I-Hsien Sherwood
Clumsy tech-lovers, rejoice! A rugged, waterproof version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is on the way, due to hit stores in July.
The longer the Senate takes to pass the bipartisan immigration reform bill, the less likely it will make it past the more conservative House of Representatives. And while it’s too early to know whether all this effort will ultimately succeed, the consequences for failure will be devastating –- for the Republicans.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is finally officially available in the United States –- AT&T retail stores are carrying the phone beginning today for $199.99 with a two-year contract.
CISPA, a cybersecurity bill that opponents say tramples on online privacy, seems doomed to fail after the Senate decided not to consider the bill, and the White House announced President Obama wouldn’t sign it.
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 800 processor goes into mass production in May, and the first devices to utilize the top-of-the-line chipset should begin appearing in June.
While the Senate seems likely to pass a bipartisan immigration bill eventually, whatever legislation comes from that debate will then need to pass the more conservative House of Representatives, and some House members aren’t waiting.
The Google Play Store just updated its content policies that govern the action of apps distributed through the service, and a seemingly small change could have big repercussions for Facebook.
Samsung has become a victim of its own popularity. High global demand for the company’s smartphones, especially the Samsung Galaxy S4, has depleted its stock of RAM, forcing it to purchase chips from rival SK Hynix.
Every major U.S. carrier seems to be having trouble getting the Samsung Galaxy S4 in stock except for AT&T, and Ma Bell wants you to know it.
T-Mobile has pushed back its in-store release of the Samsung Galaxy S4 at least one or two weeks amid global supply shortages, the company said on Twitter.
The Pirate Bay, the premier aggregator of bittorrent files and peer-to-peer file transfer resources, has settled into a new home in Iceland, after its short stint in Greenland came to an abrupt end when its domain names were revoked.
Former President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter with a personal account, so expect a few off-the-cuff remarks from the Democratic Party’s leader emeritus to start making headlines.
The question is not whether immigration reform will pass, but how well.
The major carriers are dealing with supply shortages for the Samsung Galaxy S4, so smaller carriers will end up with the phone at almost exactly the same time as the big players.
It’s hard enough to get ahold of an HTC One these days, what with supply shortages and the flagship phone selling out at many retail stores. But HTC insists a recent injunction won’t further affect the One’s availability.
