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Windows Phone entrenches itself in third place in the US, grows faster than Android

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:06:57 +0100

According to the latest data, Microsoft's mobile operating system is growing quite rapidly in the US, even faster than Android. The OS now stands firmly in third place above Blackberry. Read more...

Microsoft hits out at Google with new "Scroogled" ad

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:30:04 +0100

Microsoft have restarted their "Scroogled" advertising campaign against Google, hitting out at them over their privacy violations regarding the Play Store, claiming Google gives out sensitive info. Read more...

US & UK Samsung Galaxy S4 will have quad-core, not octa-core, processor

Andy Weir — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:55:29 +0000

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4 will be offered with a mighty eight-core Exynos 5 processor... in some markets at least. But in others, like the US and UK, it will go on sale with a quad-core Snapdragon CPU. Read more...

Facebook will pay no tax on $1.1 billion profit; gets refund instead

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:28:05 +0000

It has been revealed that Facebook will get a refund of $500 million on tax payments, despite making $1.1 billion profit in 2012, according to a report by the Citizens for Tax Justice. Read more...

HTC One (M7) set for March 22nd launch in US, prices start at $199

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:32:28 +0000

According to a new report, HTC's new flagship phone, the One, will be available on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint from March 22nd in the US, with prices starting at $199 for 32GB. Read more...

‘Six Strikes' policy delayed until 2013

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:48:41 +0000

Pirates beware! The ‘Six Strikes' program, where US ISPs and entertainment industries will work together to curb your wicked ways, is getting a new start date of “the early part of 2013.” Read more...

Samsung wins the right to view the Apple/HTC licensing deal

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:31:19 +0000

Samsung has finally caught a break in the US courts, regarding the patent war with Apple. A US judge has ordered Apple to reveal the full details of its licensing deal with HTC to Samsung's attorneys. Read more...

ZTE and Huawei should be kept out of US, says Congress

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:53:59 +0100

The U.S. House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee will release a report today that claims that products made by Chinese-based ZTE and Huawei should be kept out of the US for security reasons. Read more...

Average broadband speeds in US now at 6.7 Mbps

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:02:34 +0100

A new report by Akamai claims that the average broadband Internet speeds in the United State are now at 6.7 Mbps, an increase of 29 percent compared to the same time period a year ago. Read more...

Report: Windows Phone market share grew during July

John Callaham — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:33:22 +0100

A new report, based on mobile OS use on StatCounter, claims that Windows Phone had a big jump in Europe during July, rising up 24 percent, and also rose 19 percent in the US. Read more...

Food distribution app takes top prize in US Imagine Cup finals

Brad Sams — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:23 +0100

The Microsoft Imagine Cup finals are in full swing and the US arm of the competition has just wrapped up with team FlashFood taking the top prize. Read more...

PS Vita officially launches in US and Europe

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:47:58 +0000

Sony's next generation portable gaming console, the PS Vita, is now officially available in North America and Europe. PS Vita users can now also download free apps such as Netflix, Flickr and more. Read more...

DNS blocking to be removed from SOPA

Tyler Holman — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:29:29 +0000

Digital activists are cheering after the author of SOPA has decided to drop DNS blocking provisions from the law, a controversial bill in the US Congress that is encountering staunch opposition. Read more...

GoDaddy hit with boycott over SOPA support [Update]

Mike Brown — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:06:51 +0000

Domain registrar GoDaddy has been hit with a boycott of its services, after Reddit users discovered the company's support of the controversial SOPA bill. Users are now taking their websites elsewhere. Read more...

US judge permits Galaxy devices to be sold

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:07:42 +0000

A federal judge has ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet and Galaxy smartphones can continue to be sold in the US while the patent battle between Samsung and Apple continues in court. Read more...

Google to settle with U.S. Government for $500 million

James Woodfin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:22:41 +0100

Google has set aside $500 million in anticipation of a settlement over illegal ads by online pharmacies. The settlement comes as a result of a United States Department of Justice investigation into Google. Read more...

China surpasses US as biggest PC sales market in Q2 2011

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:10:26 +0100

China has surpassed the US as the world's largest market for PC sales, at least for the second quarter of 2011. Read more...

China accidently leaks Cyber Warfare software, US IP addresses being exploited

Brad Sams — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:09:59 +0100

China has accidentally shown off on video some of its cyber warfare software. The video shows how China is attacking sources using US based IP addresses. Read more...

Microsoft updates Bing mobile for the US and UK

Brad Sams — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:08:02 +0100

Microsoft is constantly working to make Bing the best search engine on the market. They are always looking to innovate and expand their marketshare whenever possible. Microsoft has announced today several updates to the US... Read more...

Researcher claims stuxnet was a US/Israel joint venture

Piers Hausjell — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:11:05 +0000

A German researcher is claiming that the United States and Israel Intelligence and Special Operations department (Mossad) were behind the 2010 malicious Stuxnet worm which attempted to attack Iran's nuclear program. During the TED conference... Read more...