UI expert: Windows users will hate the new Windows 8 experience
Microsoft (MSFT) should brace for a user backlash against Windows 8 that will make the company pine for the days of Clippy, according to usability …
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FLA still not completely satisfied with working conditions in Foxconn’s Apple plants
The Fair Labor Association has given Apple (AAPL) and Foxconn a tentative thumbs up for their efforts to improve working and safety conditions for their …
Verizon puts employees on notice for iPhone 5 launch on September 21st
As if we needed any more confirmation, it seems that Verizon (VZ) has told its workers to black out September 21st as a vacation day …
Best Buy profit plummets 91% in Q2
Best Buy’s (BBY) major structural changes may be necessary, but the company is in for a rocky ride during this transitional period. The big box …
iFixit: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 is thinner than the new iPad and not a nightmare to fix
See, Apple (AAPL)? It is possible to make a super-thin tablet that can be repaired by mere mortals after all. The repair gurus iFixit have …
Feisty Finn flings phone a world-record 333 feet in mobile-throwing competition [video]
Well, the Finns have to do something with all those Symbian devices, don’t they? Parity News reports that Finnish citizen Ere Karjalainen smashed the world record for …
AT&T is sick of subsidizing tablets
How pointless are LTE tablets in the age of data caps? So pointless that AT&T (T) has concluded that it won’t even subsidize them anymore. …
Latest iPhone 5 parts leak shows dock port and headphone jack plugged into casing
With the next-generation Apple (AAPL) iPhone just weeks away from being announced, it’s no surprise that we’re getting a clearer picture of what the device …
Trade-in site guarantees $277 for 16GB iPhone 4S even after iPhone 5 is released
Apple (AAPL) fans worried about trading in their iPhone 4S before the next-generation iPhone is even announced can rest easy: trade-in site Gazelle has their …
Carriers plan to keep gouging subscribers on voice plans despite LTE revenue boost
Although 4G LTE makes delivering data cheaper on a per-gigabyte basis, many wireless carriers are in no rush to give up their lucrative voice plans …
Experimental Windows tablet delivers first-ever eyeball-controlled UI
Touch displays are so last decade — real cutting-edge techies just use their eyes to run their tablets. Or at least, that’s what Swedish company …
iPhone 5 accessories already being sold on Amazon
The “iPhone 5” may not be here yet, but that isn’t stopping companies from trying to make money off it. Install or Not has spotted some new …
Google makes its move, uses Motorola to file patent lawsuit against Apple
Tech industry observers have long been waiting for Google (GOOG) to get off its behind and defend its battered Android OEMs from Apple (AAPL) and …
eBay clamps down on magic spell auctions, thwarts would-be wizards
Vindictive souls looking to buy magical curses to place on their enemies will have to go shopping somewhere other than eBay (EBAY). Wired reports that eBay …
Lenovo plans to school Microsoft’s Surface with $300 Windows RT tablets
Like its fellow OEM HP (HPQ), Lenovo (LNVGY) is refusing to join the Microsoft (MSFT) Surface crybaby brigade and is instead concentrating on building a …
Facebook shares clobbered again, down 50% from IPO
Sad but true: Investing your life savings in Facebook’s (FB) IPO shares is now only half as bad of an investment as sending your bank …
iPhone gambling apps: The cutting-edge way to blow all your cash
Watch out, Las Vegas: app developers are aiming to take your most tech-savvy and/or lazy customers away from you. Bloomberg reports that mobile gambling apps, which turn …
Police chiefs group says arming domestic spy drones with weapons would be bad
Unmanned aerial drones are set to become a shiny new toy used by law enforcement officials to gather information, but that doesn’t mean there won’t …
Sprint throws $400 at families who ditch Verizon and AT&T
Sprint (S) has long been plugging its unlimited data plans as a key benefit for users who are fed up with paying overage fees from …
Apple and Google: Kodak’s patents will be both of ours, we’ll just keep them at my house
Tech companies’ reaction to the Kodak patent auction so far can be summed up thusly: “C’mon, do we really have to pay good money for …
HTC chief blames company’s woes on long, pointless meetings
HTC (2498) CEO Peter Chou has a message for his employees: stop blabbing, start working. Bloomberg reports that Chou sent out an email to employees complaining …
iOS and Android are stomping on Sony and Nintendo’s portable game businesses
Why spend money on a mobile gaming platform when you can play lots of high-quality games on your tablet? That’s the reality that portable game …
German regulator slams Facebook over facial-recognition technology
Germany has a simple proposition for Facebook (FB) regarding its facial-recognition technology: either get user permission before employing it or get rid of it. As …
Facebook stock tanks again as insiders rush to sell
One gets the feeling that buying Facebook (FB) shares on their first day of trading wasn’t a very wise investment. The social networking giant’s stock …
Patent trial judge begs Apple to put down the crack pipe, wrap up its case
Justice Lucy Koh has not been afraid to bust heads during the Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung (005930) patent trial. On Thursday, she issued an epic …
Cable spectrum deal shows that Verizon is vastly smarter than AT&T in the PR department
Now that the Justice Department has signed off on Verizon’s (VZ) deal to acquire Advanced Wireless Spectrum licenses from several major cable operators, it’s a good …
Verizon wins spectrum goldmine as DOJ signs off on cable deal
Verizon (VZ) is getting a fresh helping of spectrum to bolster its LTE services, as the Washington Post reports that the Justice Department has signed off …
Nokia exec puts Samsung on notice, says to fear the next-gen Lumia
Sure, Samsung (005930) has spent most of this year crushing its competition in smartphone channel sales, but that doesn’t mean its competitors plan to curl …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 launches Friday for $349.99 at Verizon
Verizon (VZ) subscribers will be able to able to pick up the Samsung (005930) Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 at their local retail stores starting on …
Microsoft has no plans to fix ‘crap’-looking Office Suite on Apple’s Retina displays
Macworld UK reports that many Apple (AAPL) fans are upset with Microsoft (MSFT), both because its Office for Mac suite supposedly looks terrible on Retina-equipped Macbook …
