Apple has been reducing their dependence on Samsung for over a year now as the two battle it out in courts over often frivolous patent disputes. Now a senior Samsung official told the Korea Times that Apple has made it clear that they no longer intend to use Samsung technology in their products. Speculation at…
Researchers propose new theory of how ball lightning is created and why it occurs where it does
Small, grapefruit-sized balls of intensely glowing light, hovering or moving silently through the air, ball lightning lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. They are extremely rare, less than 5% of the population have seen the phenomenon – occasionally reported, but never photographed. Now researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization…
Four DC comic book titles get the axe to make room for new Superman and Justice League of America series
More changes in DC’s New 52 lineup. Prior to the new Superman, Threshold, and Justice League of America series rolling out, DC will be cease publication of Blue Beetle, Grifter, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., and Legion Lost. Their final issues (#17) will wrap up the arcs and ship in January 2013.
Android 4.2 likely to feature a 2nd pull down panel that will include quick access to common settings
Android Police have their hands on a full Android 4.2 JellyBeanMR1 release and they noticed that Systemui.apk (contains the notification bar) has a placeholder image as a second pull-down menu. For instance, you pull down the notification panel once to view notifications and pull it down a second time to view a quick settings area…
Monster tree washes ashore near Washington State’s Olympic National Park [PICTURE]
The top science fiction books of all time according to Reddit geeks – 35 science fiction books you must read before you die.
China complains that cyberattacks on its systems are increasing and that they are coming from US
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Tactical Team officials told Forbes that about 7.8 million Chinese computers were affected in 27,900 IP attacks. They claimed that the majority of the attacks originated in the United States (24%) followed by Japan (17.2%) and South Korea (11.4%).
You see better when you are scared
Jason gives an eye test.
Rumor: Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip division bringing vertical business model more in line with Apple and Samsung
Rumors are circulating that Amazon is looking to buy Texas Instruments’ (TI) smartphone and table oriented OMAP chips division, bringing its table business model more in line with Apple and Samsung. Recall that TI recently announced that it was exiting the smartphone and OMAP chip business and moving its focus to embedded platforms (particularly in…
Microsoft Xbox Music, streaming music service, launching to compete against Pandora, Spotify and iTunes
Microsoft is launching a new music service, to coincide with the Windows 8 launch, that will include streaming music, paid subscription models, and a music store. It will appear on Xbox 360 and Windows 8 PCs, laptops, and phones. The service will be rolled out to other platforms (iOS, Android, and a web-based version) at…








