Original JK Rowling stories come to PlayStation 3

Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be launched by all of the Big 4 national U.S. wireless carriers this month, starting at $199, the phone maker said Monday.

Israel asks Arab visitors to open emails to search

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:52 PM PDT

When Sandra Tamari arrived at Israel's international airport, she received an unusual request: A security agent pushed a computer screen in front of her, connected to Gmail and told her to "log in."

Yahoo! TimeTraveler will keep you entertained

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:15 PM PDT

Let's make one thing clear: Yahoo! TimeTraveler will not be the solution to the time traveling future we all dream about. Your iPhone is cool, but it's not that cool. Not yet, anyway.

Summary Box: Sony pumps life into PS Vita, Move

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:09 PM PDT

MOVE IT, MOVE IT: Sony unveiled new ways to use its four-month-old handheld, PS Vita, with the PlayStation 3 and announced a tie-up with J.K. Rowling that turns its Move motion controller into a magic wand.

J.K. Rowling puts magic in PlayStation interactive book

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is putting the magic in a "Book of Spells" that uses augmented reality to make ink-and-paper works interactive using PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.

Nyko and NVIDIA partner to offer Tegra 3 optimized game controllers

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Nyko and NVIDIA on Monday announced a new partnership in which the two companies will offer a new line of Android gaming controllers to support Tegra 3 optimized games. "To embrace the enormous growth of mobile and tablet gaming, our new controllers will provide physical and familiar controls to tablet gamers for a console-like experience," said Chris Arbogast, director of marketing for Nyko Technologies. "Tablet games are evolving, pushing the envelope of graphics and performance. The only limitation has been the lack of physical-input controllers, until now. We are happy to collaborate with the veterans at NVIDIA to create dedicated hardware that's optimized for games running on the Tegra chipset." Nyko's controllers will come in two models, the full-sized PlayPad

Apple faces delay in seeking U.S. ban of Samsung tablets

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:08 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is facing delays in renewing its request that a U.S. judge ban Samsung Electronics' Galaxy 10.1 tablets, a key battleground in the worldwide patent wars between the technology giants. Apple sued Samsung last year, accusing the South Korean electronics maker of "slavishly" copying the iPhone and iPad. Samsung denies the claims and countersued. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, rejected Apple's bid to ban some Samsung smartphones and the Galaxy 10.1 tablet. ...

Sony bolsters Vita's functions with PS3

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:46 PM PDT

Sony Corp. is trying to breathe new life into its PS Vita handheld.

HP says Oracle violated contract, seeks billions

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:41 PM PDT

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Oracle Corp violated a clear contract with Hewlett-Packard Co when it decided it would no longer make new versions of its database software compatible with HP's Itanium-based servers, a lawyer for HP said in court. As the two firms faced off on Monday in opening statements in a bitter lawsuit over Oracle's decision to end support for Itanium, an Oracle attorney countered that Oracle had never agreed to give up its business flexibility in the "brief, breezy" contract language cited by HP. ...

New nano-SIM format standardized, 40% smaller than micro-SIM

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:20 PM PDT

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) announced on Friday a new standardized SIM format for mobile devices. The new nano-SIM cards will be 40% smaller than the current smallest SIM card design, micro-SIMs, and will measure 12.3 millimeters wide by 8.8 millimeters high and 0.67 millimeters thick. Several companies including Motorola, Nokia, RIM, and Apple had conflicting opinions regarding the design for the proposed nano-SIM standard, but Apple's design was ultimately chosen according to unconfirmed reports. "The new form factor was adopted by industry with the involvement of major mobile network operators, smart card suppliers and mobile device manufacturers," the ETSI said. "The new design will be published in due course in ETSI's TS 102 221 specification, freely available like

Facebook comments, ads don't sway most users: poll

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:17 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Four out of five Facebook Inc users have never bought a product or service as a result of advertising or comments on the social network site, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, the latest sign that much more needs to be done to turn its 900 million customer base into advertising dollars. The online poll also found that 34 percent of Facebook users surveyed were spending less time on the website than six months ago, whereas only 20 percent were spending more. ...

Original JK Rowling stories come to PlayStation 3

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:14 PM PDT

The magic of Harry Potter is coming to the PlayStation 3.

EA plans to offer part of "Star Wars" game for free

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:02 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc plans to offer a big part of its "Star Wars: The Old Republic" online game for free and licensed the rights to produce videogames with the "Ultimate Fighting Championship" brand, hoping to breathe life into efforts to secure steady long-term revenue. EA announced the licensing agreement with Zuffa LLC on Monday. The licensing rights were previously held by THQ Inc, which received an undisclosed cash payment, Zuffa and THQ said. ...

Sony to launch white Vita with Assassin Creed III software

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:54 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp will launch a white version of its Vita handheld games console in October and market it with the Assassin's Creed III games software from Ubisoft Entertainment in a bid to lure gamers to the machine it launched last year. Sony's U.S. head of its computer entertainment unit made the announcement at the E3 gaming industry trade show in Los Angeles. (Reporting by Liana Baker; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

Ice Cream Sandwich slowly slinks toward double-digit Android adoption

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Ice Cream Sandwich may have been billed as Google's grand unifying version of Android, but so far it is still struggling to crack the 10% threshold among total Android devices in use. The latest numbers released by Google show that Ice Cream Sandwich is being used on just over 7% of all Android devices right now, while assorted versions of Android 2.3 Gingerbread are still being used by a whopping 65% of Android smartphones. Ice Cream Sandwich has steadily improved its Android device share since last month when it accounted for just under 5% of all Android devices. Even so, the slow roll out of Ice Cream Sandwich to current Android devices has been a source of contention between Google

Android smartphone sales sink in U.S. for fourth consecutive month

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:10 PM PDT

Research firm comScore on Friday released its latest U.S. numbers concerning mobile market share, and Asymco's Horace Dediu noted on Monday that there may be trouble in paradise: the number of new users who purchased an Android smartphone has steadily declined in each of the first four months of 2012. Apple's iPhone, on the other hand, has continued to grow year-over-year while Google's Android operating system in April registered its slowest user growth since 2009. "It's perhaps too early to suggest that we're seeing a slowdown in the U.S. for Android," Dediu wrote. "Perhaps there will be a return to growth in the fall. The concern has to be that rather than seeing the net adds growing — as they

President Barack Obama "Sings" Call Me Maybe

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:48 PM PDT

It's the endlessly viral song that won't seem to die. President Obama is the latest to join in on the "Call Me Maybe" trend. The President (presumably unknowingly) performs the song via a clever mashup from YouTube channel baracksdubs.

Google buys Meebo to help social networking push

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:38 PM PDT

Google is buying Silicon Valley startup Meebo to help expand its social networking service.

Sony Announces an Interactive Book Controller, New Games at E3 2012

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Sony's E3 press conference kicked off in Sony style Monday evening in the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

Should Pre-Teens Be on Facebook? [POLL]

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Get ready for friend requests from pre-teens.

Corning announces ultra-slim flexible Willow Glass

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Corning, the makers of Gorilla Glass, on Monday unveiled its new ultra-slim flexible glass technology at the Society for Information Display's Display Week in Boston. The company's Willow Glass is roughly the same thickness as a sheet of paper, allowing it to be flexible while retaining normal glass attributes. The technology will enable thinner and lighter devices, and could potentially revolutionize the shape and form of next-generation electronics, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and televisions. "Displays become more pervasive each day and manufacturers strive to make both portable devices and larger displays thinner. Corning Willow Glass provides the substrate performance to maintain device quality in a thin and light form factor," said Dr. Dipak Chowdhury, division vice president and Willow Glass

Startup Offers Online Job Training With Industry Experts

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:01 PM PDT

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Stanford professor wins $500K MIT invention prize

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:57 PM PDT

A Stanford University professor has won a $500,000 award from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology program in recognition of his inventions.

20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Basketball, and soccer, and hockey -- oh my! The social TV waves dribbled, dropkicked and fouled along with a handful of sports programming this past week. The NBA conference finals are in a dead-heat; each of the four remaining teams has won two games out of five, so we've entered a sudden death situation (Thunder vs. Spurs, Celtics vs. Heat). The former game airs Monday night at 9 p.m. ET.

Flame exploits Windows bug to attack PCs

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:41 PM PDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned that a bug in Windows allowed PCs across the Middle East to become infected with the Flame virus and released a software fix to fight the espionage tool that surfaced last week. Security experts said they were both surprised and impressed by the approach that the attackers had used, which was to disguise Flame as a legitimate program built by Microsoft. "I woke up to this news and I couldn't believe it. ...

'Sim City Social' Comes to Facebook This Month

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Sim City Social will head to Facebook later this month, according to a Maxis representative who spoke during Electronic Arts' 2012 E3 press conference.

Amazon.com buys Avalon Books, romance publisher

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:17 PM PDT

Amazon.com said Monday that it bought Avalon Books, giving the internet retailer publication rights to more than 3,000 romance, mystery and Western titles.

PlayStation Announces Wonderbook, Partners With J.K. Rowling For First Title

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:14 PM PDT

PlayStation announced a new product called Wonderbook, an interactive book that works along with the PlayStation. The product puts a physical book in your hands, and brings stories to life, allowing you to explore and interact like never before.

Kids could someday get on Facebook, without lying

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:09 PM PDT

Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age.

4 Startups Revolutionizing Social Commerce

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:04 PM PDT

Michoel is Director of Platform and Product Strategy at Big Fuel, a social media agency. He is also an adviser at Social iQ Networks and VideoGenie and a frequent speaker at social media technology conferences and events. You can follow him @Twabbi.

Google to acquire ad firm Meebo

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Meebo on Monday announce that is has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google. "For more than seven years we've been helping publishers find deeper relationships with their users and to make their sites more social and engaging," the company wrote on its website. "Together with Google, we're super jazzed to roll up our sleeves and get cracking on even bigger and better ways to help users and website owners alike." AllThingsD last month reported that Google was in talks to acquire the advertising and messaging service for around $100 million. It is rumored that the Meebo team may be integrated into the Google+ team following the completion of Google's acquisition. Read [Meebo] Read [AllThingsD]

BlackBerry maker RIM's stock sinks below $10

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Research In Motion's stock fell below $10 on Monday for the first time since December 2003.

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Original JK Rowling stories come to PlayStation 3

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