HP insists it still plans to make a smartphone
The mobile market is brutally competitive but that isn’t stopping HP from insisting that it will release its own smartphone sometime in the future. Business …
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Windows 8 now finally more popular than Vista
Slowly but surely, Windows 8 is making its mark. The latest numbers from Net Applications show that Windows 8 is now being used on 5.1% of …
Gaffe-prone Xbox boss Mattrick leaves Microsoft, could become Zynga CEO [updated]
Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick has left Microsoft after making a series of high-profile gaffes that caused Microsoft headaches during the launch of Xbox One. …
Former Apple CEO Sculley tells BlackBerry to ditch hardware
Tech companies probably aren’t clamoring for the advice of former Apple CEO John Sculley, but that isn’t stopping him from freely dishing it out. In …
BlackBerry’s U.S. smartphone share sinks to Symbian levels
As we’ve observed before, if BlackBerry is going to mount a comeback it will likely have to do so without a significant presence in the …
Microsoft develops technology to turn your smartphone into a mood ring
Now we know why Windows Phones come in so many different colors. Techworld Australia reports that Microsoft Research Asia has been working on technology that …
FCC looks set to sign off on Sprint-SoftBank merger
It has taken a while but SoftBank looks like it’s finally about to acquire Sprint. The Hill reports that the Federal Communications Commission appears poised …
BlackBerry’s Black Friday: Company sheds billions in market value as comeback hopes fade
All of the optimistic signs we’ve seen from BlackBerry over the past few months all but went up in smoke on Friday after it issued …
BlackBerry, Windows Phone see their market share shrink yet again
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Android and iOS continued to expand their market shares in the United States at the expense of …
Galaxy S4 takes the crown for fastest phone with best battery life
Complain all you want about the Galaxy S4’s cheap-feeling plastic casing, but the device does have plenty of redeeming features that have nothing to do …
T-Mobile’s next round of AT&T trash talking scheduled for July 10th
Exciting news for anyone who likes hearing expletive-laden tirades against AT&T: Another one is likely to happen on July 10th. T-Mobile has scheduled a press …
BlackBerry CEO says the PlayBook will never get BlackBerry 10
The dozens of loyal BlackBerry PlayBook owners out there were dealt a major blow on Friday when BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said that he’d stopped …
BlackBerry back in the red after posting surprise Q1 loss
Just as BlackBerry surprised investors last quarter by posting a profit, so too has it surprised this quarter by posting a loss. The company on …
Wearable computers predicted to kill smartphones
Since we’re still witnessing the slow death of the traditional PC, it may seem a little premature to already start talking about the deaths of …
Google Now likely headed to Chrome in near future
It looks like Google at last appears ready to integrate its Google Now personal assistant app into both its Chrome browser and Chrome operating system. …
Microsoft helps Netflix ditch Silverlight for HTML5
Give Microsoft credit: It’s willing to help companies ditch its own Silverlight video streaming platform for superior alternatives. The Next Web reports that Netflix is …
Microsoft speeds Office update cycle to just three weeks
The days when Microsoft would wait a whopping three years to push out big changes to its Office productivity software have come to an end. …
The great 2013 PC sales crash could be even worse than expected
Although there’s some new hope for sales growth in the second half of the year, 2013 has turned out to be an ugly, ugly year …
Microsoft could get stuck in a ‘boring niche’ if Windows 8.1 flops
The stakes are very high for Microsoft with Windows 8.1, the company’s latest attempt to merge traditional desktop functionality with the mobile features of smartphones …
Apple outfoxed: Foxconn first to debut iPhone-compatible smartwatch
It seems like we’ve been hearing rumors forever about Apple releasing its own “iWatch” that acts as a key accessory to the iPhone. But apparently, …
iTunes Radio royalty rates revealed – Apple pays more than Pandora
When Apple was engaged in long, protracted negotiations with record companies over terms for its iTunes Radio service, many assumed that the company was trying …
Cord-cutting catches on: 60 million Americans now rely on free over-the-air TV
Cash-strapped Americans looking to save some money on their monthly bills are increasingly ditching pay television and relying on free over-the-air television instead. GigaOM points …
New bill aims to rein in NSA’s snooping powers
With so many people getting caught off guard by the National Security Agency’s massive data collection practices, at least one senator wants to put the …
HTC may be the only One able to stop Samsung’s Android hegemony
Any hope of slowing down Samsung’s quest to completely dominate the Android market may rest with the HTC One. Barron’s points us to a new …
Sony reportedly had methodical plan to poison the well for the Xbox One
Sony has been very eager to capitalize on the multiple mistakes Microsoft made in rolling out the Xbox One and now a new report from …
The coolest Windows 8.1 feature: Native support for 3D printing
Forget the Start button or the ability to boot up to desktop mode — Windows 8.1 has a much cooler feature than either of those …
Galaxy S4, HTC One ‘Google editions’ now available for preorder
If you’re hankering for a new smartphone but you don’t like any of the skins that vendors such as Samsung and HTC have put onto …
In reversal of fortune, Verizon now investing to catch up with AT&T
Verizon seems to have heard enough about studies showing that AT&T’s LTE network is the fastest in the United States. Bloomberg reports that Verizon “is …
Adware found to plague more than 1 million U.S. Android users
Although the Google Play store does a pretty good job of getting rid of apps that contain malware, it doesn’t do nearly as well when …
Apple’s hopes of barring knockoff Lightning cables purportedly dealt fatal blow
Apple’s quest to keep cheap knockoff Lightning cables off the market may have just been dealt a fatal blow. MacRumors reports that Chinese firm iPhone5Mod …
