Stern fails to win $300M payday in Sirius suit
Howard Stern’s hopes for a $300 million payday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. have been dashed by a judge. His show’s Twitter feed said the shock jock was “really bummed” by the decision and plans to appeal. Stern sued last March, arguing that he was entitled to a huge stock-based bonus in his contract because [...]
Apple’s iPad tops Consumer Reports’ list despite heat issue
Apple Inc’s new iPad topped Consumer Reports’ list of tablets despite the influential watchdog stoking doubts two weeks ago by saying the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews everything from electronics to cars, said on Monday that it did not find the [...]
Apple unveils the new iPad
Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name. When it goes on sale next week in the U.S. and several other countries, it will be “the iPad” or perhaps “the new iPad” — not “iPad 3″ or “iPad HD,” as some had speculated. The new iPad unveiled Wednesday comes [...]
Apple likely to unveil iPad 3 on March 7
Apple is expected to announce the iPad 3 at a “special event” in California next week. Apple sent emails to journalists on Tuesday, inviting them to the private event in San Francisco on March 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The invitation (pictured above) included a photo of someone using an iPad, with a single [...]
What will your next mobile phone look like?
The devices announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) have better screens, are faster, and promise to do so much more than your current model — so what will your next phone look like? The big push from phone makers this year is screens. It is the part of the phone we spend the [...]
Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs
Sprint Nextel posted a wider quarterly loss because of the higher costs of selling Apple Inc’s iPhone and the popular device delivered a smaller-than-expected boost to subscriber numbers, sending the company’s shares down 2 percent. While the company’s loss was not as big as Wall Street feared, Sprint’s quarterly results and financial targets did little [...]
Facebook could be a source of depression
According to a new study conducted by sociologists Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge at Utah Valley University, research showed a correlation between a Facebook user’s disposition about their life and the amount of time spent on the social network. Approximately 425 students were asked to identify how much they agreed or disagreed with statements [...]
Is iPad 3 worth waiting for?
Tablets are shaping up to be THE big-ticket gift item this year. Fifteen percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey said they want one. Top on the tablet wish list is the iPad 2, with 65% of respondents voting for it over the next contender, the Amazon Kindle Fire. What’s more, analyst Gartner Inc. predicts [...]
Users seeing yellow over iPhone 4S
Even as it racks up record sales, Apple’s hot iPhone 4S is getting panned by a few users who report “washed out” or yellow displays on the device’s vaunted 960×640 Retina touchscreen. A thread on Apple’s Support Communities forum titled “iPhone 4S tint” included 32 posts from users discussing the problem as of Tuesday morning, [...]
Facebook faces rumors of membership fees
False rumors that Facebook is about to implement a plan to charge for profile pages have been burning up email accounts and Facebook pages. But the social networking giant, which just announced a series of new features, says charging for profile pages and use of the site is not among the changes.To make sure such [...]
