http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/mobile-phone-turns-40-with-little-fanfare-20130404-2h7zu.html
Forty years ago, Martin Cooper, a VP at Motorola, made history by placing the very first cellphone call. Appropriately enough, he called his rival at AT&T's Bell Labs.
Today's Browser News: A Second Act for Firefox?
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2259108/google-forks-off-webkit-with-blink-browser-engine
I usually don't spend much time fixated on the technologies that power web browsers. But today brought two pieces of news which could - just maybe - add up to the beginnings of a sea change for the whole web, especially on mobile devices.
Twitter rolls out mobile app updates
http://www.mobileburn.com/21435/news/twitter-adds-galleries-apps-and-products-to-android-and-iphone-adds-a-touch-of-holo-to-android
The changes mean a more native Android experience and more types of content can now be shown in expanded tweets on iOS and other mobile versions of Twitter's app.
Apple Rumor of the Day 4/3 - iTV to Launch in Late 2013 Along with iRing ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Apple-to-launch-60-inch-iTV-this-year/articleshow/19365857.cms
Topeka Capital Markets is predicting today that Apple will release a 60-inch TV this fall, along with an iRing that will function as a remote control and navigation pointer.
Apple edges higher on report it may produce refreshed iPhone this summer
http://www.cio.com/article/731171/What_s_Behind_Apple_s_Mea_Culpa_in_China_?taxonomyId=3061
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world's largest technology corporation, rose as much as 0.5 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after a media report suggested the company might start producing a refreshed iPhone within the next three months and is ...
One Year Later, Nearly 50 Percent of Instagram Users on Android
http://www.stableytimes.com/news/instagrams-android-app-math-doesnt-add-up-points-to-facebook-phone/5690/
As the tech community celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call today, Instagram also has something to cheer about - the photo-filtering service launched on Android one year ago.
Doom 4 rebooted but still in development
http://techland.time.com/2013/04/03/the-development-hell-of-doom-4/
A "new version" of announced but long-absent Doom 4 is still in development, publisher Bethesda has said. Speaking to Kotaku, Bethesda marketing vice president Pete Hines confirmed that the game was still in development, with numerous sources ...
We Really Hope Mark Zuckerberg's Angel Fire Page Is Real
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/mark-zuckerbergs-childhood-website-surfaces.html
Hacker News today surfaced this Angel Fire page that looks like it was created by a 15-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, which we hope is the case because it would be a wonderful little look into a hacker's humble beginnings.
Canon's compact pro camcorders get a big update
http://www.digphoto.org/content/canon-announces-flagship-vixia-hf-g30-camcorder-advanced-amateur-videographers/71711902
Canon expands its pro/prosumer camcorder options with the addition of the Vixia HF G30 into the product line above the G20, which was announced only a few months ago at CES.
Tech's Tricky Teen Problem
http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/techs-tricky-teen-problem
Tech's most fickle users are also its most important. So how do the biggest social networks keep them coming back? posted on April 2, 2013 at 1:28pm EDT.
Activision axes 40 High Moon Studios employees upon completion of Deadpool
http://www.slashgear.com/activision-axes-40-high-moon-studios-employees-upon-completion-of-deadpool-03276407/
Pink slips were flying around the offices at High Moon Studios today as Activision has decided to lay off 40 of its full-time employees.
First new Torment RPG image
http://games.on.net/2013/04/planescape-torment-lead-designer-avellone-joins-torment-tides-of-numenera/
inXile Entertainment releases first screenshot for upcoming isometric role-playing game; Chris Avellone to join dev team if funding hits $3.5 million.
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