New iMacs may be delayed until next year
The new iMacs may not be home for Christmas. Via AppleInsider, French blog MacBidouille reports that Apple’s (AAPL) new iMac all-in-one PC models will not be …
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Woz trolls Apple again, worries Microsoft is out-innovating his former company
Steve Wozniak has never been shy about needling his former company, even if it means praising the efforts of Apple’s (AAPL) longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT). …
Microsoft temporarily shuts down Skype password resets amid account-hacking reports
Microsoft (MSFT) isn’t taking any chances when it comes to reports that Skype users are having their accounts hijacked. Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has “temporarily …
Nokia CEO describes his company’s relationship with Microsoft as ‘special’
Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop keeps insisting that he’s not annoyed that Microsoft (MSFT) is helping to promote rival Windows Phone 8 devices. According to …
Google Fiber delivers cable-crushing 700Mbps download speeds to early adopter
Google (GOOG) began rolling out its first residential fiber deployments in Kansas City on Tuesday and the verdict from one early adopter is in: This …
Only three companies are making money selling smartphones [updated]
Smartphones are pretty popular nowadays but it seems that very few companies know how to actually make money selling them. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu this morning …
AT&T is trying to pick off Sprint’s remaining push-to-talk subscribers
Sprint’s (S) merger with Nextel in 2005 was one of the most epic disasters the telecom world has ever seen, as the carrier had difficulty …
RIM says BlackBerry 10 devices will be available shortly after January 30th launch
RIM (RIMM) wants its fans to know that they won’t have long to wait for new devices after it debuts its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January …
Google starts hooking up lucky Kansas City homes with Google Fiber [video]
Kansas City is about to get the fastest commercial Internet service in the United States. Google (GOOG) on Tuesday said that it had started connecting …
HTC’s DROID DNA: I may have (finally!) found my new Android smartphone
I’ve been an Android fan for years now, but the latest crop of Android smartphones released this fall had left me feeling decidedly underwhelmed. It …
Bill Gates reportedly backed Ballmer’s decision to let Windows president Sinofsky walk
The palace intrigue at Microsoft (MSFT) just keeps getting more interesting. AllThingsD reports that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received the backing of Microsoft cofounder and …
Apple stores clobber other retail outlets, record sales of over $6,000 per square foot
You can see why both Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung (005930) want to replicate the success of Apple’s (AAPL) retail operation. According to the latest numbers …
Older Nexus devices start getting Android 4.2 upgrade
Google (GOOG) apparently isn’t wasting any time when it comes to pushing out Android 4.2 to its older Nexus devices. ZDNet reports that some Galaxy …
Windows chief Sinofsky reportedly quit Microsoft because he wanted Ballmer’s job
Most of the time when a big-name executive leaves their longtime employer, reports start to trickle out about the executive not being a “team player.” …
Apple launches its 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
Apple (AAPL) is banking on having a killer holiday-season quarter and the company has wasted no time promoting its goods for holiday shopping this year …
Analyst explains why the stock market is completely crazy when it comes to Apple
If you find yourself confused by the bipolar nature of Apple’s (AAPL) share prices, you’re not alone. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has posted some analysis of …
Kim Dotcom launches new Mega website
Kim Dotcom will not be denied. After facing a minor setback last week when the Gabonese government shut down its original domain name, Kim Dotcom’s …
Tech security legend John McAfee reportedly wanted for murder
John McAfee, the founder of security software company McAfee, Inc., is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize. According to Gizmodo, McAfee “is a prime suspect …
Amazon, Google being targeted by UK lawmakers for alleged tax dodging
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom are peeved that major tech companies Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN) are paying a relative pittance in taxes despite racking …
T-Mobile’s Nexus 4 will not support Wi-Fi calling
Bad news, Nexus 4 fans: T-Mobile isn’t letting you get away with skimping on voice minutes after all. Android Police reports that, contrary to previous rumors, …
UK court forces Apple to pay Samsung’s legal fees after condemning its sarcastic ‘apology’
It looks like saying “sorry” just isn’t good enough this time. A court in the United Kingdom is now forcing Apple (AAPL) to pay rival …
Apple grants select employees free time to work on ‘personal’ projects
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is taking a page out of the Google (GOOG) playbook and is granting select employees two-week breaks to work on …
Cisco goes on offense against patent trolls, calls them criminal shakedown artists
Cisco (CSCO) is finished messing around with pointless patent litigation. The Wall Street Journal reports that Cisco has decided to go on offense against firms …
Alleged DROID DNA pictures leak out just ahead of official announcement
We are only a day away from HTC and Verizon’s joint press event in New York City and anticipation around their latest Android offering is building. The …
iPhone 5 shipping time drops to 2 to 3 weeks
It looks like Apple’s (AAPL) supply chain may finally be catch up with demand. 9to5Mac reports that iPhone 5 orders placed on Apple’s website will …
Google announces $199 Acer C7 Chromebook to go on sale Tuesday
What’s better than a $249 Samsung (005930) Chromebook? How about a Chromebook from Acer (2353) that sells for just $199. Google (GOOG) announced on Monday that Acer’s …
UK student creates ‘virtual’ keyboard for the iPhone by using its built-in accelerometer
Who says you can’t use your iPhone like a laptop? Per the Telegraph, a computer science student in the United Kingdom has used the iPhone’s …
iPhone 5 likely coming to China by the end of 2012
The GooPhone I5’s days as the dominant iPhone-like device in China are coming to a close. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s (AAPL) hugely …
Yahoo’s latest redesign experiment takes a page from Windows 8 tile design
Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer hasn’t finished experimenting with grand redesigns for her company’s homepage. Per AllThingsD, Yahoo’s latest attempted remake looks like it’s got …
Jury foreman from Apple-Samsung trial under scrutiny for allegedly hiding information
The Apple (AAPL)-Samsung (005930) patent trial isn’t quite over yet. CNET reports that Judge Lucy Koh, who oversaw the trial earlier this year, will “consider …
