Google Android updates are tricky

Google's update process for Android is trash and it can't do anything about it.

Bitcoin network trashes supercomputers

The Bitcoin hash network is eight times faster than the world’s top 500 supercomputers combined.

Samsung Galaxy S4 storms into the market

Smartphone juggernaut Samsung has reportedly managed to beat its own sales projections with the Galaxy S4.

Pirate Bay man to run for political office

Pirate Bay co-founder and former spokesperson Peter Sunde plans to run for European Parliament next year on the Finnish Pirate Bay ticket.

Lulzsec hacker caught red-handed - report

One of the leaders of the international hacking ring Lulzsec was caught when he broke into a website belonging to a local authority in northwestern New South Wales, Australia.

Microsoft alleged to read Skype messages

A security outfit claims it has evidence that Microsoft is reading user Skype messages.

Apple blames Steve Jobs in book inquiry

Apple is trying to tell a US court that its former messiah, Steve Jobs, was lying when he bragged about bullying publishers into an epublishing deal.

This Android-powered BenQ display doesn't need a PC

Touchscreen capability is probably one of Microsoft's biggest and most hyped Windows 8 selling points. 

Zotac Zbox gets an Intel Core i3/i5 update

Zotac recently revamped its Zbox mini computer lineup with Intel Core i3 and i5 processor options. 

Ruggedized Earl E-ink tablet designed for the outdoors

One of the most appealing features of digital readers and other devices equipped with e-ink displays is that they're very easy to read in bright sunlight.

Creep bugs woman with drone

In Capitol Hill Seattle's complaints blog, a woman has reported a stranger flying a drone near her house and refusing to leave. 

Samsung becomes the smartphone chieftain

Smartphone wars are becoming rather predictable. Every quarter sales notch up and every quarter Samsung emerges as the big winner. The last quarter was no exception. However, growth is slowing as the market matures, although there is still plenty of room for growth in emerging markets. 

Sharp sharpens up its act

Sharp has announced that it has made Kozo Takahashi its new president and CEO.

French to tax smartphones and tablets

The French government is seriously considering a new tax on smartphones and tablets. The one percent tax would be imposed on a range of “internet compatible devices” and it could yield about 86 million euro per year. 

Nintendo gets the chance to Wii

Nintendo has won a US appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its Wii system into the United States.
Haswell die

Where there's an Intel Haswell there's a has way

Hot Hardware has spotted that Intel's new Haswell chip is going to be the first x86 CPU to have a on-die voltage regulator module, or VRM.
Founding father of Intel, Gordon Moore

Intel will win in foundry wars

Moore's Law is eventually going to crush Intel's opposition as companies are unable to pay the huge costs involved in R&D and new process gear.
Famous prostitute Sally Salisbury

Linkedin acts against prostitutes

Professional social network LinkedIn recently announced a series of privacy policy changes, most of which are simplifications of existing policies, but one change isn’t.

Google ups the storage ante

Search engine Google has surprised observers by stepping up the size of its free cloud based storage offerings from five to 15GB.
West Virginia Capitol building

Sexting banned in West Virginia

The great state of West Virginia has come up with a new law that would drag teenagers to court for sexting each other.