How one senator plans to break up the cable cartels
Congress is America’s least-liked political institution but it could score some points with the public if it takes on one of America’s least-liked industries. The …
Articles by Brad Reed
Italian officials investigate Apple for alleged tax fraud
Whenever his company is criticized for setting up elaborate overseas tax shelters, Apple CEO Tim Cook usually replies that his company is playing within the …
Trying to kill online piracy is all but pointless
You can start to see why copyright holders are getting so frustrated playing “whack-a-mole” with alleged piracy websites. TorrentFreak has compiled data from Google’s transparency …
Samsung phones have officially conquered the world
Mock Samsung all you want for its smartphones’ cheap-feeling plastic builds but its devices were designed to sell by the tens of millions. Strategy Analytics …
Motorola announces the Moto G at dirt-cheap $179 off-contract price
This is what many people were expecting the iPhone 5c would be like. Motorola on Wednesday announced its new Moto G smartphone, a budget alternative …
T-Mobile opens up new front in battle against AT&T and Verizon
T-Mobile has certainly been making waves with its aggressive moves to ditch wireless contracts and offer more frequent smartphone upgrades. However, there’s one area the …
BlackBerry’s Z30 phablet coming to Verizon on November 14th
Verizon subscribers looking to get their hands on BlackBerry’s Z30 phablet only have to wait a couple more days. Verizon announced on Tuesday that it …
Microsoft fills in yet another crucial Windows Phone app gap
One by one, Microsoft is checking off its list of missing Windows Phone apps. Vine on Tuesday announced that its official Windows Phone 8 app …
Retina iPad mini blows away older iPad mini in new benchmarks
The Retina-equipped iPad mini may be more expensive than the original iPad mini but it looks like people who buy the new device will at …
Microsoft kills morale-wrecking employee ranking system
With the Steve Ballmer era ending at Microsoft, the company has finally killed off stack ranking. ZDNet reports that Microsoft will no longer evaluate its employees’ …
Windows Phone is surging at BlackBerry’s expense
It’s taken a while but Microsoft’s Windows Phone finally looks like it’s ready to become a major player in the mobile market. The latest numbers …
Apple patent may reveal the next big step in touchscreens’ evolution
What’s next for Apple now that it’s released a smartphone with a fingerprint scanner? According to one patent spotted by AppleInsider, it looks like Apple …
Netflix and YouTube are the Internet’s bandwidth consumption kings
It’s not shocking that Netflix and YouTube generate a lot of web traffic but it is somewhat surprising to learn just how much bandwidth they …
Japan is even more iPhone-crazy than America
For a while, Apple’s iPhone has done best in the United States where it’s routinely posted a higher market share than in the rest of …
Customizable Moto X now available at all four major U.S. carriers
If you know someone whose Christmas wish list includes owning a customized smartphone with their favorite colors and personal engravings, you can now get one …
‘Weak’ iPhone 5c sales seen squeezing Apple supplier Pegatron in Q4
Although the iPhone 5s has seemingly surpassed Apple’s own expectations, it looks like the lower-cost iPhone 5c has been a disappointment. The Wall Street Journal …
Apple Maps may have been worth the PR nightmare after all
Apple’s iOS Maps service was so bad when it launched in 2012 that CEO Tim Cook actually issued a formal apology for it. Just over …
Making the case for keeping Bing
There’s been a lot of chatter lately from former Microsoft insiders and even reportedly from prospective Microsoft CEO candidates about killing off both Xbox and Bing, …
Apple reportedly scraps plans to launch an ‘iTV’ in 2014
Apple’s mythical television, which has gained the status of Bigfoot and UFOs in the technology media world, has again been reportedly put on hold. DisplaySearch’s …
Samsung snags ex-Siri chief for ‘SAMI’ wearable computing platform
If you’re going to build a voice-enabled platform designed for wearable computers, you could do a whole lot worse than to hire Apple’s former Siri boss …
Lenovo’s smartphone plan: Do what Apple failed to do with iPhone 5c
One of the biggest surprises in the tech world this year came when Apple decided that it wouldn’t try to attract consumers in emerging markets …
Motorola’s Moto X purportedly shown on its way to all carriers [updated]
Motorola’s mid-range version of the Moto X is still in the work and if leaked pictures are any indication, Motorola is getting ready to make some new …
YouTube cofounder slams decision to force Google+ on YouTube users
Count YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim among those who’s not a fan of forcing YouTube commenters to have a Google+ account. As The Guardian notes, Karim this week …
Elop reportedly on board with killing Bing, Xbox as next Microsoft CEO
Members of Microsoft’s Bing team should get their résumés updated if Stephen Elop becomes the company’s new CEO. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that if Elop replaces …
BlackBerry board reportedly rejected all proposals to break up company
If BlackBerry’s going down, it looks like it will go down in one piece. Unnamed sources tell Reuters that BlackBerry’s board of directors flatly rejected …
Sorry, Google: Samsung has flat-out conquered Android
All of Google’s marketing clout hasn’t been enough to reduce Samsung’s total dominance of its Android platform. The latest data from Localytics estimate that Samsung …
Motorola files patent for terrifying ‘smart tattoo’ technology
Google’s creepier tendencies have clearly made an impression on Motorola, which has now started filing patents for technologies you’d expect to see in Philip K. …
More details emerge on Google’s plans for its mystery barges
Although Google’s mysterious barges right now look like large floating metal slabs, the company envisions eventually turning them into “unprecedented artistic structures” that will have …
Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof messaging, video chat service due in 2014
It’s been months since Kim Dotcom triumphantly returned to the digital world with the launch of Mega and now the mercurial German-born Kiwi has set …
Lenovo solidifies status as the PC industry’s MVP
2013 has not been a good year for the PC market but Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has somehow managed to thrive despite facing the same set …
