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Apple scores patent for inductive charging stationPretty soon, Apple's iOS devices may not need charging cables. Wireless power, here we come 鈥� assuming that Apple doesn't sit on this patent.聽
Facebook changed everyone's e-mail address without asking. Here's why.Facebook irks users yet again with an e-mail switcheroo. Why did the social network change everyone's address to @facebook?
Windows Phone 8: Should a phone act more like a PC?Microsoft rolled out Windows Phone 8, an operating system that resembles Windows 8 for PCs. While the software is not identical across devices, programmers will have an easier time moving applications from one to another.
Can Windows 8 tablets rekindle Microsoft's mojo?Microsoft introduced its own pair of tablet computers running Windows 8 software.聽
Spotify takes on Pandora with free mobile radioSpotify, the subscription based music-streaming site, is making its mobile app free for iPad and iPhone users. Spotify used to charge $10 per month for its mobile聽 app.
Opera 12: Updated browser version boasts speed, new featuresOpera 12, released Wednesday, has new features for theming, speed, and security. How does the new Opera 12 stack up with other web browsers?
MacBook Pro's new screen is sharp. Really sharp.The MacBook Pro's new retina display is so sharp, it's like putting on glasses for the first time and realizing you're nearsighted. But it isn't cheap: The new MacBook Pro with Retina Dispay starts at $2,199.
Verizon鈥檚 Share Everything plans: Will a new plan cost you more?Would one of Verizon's new Share Everything plans cost you more or less than your current plan? Read on to find out.聽
Apple mobile devices: New OS, new maps, and FacebookApple mobile devices 鈥� most of them, anyway 鈥� will get a new operating system, have Google maps replaced, and come with Facebook built in. Apple mobile changes scheduled for fall.
Apple expected to showcase new Macs and fresh software at WWDCIn 2010, Apple demonstrated the new iPhone 4 at the聽WWDC, but analysts don't expect the company to show off a phone model this year.
Cloud computing: Oracle becomes a believerCloud computing will allow Oracle to lease its business software and distribute it over the Internet. CEO Ellison says Oracle now has world's 'most comprehensive' cloud computing.
Samsung Galaxy III coming to US? Legal battle looms.Samsung Galaxy III scheduled to start selling in the US on June 21. Samsung says it will fight Apple's move to have a federal court ban sales of the Samsung Galaxy III.
Data-only wireless plans likely in two years, AT&T CEO saysData-only wireless plans will be offered by someone in the industry, not necessarily AT&T. Phone calls, texts would be counted as data under data-only wireless plans. 聽
Samsung Galaxy S III debuts in EuropeSamsung Galaxy S III goes on sale this week in 28 European and Middle Eastern nations. In Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, the Samsung Galaxy S III will have access to Music Hub, an ITunes-like service.
Android clears court review of patent claimsAndroid did not infringe Oracle patents, court rules, in a major blow to Oracle. Android ruling means Oracle won't collect billions of dollars in royalties from Google.
iPhone 4: Best Buy drops price to $50iPhone prices are dropping as Target and RadioShack slash prices on two recent iPhone models. But Apple may be preparing to introduce the next generation of iPhone in October.聽
Paralyzed woman masters mind-controlled robotic armCathy Hutchinson is one of two patients undergoing a trial of the BrainGate neural interface, a system designed to transmit paralyzed patients' thoughts into commands.
iPhone: Apple to boost screen size in next versioniPhone production could begin as soon as August with a screen as much as 30 percent larger than the current iPhone 4S, according to reports of Apple's plans. 聽
Facebook IPO: Half of Americans say Facebook is a fadFacebook IPO or not, a new poll shows skepticism. Could 900 million users worldwide be wrong? Half of those polled say the Facebook IPO price is too high.
Smartphones: Postal service bans foreign shipmentsSmartphones with lithium batteries will no longer be accepted for international shipment beginning Wednesday because of fire risks. Shipments of smartphones to US troops abroad will have to go via UPS or FedEx.聽
