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  • Apple Seeks Additional Damages, U.S. Ban On 26 Samsung Smartphones & Tablets

    Apple seems to be seeking to capitalize on the initial success of its sixth generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, by gunning for its top smartphone rival Samsung Electronics in a bid to squeeze even more damages after winning a high-profile patent infringement case against the South Korean tech giant last month.

  • Huawei to Join Nokia, Samsung, and HTC in Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Race

    The Chinese telecommunication equipment maker Huawei is all set to launch its smartphone, which runs on the Windows Phone 8 (WP8) operating system.

  • Why New Jersey Bans Smiling In Driver's License Pictures

    If you want to get your driver’s license in New Jersey, be careful not to look too excited – the state has banned smiling in driver’s license photographs. Back in January, New Jersey invested in new face recognition software, and the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission said smiles confuse the tool. This move has gone under the radar for most of the year, until recently one resident refused to comply with the rules without getting a valid explanation why she can’t smile.

  • BlackBerry: Service Outages Continue To Create Bad Publicity, Say Analysts

    BlackBerry's CEO Thornsten Heins apologized for outages in the smartphone service, though now corrected. Analysts quickly described the problems as bad publicity for the struggling phone maker as it struggles to maintain users.

  • Halo 4 Dominion Mode Brings Battlefield 3 Conquest Mode

    343 Industries spoke about wanting to create concise playlists in Halo 4 after the 20-plus playlists in Halo: Reach. Of course new game modes will be introduced, and one of the modes is called Dominion.

  • Unlimited Data Plans On Their Way Out, Says Verizon CFO

    Unlimited data plans are soon going to be a thing of the past as more and more people shift to shared plans, believes U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless' CFO Fran Shammo.

  • Resident Evil 6 Demo Impression: Boring Game That Tries Too Hard

    Resident Evil is one of those games that always gets fans excited; even if a specific title is slowly turning into a letdown, the franchise still has enough appeal to have gamers rushing out to pick it up on day one. Resident Evil 6 is the next chapter in the franchise, and from initial impressions on the Xbox 360, the demo is not painting a good picture for the full finished product.

  • Half Life 3 To Be An Open World Title: 2013 Release Date On Xbox 720 And PlayStation 4

    Gamers have long awaited the next chapter in the Half Life universe, and while there is no release date yet for Half Life 3, information about the game is finally trickling in. French gaming website, Jornaldugamer, was tipped off by a reliable source which claims that the game will be open world, much like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Fallout 3.

  • Guild Wars 2: 40 Levels In, How Is The Game?

    Guild Wars 2 has almost completed its first month on sale, with developer ArenaNet having its share of relatively minor issues. The game sold two million copies in two weeks, but are the sales justified?

  • PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale: Feature Parity, 60FPS, Alongside Console Version

    PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is Sony's take on the Super Smash Bros. formula; Sony and Nintendo are among the few companies that have a strong enough IP backlog to make the formula work. The mobile version for PlayStation Vita is not a second-rate version of the console title, reiterated the official PlayStation Blog.

  • ZTE, Mozilla To Launch Smartphones Running Mozilla OS: Posing New Threat To Android?

    Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp, the world's fourth-largest mobile handset vendor, has teamed up with Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, to introduce a new mobile operating system later this year or early next year.

  • Move Over Angry Birds, Bad Piggies Set To Take Centerstage On Sept. 27

    Fans of the furious feathers can rejoice as Finnish game developer Rovio, the brains behind the hugely-successful Angry Birds franchise, has announced the roll-out date of its upcoming game "Bad Piggies." The company's latest venture will release on Sept. 27.