Apple has quietly created the world’s largest hedge fund worth $117 billion
Apple (AAPL) is not only the most profitable company in the world, but it also now owns the world’s largest hedge fund as well. Zero …
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App Store briefly plagued with bug that prevented all app downloads
App Store customers went through a rather frustrating ordeal over the weekend, as Apple’s (AAPL) online app market was plagued by a bug that blocked …
Apple said to have no quick fix for Maps dilemma
There’s a reason why Google (GOOG) employs more than 7,000 people to work on its Maps application: Because making a top-notch maps app is extremely …
iPhone 5 carrier update for Verizon fixes data usage issue [updated]
Apple (AAPL) on Sunday released a carrier update to the iPhone 5 to prevent the device from using Verizon’s (VZ) cellular network when connected to …
Gmail app gets updated for iPhone 5’s wide display
Following on the heels of Netflix (NFLX), Google (GOOG) has updated yet another key iOS app to fit onto the iPhone 5’s larger four-inch screen. As …
FCC potentially frees up more spectrum by approving new auction process
While it likely won’t quench the wireless carriers’ thirst for more spectrum anytime soon, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday took an important step toward …
HP could be headed for another multibillion-dollar write off
Even if the worst is over for HP (HPQ), the company may not yet be done writing off losses from past acquisitions. The San Jose Business …
WebOS opens up at last [video]
WebOS, the dearly departed mobile operating system developed by Palm and purchased by HP (HPQ), is open source at last. HP on Friday took the …
How Google wants to make Google Now a psychic stalker version of Siri
We’ve known about Google (GOOG) Now for months now, but Technology Review has an in-depth report on the new Android feature that details how it …
iOS, Android once again grow market shares at RIM and Microsoft’s expense
Well what do you know: iOS and Android are still growing while BlackBerry and Windows Phone are still shrinking. AppleInsider got its hands on the …
AT&T adds Galaxy Note II (again) and three more Samsung devices to its fall portfolio
AT&T (T) subscribers looking for new Samsung (005930) Android devices will have plenty to chose from in the coming weeks, as the carrier on Friday announced that …
The cost of charging your iPhone 5 for a year is just 41 cents
Good news: The iPhone 5 doesn’t just feel light in your hand, it will also feel light in your electric bill. The energy-consumption researchers at …
Netflix updates its iOS app to support iPhone 5’s wider screen
iPhone developers may not have had much time to update their apps for the iPhone 5’s larger screen, but that hasn’t posed a problem for …
New Zealand government to Kim Dotcom: Sorry for the illegal spying
Imagine how embarrassed President Barack Obama would feel if he had to issue a formal apology to Snooki. Well, something very similar has happened in …
Yahoo CEO tells employees: Anything that can’t be done in six months isn’t worth doing
As we’ve noted previously, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer is not messing around when it comes to getting her new company up to speed with …
AT&T testing new real-time text message translator service
If AT&T (T) has its way, no text message will ever again be lost in translation. Technology Review reports that the carrier is testing out new …
Bad Piggies review: Rovio’s back on its game
Rovio fans worried that their favorite mobile gaming company had jumped the shark with Amazing Alex can rest easy: The maker of Angry Birds can …
Bad Piggies, Rovio’s new Angry Birds spin-off, now available for Android, iOS and OS X [updated]
Finnish game designer Rovio is going back to what it does best: Designing games with silly cartoon animals crashing into things. Rovio on Thursday officially …
Televisions now used to watch online videos more than computers
Tech companies’ vision of transforming the television set into yet another device that streams content from the Internet may finally be becoming a reality. The …
Google Play celebrates 25 billion app downloads with 25-cent app sale
Yes, people still like mobile apps. Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced that its Google Play store had now served up more than 25 billion total …
Google runs Maps victory lap, adds underwater panorama shots of coral reefs [video]
As if Google (GOOG) needed to do anything more to show that its Maps application runs circles around Apple’s (AAPL), the company on Wednesday unveiled …
Kim Dotcom teases Megaupload sequel ‘Megabox’ [video]
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has put out a new video teasing his new project dubbed Megabox, which is purportedly legal. The video mostly shows coders building …
Apple ditched Google Maps over turn-by-turn navigation spat
By now everyone knows about the glaring flaws in Apple’s (AAPL) homemade maps application. The question, then, is why did Apple decide to launch its …
Photo of HTC’s new One X+ ‘superphone’ leaks
Everything we’ve heard about the HTC (2498) One X+ suggests that it will be a pretty great smartphone and now we finally get to see …
Samsung exec predicts Galaxy Note II sales will triple original Galaxy Note
You can’t keep a good phablet down. Bloomberg reports that Samsung (005930) head of mobile business J.K. Shin on Wednesday predicted that the company would sell three …
Apple rumored to be making new device from super-light carbon fiber
Think that Apple’s (AAPL) products can’t get any lighter or sleeker? Think again. An unnamed source told Japanese blog Macotakara that Apple has “commissioned a product sample” …
FCC chairman declines comment on AT&T’s controversial FaceTime policy
Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday told The Verge that AT&T’s (T) policy on Apple’s (AAPL) FaceTime application was a matter of contention but …
Google chairman interested in wooing Yahoo away from Microsoft
Yahoo’s (YHOO) decision to go with Microsoft’s (MSFT) Bing as its underlying search technology hasn’t exactly upended the search engine market, and now Google (GOOG) …
New book details why you’re paying too much for bad home Internet service
Many people may wonder why their home Internet services keep getting more expensive even though they aren’t getting much faster and even though carriers are implementing …
Chicago looks to follow Kansas City’s lead and get into the gigabit fiber game
It isn’t often that proud Chicagoans will admit to envying anyone living in Kansas City, but it looks as though Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is …
