Apple drops iPad ’4G’ marketing — but not everywhere
Under pressure because the new iPad's 4G connectivity does not work outside North America, the company has started dropping its claims in some international markets -- like the UK and Australia -- but not in others.
What the web is saying about Sergey Brin and openness
Comments by Sergey Brin that seem to suggest that Facebook and Apple are almost as much of a threat to the open web as China and Saudi Arabia have provoked all sorts of reaction online. Here's what people are saying about it.
Motorola under scrutiny as EU opens two antitrust probes
European regulators say they are opening two investigations into claims of patent abuse by Motorola Mobility -- which could put the company's $12.5bn acquisition by Google in jeopardy.
With Apple and Nokia at war, nano-SIM vote is postponed
With Apple and Nokia at each others' throats over control over the upcoming nano-SIM standard for mobile phones, the ruling body that was set to decide between them has instead postponed its vote for at least a month.
With new app, Sharypic aims to be Instagram for events
Location-based photo sharing app Color famously flamed out after raising millions of dollars in funding. Now, with them out of the picture, French service Sharypic wants to step into the gap and provide photo sharing for events. Can it compete in a crowded market?
It’s playtime: Toca Boca heads for America
Swedish iOS studio Toca Boca has become a hit with parents and kids around the world, thanks to its smart suite of simple, open games. Now it plans to open a U.S. office and target the American market in 2012.
Who is Apple’s new retail boss, and what will he do?
Tim Cook has made his first major appointment at Apple -- by handing over control of the company's retail stores to a British businessman who has built his reputation largely through pile-em-high tactics and aggressive expansion.
It’s real: British leader to get bespoke iPad app
Sources have confirmed that work on an iPad app specially designed for British Prime Minister David Cameron has been underway for several months -- and that, once completed, officials plan to make it available to the public.
IPads for €1: French students face tablet deal deluge
The tablet market is growing rapidly -- but it could be getting even more of a boost thanks to the growing number of operator subsidies on offer. The latest? A series of cut-price deals aimed at France's large student population.
BBC’s iPlayer goes Global, embraces the iPad
After endless development and lobbying from fans around the world, the BBC has finally opened up an international version of the iPlayer — its smash hit video-on-demand service — for European subscribers. But will it make the grade as other video subscription services expand?
Sweden’s 13th Lab brings augmented reality to Apple iPad
Swedish company 13th Lab, a Stockholm-based startup has been working on its own augmented-reality-like system for the iPad that uses a complex computer vision technique employed by NASA. 13th Lab is looking to turn the technology into a platform that developers can use for AR. 
How One Reinvented Radio Firm Is Leading the Brit Pack
Twenty years after it started out in radio production, British digital agency Somethin’ Else is making waves with its innovative iPhone games — and representing a new generation of creative technology firms that are ready to step up and make it big.
