Seagate has completed its buyout of Samsung’s hard disk drive business first announced back in April. Seagate will take over Samsung’s M8 product line of high-capacity, 2.5-inch drives and employees such as senior managers, designers and engineers from Samsung’s Korean plant. They will continue to focus on small form-factor drives for notebooks and similarly small […]
Netflix on Tuesday gave British and Irish viewers access to BBC shows. A new deal will stream all past seasons of key TV shows, including Doctor Who, Spooks, Top Gear, and others. For many, the subscription will act as a way to catch shows after they leave the BBC iPlayer. Ireland and the UK will […]
Sony is estimated to have sold 321,400 PS Vita handheld gaming consoles on its hyped launch in Japan in just two days. Research firm Enterbrain, which arrived at the figure, said that despite the strength of the launch, this actually fell short of the mark achieved by the Nintendo 3DS. In the first two days […]
Samsung has officially announced that it will give its Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as soon as the first quarter of 2012. “The platform update for Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will start in the first quarter 2012, and other Galaxy devices will soon follow,” […]
Navigation software maker NNG, which makes iGo My Way, has launched its first hardware product, the iGo Primo Car Dock, which is compatible with all current models of the iPhone (3G, 4, 4S). The mount incorporates its own microphone and can send audio to an automobile’s audio system via direct wire connection to the AUX […]
Cablevision on Monday joined Time Warner Cable’s move in adding support for HBO Go and MAX Go streaming. Those on iPads, iPhones, and some Android devices can watch every current and past episode from the “best” shows on either network, including some big-name movies. Viewers need to authenticate to an Optimum account with HBO access […]
LG gave a teaser for its CES plans Monday with plans for a brand new remote. The Magic Motion Remote Control will center on a Wii-like gesture system for navigation, such as by drawing the letter “V” to watch videos. Voice commands will be present, although they should be simple and focus on basic channel […]
Verizon has detailed a new software update (PDF) for the Motorola Droid RAZR. A number of bugs will be addressed with this software, including the SIM Error notification and better stability in menus, the browser, the phone dialer, video playback and the music player to cut down on the Force Close errors and freezes. The […]
Skype to spike interest in the ability to use its credit system for Wi-Fi has made an offer giving away access for free during the holidays. iOS, Mac, and Windows users will get an hour’s worth of free Wi-Fi inside of 50 American airports between December 21 and 27. Although pitched as an option for […]
AT&T on Monday said it planned to drop its attempt to take over T-Mobile USA. Citing opposition from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, it decided to enter a “mutually beneficial” roaming deal with T-Mobile to share each other’s capacity. AT&T would pay its promised $4 billion in combined breakup fees to […]
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