Christmas wish lists show Apple has turned America’s children into a flock of young ‘iSheep’
Sorry, Apple (AAPL) haters: It looks like you’ll have to deal with iOS mania for years to come. Nielsen on Tuesday released a new survey …
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Former HP CEO Apotheker says he’s ‘stunned’ the deal he engineered was allegedly riddled with fraud
HP (HPQ) is still being haunted by the stench of former CEO Léo Apotheker. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apotheker, “who orchestrated” HP’s purchase of …
T-Mobile doesn’t want the iPhone if it means taking a huge financial hit like Sprint did
Like the Meineke ads of old, T-Mobile is not going to pay a lot for this iPhone. FierceWireless reports that T-Mobile COO Jim Alling told Morgan Stanley’s Technology, …
HP says it had to write off $8.8 billion in Q4 because acquired IT company lied about its books [updated]
HP (HPQ) has gotten pretty used to writing off losses in recent quarters, and the company on Tuesday announced that it would incur yet another …
Microsoft testing out new sewage gas-powered data center
The next time you find yourself saying that Microsoft’s (MSFT) cloud services stink, you could be more right than you realize. Technology Review reports that …
RapidShare implements download data cap to ward off potential pirates
File-sharing site RapidShare has apparently decided that it doesn’t want to put up with the headaches that Kim Dotcom dealt with after government officials took …
Consumer Reports calls cable industry ‘naughty’ for charging customers monthly modem rental fees
Consumer Reports has released its annual list of companies that were “naughty and nice” for the holiday season, and wouldn’t you know it, the magazine listed …
Android 4.2 called ‘one of the most bug-ridden releases since Honeycomb’
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean received widespread acclaim as one of the best updates to the Android operating system to come around in some time. Android …
Sinofsky was reportedly surprised by Ballmer’s decision to fire him
Yes, there’s some new palace intrigue coming out of Microsoft (MSFT): CEO Steve Ballmer was apparently personally responsible for firing former Windows president Steve Sinofsky. …
Horrifying new Samsung ad uses the specter of puppy killings to sell you stuff [video] [updated]
And you thought Samsung’s (005930) ads couldn’t possibly get more disturbing than its creepy “Love Me Again!” stalker girlfriend spot. But the company’s latest “edgy” …
Apple stock selloff has gotten ‘insanely insane’
Sure, Apple (AAPL) shares might have been overvalued this past summer but that doesn’t mean their recent mega-plunge is any more justified. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian …
More than 1 million apps have now been submitted to Apple’s App Store
Yes, mobile applications are pretty popular. Mobile app marketing platform Appsfire said on its Twitter account Monday that Apple’s (AAPL) App Store “has seen 1 …
iPhone 5, Galaxy S III added to Apple-Samsung patent suit
At this point it might be safe to assume that any device released by either Apple (AAPL) or Samsung (005930) will wind up being a …
AT&T accelerates LTE deployment, now covers 150 million Americans
AT&T (T) is doing its best to catch up with Verizon’s (VZ) LTE coverage. The carrier on Friday announced that it has added several new …
McAfee founder John McAfee comes across as a gun-toting lunatic in new book
Many of us were somewhat shocked when we heard that McAfee, Inc. founder John McAfee was wanted on murder charges in Belize. But according to …
ISPs will basically break your Internet service if they catch you pirating too much content
Internet Service Providers have long promised/threatened to implement a “six strikes” piracy policy that provides six notifications to alleged pirates before their service is degraded or temporarily …
More than a dozen Chinese housewives busted for alleged iPhone smuggling
Not even America’s housewives get this desperate. According to Reuters, more than a dozen women described by the Chinese government as housewives have been arrested …
Memo to Surface-bashing OEMs: At least Microsoft is trying. What have you done lately?
I’m obviously not above criticizing Microsoft (MSFT) myself, but I am getting somewhat annoyed by all the Windows OEMs that keep taking potshots at the …
Microsoft and its 31,000 patents are unsurprisingly fans of the patent system
It’s not hard to find critics of the American patent system, especially if they’re judges who feel overloaded with patent lawsuits. But Microsoft (MSFT) sees …
Google launches Ingress, a paranoia-inducing global augmented reality game [video]
Are you the sort of person who walks down the street and thinks everyone you pass might be out to secretly control your mind? If …
New technology could actually make Starbucks Wi-Fi usable
Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a breakthrough technology that could actually make the Wi-Fi hotspot at your local Starbucks perform …
LA lawyer sues Microsoft over Surface storage claims
In an apparent attempt to become a hero for people who have way too much time on their hands, Los Angeles-based attorney Andrew Sokolowski is suing …
Amazon starts shipping Kindle Fire HD 8.9″
Amazon (AMZN) on Thursday began shipping the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″, the larger version of its popular Kindle Fire tablet line. The Kindle Fire HD …
Google Now wins ‘Innovation of the Year’ award, runs laps around ‘outdated’ Siri
Google (GOOG) Now has received a lot of acclaim over the past few months, and now it’s received the coveted “Innovation of the Year” award …
Steve Jobs biopic will consist of three scenes that take place right before product launches
Steve Jobs was famous for his product launch keynotes, so it’s not entirely surprising that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has decided to make those product launches …
Apple HDTV announcement said to be ‘imminent’
It looks like Apple (AAPL) really might be cooking up its biggest screen yet. Via Barron’s, Jefferies analyst James Kisner released a research note today claiming …
AT&T refuses to tell customers how it measures capped bandwidth usage [updated]
Bandwidth caps have never been particularly popular, but customers will likely detest them even more if they feel they aren’t accurately implemented. And now DSLReports …
Google, Microsoft named among top five ‘best places to work’ in the world
Young software engineers looking for a dream job could do a lot worse than Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Per Business Insider, research firm Great …
New video game lets you rescue Steve Wozniak’s wife from kidnappers
“Steve Wozniak’s wife has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to save her?” Yes, that is seriously the premise of a …
Sinofsky reportedly blew off presentations, told execs to read his blog if they wanted Windows updates
As we anticipated, Steven Sinofsky’s departure from Microsoft (MSFT) has opened the floodgates for insider anecdotes chronicling the ways that the former Windows president allegedly …
