Facebook Home finally hits 1M download mark

From CNET News.com: A month after its release, Facebook Home has reached 1 million downloads, according to download numbers at Google Play.

It hit the milestone just days after Facebook's director of mobile engineering told reporters that Home had been downloaded "just about" 1...

Sony Unveils Waterproof Xperia ZR Smartphone

From DailyTech: Sony has officially pulled the wraps off its latest smartphone offering. The new Xperia ZR promises a high quality camera on with the ability to resist water. The smartphone comes equipped with a 4.6-inch HD Reality display that attempts to predict where your finger...

YouTube Offering Paid Subscriptions for Individual Channels

From DailyTech: YouTube is launching a pilot program for some of its partners that will allow content creators to offer paid subscriptions for their channels.

YouTube said it's letting a small group of partners offer paid channels via subscriptions on its site. These partners are...

Nokia Announces Lumia 928

From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp. has announced the Lumia 928 smartphone, the latest installment in Nokia's Windows Phone 8 lineup. The new flagship from Nokia will have the same microprocessor, software and technologies as the predecessor, the Lumia 920. Still, it has a number of...

Corsair Publishes List of Intel Core i Haswell Compatible PSUs

From X-bit Labs: Corsair, a leading provider of enthusiast-class PC components, on Friday published a list of power supply units (PSUs) compatible with the forthcoming Intel Core i-series “Haswell” microprocessors. Currently the company has over 20 PSUs that are guaranteed to be...

SilverStone Strider Gold ST65F-G 650W (Page 1 of 4) | Reports

Herro everybody, Derek is back again. Now that this is my second time here, let me tell you a bit about myself. I love sports. Do you know what sport Asians play? StarCraft. To all the non-believers out there, eSport is still a sport. Heck, it is more ‘sport’ than chess will ever be -- a professional StarCraft player usually maintains over 300 APM (actions per minute) throughout the match. Chess players? Maybe three actions per...

New Nexus 7 may debut at Google I/O with same $199 price tag

From CNET News.com: The follow-up to the Nexus 7 tablet may get a slew of upgrades, but still keep its $199 price tag.

That's the opinion of KGI Securities analyst Mingchi Kuo, who believes that Google may unveil the upgraded tablet at its Google I/O conference next week.

The...

Microsoft Aims to Gobble up Parts of Nook Media for $1B USD

From DailyTech: While the Nook HD+ is a well-known budget Android tablet, the days of the Nook may be numbered. According to a report by TechCrunch, internal documents indicate that Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is offering Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) a $1B USD buyout to acquire some of the...

AT&T Cuts Price of HTC First Phone from $99 to 99 Cents

From DailyTech: Facebook may be the king of the social networking world, but it has a long way to go in the way of mobile devices -- and it shows in the sales of the HTC First.

HTC's "First" smartphone was released as a Facebook-heavy, social smartphone last month. While it runs...

Amazon Preps Kindle Smartphone with Stereo-3D Display – Report

From X-bit Labs: A smartphone from Amazon has been under widespread discussion for over one and a half years now, but there are still no signs of it on the market. A fresh portion of rumours about the Kindle smartphone suggest that Amazon’s Lab 126 is actually developing two handsets...

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