‘Apple has got to the point where all news is bad news’
Apple (AAPL) announced on Wednesday that it sold almost 48 million iPhones last quarter, and yet the company’s shares have been cratering ever since. How …
Articles by Brad Reed
Google puts its foot down, says cops need a warrant before accessing Gmail accounts
Google (GOOG) has run into its own share of user privacy controversies in the past, but that hasn’t stopped the company from putting its foot …
Beyond Google Fiber: Google looks to create its own experimental wireless network
Look out, wireless carriers: Google (GOOG) may have its eye on shaking up your business as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google “is …
Microsoft Q4 earnings meet expectations: $0.76 EPS on revenues of $21.46 billion
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 that showed a net profit of $0.76 per share on revenues of $21.46 …
Why the iOS-Android feud is so intense: It’s about core philosophy more than products
One of the things that’s often baffled me is how personally people take their decision to own either an iOS or an Android device. Just …
Lenovo says company may try to acquire RIM to boost mobile business
Lenovo (0992) may be the world’s second-largest PC vendor, but it knows that it desperately needs to step up its game in the mobile world to …
Samsung’s iPad mini rival, the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet, revealed in leaked images
While Samsung (005930) has had tremendous success over the past year with its Galaxy brand of smartphones, the company hasn’t been able to generated the …
RIM releases BES 10 for BlackBerry 10 and rival phones, offers free 60-day trial
Research In Motion (RIMM) is gearing up for the impending release of its first BlackBerry 10 devices and the company has now released new mobile …
Google dominates the mobile app market, has 5 of the top 6 apps in the U.S.
Wondering why Apple (AAPL) is sinking so much effort into building its own Maps application? Because it doesn’t want Google (GOOG) to gobble up all …
Google execs again tease more Google Fiber rollouts
One of these days, Google (GOOG) is going to stop teasing us and announce more Google Fiber deployments, but until that happens we’ll just have …
Netflix adds 2 million more subscribers, turns surprise profit
Rumors of Netflix’s (NFLX) unprofitability have been widely exaggerated, as the company on Wednesday reported a profit of $0.13 per share on revenues of $945 million …
With future growth in doubt, MacBook resellers start slashing prices
Now might be the time to get a relative bargain on a used MacBook. AppleInsider reports that MacBook resellers, concerned about Apple’s (AAPL) future growth …
Three reasons to root for RIM
I have expressed skepticism that RIM (RIMM) will really be able to pull off an epic comeback and reestablish BlackBerry as a legitimate contender with …
Steve Jobs allegedly threatened to hit Palm with a patent suit if it hired any Apple employees
Late Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs was known for being insanely competitive, but this takes things to a whole new level. Reuters reports that documents …
Leaked pictures show HTC’s cleaned-up Sense interface from the upcoming M7
HTC (2498) has a big problem: For the past year or so it’s been releasing some top-notch smartphones that few seem to care about. Now, …
Why the American government has only itself to blame for Kim Dotcom’s celebrity status
Kim Dotcom isn’t the world’s most likely celebrity — a German born New Zealander who had been best known for running a website called Megaupload …
Shipping times for 21-inch iMacs increase to 2-3 weeks
If you’re just getting around to ordering your 21-inch iMac, don’t expect it to arrive in just one week. MacRumors points out that shipping time …
Google posts Q4 results: $10.65 EPS on consolidated revenues of $14.42 billion
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday reported a 2012 fourth-quarter profit of $10.65 per share on $14.42 billion in consolidated revenue. Analysts were expecting EPS to come …
How Google obsessively monitors its employees to make sure they’re the happiest in the world
Anyone who criticizes Google (GOOG) for allegedly stalking its own users should give the company credit for consistency, because it apparently does the same thing …
Former Microsoft exec says Ballmer ruthlessly weeds out anyone who could challenge his leadership
There’s no shortage of criticism of Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer’s leadership style and now one former executive has decided to speak up and take …
LG reportedly overtakes Apple as America’s No.2 handset manufacturer
It looks like LG (066570) is starting to get its mojo back. Yonhap News reports that new data from Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research shows that LG has …
Samsung mobile chief confirms 8-inch Galaxy Note tablet to debut next month
Samsung (005930) will show off a new 8-inch device at the Mobile World Congress trade show next month, and thankfully it will be a tablet …
Samsung decides to kick RIM when it’s down by bashing BlackBerry in new ad [video]
Samsung (005930) is well known for its clever ads mocking Apple (AAPL) and its fans, but the company has decided to pick on a less …
Rumored Xbox 720 specs: 8-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 800MHz GPU
Console gamers frustrated that their Xbox isn’t holding up well compared to high-end gaming PCs can relax a bit, because it looks like the next-generation …
Google chairman addresses the state of North Korean technology, Internet policy
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt is back from his adventure in North Korea and he’s penned a post on his Google+ page detailing the current …
One year after the infamous raid on his mansion, Kim Dotcom returns with launch of new Mega site
What a long, strange trip it’s been for Kim Dotcom. Last year at this time, he was arrested at his New Zealand mansion and his …
FCC Chairman Genachowski tells ISPs to stop dragging their feet, start building gigabit broadband
Sorry, American Internet service providers: Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski is still not impressed. In a guest editorial written for Forbes, Genachowski implored ISPs …
RIM offers Android developers up to $2,000 to port apps to BlackBerry 10 this weekend
RIM (RIMM) really wants Android developers to bring their apps over to BlackBerry 10, and it’s got the cash to prove it. Via AndroidGuys, it …
The perks of working at Google: Free massages, shuffle ball courts and horseshoe pits
Working for Google (GOOG) sounds a lot like living in a fancy retirement community run by Willy Wonka sometimes. In Fortune’s annual list of the “100 …
Google wants to replace the password with an electronic ring that grants access to all web content
This is one of the better ideas that Google’s (GOOG) engineering team has concocted lately: a smartcard-embedded finger ring that uniquely identifies users on the web …
