Apple's proposed extra-small SIM card standard has triggered a war it's currently likely to win, sources uncovered Tuesday. The format, nicknamed a "nano-SIM" by the FT in its purported leak, was opposed by proposals from Motorola, Nokia, and RIM Read more...
Eventbrite At The Door uses iPad reader to handle tickets
Eventbrite on Tuesday adapted the basic concept of mobile payment reading formed by Square to the event formula with new hardware for At The Door. The platform lets those with a new card reader for the iPad to take credit card payments for concerts, plays, and other events on the spot Read more...
IDC: PCs may see late 2012 bounce, but slow long-term
IDC painted an optimistic picture of traditional PCs in a Tuesday long-term estimate of their shipments. Read more...
TiVo updates remote app for iOS, adds new layout
TiVo have updated its eponymous remote-management app for iOS to provide a new look for browsing, making it easier for users to discover and learn about new TV shows or movies. New categories have been added, such as "4 Star Movies This Week" and "2012 Academy Award Winners." The update also let users make more changes to Series4 and Series3 DVRs remotely, and adds the ability to create a wishlist along with other improvements.... Read more...
Briefly: UK iPad sales up 80 percent, China smuggling iPads
Sales of the new iPad are up as much as 80 percent over last year's launch of the iPad 2, sources at one of the larger retail outlets for Apple gear in the UK have told Pocket-Lint. One PC World outlet in London, which opened its doors at midnight for a special first-day sale, says it sold a new iPad every 20 seconds for the entire 90 minutes it was open for the sale. Currys, owned by the same company, also reported 80 percent higher sales... Read more...
Oracle may get as little as $32.3m in Android lawsuit
Requests for Oracle to lower its damage requests in its lawsuit against Google have pushed its claims on Android damages far lower than it originally wanted. Having wanted figures that approached $2.6 billion, it has come to the view that the total damages it's owed are less than $50 million. Read more...
Comics by ComiXology 3.1 update brings Retina iPad graphics
ComiXology has released a new version of its Comics iOS app, v3.1. The most important addition is support for ComiXology's new "CMX-HD" format, consisting of higher-resolution pages formatted with the third-generation iPad in mind Read more...
HTC, Sprint send invite for ‘collaboration’ event on April 4
Sprint and HTC on Tuesday jointly sent invitations to Electronista and others for their "latest collaboration" on April 4. The New York City invitation was sparse on details beyond having Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and HTC president Jason MacKenzie, using a pin in the graphic as a possible clue Read more...
Aereo countersues Fox, PBS to keep TV streaming alive
Aereo on Tuesday grew its countersuits against TV networks to include several more networks. Fox, PBS, Univision, WPIX, and WNET were all targeted under a complaint that wanted the judge to rule that Aereo wasn't violating the networks' copyrights. It had already sued ABC, CBS, and NBCUniversal a week ago.... Read more...
Consumer Reports promises check into iPad heat issues u
(Updated with results) Consumer Reports is looking into anecdotes of third-gen iPads running unusually hot, Reuters reports. The publication says it will announce results on Tuesday after conducting a series of tests Read more...