8 February 2013 Last updated at 06:53 ET Games Workshop is best known for its tabletop wargames UK toymaker Games Workshop has been criticised for asserting a trademark claim to the phrase ‘space marines’. The claim emerged when it was used to get an American ebook about the futuristic soldiers taken off Amazon. Science fiction … Continued
Rogers adopts sane device unlocking policy, $8 pay-per-use US roaming
Rogers has had an unlocking policy in place for awhile, but it isn’t what most would call reasonable: an unlock isn’t even an option until the contract is over, which could involve a 3-year wait and obsolete hardware that isn’t worth the effort. Logic is about to prevail, thanks in part to pressure from proposed … Continued
Ex-US President Bush emails hacked
8 February 2013 Last updated at 05:08 ET George H W Bush was president from 1989-93 A computer hacker has stolen personal emails and photographs belonging to former US President George H W Bush and his family, US media report. One photograph posted on the internet showed the 88-year-old Republican politician in bed in hospital, … Continued
Samsung outs Garnet Red Edition Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in the US, prices it at $220
Just as we saw with AT&T’s Garnet Red Galaxy S III, Samsung has now introduced yet another device that’s wrapped in a similar color scheme — and, hey, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, what better time, right? The difference here, however, is the South Korean company’s including a matching case as part of … Continued
Microsoft Surface Pro on sale February 9th in the US and Canada, starts at $899
So it won’t arrive in January as originally planned, but better a little late than never, right? Microsoft just announced that its Surface Pro tablet will go on sale February 9th in the US and Canada, with wide retail availability beyond just Microsoft.com and Microsoft Stores. As you may have already read, the device will … Continued
Kantar: Apple’s smartphone OS still the top selling in US for last quarter of 2012
Kantar’s numbers for the final quarter of last year are in, and things are still looking peachy for Apple in the US smartphone market. According to the research firm, Cupertino scored 51.2-percent of smartphone sales in the states for the quarter, which drew to a close two days before Christmas. The second and third place … Continued
Sprint announces FM radio and Entertain Me app bundle for future smartphones
Sprint is hedging a bet that FM radio isn’t dead. Today, the Now Network revealed that certain Android and Windows Phone devices will debut this year with support for terrestrial radio stations. The move is a differentiator for Sprint, which is the first US carrier to make such an initiative. As it stands, we’re told … Continued
Wilson Electronics announces Sleek 4G signal booster with multi-carrier support
If you’ve ever found yourself on a lone road in the middle of nowhere with zero bars of reception on your phone, it’s quite likely that you’ve entertained the idea of grabbing a signal booster. Wilson Electronics, one of the best known manufacturers of such devices, is introducing its latest Sleek 4G booster at CES. … Continued









