Closer regulation of Bitcoin is needed, federal agencies say
Bitcoin is in a bad place right now. The crypto-currency has fallen from a high of nearly $20,000 in December to around $6,500 today, making …
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Uber throws former self-driving car guru Andrew Levandowski to the wolves
The courtroom trial between Uber and Waymo over stolen self-driving car secrets starts today, and no-one is more important than Andrew Levandowski. Once an engineer …
Verizon sweeps JD Power wireless survey for third straight year
Every year, JD Power surveys nearly 40,000 customers from across the US on the perceived quality of their wireless network provider. And for the last …
Google is building a hardware empire that extends beyond Pixel phones
At the highest level, Google and Apple are opposites. Apple is a hardware company that uses software and services to lock customers into its ecosystem. …
Here’s how Wall Street reacted to Apple’s Q1 earnings
Apple’s fiscal first-quarter earnings report was the very definition of a mixed bag. On one hand, the company managed to rake in record revenue totaling $88.3 …
The ‘failing’ iPhone X pushed Apple’s manufacturing partner to its best December in years
Foxconn, Apple’s primary iPhone assembler and the company’s biggest manufacturing partner, reported December revenue that was up 50 percent year-on-year, largely driven by iPhone X …
CEO of alleged $600 million crypto fraud: ‘I can sleep at night knowing that I did my best’
Crypto-currencies are, to put it mildly, exploding right now. The rise of Bitcoin is thoroughly documented, but a hundred thousands other companies are piling it …
2018 could finally be the year Sprint’s network becomes good
Sprint has comfortably occupied the plucky underdog role among wireless carriers for the last five years. Its low prices and cheeky ads are out of …
Nintendo Switch lifetime sales have already topped those of the Wii U
In just ten months, the Nintendo Switch has surpassed its predecessor’s lifetime sales. More Switch consoles have been sold than the Wii U managed to …
$1,000 iPhone X was called crazy – now people are worried iPhone prices won’t keep rising
Talk about “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” Apple unveiled the tenth-anniversary iPhone X last September, and people lost their minds when the …
Apple ‘vindicated’ as iPhone X is a top-three best-seller globally
The week started off on a note of doom and gloom for Apple. A report from Nikkei Asian Review yesterday suggested that Apple had cut its iPhone …
US government investigating Apple over iPhone slowdowns, report says
The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have opened an investigation into whether Apple violated securities disclosure laws by releasing software …
Take a photo tour of the new indoor tropical forest in Amazon’s $4 billion urban campus
Amazon’s upcoming new second corporate headquarters might be the biggest story surrounding Amazon’s expansion plans right now, but HQ2 isn’t the only exciting new building …
Streaming services will have to pay more for music, government decides
Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music might be about to get more expensive, thanks to a decision from the Copyright Royalty Board. The CRB, …
Average smartphone prices are way up, thanks to the iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8
2017 was a bumper year for flagship phones. The Galaxy Note series was back after the Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle, and Apple released the …
World’s top insider is probably wrong about why Apple is discontinuing the iPhone X
There is plenty of talk about Apple’s iPhone X on Tuesday morning, and it’s unusually negative. A note to investors sent by KGI Securities analyst …
Cord-cutter streaming services are off to a flying start, but how long can they last?
2017 was the year that live TV streaming services came out of the nerd corner and truly became mainstream. AT&T’s DirecTV Now, Hulu’s Live TV, …
Everyone loves their unlimited data plans
Something unexpected happened last year: all the big carriers started offering unlimited data plans again, after unceremoniously dumping them three years ago. In response to …
Netflix is growing faster than anyone expected
Netflix added far more customers over the holidays than Wall Street analysts expected, the company announced as part of its quarterly earnings. Netflix added 8.33 …
T-Mobile’s customer service is its biggest success story
Since John Legere took control of T-Mobile in 2012, the carrier has orchestrated a remarkable turn-around. Through launching the Un-Carrier initiative, T-Mobile turned its scrappy …
Amazon raises monthly Prime subscription price from $10.99 to $12.99
If you pay for Amazon Prime month-to-month rather than on a yearly basis, your budget is about to take a hit. On Friday, the online …
Interest in new iPhones at a historic low, study suggests
The cornerstone of Apple’s eye-watering profits remains the iPhone. While Apple’s other business divisions are growing at speed, the unbelievable profit margins that Apple rakes …
Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘deeply apologizes’ for iPhone battery ‘miscommunication’
In an interview with ABC News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has offered an apology to “anybody that thinks we had some kind of other motivation” …
Study claims AT&T and Verizon are ‘still feeling the pain of unlimited’
AT&T and Verizon both introduced Unlimited plans early in 2017, thanks to pressure from T-Mobile and Sprint. The move made sense to prevent a customer …
The iPhone X just extended Apple’s lead over Samsung
In the run-up to the iPhone X launch, all the analyst chatter revolved around one topic: How big of a success the iPhone X would …
Shocker: Community-owned broadband is cheaper and better than Big Cable
This is another one of those pieces of news you’re going to need to take sitting down: Big cable companies are not, in fact, Good. …
Is the era of copying Apple’s every move finally over for Android phone makers?
Apple wasn’t the first company to release a smartphone, but it completely upended the industry when it finally entered the market in 2007. Companies like …
Verizon says tax cut won’t increase network investment
Donald Trump’s big tax cut bill was, according to the White House, supposed to drive investment and jobs in America. Cut corporate taxes, so the …
Crypto-currencies take huge dive as South Korea considers ban
All the major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple, have taken huge hits in the last 12 hours. The global cryptocurrency market is down nearly …
Uber had a secret program that froze company computers if the police raided an office
Not too long ago, there was great scene on the television show The Americans wherein a Russian spy, fearful that the FBI was about to …
