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Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam.

By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 14:56

Tags: Telecommunication, smartphones, security, mobile security, Mobile OSes, mobile, iPhone, iOS, Hack In The Box, Exploits / vulnerabilities, consumer electronics, applications, Apple

Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.

By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 13:53

Tags: Hack In The Box, iOS, Mobile OSes, mobile, applications, Telecommunication, iPhone, smartphones, consumer electronics, mobile security, Exploits / vulnerabilities, security, Apple

Sony brings streaming music service to the iPhone

Sony on Friday released an iPhone app to access its streaming Music Unlimited service, part of its efforts to expand its online platforms to devices from rival manufacturers.

By Jay Alabaster | 25 May, 2012 07:37

Tags: sony, Internet-based applications and services, internet, consumer electronics

Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

By Agam Shah | 24 May, 2012 19:23

Tags: smartphones, processors, nvidia, Fujitsu, consumer electronics, Components

Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

Tags: Android OS, Android, smartphones, consumer electronics, patent, intellectual property, legal, Microsoft, Google, Motorola Mobility, Motorola

iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped

Android and iPhone smartphones together made up 82% of all such devices shipped to retailers in the first quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday.

By Matt Hamblen | 24 May, 2012 14:16

Tags: symbian, smartphones, mobile phones, Mobile and Wireless, IT industry, IDC, Gartner, consumer electronics, Apple

Sony pulls out of LCD JV with Sharp, gets US$126 million investment back

Sony said Thursday it will pull out of its over three-year LCD TV panel joint venture with Sharp, part of Sony's ongoing attempts to reform its foundering TV business.

By Jay Alabaster | 24 May, 2012 10:15

Tags: consumer electronics, Components, business issues, sharp, sony

FujiFilm camera design to withstand water, shock, dust, freezing temperatures

FujiFilm said Wednesday it will begin sales of a digital camera in June that is waterproof, shockproof, sealed against dust and sand, and works at temperatures below freezing.

By Jay Alabaster | 23 May, 2012 13:22

Tags: popular science, digital cameras, consumer electronics, fujifilm

Cost of computers, TVs, cameras fall

The cost of computers, televisions and digital cameras fell by more than 13 per cent in 2011, compounding the woes of a retail sector already strained by tight profit margins.

By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:23

Tags: televisions, retail, digital cameras, computers, Cameras

Consumerisation trend creates IT worries, worker benefits

A Cisco-commissioned survey of 600 businesses found that 95 per cent permit the use of employee-owned smartphones and tablets in the workplace.

By Matt Hamblen | 19 May, 2012 04:31

Tags: Mobile and Wireless, Enterprise Architecture and SOA, consumer electronics, Cisco Systems, business issues

Barnes & Noble releases glow-in-the-dark Nook e-reader

Barnes & Noble on Thursday released a new Nook Simple Touch e-reader with a screen that lights up so that books can be read in the dark.

By Agam Shah | 13 April, 2012 08:58

Tags: Barnes & Noble, consumer electronics, e-readers

Kindle Touch gets new software ahead of global launch

Amazon has issued a software upgrade for the Kindle Touch, which adds more languages and usability improvements, the company said on Wednesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 April, 2012 21:01

Tags: amazon.com, consumer electronics, e-readers

Amazon's Kindle Touch 3G soon shipping in over 175 countries

Amazon's Kindle Touch 3G e-reader will start shipping across the globe with free 3G wireless access on April 27, Amazon said on Tuesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 March, 2012 21:01

Tags: amazon.com, consumer electronics, e-readers

As consumer tech sweeps enterprise, IT staff fight for control

The spread of consumer technologies at work has put many IT departments on the back foot, but a conference in San Francisco this week is looking at ways IT managers can take back control and turn the chaos to their advantage.

By James Niccolai | 06 March, 2012 08:41

Tags: consumer electronics

Kodak axing digital cameras business

Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy last month, is killing its digital cameras business and plans to focus on printing in an effort to save money.

By Daniel Ionescu | 10 February, 2012 04:22

Tags: advanced point-and-shoot camera, apps, Cameras, consumer electronics, digital cameras, Eastman Kodak, Facebook, kodak, photo printer

Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook business

Bookseller Barnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook digital business to help it grow, following strong growth in sales of the Nook reader and tablet and digital content in the nine-week holiday period ending Dec. 31.

By John Ribeiro | 06 January, 2012 14:53

Tags: Barnes & Noble, business issues, consumer electronics, e-readers, restructuring

BYOD: You ain't seen nothing yet

Some IT trends move fast -- way fast. BYOD, the "bring your own device" phenomenon that raised its head in late 2009, is one of them. Like Internet and email, it caught on with users faster than IT and corporate risk management expected. In 2010, businesses were asking the question "Who should own your smartphones?" Today, that question is moot -- more than half of companies let employees use their own smartphones at work, along with tablets. It's amazing how quickly BYOD became mainstream -- it took about 18 months.

By Galen Gruman | 30 December, 2011 03:34

Tags: Business Management, consumer electronics

US holiday online spending up 15 percent to $35.3 billion, comScore says

Online spending so far this holiday season in the U.S. was 15 percent higher than last year, rising to US$35.3 billion, according to figures released Wednesday by comScore.

By Chris Kanaracus | 29 December, 2011 04:44

Tags: business issues, ComScore, consumer electronics, distribution, entertainment, internet

Kindle Fire vs. the Kobo Vox vs. the Nook Tablet

With the holiday season in full force, a lot of gift-givers are going to be considering one of the new color e-readers that have been introduced recently: Amazon's Kindle Fire, the Kobo Vox and Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet.

By Preston Gralla | 13 December, 2011 03:04

Tags: amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, consumer electronics, e-readers

More gift ideas: 2011 holiday tech gift guide

More great gifts

By Computerworld Staff | 10 December, 2011 06:52

Tags: consumer electronics

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