Survey: iPhone owners most loyal to brand among mobile users

November 24, 2011 By Trevor Mogg The results of a new survey show that brand loyalty in the mobile market is strongest among iPhone owners, with 84 percent of them declaring they would choose another iPhone when they decide to replace their existing Apple device.  When it comes to brand loyalty in the smartphone market, Apple...

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Sony Tablet P on sale in the UK, brings hefty price tag with it

By Richard Devine   24 Nov 2011 12:47 pm The clamshell Sony Tablet P has found its way out into the wild in the UK, bringing to market with it a hefty pricetag just a penny under £500.  The Tegra 2, dual 5.5 inch screened device brings Honeycomb 3.2 along for the ride. It also comes with Sony's Playstation certification...

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First-generation phone runs fourth-generation Android

by Stephen Shankland November 24, 2011 4:48 AM PST A demonstration of Ice Cream Sandwich on the first-generation Android phone, the 2008-era T-Mobile G1. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Running a newly released version of Windows or Mac OS X on a three-year old personal computer is an unremarkable feat.  But...

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Expansys USA offering unlocked Galaxy Nexus, taking orders now

By Richard Devine   24 Nov 2011 9:04 am We'll keep this short and sweet, because we're pretty sure a few of you will be interested in this. The Galaxy Nexus is available to order in the USA.  Expansys USA have the unlocked, 16GB GSM version in stock now and are shipping within days. (Ours will be here Friday!)...

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First inkjet-printed graphene computer circuit is transparent, flexible

By Sebastian Anthony on November 24, 2011 at 10:11 am You can add another crazy characteristic to graphene’s ever-expanding list of “wonder material” properties: It can now be used to create flexible, transparent thin-film transistors… using an inkjet printer. The discovery comes from researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK,...

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Microsoft announces official Kinect for Windows

By Ray Walters on November 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm It’s official: Kinect is not just a toy anymore (not that it ever was). In a statement today, Microsoft has announced that it’s responding to consumer feedback and creating a PC version of its ultra-popular device, which will be available sometime early next year. This should open...

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PayPal predicts the future of money: No wallets required in the UK by 2016

Back in 2007, the Chief Executive of Visa Europe claimed that we could all be living in a cashless society by 2012. With that milestone fast approaching, it’s safe to assume that notes/bills and coins won’t...

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AT&T Pulls T-Mobile Merger Application From FCC, Will Take $4B Charge

By Chloe Albanesius November 24, 2011 10:09am EST The chairman's recommendation was basically a rejection of the deal. But technically, the FCC cannot block a transaction;...

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China Passes U.S. as Top Smartphone Market by Volume

By Damon Poete  November 23, 2011 03:39pm EST China overtook the United States as the largest market in terms of unit shipments in the third quarter of 2011, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The research firm said Wednesday that nearly 24 million smartphones were shipped...

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iPad 3: super-high-res displays a go, but yields will be low

By Jon Phillips, Wired.com | Published about 15 hours ago By all accounts, the screen in the upcoming iPad 3 should be two times more spectacular than the display in the iPad 2, shown here.  It’s the most definitive assurance yet that Apple’s next iPad will include...

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Android Market Now Installs Apps On Officially Unsupported Devices

Google has this week rolled out a new update for its Android Market place, which has added support for additional unofficially supported devices. The new devices to now be included within the Android Market for applications to be installed on them include : HP TouchPad, Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, and Amazon Kindle Fire. So...

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Solid-state hard drives can save your life, so says this well played OCZ promo

23rd November 2011 by Drew Olanoff Selling hard drives online isn’t the sexiest of ventures, therefore you have to get a little creative in how you grab people’s interest. One site, that appears to be a promo for OCZ SSD’s (solid-state drives), asks you how much time you spend on your computer, and suggests a hard...

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5 challenges facing YouTube as a family destination

23rd November 2011 by Anna Heim Disney movies are coming to YouTube, following a deal announced today. Great animation movies such as “Cars,” “Cars 2″ and “Winnie the Pooh” will be available for rental on the video platform, making it an obvious online destination during the holiday season. Yet, this also raises questions...

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Apple TV Rumors Persist

By John C. Dvora  November 23, 2011 Apple is poised to enter new markets, starting with television and here's what the imminent Apple TV should accomplish. The latest iteration of the Apple TV rumors claim the company is working on a design in conjunction with Sharp to produce something called the iTV. ...

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Microsoft's New Cloud Strategy: Windows 8 and SkyDrive

Microsoft has been taking a long, hard look at its cloud strategy, in the face of competition from the likes of Apple's iCloud and Google's Docs and other services. This week, the team behind Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage service outlined its thinking on what the company needs to do with...

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Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy?

by John P. Falcone November 23, 2011 3:52 PM PST Shopping for an e-book reader? At first glance, the task seems daunting--there are more choices than ever before. The good news is that the list of worthwhile choices is actually pretty short. The other good news? Prices and features are better than ever.  When we say "e-book...

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