The answer to all that "who will buy Palm?" speculation came sooner than expected, and it came from a somewhat surprising source: HP. The two companies announced Wednesday that they have come to a definitive agreement for HP to buy Palm for about $5.70 per share of Palm common stock,...
Fixing the planet: iFixit wants repair manual for everything
As many Ars readers know, iFixit has long been a source for detailed teardowns of the latest Apple gear. The company's teardowns not only provide information about the chips and other components...
Microsoft unveils Sidekick’s next of KIN
During a media event in San Francisco today, Microsoft revealed the spiritual successor to the Danger Sidekick messaging phone. Called "KIN," the new platform is designed with a heavy focus...
Developers unearth more features in iPhone OS 4.0
One day has passed since Apple gave developers a sneak preview of iPhone OS 4.0, and already there's new (NDA-breaking) information floating around about the other 90-some features that Steve Jobs didn't...
Multitasking (finally), iAd, and more coming in iPhone OS 4.0
During a special media event held today in Cupertino, Apple unveiled details about the next major update to the iPhone OS...
FTC uneasy about Google-AdMob deal, may try to block it
Poor Google just can't catch a break when it tries to make advertising deals with other companies. The Federal Trade Commission looks to be gearing up to block Google's acquisition of mobile...
feature: Ars Technica reviews the iPad
The iPad isn't a big iPod touch—an iPod touch is a miniature iPad that restricts the full multitouch experience in exchange for offering greater portability. With the iPad, in contrast, you get...
Apple tops 300,000 iPad sales in one day
Initial sales figures for the iPad are in, and Apple says that by midnight on Saturday, April 3, it sold over 300,000 iPads. iPad users have also downloaded over 1 million apps and over 250,000 e-books during that same time period.
The iPad sales include deliveries of preordered iPads, sales in Apple...
iPad review status update; request for comments
It's one day after the US launch of the iPad and many of our readers have been eagerly asking us via Twitter, e-mail, IM, and more: where's the Ars review!? It's true—we have been quiet about the device ever since we got our grubby little hands on it, especially in comparison...
Apple reportedly tweaked the iPhone to work better on AT&T
Since the original iPhone launch, AT&T has put in motion a number of upgrades to its wireless network to accommodate the pounding it received at the collective fists of millions of iPhone users. But according to AT&T CTO John Donovan, Apple has also done its part to adjust the iPhone to...
As expected, China clamps down on uncensored Google search
A week after Google started redirecting Chinese search users to its Hong Kong site in order to avoid having to censor results, many search queries from within China are getting the Great Firewall treatment. The move was widely expected by most, and with Google's mobile services also getting a partial...
iSight: What’s Happening?