Apple dealt class action lawsuit over in-app purchases, child ‘exploitation’
A father of two has sued Apple for the ease of its in-app purchases, despite the company's attempts to make doing so more difficult.
Google exec: We want Apple’s iPhone to succeed
Forget the smartphone wars: According to Google executive Daniel Alegre, success of Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices is a key part of Google's revenue strategy.
Drinking alcohol improves the ability to learn and remember, study shows
Contrary to what last night's drunken blackout may have taught you, drinking actually improves the brain's ability to learn and remember, according to a new study from the University of Texas.
Apple poaches Microsoft’s cloud computing expert
Microsoft data center "guru" Kevin Timmons has reportedly left Redmond for a new home at Apple. Cloud-based iTunes coming soon?
Sony considering two-week shutdown in Japan to save energy
Faced with massive disruptions to its power supply, Sony is considering a two-week shutdown this summer to save reduce energy consumption.
Verizon iPhone boosts Apple iOS ad share gains over Android, study shows
While Android remains the market leader in terms of mobile ad share, Apple made companies more money through their ad network in March, according to Millennial Media.
As Apple’s iPad 2 shines, PC sales plummet
If any doubt remains that the 'post-PC' era is quickly approaching, a new batch of Q1 sale figures from research firm IDC should clear that up.
Tweetbot app steals Twitter’s iPhone thunder
There's a new mobile Twitter client in town, Tweetbot, and it has the goods to knock the official Twitter iPhone app from its throne.
Google invests $168 million in world’s largest solar tower power plant
Google furthered its quest to build an alternative energy infrastructure this week with a $168 million investment in a massive California solar farm.
Apple has not yet released iPhone 5 production plans, says supplier
A new report that Apple hasn't yet informed its component manufacturers when to start producing parts for the iPhone 5 suggest the next-generation smartphone is still a long way off.
Goodbye, USB: Intel to release Thunderbolt developer kits
Intel has announced that it will soon release developer kits for its high-speed data transfer system, Thunderbolt, which will help accelerate adoption of the technology.
Apple to launch revolutionary cloud-based TV service, says analyst
Apple has forever altered the music industry with its popular products. But now, says analyst Peter Misek, Apple plans to launch new products and services that will transform the television industry as well.
Director Peter Jackson: ‘The Hobbit’ is shot at twice the normal frame rate
Director of upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel "The Hobbit" says he's shooting the film at 48-frames-per-second, rather than 24 fps, because it looks far superior.
Man who claims to own 50 percent of Facebook says he has Zuckerberg emails to back him up
Legal problems continue for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg this week, with Paul Ceglia, the man who has filed a lawsuit that that he owns at least 50 percent of Facebook, submitting a swath of emails that he says proves his case.
Are carbon fiber Apple products in the works?
Apple's hiring of carbon fiber expert Kevin Kenny suggests the technology company could soon begin to produce products made of the lightweight material.
Facebook said to launch new social network with Chinese search giant Baidu
Facebook has reportedly signed a deal with China's most popular search engine company to launch a new social network in the digitally repressed Asian nation.
Official Steve Jobs biography due in 2012
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced this weekend that it plans to publish the first-ever authorized biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson, in early 2012.
Gaming tops tablet activity, says Google study
A Google AdMob study of tablet usage has found that playing games is more popular than any other activity.
New ‘shock wave’ engine could revolutionize hybrid vehicles
A newly invented breed of engine, known as a Wave Disk Generator, is lighter and more efficient than conventional combustion engines, and could reduce auto emissions by up to 90 percent.
Time Warner, Viacom go to court over TV-streaming iPad app
Time Warner Cable and Viacom have filed lawsuits against each other over the cable company's new iPad app that streams live TV.
Best Buy allegedly ‘blacklisted’ by Apple over iPad 2 sales (Update)
Rumor has it that Best Buy and Apple are at odds, which has put the electronics retail giant's sales of the iPad 2 on hold. But who is angry with whom remains a mystery.
Google CEO Larry Page cleans house, demands better social strategy
Determined to further Google's top spot in the tech industry, returning CEO Larry Page has begun to restructure the company, and add financial incentives to employees to create a winning social media strategy.
