based interface that allows users to log in via s... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Facebook seeks $85 billion to $95 billion valuation for... May 03 2012 19:05:32	Boy Genius Report
Facebook seeks $85 billion to $95 billion valuation for IPO [updated] Facebook will set its share price range between the high-$20s and mid-$30s when it makes its initial public offering later this month, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. According to the paper’s unnamed sources, the company is seeking a valuation of between $85 billion and $95 billion. Facebook is expected to make its offering on May 18th following a series of meetings with investors, and it could raise as much as $10 billion according to earlier reports. Facebook’s IPO... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung Galaxy S III unveiled: 1.4GHz quad-core, 720p 4... May 03 2012 18:10:12	Boy Genius Report
Samsung Galaxy S III unveiled: 1.4GHz quad-core, 720p 4.8-inch display, 4G LTE The Samsung Galaxy S III is finally real, and it’s just about everything we have reported it would be, though the specs have been dialed back a bit in some areas. The super-smartphone features an insanely fast 1.4GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch HD display, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 1GB of RAM and of course, 4G LTE. It’s all tightly packed into a slim case that is just 8.6 millimeters thick. Samsung is launching the Galaxy S III on May 29th in Europe and in th... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Kindle Fire market share tumbles in Q1 as new iPad laun... May 03 2012 17:35:52	Boy Genius Report
Kindle Fire market share tumbles in Q1 as new iPad launches Amazon’s Kindle Fire debuted and found rapid success, recording an explosive first quarter and capturing a 14% share of the overall tablet market. The latest numbers from comScore indicate the Kindle Fire had almost doubled its share of the U.S. Android tablet market over the past two months to 54.4%. According to market research firm IDC, however, Amazon’s market share tumbled from 16.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011 to just over 4% last quarter, pushing Amazon to the No.3 spot behi... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Religious websites contain more malware than porn sites May 03 2012 16:40:45	Boy Genius Report
Religious websites contain more malware than porn sites People who browse religious websites are more likely to have their computers infected with a virus than those who visit pornographic websites, according to Symantec’s annual “Internet Security Threat Report.” The firm found that websites with religious or ideological themes had triple the average number of threats than those featuring adult content. “It is interesting to note that websites hosting adult/pornographic content are not in the top five, but ranked tenth,” Symant... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha hands-on; meet the elusive Blac... May 03 2012 15:45:33	Boy Genius Report
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha hands-on; meet the elusive BlackBerry Colt RIM made an unprecedented move earlier this week when it gave away pre-production BlackBerry 10 hardware to developers, but it was a smart one. In order to develop for a brand new operating system and help grow develop support for a new platform, you need to be able to test on real hardware. Since this isn’t the phone that RIM will launch in the fall, there’s no issue letting the public see the hardware, right? Well, there’s more to the story. The BlackBerry 10 Alpha unit is a... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung’s Galaxy S III unveiling happens today; here’s ... May 03 2012 14:30:04	Boy Genius Report
Samsung’s Galaxy S III unveiling happens today; here’s how to watch it live Samsung is hosting a press conference on Thursday during which it will unveil the next installment in one of the most successful smartphone franchises of all time. The Galaxy S III is expected to be a technological marvel, packing a gigantic high-definition Super AMOLED display, a quad-core Exynos processor, 4G LTE, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and more into an ultra-thin ceramic case. Samsung has gone to great lengths to keep its new flagship phone under wraps, but an inevitable series of lea... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
New iPhone to feature 4-inch display, metal case, small... May 03 2012 13:25:38	Boy Genius Report
New iPhone to feature 4-inch display, metal case, smaller dock connector, fall release Apple’s new iPhone, which is currently rumored to launch in September or October, is reportedly going to be the first iPhone to have a larger display. Multiple reports have suggested that the new iPhone will feature a 4-inch screen, and iLounge’s Jeremy Horowitz is throwing his weight behind it as well. Additionally, he’s reporting that the device will be taller and 20% thinner than the current iPhone 4S. The back of the device will have a metal panel according to the report, t... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple’s ‘iTV’ might not launch until 2014 May 03 2012 13:00:40	Boy Genius Report
Apple’s ‘iTV’ might not launch until 2014 Rumors surrounding the imminent launch of an Apple-branded HDTV have been swirling for the better part of a year, and while some industry watchers expect the “iTV” to launch as early as this summer, one analyst suggests that we’re still more than a year away from seeing Apple launch an iOS-powered television. JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz said on Thursday that his firm does not believe Apple will release an HDTV in the near future. “We are not sure that the Apple pre... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Apple remains top U.S. smartphone vendor May 03 2012 11:45:14	Boy Genius Report
Apple remains top U.S. smartphone vendor The NPD Group on Wednesday released the results of its monthly Mobile Phone Track service, and determined Apple was the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States. The Cupertino-based company’s market share increased by 7% in the first quarter year-over-year and totaled 29% of all U.S. smartphones. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone and overall mobile phone vendor, followed closely on Apple’s heels and saw tremendous growth of 140% to grab a 24% share of the market... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »

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