The Byte – Sony rebrands, ThinkPad gets Android 4.0, Fisker blocked, Google fiber ready

The Byte, Feb. 7, 2012 Sony will merge its PlayStation platform into its broader services and products. Lenovo’s ThinkPad tablet will get upgraded to Android 4.0 in May Google is ready to lay fiber cables in its pilot for super fast internet in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Byte - Apple injunction, WiFi grounded, smartphones outship, subway pics

The Byte, Feb. 6, 2012 Apple removes then restores some products in its online store in Germany. In flight WiFi remains unprofitiable with only 7 percent of the traveling public using the service. Smartphones outshipped PCs and tablets for the first time in 2011. Subway riders in cities worldwide are getting snapped by admiring riders.

World Tech Update, February 3, 2012

World Tech Update

The Byte - Sony's new CEO, Asus Padfone, Facebook IPO, soaring Kindle sales

The Byte, Feb. 1, 2012 Sony’s Kaz Hirai will takeover for Howard Stringer in April. Asus plans to debut its Padfone smartphone-tablet hybrid at Mobile World Congress this month. Facebook’s IPO could come as soon as today. Sales of Amazon’s Kindle soared in the last nine weeks of 2011.

The Byte - iPhone envy, Samsung's troubles, Japan's tech problems

The Byte, Jan. 31, 2012 Sources in the Taiwan smartphone supply chain say that a number of device makers are delaying new models on the heels of the iPhone's record success. Samsung still isn't allowed to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the latest ruling in Germany and the European Commission is also investigating the company for breach of competition law Toshiba and Fujitsu joined other tech companies in Japan as they booked deep losses in their latest quarter.

The Byte - iPhone envy, Samsung's troubles, Japan's tech problems

The Byte, Jan. 31, 2012 Sources in the Taiwan smartphone supply chain say that a number of device makers are delaying new models on the heels of the iPhone's record success. Samsung still isn't allowed to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the latest ruling in Germany and the European Commission is also investigating the company for breach of competition law Toshiba and Fujitsu joined other tech companies in Japan as they booked deep losses in their latest quarter.

The Byte, Jan. 30, 2012

A new report paints a chaotic picture of automated software control systems in cars, Twitter hopes to unmask censorship with a new controversial feature and industry heavyweights push for DMARC.

World Tech Update, Jan. 27, 2012

World Tech Update

IDG App Review, Episode 1 - Travel apps

In our first IDG App Review we take a look at apps for travelers including Flight Track, Kayak, Flight Control and others

Enormous iPod dock weighs in at 900 pounds

For audiophiles with an extra US$30,000 a new iPod dock pumps out so much bass it'll make your insides shake.

By Nick Barber | 11 January, 2012 12:47

Tags: speakers, peripherals, CES, Behringer

YEAR END: 2011 Tech News Review

Tech News Review

YEAR END: 2011 Future Tech & Prototype Review

If 2011 is any indication, our future relies on robots and computer intelligence. In this year's future technology and prototype review we'll take a look at technologies that could one day be common place making our lives easier and more enjoyable.

YEAR END: 2011 Apple Review

2011 was a bittersweet year for Apple. It debuted two headlining products among others, but also lost its leader and founder.

World Tech Update, Dec. 12, 2011

World Tech Update

A rare peek into power grid management with big data visualization, at California ISO

Cal-ISO facilitates the management of power lines throughout the state.