
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese entertainment giant Nintendo will on Saturday launch in its domestic market the world's first video game console with a 3-D screen that works without special glasses.
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese entertainment giant Nintendo will on Saturday launch in its domestic market the world's first video game console with a 3-D screen that works without special glasses.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc made substantial changes to its search engine in a direct attack on companies that churn out low-quality stories and videos.
Android owners were probably a bit disappointed that the rumor of an Android Market music store to drop with Honeycomb didn’t pan out, seeing as the Motorola Xoom and Honeycomb are here, but no Google Music service.
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea's biggest mobile phone carrier has devised a smartphone application to revive a flagging custom -- raising the national standard over homes on important holidays.
Apple is testing a new type of lock screen on the iPhone, similar to the gesture-based lock screen on Android phones, 9to5Mac reports.
We know, Archos already makes fairly cheap tablets, but believe it or not, the company's going after an even cheaper segment with its new Arnova 8 and 10.
Amazon’s take on the App Store will let you buy apps and games for your Android mobile or tablet even before you have a device to run them on.
Round-table interview with Nick Parker, vice president, Worldwide Marketing, Microsoft Microsoft APAC OEM Division and John MacLellan, General Manager, OEM Business in Las Vegas.
MANILA, Philippines - Developing applications have become easier and more worthwhile by using our mobile phones and this is especially true when using the Symbian platform from Nokia, the world’s number 1 mobile phone brand.
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit New Zealand last Tuesday, Google has re-launched a website that allow users to search for loved-ones they may have lost contact with.
Apple as rumored has sent invitations to a special event on March 2. The teaser makes clear that the event will surround the next iPad and calls out Android tablets, inviting users to "come see what 2011 will be the year of." The event as suspected will be at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10AM Pacific.
Android is catching up to the iPhone in Japan but is much further back, new data from comScore found on Thursday. Google's platform exploded over the last half of 2010 and jumped from just 435,000 users in June to almost 2.2 million at the end of that year.
AT&T has announced that it is finally ready to release an Android 2.2 update for HTC's Aria handset. The carrier promises the update to arrive on Friday, after the company began releasing over-the-air Froyo updates for Samsung's Captivate handset earlier today.
September launch pegged for delayed iPhone 5 release
Android 3.0 was given two boosts on Tuesday from Motorola and Google. Motorola said in a response that the Xoom's bootloader could be unlocked or relocked much as on a Nexus S, letting users install custom ROMs and other firmware.
HP on Wednesday brought out a major revamp of its EliteBook pro notebooks. The 14-inch 8460p and 15.6-inch 8560p make the expected upgrade to Intel's new-generation Core chips but wield this with a new extra-high capacity battery.
Huawei Ideos U8150-B is touted as the first handset to have Android 2.2 (Froyo) pre-installed and, more significantly, also the cheapest Android phone of the world. People, remember that when you go out looking for one, okay?
IK Multimedia has launched its Amplitube Fender app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The new app emulates a number of classic Fender amp and stomp box tones and was designed in conjunction with the tone gurus at Fender.
The tablet craze has reached fever pitch. Every day, a new iPad 2 rumors arise. At the annual Mobile World Congress, major players such as HTC, LG, and Samsung unveiled their respective Android tablet offerings. And Motorola has captured headlines with its confirmation that the full-strength 3G + Wi-Fi version of the Xoom will sell for $800--$130 more than the first-generation iPad.
Apple late Sunday virtually confirmed its impending MacBook Pro update through shipping delays on the US Apple Store.
BARCELONA, Spain (Hollywood Reporter) – The 2011 instellment of Mobile World Congress, which gathered 60,000 professionals from 200 countries, served as the official coming-out party for the next generation of Google Android smartphones and tablets.
The iPhone 4 is now on Verizon's network. But the Droid line of smartphones, running Google's open-source Android operating system, is already there ... and it's not going anywhere!
Over a decade ago, before becoming a mainstream phenomenon and about when "smartphone" first started to become a word, the BlackBerry was a novel device for those of us who were out of the office a lot but wanted to make it seem that we were at our desks (or in my case, while doing other things for fun, like playing basketball in northern New Jersey, or sailing while pretending to be at work).
Despite unconfirmed reports about the state of his health, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is scheduled to meet Thursday night with President Obama and other tech leaders.
Despite no presence whatsoever from Apple and a tendency among the judges to favor exhibitors, the iPhone 4 bested several attending rivals --
Decent multimedia player hampered by poor screen and Android limitations
MANILA, Philippines - Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific has announced the debut of Fujitsu’s first MeeGo netbook based on the Intel Atom processor, the LIFEBOOK MH330, opening up infinite social capabilities for tomorrow’s computing experience.
The first notebooks to get Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors will be Toshiba's new Portege R800 series, which was just unveiled at MWC.
MANILA, Philippines - Touch screen computing is not new, but still quite stranger to some of us. Yup, we’re among those who just recently discovered the joy of touch...computing. Thanks to the Acer Touch LCD T231H which has just checked in here at MB Technews lab.
A behind the scenes sighting on Sunday of last-minute Mobile World Congress prep at the Fira de Barcelona confirmed that Intel plans to show a Atom-based MeeGo smartphone at the event on Monday.
The buzz was definitely deafening. With units running on Android sold at nearly 32.9 million (as reported by Reuters), Android had definitely surpassed its contemporaries.
YouTube in a last-minute unveiling with LG said it would start taking mobile video uploads in 3D. The move will let people share 3D videos for the first time in earnest. LG's Optimus 3D will be the first to have the option and, because of the glasses-free display, can display much of the content it records.
MANILA, Philippines - Samsung Electronics Philippines, Corp. (SEPCO) sent us a pre-Valentine's Day gift in the form of super slim and sexy Samsung Notebook 9 Series. With vital statistics tipping the scales at only 1.31kg (2.88lbs.), only 16.3mm(0.64inches) in depth, and with a screen size of 13 inches, we'd take this baby to bed, anytime.
Tomorrow's the PlayStation Phone's big day, after months that felt like years speculating about what it would look like, how much it would cost, and what the heck Sony plans to actually call it (hint: not 'PlayStation Phone').
PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz must hand over his computers to Sony lawyers as part of a temporary restraining order issued last month, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
HELSINKI (AP) – Technology titans Nokia and Microsoft are combining forces to make smart phones that might challenge rivals like Apple and Google and revive their own fortunes in a market they have struggled to keep up with.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc and Facebook Inc, plus others, have held low level takeover talks with Twitter that give the Internet sensation a value as high as $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
New code unearthed in iOS 4.3 beta 3 may have shown the first signs of gaming for the Apple TV.
MANILA, Philippines - Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7) promises to provide an enhanced social media experience to those who can't get enough of Facebook.
There's been no shortage of cases for Verizon's flavor of the iPhone 4 --
SAN FRANCISCO - Smartphones have become prime targets for hackers and spammers, computer security firm McAfee said in a report released Tuesday.
There's a new update out for Skype on iOS devices today that which expands the new videocalling
Nikon is reportedly planning on introducing its first mirrorless camera, possibly towards the end of March.
Right on cue, Olympus' latest entrant into the world of Micro Four Thirds is now shipping.
Dell has detailed its new Latitude XT3 Windows 7 convertible tablet.
Acer's already rolled out a few 3D-capable monitors (among other products), but none quite like it's new GN245HQ model,
Globe Telecom welcomed international information and communications technology (ICT) dignitaries to its Network Operations Center (NOC) for a tour of its network management and monitoring systems.
Something is coming to the Superbowl on Sunday the 13th, and MB Technews will most probably get its hands on this “something” on the same date -- barring delivery hitches.