No end in sight for HTC’s downward spiral
2012 was a bad year for HTC, 2013 has been even worse and 2014 may be the worst yet. Focus Taiwan points us to a …
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Samsung is closer than ever to matching Apple’s online buzz
Samsung’s marketing Death Star can’t buy it the kind of hype that Apple’s iPhone generates with every new release… although it is coming close. A new …
How the NSA could bail out BlackBerry
BlackBerry’s handset sales have been an absolute horror show this year but the company may get an unexpected boost going forward thanks to an unlikely …
Best Buy rejects Apple’s Scrooge-like tactics, has big MacBook sale
Apple may have given a big “Bah, humbug!” to its American fans this year but that doesn’t mean every Apple retailer has been quite so …
The Internet has killed CDs and newspapers… but not books
Given what digital media options have done to CDs and newspapers, you probably assumed that the rise of eReaders such as Kindle and Nook would …
Display expert slams Retina iPad mini, says Apple is ‘lagging’ behind
Apple’s decision to give the iPad mini a Retina display is certainly an improvement from the original device’s display but at least one display expert …
Latest Microsoft CEO gossip has Mulally up, Elop down
We’ve had no shortage of gossip about Microsoft’s search for its next CEO and the latest comes to us from Bloomberg, which reports that Ford …
Samsung’s marketing Death Star spent $14 billion this year
Why are Samsung’s smartphones so dominant in the market when companies such as HTC, Nokia and LG have all released smartphones in the last year …
Nokia unveils its most important smartphone for 2014
The most important smartphone that most vendors release every year is usually their high-end flagship model such as the iPhone 5s or the Galaxy S4. …
Motorola hacks $150 off the Moto X’s price for Cyber Monday
Motorola really, really wants you to buy a Moto X. Motorola announced on its Google+ page Wednesday that it will knock a full $150 from …
Galaxy Gear sequel to reportedly launch alongside Galaxy S5 next year
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch will certainly go down as one of the tech world’s biggest duds of 2013 but Samsung is already hard at work …
Windows Phone is thriving at the low-end, dying at the high-end
Windows Phone has definitely shown some very promising momentum this year and it has soundly beat BlackBerry in the race to become the world’s No. …
T-Mobile, AT&T engage in Twitter trench warfare over one customer
Here’s a sign of just how much burning hatred T-Mobile and AT&T have for one another: They’re willing to engage in a public social media …
The reason Apple bought PrimeSense may have nothing to do with an iTV
Immediately after Apple officially announced that it had bought up Kinect inventor PrimeSense for $360 million, many analysts began speculating that Apple would use PrimeSense’s technology …
Microsoft becomes latest company to beef up anti-NSA encryption
The National Security Agency may have to work a little harder to hack into Microsoft’s data centers in the near future. Unnamed sources tell The Washington …
One chart shows why BlackBerry 10 has struggled to attract developers
While Windows Phone has been steadily closing its app gap, BlackBerry 10 has continued to languish far behind. Business Insider has created a chart using …
BlackBerry signs key deal to keep BBM surge going strong on Android
BlackBerry’s handset sales have remained an unmitigated disaster but its cross-platform BlackBerry Messenger service has proven to be a big hit for both iPhone and Android …
Video: Microsoft’s latest Scroogled maneuver may be its lamest yet
Microsoft’s Scroogled ad campaign has never been all that clever and it may have reached a new level of lameness with its latest ad that …
This is what everyone hates the most about their smartphones
Even though everyone has their favorite smartphone, no mobile device is perfect. Fixya, a self-described “community based trouble-shooting resource,” has issued a new report on …
Windows 8’s biggest problem: Touch PCs aren’t catching on
Microsoft’s big hope with Windows 8 was that it would spawn a new wave of demand for touch-enabled PCs that would revitalize a declining industry. …
This could be one of the Galaxy S5’s top new features
Samsung is known for cramming a lot of different features on its Galaxy smartphones, some of which are cool and many of which are gimmicks. …
Judge smacks down Samsung’s latest attempt to avoid paying Apple
Sorry, Samsung: It looks like you’re still on the hook for another $290 million. CNET reports that U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh late on Monday …
Windows RT looks like it’s on borrowed time
It’s taken a while but it looks like Microsoft has decided what many OEMs have said for a long time: That Windows RT is pointless, …
This is why carriers should love selling phablets
If you find that your carrier is pushing you away from smaller smartphones and toward phablet behemoths like the Galaxy Note 3, there could be …
New BlackBerry CEO gets off on right foot by giving old execs the boot
Interim BlackBerry CEO John Chen has wasted no time in overhauling the company as both chief marketing officer Frank Boulben and chief operating officer Kristian Tear have now …
HTC One sequel specs purportedly revealed in new benchmark
The HTC One is one of 2013’s best smartphones and it looks like the sequel will be even better. Nowhereelse.fr editor Steve Hemmerstoffer has posted …
Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad reportedly won’t launch until late 2014
It looks like you won’t be able to get Apple’s rumored 12.9-inch iPad until the second half of 2014. Digitimes‘ supply chain sources claim that …
‘Bumpy’ iOS 7 seen opening huge hole for Windows Phone in enterprise
Could this be Windows Phone’s big breakthrough moment? ABI Research analyst Jason McNicol says that while companies were excited for the launch of iOS 7 this …
Google chairman explains how to herd stray iSheep into Android flock
Even though Apple’s customer loyalty is off the charts, Google chairman Eric Schmidt claims that “many” of his “iPhone friends are converting to Android” and he’s …
Two more BlackBerry executives out in latest round of bloodletting
Here’s some rare cheer for BlackBerry fans — the company’s next smartphone might actually be promoted with a decent marketing campaign. Per StreetInsider, BlackBerry announced …
