TECHNOLOGY

The release date for Android 4.1.2 came in early October for the Nexus 7, and now Samsung's Galaxy S3 could be receiving the update next month.

Many have wondered when the Chinese government will finally allow Apple to start selling its iPhone 5. According to China Telecom, currently the country's third largest telecommunications provider, the iPhone 5 may be released to the Chinese public in a matter of weeks.

Spotify is reportedly close to closing a $100M round of financing that would value that company at just over $3B, a $1B drop from its rumored valuation just six months ago.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), a successful recipient of cash from venture capital funds, now wants to boost its own presence as a venture capitalist.

Samsung's Windows Phone 8 device is slated for a release date this December, and a reportedly leaked photo has given users an early look at its Verizon variant.

After audiences cheered for several minutes after seeing a full-sized iPad play a duet of "Heart and Soul" with an iPad Mini on Garageband, Apple released two more iPad Mini commercials in this same vein on Sunday. Check them out here.

The cat and mouse game between BitTorrent users and the copyright police continues with a study by The Pirate Bay finding that 70 percent of its fans currently use or are interested in using a service that would make them harder to identify.

Living on Long Island for the past two weeks has been a nightmare. Put simply: There's no power. There's got to be a better way.

Reports of early issues with Surface tablet point to audio problems. Apparently, several users witnessed random muting and audio stuttering while the Surface is in use or standby, The Verge has reported.

Search engine giant Google has reported that many of its online services have been blocked in China, following the world’s most populous nation’s once-in-a-decade meeting to reassign power to a new generation of leaders.

Microsoft has innovated near-instant language translation speech technology, where the highly accurate final translation is delivered in what resembles the user's own unique voice.

Critics used to criticizing Facebook for the social media giant’s privacy policies might have a new target to shoot at. The company, which recently surpassed one billion users worldwide, is testing a new feature that’d notify users of a new notification with a beeping sound.

Nvidia Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) shares fell after the company reported better-than-expected third quarter results and announced an initial dividend.

Yahoo! (Nasdag: YHOO) has announced dual partnerships with GREE (TYO:3632) and DeNA (TYO: 2432), Japan's two larger mobile gaming companies and subsequent arch-rivals, to expand its mobile business opportunities through gaming.

More than a month after the iPhone 5’s release date, a new glitch affecting the device’s touch screen has been discovered.

Now that Priceline.com has announced plans to acquire Kayak Software for $1.8 billion, the obvious question is who's next?

According to the latest report from by International Data Corporation (IDC), the revenue of the U.S. public IT cloud services is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.5 percent over the forecast period, from $18.5 billion in 2011 to $43.2 billion in 2016.

Verizon has yet to name a release date for its Windows Phone 8 HTC variant, but the carrier has announced that it will feature wireless charging.

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: EA) is officially switching its flagship MMO "Starwars: The Old Republic" to a free-to-play distribution model next week on November 15.

Samsung is still relishing the success of its Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3, but its upcoming technology seeks to revolutionize the way people use touch screen devices.

China's Lenovo Group (Pink: LNVGY) reported second-quarter revenue jumped 11 percent and surpassed Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to become top PC maker.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is partnering with YouTube to allow users to live-stream multiplayer matches of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2."

While the release date for Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 has yet to hit Verizon, Sprint users are already getting their first software update.

Shares of Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) rose 8 percent on stronger-than-expected earnings forecast.

If you are a Star Wars fan of any kind and you own a mobile device, you must buy 'Angry Birds Star Wars.'

It's an open secret that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is being probed over search. But Android could be a target, too.

It appears like Apple's quest for rounded rectangle patent has paid off finally! The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent no. D670,286 to Apple Tuesday Nov.6, and it covers the outer edge shape of the device.

Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM), the biggest U.S. designer of chips for smartphones, reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter results Wednesday.

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