Apple’s latest acquisition will help iPhones catch up with Android in a key area
Apple’s upcoming new iPhone X is a market leader in so many key areas. It has the narrowest bezels among all top-tier flagship smartphones thanks …
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AT&T’s Q3 earnings tell us everything we need to know about cord-cutting
Right now, it’s a bad time to be a cable company. Netflix is buying up original content nearly as fast as it’s stealing customers, 5G …
Apple Pay is turning out to be a quiet revolution
You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Apple Pay exists. Years after Apple first launched its mobile payment system, the service has barely changed. We’re eagerly …
Sprint and T-Mobile just dropped a big hint that the merger is coming
Rumors about a Sprint T-Mobile merger have been swirling for months. But thus far, most of the information we’ve had is from anonymous sources talking …
Apple and Samsung are headed back to court… again
Apple and Samsung are headed to court to argue about the damages Samsung owes Apple for infringing on its design patents. Don’t worry: you haven’t …
Q4 iPhone X shipments will top most phones’ lifetime shipments – and it’s still not enough
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is the world’s top Apple insider, and he consistently issues reports that wind up being accurate. That’s typically good news, …
The Apple Store doesn’t actually sell many iPhones
Much is made of Apple’s retail arm. The company described it as its “biggest product” during the recent iPhone X launch, and it’s initiated a …
Let’s hope the T-Mobile Sprint merger keeps getting delayed forever
Much like flying cars, a T-Mobile/Sprint merger always seems to be on the horizon. Rumors first emerged in 2014 about a deal, only for everything …
An early Christmas present from cable companies: Internet price hikes
We regularly do our best to try to help readers save money on their cable and internet bills. In fact, just two days ago we …
Tony Fadell is back with a new VC firm – and he already has beef with Apple
Since spearheading the development of the iPod at Apple more than 15 years ago, Tony Fadell’s career trajectory has been interesting to say the least. After …
New report suggests iPhone 8 and 8 Plus sales have been awful
Apple shares dropped 1.5% during Thursday’s pre-market session following a report that Apple has slashed production orders for November and December on its two brand …
Samsung is racing ahead of Intel where it really matters
Samsung has completed the development of its 8-nanometer foundry process, and before you X out and go read more about the iPhone 8’s camera, that’s …
Here’s how much the average Amazon Prime member spends on the site in a year
As Amazon Prime membership continues to grow, the site itself is reaping the benefits. On Wednesday, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released the results of …
AT&T’s strategy to beat cordcutting has backfired
Things aren’t good in the land of Big Cable. Cord-cutting is happening faster than anyone could have predicted, which is ending three decades of lucrative …
Tesla’s bad week includes racist drawings and hundreds of layoffs
Right now, Tesla is hustling like never before to get Model 3s out the door and into customers’ driveways, in time for a self-imposed deadline …
Comcast is ruining cheap cable bundles, because Comcast
You might want to sit down, because this could come as a surprise: Comcast is doing something bad. According to the American Cable Association, Comcast …
Uh oh: It looks like the iPhone X’s sky-high price is actually scaring away Apple fans
When Apple first unveiled the iPhone X during last month’s big press conference, fans around the world immediately fell in love. The new hardware and …
2017 will likely be the worst year ever for cable TV as cord cutting continues
If you ever wanted proof that cord cutting is more than just a fad, look no further than cancellation numbers for pay TV subscriptions. In …
Cord-cutting is hitting AT&T harder than ever
On paper, AT&T should be one of the cable companies best-placed to resist cord-cutting. It has its own streaming service, and pushes “triple-play” bundles of …
What the heck is going on with iPhone X production?
They say where there’s smoke there’s fire, and there’s a whole lot of smoke surrounding Apple’s upcoming iPhone X launch. The iPhone X is unquestionably …
Tesla is recalling 11,000 Model X SUVs over broken seats
Tesla is recalling 11,000 Model X SUVs due to some rear seats not locking into place, according to the Associated Press. The recall involves Model …
Samsung’s biggest obstacle to beating Apple: The teens
For the last decade, Apple has dominated Samsung in the high-end smartphone business. There’s been fierce competition: some years, Samsung’s devices are prettier or cheaper, …
T-Mobile is about to add a new limit to its unlimited plans
T-Mobile subscribers got some fantastic news earlier this week. Just about every other Netflix subscriber in the country is about to see his or her …
Could Donald Trump’s Twitter save us from a Sprint-T-Mobile merger?
You’ve probably heard by now that Sprint and T-Mobile are planning to merge. A multitude of reports published in the last months have suggested that …
Apple kills Elvis biopic series in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal
Apple had a deal with The Weinstein Company for an Elvis Presley biopic series, but the iPhone maker decided to pull the plug in light …
Lawmakers already calling for nightmare T-Mobile Sprint merger to be investigated
Rumors about an impending merger of T-Mobile and Sprint have reached such a fever pitch that the government wants to get involved. A group of …
Apple’s iPhone X might’ve just ruined a bunch of upcoming Android flagships
When Apple released the iPhone 5s in 2013 with a Touch ID fingerprint scanner, it was immediately obvious that the company had once again steered …
Windows Phone has been dead for years, but Microsoft finally just admitted it
When Windows Phone was first unveiled back in 2010 as “Windows Phone Series 7,” its ambitions were lofty but its prospects were bleak. Many people …
Get ready for home internet prices to double
Been enjoying your reasonably-priced home internet connection recently? Don’t get too comfortable. US cable companies, led by Comcast, are all set to start increasing broadband …
Verizon’s prepaid family plans offer discounts for additional lines
Just four months after debuting its cheaper prepaid plans, Verizon has expanded upon the offering this week with the introduction of the Prepaid Family Account. …
