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Electronista Mar 17 10 A series of ads on the pages of Australian tech site PC Authority have possibly signaled an upcoming update to Apple's pro desktops and notebooks. Ads for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro show all three systems starting at higher prices than they do today. The MacBook Pro would cost A$1,899, the smallest hike but a jump from A$1,599; the MacBook Air would increase from A$1,999 to A$2,399; the Mac Pro would see the largest leap by moving from A$3,599 to A$4,499.... Full story...
Internet service providers in the Netherlands are refusing to block The Pirate Bay, following the file sharing site changing its IP addresses.
In a blog post this week, Cisco revealed that the company will no longer be producing the Cius. The enterprise-focused tablet was released last year but never caught on with business consumers, who are increasingly opting for Apple's iPad, and other competitors to a lesser extent, as a mobile computing solution.
Numerous reports claim that the Learning Thermostat from Nest will be available at Apple retail stores shortly.
A Microsoft-sponsored IDC report released yesterday claims that annual support costs for Windows XP systems are five times higher than a Windows 7 system, as part of the software maker's latest effort to push users to move to its most recent Windows version.
Auction house Sotheby's will be selling two bits of history soon -- one strongly related to Apple, the other less so -- both tied to the late Steve Jobs.
Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer ZTE is reportedly under investigation by the US Department of Commerce over alleged sales of embargoed US computer equipment to Iran.
Yahoo announced today that the company will be discontinuing its personalized digital newspaper app, Livestand, after just six months of availability in the App Store.
The official Sony blog published an update today, detailing the progress on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrades on Xperia smartphones.
Representative Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ), and John Barrow (D-GA) are pushing the Department of Justice to reopen the completed investigation of Google's Street View and Wi-Fi data harvesting while mapping America's streets.