Report: Apple eyes ARM acquisition

Apple is reportedly eyeing a potential acquisition of UK-based ARM Holdings in a massive deal that could amount to more than £5.2 billion ($8 billion).  

Google acquires enigmatic hardware company

Google has reportedly acquired an engimatic San Jose-based startup staffed by former Apple and P.A. Semi employees.

Adobe ditches the iPhone and embraces Android

Adobe has halted Flash development for the iPhone after criticizing Apple for "tying developers down" to an unfriendly and rigid platform.

iPhone 4G Exclusive: It's weenerific!

Should the guy who lost the iPhone 4G prototype be shot, waterboarded, forced to read Kim Kardashian's tweets for ever, or merely skinned alive for this egregious hate crime?

Apple demands Gizmodo return "lost" iPhone 4G

Apple has demanded the return of a next-gen iPhone (4G) that was reportedly found in a Redwood City bar.

Why Android is better than Apple

Will Android-based smartphones such as the HTC Incredible crush Apple's next-gen iPhone (4G) in the perpetual battle for mobile dominance?

Report: iPhone 4G to use indigenous Apple processor

Apple is reportedly planning to use an internally designed application processor (AP) in its next-gen 4G iPhone.

Ether Publishing turns iPhone into e-reader

A new publishing start-up is offering short stories, essays and poetry on cellphones, in the hope that users will decide they just don't need an e-reader after all.

Apple's iPad closes in on Blackberry and Android

Apple's iPad is rapidly gaining online usage share and has almost drawn even with Blackberry and Android during its first 10 days on the market.  

Report: Apple eyes AMD processors for future Mac lineup

Move over Intel! Yes, Apple is reportedly negotiating with AMD over the adoption of alternative processors for future Mac products.

Hackers jailbreak iPhone OS 4 for underground devs

A talented team of veteran hackers has managed to successfully jailbreak Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 1.

Princeton isolates iPad WiFi problems

The IT department at Princeton University has reportedly managed to isolate the cause of the iPad's troubling WiFi woes.

Opera boasts one million iPhone downloads in a single day

Opera has confirmed that its Mini iPhone browser was downloaded more than one million times during the first day of its availability.

Why Israel banned the iPad

The State of Israel has officially banned Apple's "magical" iPad from entering the country. But why?

Report: Adobe to sue Apple over Flash ban

Adobe Systems is reportedly preparing to sue Apple over the latter's decision to ban Flash-converted (and Silverlight) apps on the iPhone 4 SDK.

The Microsoft Kin: The Blue Collar Phone


Often those of us who live with technology get excited about how much a new product can do and forget that most folks don’t want a Swiss Army Knife product nor do they want a Porsche, they want something simple and affordable that does the few things they want to do well.

Apple tells overseas iPad customers to wait a bit longer

Apple is to delay the international release of the iPad by a month, citing high demand.

Apple approves Opera Mini for the iPhone

Opera has become the first browser other than Apple's own Safari to be approved for the iPhone.

Desperate Apple junkies pay $2,260 for iPad

A number of desperate Apple junkies in India have apparently managed to stave off painful withdrawal symptoms by shelling out over $2,000 for a single iPad.

Report: Google prepping Android tablet for imminent launch

Google is reportedly poised to enter the crowded tablet marketplace with an Android-based e-reader that will "function like a computer."