Google Play now has 700,000 available apps, approaches Apple App Store volume
Google (GOOG) isn’t about to let Apple (AAPL) get away with having the most apps available on its App Store. Per Bloomberg, Google now says …
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Google usurps Siri with new voice enhancements for its iOS search app [video]
iOS users disappointed by Siri now have a choice. Google (GOOG) on Tuesday showed off some new enhancements to its mobile search application for iOS …
Pentagon to adopt iPhones, iPads and Android phones in fresh blow to RIM
As if we needed any more evidence that Research In Motion (RIMM) is in big trouble, the Washington Post reports that the Department of Defense …
iPhone user loyalty drops in Europe, U.S.
Apple (AAPL) customers are famed for their loyalty, but it looks as though some of them may not be as fanatical as they’ve been in …
Apple has run out of initial fourth-generation iPad stock
Apple (AAPL) isn’t just running low on the iPad mini anymore. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has now run out of its initial stock of fourth-generation …
Tim Cook leaked internal email cites need for ‘more collaboration’ to justify Apple leadership shakeup
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook sent out a letter to his employees on Monday explaining the surprising leadership shakeup that saw the departures of both …
Amazon says Kindle Fire HD sales surged after iPad mini announcement
Amazon (AMZN) clearly isn’t sweating the iPad mini. Per AllThingsD, Amazon says that the iPad mini’s launch day “was the $199 Kindle Fire HD’s biggest …
Verizon unveils $99 Lumia 822 with wireless charging, 8-megapixel camera and 4G LTE
Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Monday announced that it will sell Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 822 smartphone for $99 with a new two-year agreement. Nokia has only confirmed that the handset will …
iPad mini projected to help Apple sell 100 million iPads next year
The iPad is the world’s most popular tablet and it’s only going to get more popular next year. Per AppleInsider, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley has …
Samsung may be prepping a 7-inch Note tablet to compete with iPad mini, Nexus 7
Samsung (005930) hasn’t had as much luck with tablets as it’s had with smartphones, but it looks like the company is taking another shot at …
Google map tracks Hurricane Sandy, provides Red Cross shelter listings
Those of us on the East coast are in full lockdown mode due to Hurricane Sandy, and Google (GOOG) is doing its part to help …
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8 devices will launch in the US in November
Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that the first Windows Phone 8 devices would go on sale in Europe this coming weekend and would …
Microsoft shows off new key Windows Phone 8 features
Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday officially took the wraps off its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Program manager, said that the …
The iPhone is Apple’s ‘profit monster’
How did Apple (AAPL) become the world’s most profitable company? It turns out that a lot of it has to do with the iPhone, obviously. Asymco …
Google’s Nexus 10 tablet captured on video for the first time [video]
Hurricane Sandy may have cancelled Google’s (GOOG) big event on Monday but that doesn’t mean we’ll have to wait to see the new Nexus 10 …
Entire gadget industry reportedly faces touchscreen supply shortage
It isn’t just Apple (AAPL) that’s having trouble building enough touchscreens for its mobile devices. According to a new report from Digitimes, “the recent releases …
Google has spent a record $13 million on lobbying this year
Google (GOOG) has now joined AT&T (T) and General Electric in the illustrious ranks of America’s top lobbyists. Per AllThingsD, Google this week said it …
French government wants Google to pay French newspapers for the privilege of linking to them
The French government has been causing a lot of headaches in Mountain View, California recently. The government believes it is unfair that Google (GOOG) receives …
Make your Windows 8 device more Google friendly in two easy steps [video]
Google (GOOG) on Friday posted a short video to remind those who upgraded to Windows 8 not to forget to upgrade their Google experience as …
Android tablets take a huge chunk of iPad’s market share in Q3
Who says that Android tablets aren’t cool? Research firm Strategy Analytics says that shipments of Android tablets surged to a new high in the third …
Samsung and Apple drive huge smartphone growth in Q3
Worldwide shipments of mobile phones grew 2.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest numbers from IDC. Vendors shipped a total …
New Samsung ad touts phones’ ability to share sex videos with your spouse [video]
Samsung (005930) isn’t content to just make fun of hapless iPhone fans — it’s now touting its own smartphones as a way to share sex videos. …
Microsoft exec says the iPad mini is a total ripoff at $329
Things just got real. Steven Sinofsky, president of the Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows and Windows Live division, has told AllThingsD that new laptops based on the Windows …
Apple’s court-ordered ‘apology’ to Samsung mocks Galaxy Tab
Apple (AAPL) kicked off its court-mandated Samsung (005930) apology tour in the United Kingdom by issuing a statement on its website mocking its rival’s allegedly …
iPad mini is too expensive? Preorders for white model already sold out
It may be that demand for the white iPad mini has been off the charts — or it may be that rumors of Apple’s (AAPL) …
Microsoft exec says rampant cyber crime made his company fall behind on smartphones
Microsoft (MSFT) development director Craig Mundie knows that his company has fallen way behind on smartphones but he insists that it’s not the company’s fault. In …
Microsoft grappling with newfound underdog status as it enters the tablet market
Microsoft (MSFT) knows quite a bit about being the world’s most dominant tech company. But over the past few years, Microsoft has taken a backseat …
New Chrome extension replaces your friends’ political Facebook rants with pictures of cute kitties
There are two kinds of Facebook (FB) users out there: Those who use their pages as political soap boxes and those who are sick of …
Apple’s recent production woes reportedly helped drive up iPad mini price
It seems that Apple’s (AAPL) transition away from Samsung (005930) isn’t going as smoothly as hoped. DigiTimes has become the latest to report that supply …
Sprint starts rolling out Jelly Bean to the Galaxy S III
Congratulations, Sprint (S) Galaxy S III owners: you’ll be the first ones in the United States to get your devices upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly …
