Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been hired by Sony to serve as a consultant for the movie version of the official Steve Jobs biography. Woz will offer his perspective on Steve Jobs, and his technical expertise on computers, according to Reuters. The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson is the only official book on the Apple co-founder’s life, and Sony purchased the film rights before the project was finished and on ...

Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production of industry’s first 4 gigabit LPDDR2 memory for mobile devices based on the 20nm technology. So what does this mean for the user? Well, for starters the memory modules will now be smaller, which should let the hardware manufacturers pack in even more things in the limited space inside mobile devices. Secondly, due to the high density, you can have 2GB of ...

Chip maker Intel has released its third generation Intel Core vPro processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, designed for use in business laptops, desktops PCs and Ultrabook devices. The new processors feature performance and graphics improvements and provides businesses the security, performance and form factor improvements. Intel Core vPro processor-based platforms will allow businesses to protect themselves in four ways: threat management; identity and access; data protection; and monitoring and remediation. The new processors integrate ...

It only seems like yesterday that the iPhone 4S launched, but as soon it was officially unveiled the rumours about the iPhone 5 began. The latest rumours online suggest that the new iPhone 5 could well have a larger display than previous iPhones. The WSJ reported has heard from Asian suppliers that the iPhone 5 will have a touch-screen that is at least 4 inches in size. Apple , and in particular ...

Popular PC based game, Machinarium is now available for Android based devices. The game is already available for Apple iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. Machinarium is the story of a robot called Josef (named after Josef Capek, the creator of the word "robot") which is dumped on a scrapheap, where he re-assembles himself and sets off for the city. Entering the city, he discovers a plot by the Black Cap Brotherhood ...

Toshiba's Canvio external drives have just gotten a hefty boost, most of all for data swappers that play both the Mac and PC sides of the computing fence.Both the regular Canvio 3.0 and the Canvio Basics 3.0 have made the jump from 1TB to 1.5TB of capacity to hold that much more in the way of backups and videos. If you spring for the top-end 1.5TB Canvio 3.0, though, you'll also ...

TORONTO — The value of computer software piracy in Canada totalled just more than $1.1 billion last year with 40 per cent of computer users admitting they acquired software illegally, according to a study released Tuesday. The Business Software Alliance study found that nearly one in three copies of software was unlicensed in Canada in 2011. "If 40 per cent of consumers admitted they shoplift -- even rarely --authorities would react by ...

Taipei, May 15, 2012 (CENS)--MediaTek Inc. recently announced it has entered into a global strategic partnership with game software developer Gameloft, which will extensively support MediaTek’s chips for feature phones and smartphones. With the cooperation, feature phones and smatphones using MediaTek chips allow the users to play the games that are on iPhones. Gameloft is also a game supplier to iPhones. It is understood that MediaTek MT6255 system-on-chip will incorporate Asphalt 6: ...

The iPad Mini, sporting a 7-inch screen and a price point between $200-$250, is expected to launch in October, according to a report. Another day, another rumor about the 7-inch Apple “iPad Mini,” this time from the Mac blog iMore, which quotes unnamed sources as saying Apple is going to release the device in October, at an ultra-low price point somewhere between $200-$250. That would put the device in direct competition ...

The Galaxy S3 is clearly being touted as the biggest smartphone of the year and a genuine challenger to Apple's iPhone 4S. The newly unveiled next-gen Galaxy smartphone is by far the best technological masterpiece from the South Korean giant in recent times. The device is already being compared to the likes of HTC One X and the Nokia Lumia 900, as well as the Galaxy Note, in our earlier IBTimes ...