Industry News

FTC reportedly planning sweeping probe of patent trolls

2013-06-20T06:40:36Z

Agency's investigation will include questions about whether patent assertion entities coordinate their lawsuits, The New York Times reports. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Southeast Asia e-tailer Lazada raises $100M in funding

2013-06-20T05:45:00Z

Online retailer, which bills itself as the "Amazon of Southeast Asia," hopes to tap a market where online shopping has yet to gain traction. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Fate of Microsoft's tablet OS in question -- again

2013-06-20T05:30:18Z

Device makers based in Asia are not keen on Windows RT. That has become painfully clear. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

LinkedIn suffers site outage due to 'DNS issue'

2013-06-20T04:35:51Z

The business networking site's home page is replaced by a domain sales page for about an hour. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

iPad Mini Retina's display is a moving target: Here's why

2013-06-20T03:50:49Z

Apple faces some tough choices when deciding on a display technology for the upcoming iPad Mini. That results in vagaries in suppliers' production schedules. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Successor to Optimus G will sport Snapdragon 800 processor

2013-06-20T03:14:17Z

LG's next flagship smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm's speedy new system-on-a-chip processor. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Rockmelt launches Android app with enhanced navigation

2013-06-20T03:07:00Z

The social browser creates a unique Android app that introduces navigation for bigger screens and "elevator buttons" for improved scrolling. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Best Buy recalls MacBook Pro replacement batteries due to 'burn hazards'

2013-06-20T02:15:37Z

With reports of 13 battery fires and one injury, the big-box retailer is recalling around 5,100 replacement batteries for the Apple laptops. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Best Buy recalls MacBook Pro batteries due to 'burn hazards'

2013-06-20T02:15:37Z

With reports of 13 battery fires and one injury, the big-box retailer is recalling around 5,100 replacement batteries for the Apple laptops. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Lawyer brilliantly bites township trying to shut his client's site

2013-06-20T02:00:00Z

Sometimes, cease-and-desist letters are mere morsels of intimidation, their legal grounds swamps. One lawyer decided that the accuser, West Orange, N.J., itself needed to shut up and go away. His letter smacks of literary genius. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

LG to mass-produce flexible displays for smartphones

2013-06-20T01:05:54Z

Looking to get a leg-up in the bendable display market, LG Display is going full throttle ahead with production of the new technology for mobile devices. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Microsoft has 'no plans' to revisit Xbox One's $499 price

2013-06-20T00:41:55Z

Even as the company backtracks on its unpopular game-sharing policy, a company exec tells CNET that it won't budge on the price for the console, some $100 more than the rival PlayStation 4. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Microsoft's Xbox DRM reversal not the first: 12 tech mulligans

2013-06-20T00:40:00Z

Microsoft's backpedaling on DRM restrictions for its upcoming Xbox One are not the first reversal from a tech giant. Here are 12 others. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Mad Max with an American accent? Not so fast

2013-06-19T23:17:40Z

Change.org petition protests the use of a U.S. lead actor in the upcoming game based on the classic Aussie film. "Carn mate, you just gotta get a true-blue Aussie bloke to do the yapping in this game," one protester says. [Read more] Read More......(read more)

Vine videos hide clues to new design, features

2013-06-19T23:16:44Z

App makers tease a host of changes ahead of Facebook's rumored Instagram video event. [Read more] Read More......(read more)