A new set of performance benchmarks have shown that HTML5 runs a great deal slower on mobiles than it does on laptops. Obviously a laptop is always going to be much more powerful than a small smartphone, but the PerfMarks II...

As you've most likely seen, Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion (£7.9 billion) has just been officially signed and sealed, but the financial outlay doesn't end there for the search giant. Google...

Back in 1987, the world witnessed the 80s sensation of Rick Astley and his catchy hit, 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.  Fast forward 20 years later, and his record was resurrected in the form of a meme on the infamous 4Chan site...

Sony has managed to get back most of its original $125 million (£79.9 million) investment in Sharp's LCD panels, by selling off its shares in the company - back to Sharp.  The termination of the agreement between the...

Larry Page has been talking about the future of smartphones at the Zeitgeist conference this week. Unfortunately, the Google CEO didn't have a huge amount to say, not in terms of predicting specific advances in technology,...

Samsung has moved to block the leaked S Voice app which emerged earlier this week. As we reported on Tuesday, S Voice is one of the pieces of software designed exclusively for the imminent Galaxy S III. Yet an XDA member,...

Head of id Software and mastermind of titles such as Doom, RAGE, Wolfenstein 3D and more, John Carmack, has dropped a hint that has opened up the next-generation of consoles for a lot more speculation.  While PC gamers have...

Sources claim that the final milestone before Windows 8 arrives, known as Release Preview, should be made available for download on 1st June.  With previous rumours reporting it to be released around this time, it seems...

Previously touting the Metro environment as a plug-in free system, Microsoft has changed its mind and decided to integrate Flash support into Internet Explorer 10, at least for some tasks. The decision has not been announced by...

A developing contract between Activision Blizzard and Bungie has been posted online, showing interesting details about a future MMO title to be featured exclusively on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and its next-generation console: the...

Samsung's next Android flagship smartphone is due to burst onto the scene next week, but it has reportedly already arrived in Dubai. Despite the fact that the Galaxy S III should have been out next week in Dubai, the same as with...

WordPress founder, Matt Mullenweg, recently shared his plans for the blogging service. Announcing what the future has in store for the platform, Mullenweg told attendees at the paidContent.org event yesterday that a new...

Here's some music for your ears: Pandora's fiscal Q1 earnings report showed huge increases in revenue, user activity and many other successful details. Although the company reported $80.8 million in revenue (£51.6 million)...

GAME's Australian administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers is staying positive after a first round of searching for potential buyers failed to turn out any solid leads. Two members of the team released a statement today, toeing the...

A conference call startup created by the inventor of Google Voice was awarded the top prize at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield yesterday. With Uberconference, which the company confidently describes as "the best...