New round of layoffs sweeps Nokia
Nokia (NOK) confirmed that it is offloading more than 1,000 jobs as part of an effort to cut costs as its struggles continue. The Associated …
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Smartphone shipments to top 1 billion in 2013
As consumer electronics giants Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) continue to dominate the smartphone industry, two new milestones are expected to be reached this year. …
‘Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it’ despite toppling stock
Despite a soured investor sentiment that has sent Apple’s (AAPL) share price plummeting 30% over the past four months, one industry watcher believes Steve Jobs’ …
Full BlackBerry Z10 specs leak
The leaks keep on coming ahead of Research In Motion’s (RIMM) big BlackBerry 10 unveiling later this month. A Rogers training manual leaked earlier on …
First image of HTC’s flagship Android phone for 2013 leaks
HTC (2498) has a steep hill to climb in 2013 as its struggles persist, and the phone it intends to rest much of its hope …
Two new iPhones, Retina iPad mini and more reportedly due in 2013, but no HDTV from Apple
Apple (AAPL) will launch more than a dozen new and refreshed products in 2013 according to a recent report, but the highly anticipated and much …
The true genius of Facebook’s Graph Search
Facebook (FB) unveiled its first crack at a search engine on Tuesday. Dubbed Graph Search, the complex new utility indexes information from more than 1 …
Leaked BlackBerry 10 sales manual reveals new images and details
The buzz continues to mount leading up to the January 30th unveiling of Research In Motions’s (RIMM) next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, but we’re not sure …
Holiday-quarter iPhone shipments said to crush estimates at 52 million
Rattled by market chatter suggesting waning iPhone demand might seriously impact Apple’s (AAPL) performance in the first calendar quarter this year, investors sent Apple shares …
Trouble ahead for Samsung?
If Apple’s (AAPL) recent 25% dive in share price taught us anything, it’s that investor sentiment can sour at the drop of a hat with …
Facebook unveils ‘Graph Search,’ a search engine for Facebook
Facebook (FB) on Tuesday held a press conference at its Menlo Park, California headquarters where it unveiled “Graph Search,” a search engine of sorts designed to …
New photos of BlackBerry X10 with QWERTY keyboard leak
New images of Research In Motion’s (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10-powered smartphone equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard have leaked ahead of the handset’s unveiling later this month. …
iPhone 5: From record-breaking launch to Wall Street’s whipping boy
Apple (AAPL) sold a record-breaking 5 million iPhone 5 handsets during the device’s debut weekend but despite a strong start, the sleek new smartphone has …
New purported details on upcoming cheaper iPhone emerge
Rumors of a less expensive iPhone in development at Apple (AAPL) persist as new purported details surrounding the upcoming handset emerge. Citing multiple unnamed sources …
Apple shares open below $500
Shares of Apple (AAPL) opened in the $400-range on Tuesday after losing more than half a point from Monday’s closing price of $501.75 in pre-market …
HTC One SV review
One after another, HTC (2498) churns out positively gorgeous smartphones that make most rival Android handsets look like cheap toys. Stunning though the company’s work …
iPhone 5 order cuts reportedly not as severe as claimed
Investors were sent into a panic on Monday, again, as reports from Nikkei and The Wall Street Journal suggested Apple (AAPL) slashed iPhone 5 component orders in …
Report outlines ‘iPhone danger zones’
Smartphone designs have varied pretty dramatically over the past few years — with a few notable exceptions, perhaps — but a common thread runs through every notable smartphone …
Microsoft Surface Q4 sales estimated at just 1 million units
Microsoft’s (MSFT) debut tablet isn’t shaping up to be the runaway success story the company was likely hoping for. New estimates from UBS analyst Brent Thrill …
Still hoping for a la carte cable channel options? Don’t hold your breath
The option to save money on pay-TV service by choosing channels a la carte instead of paying for a package of channels that go mostly …
RIM says 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted in under two days
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) VP of developer relations Alec Saunders has confirmed that more than 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps were recently submitted to BlackBerry App …
Samsung says Galaxy S III sales hit 40 million units as cumulative Galaxy S series sales top 100 million
After selling more than 30 million Galaxy S III handsets in just 150 days, the numbers were bound to add up fast. Samsung (005930) on …
WSJ, Nikkei: Weak demand forces Apple to cut iPhone 5 component orders in half
Still wondering why Apple (AAPL) is reportedly developing a cheaper iPhone? A number of industry analysts have theorized for months that the high-end smartphone market …
Best Buy holiday sales slide despite online boost
Best Buy (BBY) on Friday reported sales results for the nine-week period ending on January 5th, 2013. The nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer said total …
Demand for cheaper iPhones may have hurt Apple’s holiday quarter
As rumors of a new lower-end iPhone that will debut later this year persist, a new report suggests stronger than expected demand for a cheaper …
Sprint confirms it will launch BlackBerry 10 later this year
Three of the four major nationwide wireless carriers in the U.S. confirmed earlier this week that they have plans to launch phones running Research In …
BlackBerry service outage hits Europe [updated]
BlackBerry subscribers using Vodafone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with a service outage on Friday morning that left many with no access …
Phil Schiller interview casting doubt on possible low-end iPhone updated, prompting Reuters withdrawal
An interview with Apple’s (AAPL) senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller conducted by Chinese-language Shanghai Evening News made waves on Thursday when it seemed …
27-inch iMac supply could be light through end of February
Apple’s (AAPL) new iMac computers are an engineering feat, but the All-in-One’s striking design apparently has some downsides. Numerous reports have suggested Apple’s manufacturing partner …
New cheaper iPhone called ‘absolutely awful news’ for Apple
At least five independent reports over the past week have claimed that Apple (AAPL) has a new less expensive iPhone model in the works. By …
