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Braven has taken the wraps off of three models of Bluetooth speaker. Newly joining the family, the 850 is similar to the brandís Six Series device, but is four times larger allowing for deeper bass and bigger sound. The BRV-1 is suited for outdoor adv…

Global networking products provider TP-Link at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is showing a large family of wireless small office, home and mobile connectivity products. Announced today are the AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, TL-WR810N Wir…

PC component manufacturer Corsair today announced the Corsair Voyager Air, an all-in-one mobile wireless drive, home network attached storage, USB drive, and wireless hub. Media and other data stored on Voyager Air may be accessed directly from a PC or…

Jailbreaking an iOS device in order to install unofficial apps, add customization options or simply to unlock a locked device has gotten tougher, as evidenced by the hacking community’s inability to produce an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6. In a recen…

As of Christmas Eve, some US customers are having issues with Netflix streaming, due to an issue with Amazon Web Services — specifically the data center in northern Virginia that was also responsible for taking down a number of popular sites last summ…

An agreement between the Jobs family and designer Philippe Starck has resolved a dispute that saw one of the late Steve Jobs’ final projects, a 263-foot custom-designed mega-yacht called “Venus,” impounded in an Amsterdam dock. The argument stemmed fro…

The Chinese government is planning to crack down on “malicious” trademark applications, Reuters reports. A proposed amendment is expected to better protect international brands sold in the country, and give copyright owners the ability to block similar…

Apple may be preparing a fifth-generation iPad for release just months after the fourth-gen model, a Macotakara source claims. The person mentions few details, except that the tablet will allegedly be styled after the iPad mini, ship in March, and shri…

According to a South Korean news site, Samsung has launched a patent-infringement lawsuit in Korea against Apple over the iOS version of Notification Center, saying it violates their patent. The feature, which debuted almost two years ago, is also simi…

Photo-sharing site Flickr is offering its free users an upgraded trial membership at no charge for a limited time. Messages sent to users under the subject line “Merry Flickr” state that users will gain three months of access to Flickr Pro automaticall…

On Friday, Apple launched a new TV ad promoting both the iPad and iPad mini by cleverly showing both products as they might be used in a FaceTime video conference, with a man’s granddaughter playing the ukelele and singing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,”…

A High Court judge in England has ruled that a key Motorola patent being used against Microsoft is invalid, which should result in the lifting of an injunction against Apple. The Motorola patent, for syncing messages across many mobile devices, forms t…

The Safari browser in iOS 6 has a flaw in its handling of JavaScript that, while not presenting any serious problems thus far, could evolve into a potentially security and privacy issue if not corrected soon, reports AppleInsider. Users who have turned…