Latest Technology News for June 18, 2013
- HTC finally shows off 3.5-inch Desire 200
The device is designed for customers on a budget, and features a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor and 4GB of onboard storage. [Read more]
- Jimmy Fallon test drives the Xbox One
The Late Night host kicked off video game week on his show by inviting aboard Microsoft VP Phil Spencer and taking the Xbox One for a spin. [Read more]
- LG Optimus G Pro hits 1 million unit sales in Korea
The device took four months to reach that mark, according to the company. The Optimus LTE, its predecessor, took 7 months to hit that point. [Read more]
- North Korea calls U.S ‘kingpin of human rights abuses’ following NSA leaks
Comments in the country’s state newspaper Minju Joson accuse the U.S. of “espionage against mankind,” according to Reuters. [Read more]
- Xbox 360 top console in May…with 114,000 units sold
Microsoft’s console was the top-selling console for the 29th consecutive month, and total spending on its platform hit $149.8 million during the period. [Read more]
- AT&T solar stations offer quick recharge in New York
The telecom company has installed 25 Street Charge stations in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York. The initial run marks a trial for a potential broader deployment. [Read more]
- Nvidia’s graphics brawn powers supercomputing brains
The company’s graphics chips are finding a foothold in neural networks, a biology-inspired form of computing that is moving from research to commercial tasks like Google’s photo recognition. [Read more]
- Dish needs spectrum to fuel wireless broadband biz
Dish Network has ambitions to become a challenger in the home broadband market, but it needs valuable spectrum from Clearwire, Sprint, and LightSquared. [Read more]
- Apps coming at 70 percent the speed of light
No Google Fiber? No problem — at least not for developers, some of whom are already writing apps for the coming gigabit Ethernet world. [Read more]
- Google settles shareholder lawsuit over company control
The settlement should clear the way for the Web giant to issue a new class of nonvoting shares, ensuring that the founders’ majority control isn’t diluted. [Read more]
