LG is a busy bee at the moment, with fresh display news cropping up faster than we can write about it. This time, the Korean giant has let slip it’s launching 4K resolution OLED TVs in 2013. Colour us high-definition excited. 4K screens might not be new — you can find them in good cinemas …

Interesting how the very week that Google became a hardware maker with the closing of its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, there’s talk of another Internet giant making a similar move. The New York Times’ Nick Bilton reports today, citing unnamed sources, that Facebook is hoping to release its own smartphone by next year. Bilton’s sources include Facebook employees and several …

Kogan may sell iPads and Galaxy Tabs through its online store, but the company is hoping to make a splash with its new, self-branded tablet computer — a 10-inch model running Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android platform. The new 10-inch Agora tablet, running Ice Cream Sandwich. (Credit: ) The new Kogan Agora tablet is available in two …

The console wars have faded into the background, but two of the protagonists, the Xbox and the PlayStation, are still fighting it out to be more than just a games console, but also an integral part of your home-theatre set-up. Unless one of the major console-exclusive titles is launched — we’re looking at you, Gran Turismo 5 and Halo — …

Research In Motion Troubled BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is planning a major global restructuring that will include at least 2,000 layoffs worldwide, according to a report. Canada’s Globe and Mail cites “several people close to the company” in reporting the news about the Waterloo, Ontario-based company, which, the Globe and Mail says, has about 16,500 employees globally. The paper …

Meet the iPen, Apple’s next-generation stylus. Packing haptic feedback and a speaker, this sophisticated stylus concept not only writes and draws on your iPad and iPhone, but also tells you what’s happening. The stylus has made something of a comeback with the Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy S3, but the iPen takes things to a whole new level. Patently …

Verizon Wireless’ $3.6 billion bid to buy unused wireless spectrum from cable companies is likely to get regulatory approval. But Verizon may have to give up some of its wireless spectrum to satisfy regulators, say analysts and insiders close to the deal. Analysts covering the market say it’s almost a near certainty that the Federal Communications Commission will approve the …

Though we’ve see a decent selection of quad-core smartphones so far in 2012, Nvidia says there are a lot more to come. Speaking at the company’s annual investor meeting, Nvidia General Manager Mike Rayfield indicated that his company hopes to deliver 30 Tegra 3 handsets this year. Beyond just being faster and performing better, the new crop of smartphones also …

A few days ago, CNET photographer Josh Miller was going around the office making Cinemagrams. I had seen the app before on the iTunes App Store most-popular lists, but had assumed it was simply a version of Instagram for video. When Josh showed me how the app worked, I was really impressed. After seeing what Cinemagram could do (more about …

Google is set to unveil its long-rumored tablet at its I/O conference next month, according to a new report. Citing a “trusted source,” technology site TechnoBuffalo said the search giant will show off the device at its conference, which kicks off June 27, and give a unit to every developer in attendance. As for the unit itself, TechnoBuffalo’s source said …

Josh Miller/CNET Moshi’s Concerti case for Apple’s new iPad and iPad 2 is a popular item in CNET’s San Francisco office, where it was passed around, lived with, and fought over at least once. The $55 fold-over case has many charms, including a soft microfiber material and the ability to trigger the iPad’s sleep/wake mode. The case keeps a strong …

Nokia has brought a couple of its location-based services to Bing Maps. The company announced yesterday that Bing Maps users will now have traffic information available to them from Nokia’s Where platform. Where is available in 24 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. According to Nokia, users in the U.S. already had traffic information available to them, but …

American consumers are still waiting for launch details for the Samsung Galaxy S III, but their Canadian neighbors may already have a date to circle on the calendar. A leaked internal screen obtained by MobileSyrup suggests the next Galaxy might enter the atmosphere June 20, just three short weeks from now. The image, which has been subsequently pulled, shows that …

BlackBerry Messenger won’t be showing up on iPhone or Android any time soon. BlackBerry bosses have seen sense and realised that licensing BBM to other phones could see people ditching their BlackBerrys altogether. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new boss of BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion shut down talk of licensing BBM to other phones, without any discussion. …

Sony confirmed today in a blog post that it will give the people what they want: updates to the Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS in a handful of Sony Xperia smartphones. The Sony Xperia S will start off the pack at the end of June, followed by the Xperia P, and later in the third quarter, the Xperia U. Update …