HTC reportedly had plans for its own Moto X-style customizable phone
Google apparently isn’t the only company that has had its eye on releasing customizable smartphones. Unnamed sources tell The Verge that HTC was planning to …
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The U.K.’s porn censorship plan has all the makings of a disaster
The United Kingdom’s government has been taking heat for asking British ISPs to implement pornography filters as default settings for their users, who will have to specifically …
If BlackBerry goes private, a breakup looks inevitable
BlackBerry may wind up going private but that doesn’t mean that the company will stay intact as a comprehensive hardware and software provider. As The …
Google searches just got a lot more personal
Google really is serious about making its searches more personal to its users. The company on Wednesday announced that it was integrating data from Gmail, …
Samsung at last reveals its Android flip phone
Samsung has officially taken its “try anything” approach to gadgets to a whole new level.The company on Wednesday announced the Hennessy, an Android flip phone that …
It’s Android’s world: Platform accounts for 79% of smartphone shipments in Q2
Market share may not mean everything, but it certainly means a lot when it becomes as big as Android’s. Gartner this week confirmed a recent …
Android tablets still face major app gap with the iPad
Android tablets have been getting a lot more popular over the past year but they still face a major shortage of top-notch tablet-centric apps. Canalys …
Microsoft may be about to lose even more money on the Surface RT
Microsoft has already taken a $900 million hit on the Surface RT but it soon may have to pay out even more. AllThingsD reports that …
More details emerge on Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof email service
With secure email services such as Lavabit closing their doors, the fate of encrypted email may lie with the world’s most infamous German-born New Zealand …
Brazil accuses Samsung of serious labor violations in $100 million suit
Apple isn’t the only company that’s gotten into hot water over alleged labor law violations. The Guardian reports that the Brazilian government has sued Samsung …
IDC: Windows 8 touch PCs off to a rough start
Microsoft’s bet that people would come around to Windows 8 once they got to experience it on touch-based PCs hasn’t gone well so far. Computerworld …
Hackers seen unleashing torrent of viruses on holdover Windows XP users next year
Now might be a good time to become accustomed with Windows 8 if you’re still a holdover Windows XP user. Computerworld reports that hackers have …
Why Samsung shouldn’t expect Obama to veto the ITC’s latest ruling
Samsung shouldn’t expect the Obama administration to rescue it from the International Trade Commission’s latest ruling that bans some of its older products for infringing …
Verizon may finally be ready to sell the HTC One
Verizon subscribers who want to buy the HTC One and haven’t instead moved onto the Galaxy S4 or the Moto X may be about to …
How one Silicon Valley investor staged a failed coup to save BlackBerry
When BlackBerry evaluates strategic alternatives in the coming weeks, it may look back with regret that it didn’t pursue one offered last year by Silicon …
The iPhone 5C explained: At some point, market share matters
Apple doesn’t typically concern itself with smartphone market share numbers simply because the smartphones that it has sold have been extremely profitable. Combine this with …
Samsung exec says mocking Apple ‘fanboys’ has worked wonders
It’s official: Making fun of ‘iSheep’ has been both fun and profitable for Samsung. In an interview with AdNews, Samsung Australia’s chief marketing officer Arno Lenior …
Former Palm exec: Buying BlackBerry is a road to nowhere
Longtime PalmSource executive Jean-Louis Gassée knows how bad things can get once your mobile platform falls out of favor with the general public. Gassée, who served as …
The latest Xbox One backtrack: Kinect no longer required to play games
Microsoft may have fumbled the Xbox One launch but the company has done a good job of responding to user feedback ever since. The latest …
The Pirate Bay unveils web browser that bypasses government, ISP censorship
The Pirate Bay is working hard to help out citizens in the United Kingdom who might soon have their favorite porn sites taken away. The …
Amazon’s annual Kindle sales estimated at $4.5 billion
Just how much money does Amazon generate from selling its Kindle eReaders and tablets? It’s tough to say because Amazon never releases specific sales figures …
Fingerprint sensor woes could cut Q3 iPhone 5S shipments by 70%
The iPhone 5S’s long-rumored fingerprint sensor is still apparently proving difficult to mass produce. Digitimes reports that Apple’s supply chain partners are still having major …
Is HTC really spending $1 billion on this?
HTC built one of the world’s very best smartphones with the HTC One but this still hasn’t stopped the company’s decline in profitability. Desperate to …
BlackBerry may be selling, but is anyone buying?
Now that BlackBerry has announced that it’s exploring alternative strategies that include selling off the company, talk among financial analysts has naturally turned to what …
20 bystanders shot with BBs during LG G2 promotion gone wrong
Forget about buttons on the back of the smartphone — LG may want to make its next device bulletproof. The Korea Times reports that 20 …
Apple reportedly using scratch-proof sapphire crystal for iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor
The iPhone has always been a high-end device, but Apple could be bringing it to a whole new level with the iPhone 5S. 9to5Mac points …
BlackBerry to explore selling off the company
BlackBerry is looking to try something new. The company on Monday announced that it’s forming a committee to explore “strategic alternatives” that “could include, among …
Google starts testing its ‘Wi-Fi balloons’ in California
Regardless of what Bill Gates thinks, Google is going ahead with its initiative to improve Internet access in Africa with large balloons that can send …
Acer backs away from Windows
Microsoft is having a tough time getting many of its PC manufacturing partners to use Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT for their new devices …
iPhone’s market share in China falls to just 5%
Tim Cook’s talks with China Mobile have just taken on some more urgency. Bloomberg reports that research firm Canalys has just found that the iPhone’s …
