TECHNOLOGY

It's a new year which means a spike in iPad 3 rumors. As the whole tech world waits with bated breath for Apple Inc. next generation iPhone 5 and iPad 3 this year, the level of hype and speculation surrounding these two devices have reached a fever pitch. With the iPhone 5 not expected until later in the year, the rumor mill has turned its attention to the next generation iPad 3. Here are the most recent iPad 3 rumors going around the web in the last few weeks.

Google Inc. introduced its next generation operating system, the Ice Cream Sandwich last November 2011 with Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Nexus smartphone. The new update was stylish, improved user interface and introduced the Android Beam and face unlock features. The ICS should have been adopted by most Android devices but according to data released by Android developers, ICS is only active on just 0.6 percent of all Android devices worldwide.

USA Today reported that Design Chief Jonathan Ive is currently working on a new and spanking 50-inch Apple TV in his design studio.

The chief executive of music app Spotify Daniel Ek showed off the hack that allows him to control the app using Siri.

A few days ago, iPhone hacker and developer pod2g revealed exciting news that he may be able to release an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and users were eagerly waiting for an update.

In 2011, Samsung released powerful smartphones designed for different users and for different purposes. For 2012, there are speculations that the successor of Galaxy S2 will be released - the Galaxy S3. It is expected to be far more superior and powerful than all of its Galaxy relatives especially against the Nexus.

The iPad 3 rumor mill is at full tilt right now with speculation running wild about tablet's improved specs to when Apple will announce the next generation tablet. But along with rumors about the iPad 3 there are also reports about what will happen to Apple's current tablet, the iPad 2.

Samsung's Galaxy S III and the next generation Galaxy Tab will likely debut at MWC. Despite the spotlight focusing on new smart TVs and Intel's new Ultrabooks that doesn't mean the mobile industry is going to be completely silent at CES. Here are some of the mobile trends to expect at CES 2012.

Yahoo Inc. finally named its new CEO on Wednesday hiring President of PayPal Scott Thompson in an effort to recharge the flagging Internet company.

Apple Inc., is known to be aggressive in protecting its intellectual property rights. It has successfully blocked the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy S 2 in select countries, it convinced Chinese authorities to close two fake Apple stores, and its runs after everyone that uses its marks and logos, including Amazon for using the "Appstore" to sell apps.

Young Pirates, the youth wing of Swedish political party Pirate Party, has registered as a religion and church allowing its 3,000 members to freely practice their faith: file-sharing.

Solar-power maybe the future of renewable energy but don't expect Nokia phones to be solar-powered just yet. After conducting tests on phones that can be charged using solar power, the Finnish phone manufacturer decided that solar-powered phones aren't a viable alternative.

Apple has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success for the year 2011 due to the new Apple devices that they have introduced in the market as well as the previous gadgets that were already best-sellers in the market.

Apple emerged as the winner in the patent case against Taiwanese-based firm HTC which means that the company was triumphant in placing a ban against "offending smartphones" in the U.S. starting April 9, 2012.

Intel Corp. announced that the company is consolidating their mobile business division in order to have a competitive advantage in the ever-developing mobile market.

Sony Computer Entertainment announced the release of their next-generation Playstation Vita handheld console.

The Russian market will have first taste of Samsung's new Galaxy phone - the new Galaxy Ace Plus that experts said derives its look from an earlier version of Apple's iPhone.

The number of apps available for downloads on Android Market reached the 400,000 milestone recently, indicating, experts said, that developers have begun regarding the Google platform equally lucrative as that of Apple's.

ETrade, ANZ Bank's online broking business, shuttered its Web site over the holidays because of an offshore cyber attack.

2012 will bring Hwelett Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new netbook-like PC, which is the second device of the company in the ultrabook market.

The New Year kicked off with the App Store has a lot of things in store for iPhone and iPad users. The App Store recently released the Official Charts for the week ending Jan. 2, 2012.

A 52-year-old from Torrensville was arrested Tuesday night for possessing a taser disguised as a mobile phone.

Thousands of Australian teenagers are unwittingly revealing their mobile and home telephone numbers online via Facebook when they thought the numbers will not be seen anywhere else.

Are you bothered by the national debt, harassed economy, and eleven things that are expected to become more costly in 2012? Why not think about overcoming a few of that 2012 obscurity? Shift your attention to the twelve things predicted to be less expensive this coming year.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U400 is considered as the "big brother" of the Lenovo IdeaPad U300 but does it deliver more than its sibling?

Modern Warfare 3 is considered as one of the top games in the market since it was released. Despite that, Modern Warfare 3 has its share of glitches and lags and this is something that the developers are trying to fix through the release of these new updates.

The year 2011 brought about a lot of technological innovation in terms of products and new technology launched to the market.

The Mobile Industry has certainly grown in leaps and bounds if compared to the first kind of mobile technology that was used 10 year ago.

Microsoft recently launched a tech support website that users could use when encountering technical problems.