The end appears near for Windows RT
Windows RT has always been something of an oddball in the new Microsoft operating system family. It’s not a pure mobile OS like Windows Phone …
Articles by Brad Reed
For smartphone buyers, bigger is increasingly better
The days when smartphone buyers valued devices that fit neatly into their hands appear to be over — nowadays it’s all about the big, beautiful …
New ad shows that HTC is literally fighting dirty [video]
When we advised HTC to start fighting dirty a while ago, we didn’t expect them to take us quite so literally. In a new ad …
Judge incredulous that Google finds it hard to search for its own documents
The owner of the world’s most widely used search engine won’t get away with claiming that it’s too difficult to explain how it searches for …
Key Apple partner boosts workforce by 40% to prep for low-cost iPhone production
Pegatron may or may not be seeing falling demand for the iPad mini but it’s clear that the Apple device manufacturer won’t be slacking off for the …
Sen. McCain pushes new legislation to dismantle cable bundles
How much do consumers dislike cable providers’ bundling practices? So much that even Time Warner Cable’s CEO has started to publicly fret about a backlash. …
Sony Xperia A pictures, specs appear on FCC website
Sony has had surprising early success with its Xperia Z smartphone so it shouldn’t be much of a shock that the company wants to keep …
How Facebook could save Nokia’s skin in emerging markets
With Nokia’s share of handset sales in emerging markets under assault, the company may have an unlikely white knight come to its rescue: Facebook. No, …
HTC’s Facebook-centric First deemed ‘pretty much dead’
The Facebook-centric HTC First may be little more than a month old but that hasn’t stopped some analysts from already writing its obituary. Benzinga points …
Amazon’s first ‘Kindle Phone’ will come with eye-tracking 3D display
We’ve been waiting for a long time for Amazon to get into the smartphone game and now unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the …
If Windows 8 is New Coke, then the solution is simple: Windows Classic
With Microsoft admitting the need for a course correction with its next version of Windows, some commenters have been lobbing the dreaded “New Coke” comparison …
Microsoft yanks bizarre ‘training camp’ ads that compare Windows 8 to watermelons [video] [updated]
The good news for Microsoft: It seems to realize that Gap-style dance routines are no longer the best way to sell computers. The bad news: …
Microsoft may be willing to take Nook off Barnes & Noble’s hands for $1 billion
With Barnes & Noble planning to kill off the Nook in the near future, Microsoft is reportedly willing to take the eReader line off the …
Bing’s brand problem: People prefer Google regardless of search results
Here’s some disconcerting news for Microsoft: It may not matter how good Bing really is because most consumers will always assume it’s not as good …
Yahoo trying to wiggle out of its Bing search deal with Microsoft
Yahoo has apparently had enough of Bing powering its searches. An unnamed source tells The Wall Street Journal that Yahoo has been “quietly trying to find …
Despite data caps, more consumers are adding tablets to mobile data plans
Do capped data plans make LTE connectivity a waste for tablets? Perhaps, but don’t tell that to the millions of people who are adding their …
Yet another Apple supplier reports falling demand for products [updated]
The iPhone 5 has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, with both analysts and Apple suppliers claiming that they’ve seen disappointing demand for the …
LG mystery phone to debut on May 30th, likely the Optimus G2
Tired of seeing Samsung and HTC hog the limelight for Android handsets this spring, LG is planning to launch a new smartphone of its own …
Soaring profits leave Samsung with a $40 billion cash pile
Given that Samsung is one of only two smartphone vendors in the world to post significant profits, it’s not surprising that it has been accumulating …
Microsoft names Corporate VP Amy Hood as new CFO
Microsoft has named current Corporate Vice President Amy Hood as its new Chief Financial Officer. The company announced on Wednesday that Hood will replace outgoing CFO …
T-Mobile CEO’s strategy explained: Be cheap and do almost anything for attention
In case you haven’t noticed, T-Mobile CEO John Legere isn’t like most wireless industry executives. For one, he’s actually entertaining to listen to because he’s …
Would a switch to Android rescue Nokia? Sadly, probably not
With Nokia continuing to languish, investors have understandably become frustrated with CEO Stephen Elop. As we saw earlier this week, investors implored Elop to reconsider …
Morgan Stanley: Apple will start building multiple iPhone models in June
The rumors that Apple is preparing several different new iPhone models for release this fall gained more steam on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said …
Windows 8 marketing fiasco deemed even worse than ‘New Coke’
With the Windows Blue update on the way, analysts have already started writing obituaries for Windows 8, the operating system that proved to be immensely …
WSJ: The patent wars have been a major bust for all smartphone vendors
While just about everyone is sick and tired of the constant barrage of patent lawsuits among smartphone vendors, it seems that tech companies themselves keep …
T-Mobile says its network pipes gush more data than AT&T [video]
In move that Sigmund Freud would certainly approve of, T-Mobile has released a new ad that claims its network “pipes” are able to gush out …
Nokia investors spout off at Elop, say he’s put company on ‘the road to hell’
It’s safe to say that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop did not enjoy his chat with investors on Tuesday. Reuters reports that shareholders at Nokia’s annual …
Tesla CEO in talks with Google about driverless car software
Although we likely won’t see driverless cars on the roads for at least another decade or two, there’s a chance that the first driverless cars …
Microsoft’s next-gen console reportedly called ‘Xbox Infinity’
Microsoft’s hugely anticipated next-generation console apparently has a name and it isn’t the Xbox 720. Unnamed sources have told the International Business Times that the new Xbox …
Foxconn may be planning to pull a Samsung on Apple
See if this scenario sounds familiar: A longtime Apple manufacturing partner looks to move away from its dependence on the company and focus more on …
