Archive for May 28th, 2011

Zenith Chronicles

RPG depth and arcade shooter action combine for a fresh gaming experience sure to captivate your imagination!Soar through the world of Zenith as Dain, a mercenary with the power to transform into a dragon. Be virtuous and take the humans under your wing, or blaze a vile path of destruction with the demons. Will you [...]

Pro-Gadhafi Soldiers Leave Evidence of Rapes on Phones

Videos of Libyan military officers raping women and girls — taken using the officers’ mobile phones — have emerged, yet another mobile technology-driven development stoking change in the Middle East. Rebels in the Libyan town of Misrata have seized mobile phones from killed and injured pro-Gadhafi soldiers, on which they’ve found the videos of gang [...]

NUTS: Sony Hacked Again, Google Enters Mobile Wallet Race

Sony was hacked again, and again, and again, wallowing in misery while the mobile payment race heated up as Google announced its “Wallet” program. News Under the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events on in the mobile industry. Want the news but don’t want it every day? Subscribe to our weekly [...]

PayPal Sues Google Over E-Wallet

PayPal today sued Google for allegedly stealing trade secrets to build its new e-wallet platform, asserting its position in the increasingly competitive world of mobile payment systems. PayPal alleges Google lured away two of its employees, Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, in order to learn rival secrets. Bedier, according to the suit, was quietly interviewing [...]

Microsoft Backs Ballmer

Microsoft today reiterated its confidence in CEO Steve Ballmer following investor doubt about his leadership, raising questions whether change is needed to get the struggling software giant back in the right direction. The Redmond, Wash.-based company said it will continue to support Ballmer after hedge fund manager David Einhorn suggested he step down amid sinking [...]

Russians Crack iOS Encryption

A Russian software company has broken the encryption used to secure data on Apple iOS 4 devices, meaning that personal information can in some cases be accessed without a passcode. The company now offers software to law enforcement and intelligence agency customers that can read all the data stored on an iOS device. “Let’s make [...]

Motorola i576s – New phone for sale

The Motorola i576s is a rugged and durable flip phone designed for the person looking for a tough, field-ready phone. Certified to military specification 810F, the i576s is resistant to dust, shock, vibration, low pressure, high/low temperatures, and solar radiation. The i576s combines best-in-class Nextel Direct Connect service with Bluetooth and other data applications you [...]

Microsoft Makes More From Android Than Windows

Microsoft has been making more money off HTC phones than its Windows line of smartphones thanks to a lawsuit settlement, showing how lucrative patent suits can be for companies. The Redmond, Wash.-based company settled with HTC in April 2010 over intellectual property infringement. In the settlement, HTC agreed to pay Microsoft $5 for every Android [...]

Is Microsoft Being Left Behind?

Microsoft investors are questioning CEO Steve Ballmer’s leadership, as the once-great company looks to claw back after falling behind Google and Apple. Greenlight Capital manager and Microsoft stockholder David Einhorn said Ballmer should step down because the company’s stock has fallen 13 percent this year alone. Einhorn added that Ballmer hasn’t taken advantage of opportunities, [...]

Verizon Adds LG Revolution to 4G Lineup

Verizon plans launch the LG Revolution, its third 4G-enabled phone, on May 26 for $250 with a two-year contract. The Basking Ridge, N.J.-based carrier said the sleekly-designed Revolution features a 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2 software and two cameras — a 5.0-megapixel camera with HD video capture and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel lens for video chat. LG [...]

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