One tablet user's bad luck turned out to be fortunate in the long run, according to a post on a Chinese forum.

Smartphone competitors agree to 10-year patent licensing deal on all current and future patents held by both companies.

Apple shells out many millions of dollars to license the iconic Swiss clock-face design it apparently adapted for use in iOS 6, says a news agency report.

An analyst offers her reasons for the iPad Mini's design. Apple was aiming at an eminently portable, light tablet, not a product with the latest and greatest display technology.

With preproduction of "Star Wars: Episode VII" in full swing, Lucasfilm confirms the hiring of a screenwriter for the highly anticipated sci-fi movie.

A Quora question about random encounters with Steve Jobs reveals that both he and his wife were normal people who wanted to help someone whose car had broken down.

TechCrunch writer Drew Olanoff is auctioning off space on his body. He'll get a tattoo of your Twitter handle to help childhood cancer research.

British TV presenter Professor Brian Cox reveals that the BBC blocked his idea of a live attempt to contact aliens, as they might say something naughty on the air.

A California woman seems genuinely surprised that calling the president by the n-word and wishing for his assassination might be, well, a big deal.

Google, Gmail, and other Google offerings seem to be available again, after an apparent blockage coinciding with the start of the 18th Communist Party Congress, and related protests.

Lucky Salt Lake. The annual conference of Super Computing is bringing 800Gbps of bandwidth with it to the mid-size Utah city.

With the election out of the way, the Audiophiliac would love to see the White House get an all-American hi-fi system.