Is Google playing fair since its acquisition of Motorola? That’s the question being asked by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US. The commission has issued a civil investigative demand to find out whether Google is licensing industry-standard technology on fair terms. The company behind Android ha promised it would, but is it staying …

Apple has succeeded in having the Samsung Galaxy Nexus banned from sale in the US. This comes just days after the same judge slapped the same pre-trial injunction on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, yanking it from the shelves. Not only is this two in a week for Samsung, the patents relate to Android, so it could also have massive repercussions for …

It looks like Sony’s Google TV-equipped Blu-ray player will be getting some serious gaming skills. VentureBeat has spotted a reference to OnLive within the player’s specs. LG has already announced its Google TV sets will come running OnLive, but Sony has made no announcement concerning its set-top boxes or Blu-ray players as yet. We might well have just pipped them …

A new study has shed some light on how we use our smart phones nowadays, and it turns out they’re not so much phones as Internet and social networking devices. The study ranks phone features based on how much time we spend using them every day. Phone calls are fifth, with the average person being on the blower for 12 minutes …

Google’s magazine-style reader app is now part of the bundled package that comes with Android Jelly Bean, Android Central reports. Google Currents will join the likes of Gmail, YouTube, Talk and Maps in Android 4.1. That’s quite a prestigious position for the app, so well done Currents, consider yourself promoted. Currents will come pre-installed on devices shipping with Jelly Bean, …

Foxconn invested in Sharp purely to secure the contract to manufacture the Apple TV. That’s according to one TV industry exec, anyway. Ho Chao-yang was formerly in charge of display panel supplier Chimei Innolux and currently heads up Chi Mei Materials Technology. He told Digitimes that Foxconn’s recent buddying up to Sharp was to ensure it’s the one Apple comes …

Times are tough in tech at the moment, and with a recession going on it’s tough trying to convince people to buy the latest, most expensive gear. Sony and Panasonic think the best way to tackle the problem is to pool their resources to bring down the cost of state of the art OLED TVs, BGR reports. The two companies …

It looks as though Microsoft has annoyed some of its chums by launching its own Windows 8 tablet, Surface. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters that Microsoft doesn’t stand a chance in taking on Apple. A case of sour grapes? Or has he got a point? “I don’t think it will …

Good news if you own a Sony Tablet P — it should have Ice Cream Sandwich right now, at this very minute, as we speak. The rollout for Sony’s dual-screened tablet was supposed to kick off on 24 May in select markets, including the UK, but is only just arriving now, SlashGear reports. That’s a bit of a delay admittedly, …

What’s this popping up on Nokia’s Facebook page? It’s a teaser for something happening on 18 June — that’s Monday. The image shows a satellite picture of Hawaii with Nokia maps controls over the top. And it followed this with a grainy snap of a Roland TR-808 drum machine. While Monday is the same day as Microsoft’s much-hyped tablet unveiling, …