Apple Inc is hosting a media event next Wednesday, where it is expected to unveil a faster, better-equipped version of its popular iPad tablet to thwart increasing competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. The invitation-only event will be held at 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT) on March 7 at the Yerba Buena Center [...]
Sony’s new handheld console – the Playstation Vita – is set to launch in Europe on Wednesday. The device launched in Japan last Christmas and Sony say more than half a million units have now been sold. It will be a rival to Nintendo’s 3DS, boasting a quad-core processor and 5in (12.7cm) OLED touch screen. [...]
A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain’s Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Tuesday before hitting European cities in 2013. The “Hiriko,” the Basque word for “urban,” is an electric two-seater with no doors whose motor is located in the wheels and which folds up like a child’s [...]
Wikipedia plans to take its English-language site offline on Wednesday as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. The user-generated news site Reddit and the blog Boing Boing have also said they will take part in the “blackout”. The sites’ webmasters are opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect [...]
Intel’s new processor designed for mobile devices will be used by Motorola Mobility and Lenovo in upcoming Android-based smartphones. The Medfield chip is designed to help Intel make headway in a sector dominated by processors based on designs by the UK firm Arm Holdings. The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The [...]
A “smart” internet-connected television that has the ability to have its hardware upgraded every year has been unveiled by Samsung. The device has a slot which allows new kit to be added to boost processing performance and add new features. The innovation may help reassure shoppers concerned about their screen becoming outdated. The move is [...]
To say that John Brockman is a literary agent is like saying that David Hockney is a photographer. For while it’s true that Hockney has indeed made astonishingly creative use of photography, and Brockman is indeed a successful literary agent who represents an enviable stable of high-profile scientists and communicators, in both cases the description [...]
Microsoft on Tuesday began wooing developers for a February opening of its first “app store” for computers powered by the US technology giant’s Windows software. The Windows Store will open in late February when Microsoft releases a test version of its next-generation Windows 8 operating system. It will take on Apple and Google in the [...]
Model poses in front of a Bugatti super car during a super car show in Macau. China’s superrich want supercars. That’s what the makers of world’s most exotic and expensive sports cars are hoping as they gather in Macau this week for the first Asian edition of Monaco’s annual Top Marques show that began [...]
Samsung Electronics, the world’s top TV maker, is in last-stage talks with Google to roll out its Google TVs, the head of Samsung’s TV division has told reporters. Google TV — which currently comes built-in on certain Sony Corp television models and on Logitech International set-top boxes — allows consumers to access online videos [...]