HTC One S owners are seeing the light at the end of the Jelly Bean tunnel, as Android 4.1.1 is now being pushed out to the global models. The company originally promised it way back in July, with rumblings about an October arrival as well, but up until now there’s been no joy. HTC One … Continued
Editorial: All I want for Christmas is a new HTC Nexus
To this day, I remain in love with my HTC One X, but its fate has already been sealed. Soon enough, this fast and beautiful smartphone is going to find a new life in a drawer that holds my spare change, sunglasses, checkbook and various receipts. Is it wrong to relegate one of the best … Continued
Facebook Hits One Billion Active Users
Facebook has officially reached one billion active users, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced. “This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you. Helping a billion people connect is amazing, … Continued
Google+ Has 400 Million Members
Google‘s social network Google+ has more than 400 million members, Google’s Senior Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra has announced. Gundotra posted the news on his Google+ profile today, adding that Google+ also has 100 million monthly active users — if you count in the mobile app. “This week we also hit an important milestone–over … Continued
Facebook Trumps Yahoo as Second Most-Popular Video Site
Facebook has overtaken Yahoo as the Internet’s most popular site for viewing video last month, according to report from comScore. According to comScore, Facebook saw a bit more than 53 million unique viewers throughout July, compared to Yahoo’s less than 49 million. Google, thanks largely to YouTube, still enjoys a comfortable lead in the race … Continued
NPD: Xbox 360 ruled a steadily declining video game empire in July
Microsoft must sometimes feel like its lead in the game market is a Pyrrhic victory. The Xbox 360 once again topped the NPD Group’s hardware charts in July, claiming a near-majority 49 percent market share of consoles — but the 203,000 units sold were a steep drop from the 257,000 units that traded hands in … Continued
Mobile Miscellany: week of July 23rd, 2012
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Nokia introduced a custom edition Lumia 610 smartphone and also released its Camera Extras app for global availability. These stories and more … Continued
WIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announce First-Ever WIRED Health Conference: Living by Numbers
WIRED AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER WIRED HEALTH CONFERENCE: LIVING BY NUMBERS – Keynote Speakers Include Craig Venter, One of the Leading Scientists of the 21st Century and Ashton Eaton, “The World’s Greatest Athlete” – Monday, July 23, New York, NY – WIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced that they are partnering to … Continued








