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Apple iPhone Rumor Roundup 5/9 - Low-Cost iPhone Gossip Heats Up - Coming in 2013?

Today, according to CNET, via Retuers 'Pegatron, which makes the iPhone and iPad, said that it will build up its workforce in China by up to 40 percent during the second half of the year, Reuters repo... (more...)

Apple Rumor Roundup 5/6 - Will We Get an iPad Mini WITH Retina in Q3?

It's a day that ends with 'y', so it's time for a new Apple iPad rumor and today's comes from CNET and NDP DisplaySearch analysts who claim that they see a refresh in Q3 of 2013, with, wait for ait ..... (more...)

Apple Rumor Roundup 4/29 - iPad 5 to Enter Production in October for Christmas Launch?

It's a day that ends with 'y', so it's time for a new Apple iPad rumor and today's comes again for the ever-prognosticating folks at KGI Securities, namely Ming-Chi Kuo via CultofMac. (more...)

More Smartphones Were Shipped in Q1 2013 Than Feature Phones, An Industry First According to IDC

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year over year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International... (more...)

BIG Apple Reports Second Quarter Results - 37.4 Million iPhones, 19.5 Million iPads, 4 Million Macs

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 30, 2013. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.... (more...)

Student-Engineered Robots from China, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the U.S. Defeat the Competition at the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championship

Over the weekend, more than 15,000 student participants, educators, mentors, industry leaders and community members from 24 countries descended upon the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate the acco... (more...)

Apple Rumor Roundup 4/18 - iPad 5 to be 15% Thinner and 25% Lighter?

We think the tablet will, at 7.5-8.0mm, be 15% thinner than iPad 4. The new device will likely be about 500 grams, or some 25% lighter than iPad 4, run on an A7X processor, and sport cameras with simi... (more...)

MGM Resorts Outlines Vision For Dynamic Entertainment District in Las Vegas Featuring World-Class Arena, Dining, Bar Scene and Retail

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) unveiled details today about the experience it is creating in Las Vegas surrounding the world-class 20,000-seat arena under development in partnership with renown... (more...)

Chinese Smartphone Game Publisher Yodo1 Gets $5 Million in Series A Funding

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Apple iPhone Rumor Roundup 4/16 - New iPhone 5S to Feature 12 Megapixel Camera and Improved Low-Light Shooting?

Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that Foxconn, Apple's Taiwan based factories of choice, have added 10,000 employees to its assembly line, all to help prepare for the demand of the upcoming iPho... (more...)

Apple Rumor Roundup 4/16 - iPad 5 to Be Announced on June 18th!

So when will we see it? Well, Tactus claims Apple will announce the device at a media event on June 18, months earlier than most reports have been suggesting. It's unclear whether a new iPad mini will... (more...)

Apple iPhone Rumor Roundup 4/15 - Foxconn Adds 10,000 Workers for iPhone 5

Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that Foxconn, Apple's Taiwan based factories of choice, have added 10,000 employees to its assembly line, all to help prepare for the demand of the upcoming iPho... (more...)

Security Update: Mobile Malware Up 163% in 2012, 2013 to Be Worse

According to a new security report released today by NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, mobile malware threats increased 163% to more than 65,000 in 2012... (more...)

Plantronics President and CEO Taking Temporary Leave of Absence

Plantronics, Inc. today announced that president and CEO Ken Kannappan will be taking a temporary medical leave of absence to address a treatable form of cancer, starting immediately. He is expected t... (more...)

AT&T GoPhone Customers Get New International Calling Options With Mexico Plus Package

Beginning April 12, AT&T* GoPhone customers will have a new affordable, international calling option with the Mexico Plus package. Mexico Plus will be available for only $10 a month and include: (more...)

Instagram Competitor Camera360 launches on Windows Phone 8

Camera360 recently announced the launch of its newest product on the Windows Phone 8 platform.Developed by Chengdu Pinguo Technology Co. Ltd., the same company that created the award-winning mobile ca... (more...)

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the First Quarter of 2013 Drop to Lowest Levels Since Second Quarter of 2009

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a 11.2 percent decline from the first quarter of 2012, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Global PC shipm... (more...)

Apple Rumor Roundup 4/9 - iPad 5 to Enter Production in Late Summer

Today's round of new Apple rumors comes straight from iLounge.com who talks about the upcoming 5th generation iPad, the rumored iPhone 5S and the plastic iPhone that are all said to be in various stag... (more...)

Altima Launches Development Kit with ALTERA 28nm Arria V GX FPGA, Ideal for Processing 4K / 8K Resolution and Uncompressed Video Transmissions

Altima Corp. (1-5-5 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa prefecture, President: Akinobu Miyoshi, hereinafter Altima) announces the release of a development kit for the evaluation and desi... (more...)

NVIDIA Announces Global 'World of Tanks' Open Tournament

NVIDIA today announced the first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament(1), where combatants will compete to win NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series graphics cards and a shot at a $100,000 tota... (more...)

Best Buy & More Offering Major iPad Discounts - Sign of New iPads Coming SOON?

Today, furthering belief in these rumors, a slew of retailers are offerning some MAJOR discounts on all the iPad and iPad mini models. (more...)

Uh-Oh - Is iOS 7 Running Behind and Will it Cause Delays for Apple's OS X 10.9 Too Plus - New iPad Being Announced in April?

In a new chat with Branch.com, Daring Fireball's guru extraordinaire Jon Gruber shares a few of the tidbits that he's heard from insider sources about the upcoming iOS 7. What's he say? (more...)

Apple iPhone Rumor Roundup 4/2 - iPhone 5S Production to Begin This Quarter; Cheap iPhone Later This Year

Today, the Wall Street Journal has jumped onto the same bandwagon, noting that 'Apple Inc. plans to begin production of a new iPhone similar in size and shape to its current one in the second quarter ... (more...)

Apple iPhone Rumor Roundup 3/29 - iPhone 5S to Be Unveiled on June 20, Onsale in July?

Japanese website MacFan is reporting this morning that Apple will unveil the iPhone 5S on Thursday, June 20th at a typically splashy Apple event and that the device will then go on sale in July. This ... (more...)

NVIDIA Announces Global 'World of Tanks' Open Tournament

NVIDIA today announced the first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament(1), where combatants will compete to win NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series graphics cards and a shot at a $100,000 tota... (more...)