Apple is apparently a lot better at signing up mobile wallet users than its rivals
Apple Pay is apparently paying off big-time for the iPhone maker, according to a new report which shows there will be 450 million users of …
Business
Amazon is launching a new feature that’s been on users’ wish lists for a while now
Amazon is about to launch a new feature that’s somewhat minor in the scheme of things — but it’s one which users have wanted for …
MoviePass went down on Thursday because the company ran out of cash
If anyone was unconvinced that MoviePass isn’t long for this world, an incident on Thursday night may have erased all doubt. Last night, MoviePass users …
Something has scared Facebook into spending another $10 million to protect Mark Zuckerberg
In response to what Facebook says are “specific threats” to the safety of CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his family, the company says it’s spending another …
LG still can’t figure out how to turn things around for its mobile division
Electronics giant LG is out with earnings today that continue to paint a grim picture for its struggling mobile division — a division that spent …
Yikes: Facebook just suffered the biggest one-day loss in stock market history
The day after it reported disappointing earnings for the second quarter and its stock dramatically crashed, Facebook saw about $120 billion wiped from its market …
Comcast lost $185 million trying to be Verizon last quarter
In the spring of 2017, Comcast surprised the industry by taking a committed dive into the world of mobile, debuting a new brand called Xfinity …
Guess which tech giant that’s good at crushing rivals may be the first company worth $1T
Books, retail, hardware, groceries — Amazon is such a sprawling enterprise today and such an effective e-commerce machine that it may soon have an eye-popping …
Lyft might build a ‘Do Not Disturb Me’ mode so drivers know when to leave you alone
Ride-sharing services like those from Uber and Lyft are great for all of you outgoing types who love meeting new people. Not so much for …
Facebook’s disappointing Q2 earnings show why the company needs Instagram more than ever
Hours after its stock hit a record high during trading, Facebook reported its earnings for the second quarter and came in below analyst estimates on …
AT&T is winning back cord-cutters with DirecTV Now, but that doesn’t mean cable is saved
As we’ve documented at great lengths in the past, the cord-cutting phenomenon is accelerating rapidly, and showing no sign of slowing down any time soon. …
Strong iPhone sales may set Apple up for another earnings surprise next week
Back in May, Apple reported its strongest results for any fiscal second quarter in the company’s history, wowing observers with $61.1 billion in revenue for …
Galaxy S9 expected to be Samsung’s worst-selling Galaxy S phone since 2012
Samsung will unveil its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9, during a press conference on August 9th in New York City. The reveal in …
Insider says Apple’s most exciting new iPhone of 2018 may be delayed
For the second time in the history of the iPhone, Apple is expected to release three different iPhone models at the same time this coming …
Check out this ridiculously gorgeous Apple store that opens Thursday in Milan
Apple has transformed a piazza at the center of booming Milan for one of its newest and arguably most gorgeous stores, bringing the tech giant’s …
European Commission fines big-name electronics companies for price fixing
Fresh off the heels of levying a record $5 billion fine on Google related to anti-competitive business practices, the European Commission has handed down another …
Two different surveys confirm that cable companies are screwed
It is not a pleasant time to be a cable company. Decades of regional monopolies are being swept away, leaving us with — the horror! …
YouTube has a secret weapon to keep influencers from leaving for IGTV
“Money talks and the other stuff walks” goes one of those old nuggets of wisdom that’s true whether you’re working for The Man — or …
A consumer version of this 146-inch, 4K beast of a TV is on the way from Samsung
The 146-inch TV Samsung unveiled at CES this year is quite a beast, with MicroLED technology that provides for what the tech giant describes as …
The AT&T Time Warner merger will be back in court sooner than we expected
When Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner last month, he explicitly warned the Department of Justice against seeking a …
This could be another Cambridge Analytica for Facebook, not that anyone’s surprised
Well, here we go again. Facebook has suspended the Boston-based data analytics firm Crimson Hexagon from accessing its platform — a firm that, hoo boy, …
I am bored of Verizon constantly sweeping the JD Power awards
Testing which wireless network is the “best” is not a simple process, as we’ve covered before. There’s a handful of different testing companies that use …
Microsoft is crushing it, topping $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time
Microsoft has transformed itself into a lean, mean, cash-generation machine. The release of fourth quarter earnings Thursday from the computing giant showed year-over-year gains in …
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how Amazon scrambled to handle traffic on Prime Day
Within 15 minutes of the kickoff of one of Amazon’s biggest sales days of the year, it was quickly apparent the e-commerce giant didn’t have …
Let’s hope Uber’s new chief privacy officer lasts longer than the typical Uber exec
Uber has been in the headlines in recent years almost as much for what it’s done wrong — for privacy flaps like hackers snatching information …
Boost Mobile founder wants to build a $10-a-month home broadband service from Sprint’s ashes
The T-Mobile Sprint merger has drawn its fair share of detractors from across the political spectrum, but none have been as outspoken as Peter Adderton, Boost …
Anderson Cooper’s new show ‘Full Circle’ looks great – too bad it’s on Facebook Watch
As if CNN’s silver-haired journeyman anchor Anderson Cooper didn’t have a full enough day on Monday, with President Trump’s meeting with Putin in Helsinki, he …
It’s not just your imagination: Cellphone plans are getting more expensive
Just last week, analyst reports from Wall Street investment firms highlighted the fact that revenues for wireless networks are going up rather than down for …
Netflix shares plummet after company reveals disappointing subscriber growth
Netflix posted its earnings report for the June quarter today and revealed that it added 5.15 million subscribers for the quarter. That may seem impressive …
Wireless companies are making more money, which is bad news for the rest of us
The recent announcement of T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger has everyone thinking a little more than usual about wireless competition. The US has enjoyed a fierce …
