Moody's cuts Nokia credit rating, points to 'weakened market position'
Following a rating review initiated on January 28th, Moody’s on Thursday lowered Nokia’s senior debt rating from A2 to A3 and cut its short-term debt …
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Leaked BlackBerry Orlando adds a touchscreen to the Curve form factor
RIM is currently prepping two new non-touchscreen additions to its Curve line this year, codenamed the Apollo (GSM) and Sedona (CDMA). On top of that, …
Acer to focus on value, innovation instead of volume
Acer appears to have taken company founder and former CEO Stan Shih’s recent advice quite seriously. Late last month following news that Acer had lowered …
Steve Wozniak would consider returning to Apple, says company should be more open
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak on Friday said he would consider a return to an active role at Apple if the company approached him. In an interview …
Senate schedules hearing to review AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition
A United States Senate subcommittee on Friday announced that it will hold a hearing next month to review AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The $39 billion …
Best Buy responds to alleged iPad 2 sales freeze divulged by Best Buy staffers [updated]
Reports of an iPad 2 sales freeze that may have gotten Best Buy in hot water with Apple emerged Thursday night, and the possible explanation given …
HTC Q1 profit triples on demand for Android phones
HTC on Friday reported first-quarter 2011 earnings highlighted by profit that handily beat analysts’ estimates. Tremendous demand for the company’s popular Android smartphones such as …
Dish’s Blockbuster buy approved by judge
A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Dish Network’s winning bid and gave it the OK to acquire Blockbuster for $320 million. Dish’s bid topped other …
WebOS 3.0 for HP TouchPad spied in leaked screenshots
WebOS enthusiast blog PreCentral.net on Thursday published a series of screenshots from HP’s upcoming webOS 3.0 operating system for the TouchPad tablet. The images were pulled …
HP sues former exec for stealing company secrets
HP on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Adrian Jones, the company’s former head of enterprise sales for the Asia region, to stop him from sharing …
Verizon Wireless cries foul, responds to FCC-mandated data roaming rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of a new set of rules that will force larger cellular carriers such as Verizon Wireless …
Windows Phone to overtake BlackBerry in 2013, iOS in 2015 according to Gartner
In addition to its position that Android will continue to dominate the global smartphone market moving forward, Gartner on Thursday revealed its projections for Microsoft’s …
Apple responsible for BlackBerry PlayBook delays, report claims
Research In Motion will finally launch its anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on April 19th, though most had initially expected it to reach consumers well before …
Supposed iPhone 5 images reveal larger display, new antenna design [updated]
Three images of what is claimed to be Apple’s iPhone 5 have surfaced, supposedly sourced from a Vietnamese forum. While the authenticity of the images …
HTC market cap to hit all-time high, surpassing $35B this year
HTC’s market capitalization is expected to soon surpass NT$1 trillion according to a report on Wednesday from Taiwan Economic News. The company’s market cap recently …
The Motorola XOOM is most certainly not a flop
The Motorola XOOM is a flop, several blogs proclaimed today on news that Deutsche Bank analysts estimate that Motorola Mobility has only sold 100,000 XOOM …
Only 100,000 Motorola XOOM tablets sold so far, Deutsche Bank claims
Motorola Mobility has sold 100,000 Motorola XOOM units through the tablet’s first two months of availability, Deutsche Bank analysts claim. The firm arrived at the …
iPad 2 shipments total 2.4-2.6 million units so far, report claims
Apple’s suppliers have shipped between 2.4 million and 2.6 million iPad 2 tablets to date, a new report claims. Citing sources at touch panel suppliers …
HTC Pyramid may be revealed as HTC Sensation on April 12th
HTC’s highly anticipated Android smartphone codenamed “Pyramid” may finally be unveiled as the HTC Sensation at a media event in London on April 12th. An unconfirmed …
Dish Network wins Blockbuster auction
Pending approval at a hearing scheduled for Thursday, Dish Network will acquire Blockbuster Inc. following an auction that took place earlier this week. The company’s …
Apple asks Toyota to pull jailbreak ad campaign
Toyota recently launched a publicized campaign that placed a special Scion-branded theme pack in the Cydia store for jailbroken iPhone users to enjoy. The move was …
Motorola XOOM and ATRIX 4G sales are ‘disappointing,’ analyst claims
Another analyst has cut revenue estimates for Motorola Mobility, again citing poor sales of the company’s key products as the driving force behind the downward …
No iPhone 5 this June, report claims
A rumor reported early on Tuesday claiming the iPhone 5 will launch in June is false, a new report claims. The Loop, which is known …
iPhone 5 on schedule for a June launch, report claims
Following rumors suggesting that Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 5 launch might be delayed until September, etnews.co.kr reports that Apple’s next-generation iPhone is on track for …
Purported images of fifth-generation iPod touch surface; capacitive home button, 128GB
New images of what is claimed to be Apple’s next-generation iPod touch have surfaced, though even the sites revealing the images are extremely skeptical of …
Verizon iPhone owners drop fewer calls than AT&T iPhone owners, survey finds
Market research firm ChangeWave on Tuesday released the findings of a recent study analyzing iPhone 4 owner experiences and owner satisfaction. The study pitted Verizon …
Apple weighting lowered in Nasdaq-100; Microsoft, Google raised
NASDAQ on Tuesday announced that it will adjust the weighing of several companies in the NASDAQ-100 index to better reflect their market capitalizations. The NASDAQ-100 index is …
iPad 2 tops Consumer Reports tablet rankings
Apple’s iPad 2 has topped Consumer Reports’ tablet ratings according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Consumer Reports has taken an odd stance on …
Mozilla reveals Firefox plugins that slow down performance the most
Web browsers always look to strike a balance between speed and functionality, but not enough focus on the former can easily spoil a user’s experience. …
HTC to address camcorder audio problems on ThunderBolt
HTC has reportedly confirmed a pesky bug impacting the audio on video recordings captured with Verizon Wireless’ new HTC ThunderBolt smartphone. The bug, according to …
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