Apple’s 2013 Mac lineup will come with gigabit-speed Wi-Fi
Good news for anyone planning to buy a new Mac this year: Wi-Fi connectivity in Apple’s (AAPL) new computers is going to pack some serious speed. The …
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Next-generation iPhone, iOS 7 discovered in website logs
Still recovering from iPhone 5 mania? Well buckle up because Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation smartphone could be coming sooner than you think. The Next Web has …
HP looks to unload dead weight by selling off underperforming divisions
Unless a meteor strikes its corporate headquarters, things can only get better for HP (HPQ) in 2013. Bloomberg reports that HP is starting off the …
Google still not sure how people will actually use Google Glass
Google’s (GOOG) Project Glass is one of the more intriguing products unveiled over the past year, as it looks to be the first-ever glasses headset that can project …
Sony shows off pictures of new Xperia smartphones
Sony (SNE) on Tuesday tried to get out ahead of rival smartphone manufacturers in 2013 by showing off pictures of its two new Xperia smartphones. …
No surprise: YouTube, Angry Birds, Instagram and Facebook among 2012’s top apps
Although every app developer dreams of creating the next big mobile app, it seems that established applications are becoming more firmly entrenched at the top …
Fed up with a market full of failed Google TVs, Intel eyes own set-top box and cable service
Intel (INTC) looks primed to give the cable industry some much-needed competition. Unnamed sources have told TechCrunch that Intel is “preparing to launch its rumored …
BlackBerry Z10 with AT&T-compatible LTE uncovered ahead of January unveiling
Hang in there, American BlackBerry fans — your wait for a new device is nearly over. Engadget reports that the Federal Communications Commission has granted …
Windows 8 has problems, but it doesn’t deserve the dreaded Vista comparison
OK, so we all know that Windows 8 is a flawed operating system. In particular, the OS has rather awkward and counterintuitive controls for switching …
Acer president defends Windows 8, says consumers just need time to get used to it
Windows 8 has taken potshots from MIT professors and drunk people alike, but at least one Microsoft (MSFT) OEM thinks such criticism is largely overblown. In an …
Microsoft uses the cloud to cut power-hogging GPS chips’ battery consumption
One sure way to deplete your smartphone’s battery life is to leave GPS services turned on for a prolonged period of time. But now researchers …
Acer’s $99 Android tablet might not launch in the U.S.
Taiwanese PC vendor Acer (2353) is indeed making a cheap $99 tablet, but it may never go on sale in the United States. Unnamed sources have told …
Mattel and Hasbro said to be ‘terrified’ as more kids seek high-tech Christmas gifts
Back in the old days, American kids only wanted a Barbie doll or a G.I. Joe action figure for Christmas and all was right with …
Sprint salesman refuses to sell iPhone to customer, says his ‘fingers are too fat’ to use it
We’ve known for a while now that some mobile carriers have been instructing their sales staff to start pushing their customers away from Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone …
More than one-third of U.S. households have completely ditched landlines for wireless
Forget the “post-PC era“: We’re very close to hitting the post-landline era. The Center for Disease Control has released some preliminary results from its National …
Time Warner Cable boosts Internet speeds by 50% for ‘standard’ service
Just days after getting dinged by Netflix (NFLX) for having one of the slower cable Internet services out there, Time Warner Cable (TWC) has announced plans …
Beleaguered Motorola gets another boost, snags top Samsung marketing exec
It’s good to see that Google (GOOG) has some plans for Motorola other than selling it off for parts. Unnamed sources have told AllThingsD that Google has hired …
RIM’s biggest problem: It’s still scrambling to catch yesterday’s hottest mobile app
The moment I first realized that RIM (RIMM) was truly in enormous trouble was back in 2010 when I heard then co-CEO Jim Balsillie downplay the …
HTC brushes off Microsoft’s earlier rejection, will reportedly make Windows RT tablets after all
Microsoft (MSFT) may have barred HTC (2498) from participating in the first wave of Windows RT tablets, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company from …
Instagram backs down, reverts to older terms of service
Faced with a user backlash against its updated terms of service, Instagram on Thursday backed down and said it was reverting to its prior language …
North Korea’s first video game: A boring version of ‘Crazy Taxi’ that nitpicks your bad driving
In theory, a driving game set in North Korea could be fun — it could revolve around delivering kidnapped movie stars from the airport to …
Years after cashing out, MySpace cofounder mocks people who work for a living
Let’s say you got Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to vastly overpay for your upstart social networking site, thus giving you the option of cashing out …
RIM beats estimates in Q3, but subscriber base shrinks
Research In Motion (RIMM) on Thursday posted its financial results for its fiscal third quarter, which ended on December 1st. Investor sentiment has been mixed …
Facebook considers letting users pay money to message people they don’t know [updated]
Watch out, Facebook (FB): Your reputation for shadiness could soon approach MySpace levels. The Verge reports that Facebook is now testing out a new system …
The CEO of T-Mobile’s parent company set to step down next year
In a somewhat surprising development, GigaOM reports that Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann will resign from his position at the company by the end of next …
How times have changed: Microsoft now eagerly courting Apple developers for Windows Phone 8
A decade or so ago, Apple (AAPL) was the company that had to work its tail off trying to get developers to port their Windows-based …
Samsung Display will show off a 5.5-inch flexible screen at CES
Samsung’s (005930) impending Galaxy S IV may not feature an unbreakable or flexible screen, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t working hard to get …
RIM, HTC and Nokia could all be headed the way of Palm
Even as Apple’s (AAPL) stock has tanked over the last quarter, we’ve seen some noticeable share price rebounds from three troubled smartphone manufacturers: RIM (RIMM), …
Google unloads Motorola’s set-top box business for $2.35 billion
Google (GOOG) took a significant step toward selling off Motorola for parts on Wednesday when it sold Motorola’s Home division to broadband media technology company …
Brazilian company releases the ‘IPHONE’ after trademarking the name back in 2000
Move over, GooPhone I5 — you’ve got some competition in the iPhone knockoff market! Reuters reports that Brazilian company IGB Eletronica SA plans to start selling …
