Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster were quick to strike settlements in state antitrust lawsuits brought earlier this year over alleged ebook price fixing. Now, the two sides have settled on a payout, as well, with the publishers agreeing to pay a total of $69 million to consumers...
"Anticompetitive behavior will not be accepted." George Jespen, Connecticut Attorney General
In a little over a week, we have seen three companies make headlines with 84-inch, 4K-resolution TVs for the consumer market — LG's set is out now in Korea with global expansion in September while Sony's XBR-84X900 will be available "this...
Amazon has just announced that its Appstore is available in five key European markets. The store is a rival to Google Play, and sells Android apps for phones and tablets. Amazon started taking submissions for the European version of its store back in June, and with the store now live we'll hopefully start seeing some of the exclusive titles stateside users have grown accustomed to.
The store is...
This is what Vlad Savov wants you to know about Berlin. Potsdamer Platz is absolutely gorgeous and a must-see. A quadriga is a chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast, and the Berlin Quadriga was designed by Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1793 as the Quadriga of Victory. This is what the rest of The Verge team wants you to know about Berlin: a beer stein at our hotel bar is less than €3 and there is, alas, no discount for buying in bulk. Join us for a very special 90 Seconds on The Verge.
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A quadriga is a chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast
Dell has announced the addition of a 10-point touchscreen to its XPS One 27 all-in-one desktop computer, augmenting the unit's existing 27-inch quad-HD display. Demoing the new version at IFA in Berlin, the company has also shown off a reclining stand, allowing users to view and interact with the device from a number of angles.
Announced back in May of this year, the original One 27 runs...
Tilt and touch
Today in Berlin, Dell is unveiling the XPS 10; a 10-inch Windows RT tablet with a micro USB port for external storage and a slim-hinge mobile keyboard dock. The device's battery is said to last 20 hours on a charge, but it's a good idea to take that claim with a grain of salt. Dell says that the XPS 10 will be available in October for the launch of Windows 8 along with its all-in-one XPS 27 and...
Sony took to the stage at IFA 2012 in Berlin and proceeded to unpack a boatload of new products. Notable among the lineup was the new Xperia Tablet S, a Surface-lookalike, a handful of Xperia smartphones, the massive XBR-84X900 4K TV, the Wi-Fi-equipped NEX-5R camera, and the Windows 8 powered...
Samsung's IFA 2012 event didn't disappoint — in addition to the magicians and symphony, the company took the wraps off the Galaxy Note II, its first Galaxy Camera with Android 4.1 on board, a variety of new Ativ Windows 8 tablets, and more. We're getting an up-close look at all of Samsung's new products, so stay tuned here for the latest from...
Dell has announced the XPS Duo 12, a new convertible ultrabook made for Windows 8. It features a 12.5-inch, "Full HD" (we assume 1920 x 1080 pixels) touchscreen with edge-to-edge Coring Gorilla Glass, and is powered by Intel hardware — up to Core i7. If this all sounds a little familiar, that might be because we first caught wind of the XPS Duo 12 via a leak in May.
The XPS Duo 12 can be used either as a laptop or slate, thanks to a flip...
Will be available at Windows 8 launch
Despite the recent uncovering of the 'Madhi' malware that has infected several hundred computers in the Middle East, researchers say the virus is continuing to spread. The majority of cases are in Iran, and Seculert CTO Aviv Raff suspects that the perpetrators are either in the employ of another...
After dominating IFA 2011 with its Galaxy Note introduction, Samsung is hoping to repeat the feat today with the Galaxy Note II. Now thinner and lighter, the new Note device comes with a redesigned S Pen stylus, a bevy of new software features layered atop Android 4.1, and an enlarged 5.5-inch...
Garmin has unveiled updates to its Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard apps with two features geared toward city landscapes. The company's new Urban Guidance tool provides detailed information on public transportation routes, while its Last Mile...
With a new version of Windows comes a new version of the popular Parallels virtualization software for OS X, and starting today there's a new version — Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac — that revamps the program with complete Windows 8 integration and other improvements,...
If you've been following Android rumors recently, you'll know all about a device codenamed HTC Proto that we revealed last week — well, this is it, albeit under a new name. HTC has revealed a new mid-range Android handset, the Desire X, that bridges the gap between the company's low-end Desire...
Samsung is the first manufacturer to officially announce a Windows Phone 8 device: the Ativ S. As we revealed just a short time ago, it has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and an 8-megapixel rear camera paired with a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. Microsoft announced the device on its Windows Phone blog just ahead of Samsung's unpacked event, noting that it's only 8.7mm thick,...
Hanjuan Jin, a software engineer formerly employed by Motorola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for stealing trade secrets from the company. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jin had perpetrated the crime on behalf of Sun...
An unpatched vulnerability in the current version of Java has "gone mainstream," prompting Mozilla to direct Firefox users to switch the plugin off entirely. The zero-day exploit could currently affect users running Java 1.7 on any Windows browser, and Websense reports that it's now included in...
Google Maps is getting some new features for cyclists as the company crosses the 500,000 kilometer milestone (actually 530,000; about 330,000...
We're almost a year on from the iPhone 4S' launch, and the world seems to agree that the time is right for a successor. We've been tracking some of the rumors about what many have dubbed the...
In April of 2012, a group of writers sat together for the first time, on a stage in a convention center in Boston. They were nervous. Excited. Maybe a little scared.
They had come together,...
After a surprisingly short time, the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case has sent word that it's reached a verdict. The jury ruled overwhelmingly in favor of Apple, and awarded the company more than...
HP is calling its upcoming Envy x2 a hybrid PC: it looks a bit like a chunky netbook, but slide a latch and the 11.6-inch screen lifts off of the base, operating as an independent Windows 8 tablet....
You've waited, you've watched, you've sent angry letters to our homes and offices — and now the day is finally here. Yes, The Verge has been...
Windows 8 is scarcely two months away, and brings with it an entirely new approach to navigating around our PCs. But we aren't all going to run out and buy tablets; the Spectre XT TouchSmart offers another approach, taking familiar hardware — in this case, the premium Spectre XT — and adding a multitouch display. Our first impressions of the 13.3-inch Spectre XT were pleasant, and the...
Back to school can be a stressful time, and it's also when people typically refresh at least some of their gear. We're pulling together the best minds at The Verge to come up with our streamlined recommendations for back to school shopping. Keep refreshing this stream, as we'll be updating every...
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