IDC painted an optimistic picture of traditional PCs in a Tuesday long-term estimate of their shipments. 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...
Apple denied request for Motorola’s Android info
One of Apple's lawsuits against Motorola stumbled after Judge Richard Posner denied a motion requesting information about Android development and Google's takeover as the company. The order, issued Monday and available Tuesday, called Apple's demands "vague and overbroad." Motorola's opposition, meanwhile, was "persuasive," Judge Posner said... Read more...
Asia markets slip, China warning weighs
Asian markets slipped Tuesday as dealers looked for a spur to buy despite a positive lead from Wall Street, while optimism was hurt by a warning that Chinese demand for iron ore may be slowing. Read more...
Sonos posts Controller 3.7 for Mac and PC, we go hands-on
Sonos lived up to its word early Tuesday and released its revamped edition of the Controller for Macs and Windows PCs. The 3.7 update is its first major rework in some time and brings some parts of the mobile apps over to the desktop. We've had an opportunity to try it in advance with some quick impressions.... Read more...
Game dev Double Fine ends record Kickstarter with $3.3m
Psychonauts developer Double Fine ended its Kickstarter project Tuesday evening with the largest project in the site's history. The fundraising for an adventure game earned $3,335,325 since its early February start, or more than eight times the $400,000 the studio had set for its original budget. Its actual budget will be higher, as another $110,000 had been pledged by others in the game industry outside of Kickstarter proper.... Read more...
Game dev Double Fine ends record Kickstarter with $3.3m
Psychonauts developer Double Fine ended its Kickstarter project Tuesday evening with the largest project in the site's history. The fundraising for an adventure game earned $3,335,325 since its early February start, or more than eight times the $400,000 the studio had set for its original budget. Its actual budget will be higher, as another $110,000 had been pledged by others in the game industry outside of Kickstarter proper.... Read more...
Sony unwraps Alpha A57 with 12FPS focused shooting
Sony unveiled a new entry level Alpha early Tuesday in the just leaked A57. It shoots at a typical 16 megapixels, but with an uncharacteristically fast mode, Continuous Advance Priority AE. Read more...