U.S. Files Complaint to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger.

AT&T’s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile hit a major snag on Wednesday when the U.S. Justice Department filed to block the merger. The Justice Department is arguing that the takeover would violate antitrust laws and “would substantially lessen competition for mobile wireless telecommunications services across the United States, resulting in higher prices, poorer quality services, fewer [...]

Sony Unveils a Personal 3D Entertainment Headset:

Sony’s latest entertainment device looks like it was lifted from a sci-fi movie. On Wednesday, the company unveiled HMZ-T1, a “personal viewer” that allows individuals to watch 3D or 2D videos, play games and listen to music using a personal headset that weighs about three times as much as an iPhone. Sony first introduced the concept [...]

U.S. Troops Overseas Can Use Gmail To Call Home For Free

Uniformed U.S. military personnel serving abroad can use Gmail’s phone calling feature for free. The promotion starts now and runs through the end of the year. The free offering merely requires would-be callers to add and validate their .mil email addresses in Gmail. Then they can click the “Call phone” link in the Chat sidebar to initiate a call [...]

Google Launches Offline Versions of Gmail, Calendar & Docs:

Google is launching a new Gmail web app and updates to Calendar and Docs, in an effort to increase its products’ offline utility. Google users have called bringing Gmail, Calendar and Docs offline an essential step for improving productivity. The problem is that when users need offline access to their email or calendar, they really need it. To that [...]

Apple files patent application to learn the sound of your voice.

Apple files another patent application: User profiling for voice input processing.   Apple, which recently filed a patent application for a technology to keep screens on mobile devices free of fingerprints, is upping the ante by filing for a new application that could keep you fingers from even touching the screen in the first place. The application [...]

The Sims Social, the fastest growing game on facebook:

The Sims Social, a reboot of Electronic Arts’ bestselling $4 billion games franchise, has only been out of beta since last Thursday — but it already has 4.6 million people playing it daily, according to AppData, a traffic tracking service from Inside Network. That makes The Sims Social the number 10 app on Facebook overall, and the number 6 [...]

Steve Jobs & Apple [THE JOURNEY] :

1.The commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world. 2.Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment quite well in his retelling: "Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face, obviously [...]

Steve Jobs & Apple [THE JOURNEY] :

1.The commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world. 2.Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment quite well in his retelling: “Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on his face, obviously [...]

The New Apple Organisation Chart :

      Apple was quick to update its executive profiles page, after Steve Jobs’s announcement late Wednesday that he will step down from his position as Apple CEO. The page now reflects the new organizational structure of the company. Tim Cook is now listed as the CEO of Apple, while Steve Jobs’s new position as chairman of [...]

Qik Premium for Android now in market.

Qik has rolled out its premium live video-streaming product to all Android users. Qik Premium builds on the free Qik video service by adding a few extra features: unlimited video downloads and storage, sending and receiving video mail anytime, automatic video syncing with your computer through Qik Desktop, HD as well as 3D video recording on [...]