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 …
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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. …
Amazon trialing new delivery system that makes FedEx and UPS obsolete
Amazon is testing a new delivery option for third-party sellers, which would increase Amazon’s role in the logistics chain at the expense of UPS and …
T-Mobile’s trolling of Verizon just hit a new level
Google’s new Pixel 2 is finally official, and just like last year, it’s a Verizon exclusive. But boring things like exclusive distribution contracts aren’t going …
EU orders Amazon to pay €250 million after getting illegal tax benefits
After ruling last year that Apple owed a whopping €13 billion to Ireland in back taxes, the European Union on Wednesday morning determined that Amazon received …
Ireland to be fined for not taxing Apple
A report from Bloomberg throws an interesting new wrench into the story of Apple’s tax situation in Ireland, which has been ongoing now since the end of …
No, a T-Mobile-Sprint merger wouldn’t be good for consumers
If the rumors are right, a merger of T-Mobile and Sprint has already been agreed in principle, and we should see an announcement by the …
Tesla produced fewer Model 3s than expected since launch, ‘production bottlenecks’ to blame
Tesla has published the first set of production numbers since Model 3 deliveries started, and let’s just get the bad news out of the way …
Equifax, which promised that exec stock sale wasn’t sketchy, now thinks it might be sketchy
Hey, remember Equifax? You should, since they leaked the personal information of half of the United States just a few weeks ago. Well, now the …
T-Mobile and Verizon take their argument over the ‘fastest’ network up a notch
Ever since John Legere took over as CEO of T-Mobile five years ago, the relationship between the “Un-Carrier” and its big rivals has been less …
Apple is tired of relying on Intel or Qualcomm for anything
Apple already does the most end-to-end work of any company building smartphones. It has complete control over the physical design, codes all the software, and …
Apple just acquired Regaind – here’s a demo of the AI startup’s tech
TechCrunch reports that Apple has acquired Regaind, a French computer vision startup that specializes in working out if photos are interesting. TechCrunch cites “multiple sources” in saying that …
Ikea buys TaskRabbit, the number-one provider of flatpack furniture assembly
Ikea, a Swedish company famous for its flat-pack furniture and meatballs, has bought TaskRabbit, the Uber for getting people to do random chores for you. …
What a combined T-Mobile-Sprint network would actually look like
Reports are swirling that T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed a deal to merge in principle, with an announcement set to come in October. A merged …
Investors still optimistic about the iPhone X amid falling stock prices
Apple’s shares are down nearly 10 percent since the iPhone X unveiling, from $165 as Craig Federighi messed up the Face ID demo, to $150 …
