May 20, 2011

A new class action lawsuit against United States telecommunications provider, AT&T, claims that the company systematically overstated data usage by 7 – 14% and at times up to 300% on users’ iPhone and iPad data plans. According to lawyers for the suit, they have spent over $80,000 in testing iPhones on AT&T’s network to prove that the company is...

Apr 24, 2011

More sad news has come from Japan, when Sony announced the passing of Norio Ohga, former Sony chairman and multimedia pioneer. Ohga was known for his reign of Sony from 1982 to 1985 when he became known as the man responsible for turning Sony into a digital multimedia conglomerate. He was also known as the man who paved the way for Sony Pictures and also...

Jan 11, 2011

Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry, confirmed today that it will filter pornographic Internet content for its BlackBerry smartphone users in Indonesia. The announcement comes after continued government pressure on the company to stop access to pornographic content or face its browsing service being shut down in the country. Indonesia currently...

Dec 31, 2010

The iPhone 4 and the iPad are the current leaders on the mobile devices market, with the first one being the best smartphone money can buy and the second being a universal computer that anyone can use and that can do everything from playing videos, music and games to editing documents and surfing the Web like it was a full-fledged desktop computer. In fact, the...

Dec 27, 2010

According to statistics, 2011 is looking like a good year for smartphones when retail prices could drop to $100 and less. The results will likely be that smartphone sales will bypass the half-a-billion mark, according to market research firm IDC. According to a report in 2010 more than 270 million smartphones were sold. This is up from 174 million in...

5-year old disabled Victor Pauca may have received his biggest gift this year – the ability to communicate. Victor has a rare genetic disorder that delays the development of a number of skills, which includes speech. The disorder is known as the Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, from which there are only around 51 sufferers in the US. Victor’s father, Paul, and some of...