Chris Sevier claims officials discriminated against him by refusing to let him marry his computer. [Picture for illustrative purposes only.] (Jeff Hitchcock/Flickr/Creative Commons)
Chris Sevier filed a 50-page motion to a federal court with the hope of intervening in an appeal against Utah’s ban on same-sex weddings.
In it, he describes how he asked a Utah county clerk for a marriage license but
When they launched Beats Electronics some six years ago in 2008, I somehow doubt that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine had any idea Apple might one day seek to purchase their little headphone venture to the tune of $3.2 billion. Yet, it appears that is exactly what is about to go down. I hope the two of them are kicking back with a bottle of Cristal right now, toasting to their success. But it’s really Apple that should be celebrating, because if this deal goes through, the United States’ most p
Recording artist Dr. Dre wears a pair of Beats headphones as he attends the MLB 2010 season opener between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, in this file photo taken April 4, 2010. (CREDIT: REUTERS/ADAM HUNGER/FILES)
Apple Inc is close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, two people with knowledge of the matter said, an expensive foray into music streaming and headphone gear that would mark a departure for the usually cash-conservative iPhone m
If you thought Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine were already loaded thanks to their ridiculously successful headphone brand, Beats Electronics, you ain’t seen nothing yet. According to a report by the Financial Times, Apple is in talks to purchase the successful audio company for a reported $3.2 billion. Even for a guy with a net worth of $550 million, that’s not chump change.
According to the report, if successful, the acquisition would be the largest in the Cupertino tech giant’s history. “People f
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Almost half a century after the first e-mail crashed the communication link between the computer science department at UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute, the Internet stands at a tipping point.
So how did it get there?
The first time I heard about the world wide network was back in 1986, from an instructor in an undergraduate elective course I took called Introduction to COBOL Programming.
The instructor had been a systems analyst in the U.S. Air Force, and it was t
For a company which only made itself public in December last year, OnePlus is proving itself to be an exciting new addition to the smartphone world. After several months of teasing, it has now confirmed we’ll see its first smartphone on April 23. “We’re almost ready to showcase our baby to the world,” a moderator wrote on the OnePlus forum, before thanking everyone’s patience, and promising it’ll be worth the wait.
OnePlus is a company with ambition. Started by former Oppo Vice President Pete
The Galaxy S5 retains some of what has made its predecessors so popular. Most notably, it looks almost identical to the S4, just slightly larger, measuring 5.1 in
The Nokia XL features a 5-inch IPS WVGA display, a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and auto-focus and a 2-megapixel front camera.
The Nokia X and the Nokia X+ both have 4-inch touchscreens and Nokia’s signature mono-body design in various colors. The difference b
By Ryan Fleming
The next Call of Duty game, confirmed for later this year, will be developed by Sledgehammer Games, joining Treyarch and Infinity Ward in what is now to be a three year development cycle forCOD games.
The news came as part of Activision’s investor call, and it marks what is arguably the biggest behind-the-scenes shift in the Call of Duty franchise to date – with the exception of Infinity Ward losing multiple members of its studio, including its founders, following a nasty
Yahoo Mail users, we have some bad news: It’s time to change your e-mail password.
In a company blog post Thursday night, Yahoo revealed that a number of users’ passwords and usernames were exposed to cyber-attackers who used malicious computer software to gain access to lists of Yahoo Mail credentials.
The information was likely collected from a third-party database, Jay Rossiter, Yahoo’s senior vice president of platforms and personalization products, wrote in the posting.
The company is res
After a scant 29 months, the love affair between Google and Motorola has ended. On August 15, 2011, Google announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Today, itannounced its intent to sell it to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. Yes, Google wanted Moto out so badly it took a $7+ billion hit to be free.
As a part of the separation, Google will retain all of Motorola’s stuff (it’s patents) and Lenovo has promised to take on Motorola’s name when they wed.
“The smartphone ma
According to a recent report by The Verge, Nokia has an Android device nearly ready for consumer release.
What’s interesting is that Nokia has forked Android, similar to how Amazon uses it, to create a customized operating system. The move gives more control over the experience, differentiating it from other Android devices, while still allowing most Android apps to work on the device.
When it comes to the U.S. smartphone market, it's mostly a two-horse race. Cumulatively, and sell two out of every three smartphones, with smaller manufacturers such as HTC and Motorola fighting for what's left.
But that could change next year, when Asus brings its PadFone to the United States. The device, powered by Google's Android, is particularly revolutionary and has the potential to disrupt the mobile market.
Asus' PadFone combines a tablet with a smartpho
Rumors continue to heat up for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 successor, presumed to be called the Galaxy S5. The last few weeks have given way to multiple reports about potential design features for the flagship device. One such rumor was that the Galaxy S5 would be offered in two versions, a premium metal model and a traditional classic form factor.
According to Japanese website EMS One, the Galaxy S5 will employ a unibody metal design unlike anything used in the series thus far. Reportedly
Did you know that the iPad Mini is the most popular iPad? Yep, it outsells the iPad 4 by a margin of two to one. Today, it got a big upgrade. At a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the second generation of its 7.9-inch little wonder: the new “iPad Mini with Retina display,” which we will hereafter refer to as the iPad Mini 2. The revamped tablet looks roughly identical to last year’s model, but comes with some hu
The fifth generation iPad tablet is here, unveiled during an Apple event held in San Francisco. The iPad has been in need of an overhaul, given that the iPad 4 was a very light refresh over its predecessor, the iPad 3. Simply put, Apple has delivered here. As with every Apple launch, rumors of its design and specification had been spreading for months. Now that we have some hard details, lets go through them.
Introduced by Phil Schiller, the new iPad is thinner, lighte
