Nadella’s stint as Microsoft CEO starts off on the right foot with strong Q3 earnings
This has quarter has been very busy and eventful for Microsoft. Not only did the company announce the appointment of new CEO Satya Nadella but it …
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The man behind Google+ is out at Google
Big changes may be coming to Google+. As Re/Code reports, former Google+ boss Vic Gundotra will be leaving Google after eight years at the company. Re/Code’s …
Amazon’s latest announcement will change our lives more than you know
I know, I know. You already know the answer. But my reaction to Amazon’s Prime Pantry introduction — which allows its Prime members to have …
How Comcast gets whatever it wants despite being one of America’s most hated companies
Comcast may be one of the most hated companies in the United States, but it does have a lot of friends where it matters most: …
The 5 most important takeaways from Apple’s Q2 earnings report
Apple stunned Wall Street on Wednesday when it posted fiscal second-quarter earnings that absolutely crushed analysts’ estimates. The company reported a net profit of $10.2 …
Verizon delivers mixed Q1 earnings, adds 539,000 postpaid subscribers
T-Mobile may be shaking up the wireless industry, but it hasn’t stopped Verizon from chugging along. In its first-quarter earnings report released Thursday, Verizon posted …
Apple announces exotic 7-for-1 stock split, ups share buybacks to $90 billion
The market is about to get flooded with extra Apple shares. Apple on Wednesday announced a seven-for-one stock split, which means that shareholders will receive …
Apple posts Q2 results: Profit crushes estimates, revenue climbs despite lack of new launches
Earnings season is now in full swing and as always, Apple’s are the most hotly anticipated results in the technology sector. This time around, however, it’s …
Study shows you’re probably not getting the broadband speeds you’re paying for
Broadband Internet service is still painfully expensive in the United States and to make matters worse, a new study shows that most American households aren’t getting the fast data …
The FCC will try to bring net neutrality back from the dead in May
As it promised to do earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission is planning to introduce new net neutrality rules that it will unveil next …
Awesome new Google Maps feature lets you live in the past
Google Maps’ Street View has always been known for its gorgeous and immersive 3D panoramic images, but now it looks like the feature is about …
Google joins Samsung in the fight against Apple
Google isn’t just helping Samsung by providing witnesses to help the South Korean corporation defend against Apple’s patent claims in their second U.S. trial; the company …
Comcast lashes out at Netflix over opposition to TWC merger
Gee, do you think that Netflix publicly coming out against the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger has struck a nerve with Comcast? Within hours of Netflix …
New Apple recycling program will pay you for your old gadgets
Apple cares about the environment and it really, really wants the world to know it. The company is making its renewed efforts to be more …
T-Mobile’s ‘Uncarrier’ attacks don’t stop AT&T from posting strong earnings in Q1 2014
AT&T has come under a constant barrage of criticism from rival T-Mobile over the past year but so far it hasn’t affected the carrier’s bottom …
Did you miss last week’s blood moon? Check out this awesome time-lapse photo
Last week’s rare blood moon eclipse was amazing, but it also took place in the middle of the night so most people in the U.S. …
AT&T spearheads a $500 million venture to kill cable and take on Netflix
AT&T knows that it can’t beat over-the-top content providers such as Netflix and Amazon, so it figures it might as well join them. AT&T announced …
Video: Tim Cook explains how Apple will make everything ‘better’
Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t have the same reputation as a “visionary” that late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs had but that doesn’t mean he won’t …
Comcast says its customer service does a great job ‘way more than 99%’ of the time
Comcast received the dubious honor of being named the “worst company in America” earlier this month, and it regularly receives poor rankings in customer satisfaction …
Apple takes a huge shot at Samsung in latest print ad
Over the past few years, Samsung built a smartphone empire by creating a massive handset portfolio spanning all sizes and price points, and by spending …
Steve Jobs may finally get his wish: 2014 could be the year HTML5 starts to kill Flash
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs famously went on a tirade against Flash back in 2010 when he said that the video technology was on borrowed time …
Galaxy S5 price already slashed in world’s third largest smartphone market
Samsung’s brand new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone is barely a week old but it has already seen a substantial price cut in the third largest …
Video: Apple introduces ‘the best office building in the world’
Apple is taking innovation to the office space with Apple Campus 2, a development that will house some of the tens of thousands of Apple …
Netflix officially comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger
In addition to news on possible price increases, Netflix on Monday also officially took a stance against the proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time …
Netflix plans to increase prices by up to 25% for new subscribers
If getting unlimited streaming for $7.99 per month sounds like a deal that’s too good to be true, that’s probably because it is. The Wall …
AT&T in talks to bring 1Gbps Internet service to 21 new metro areas
AT&T is signaling that it has plans to aggressively expand its 1Gbps Internet service offering. Following an announcement earlier this month that it was in …
Video: Meet the incredible wireless charger that can power 40 smartphones at once
If there’s anything cooler than wirelessly charging your smartphone, it’s wirelessly charging 40 smartphones at the same time. GigaOM points us to an experimental wireless …
Fall of an icon: Nokia’s device division to be officially acquired by Microsoft on Friday
The end of an era is fast approaching. Microsoft announced on Monday that it will finalize its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division on …
Samsung: Apple’s patented software features are as trivial as cup holders in a car
An expert witness called by Samsung on Friday to testify on its behalf in the second U.S. Apple vs Samsung trial challenged an Apple witness …
Ex-Microsoft engineer invents a new machine to help you brew the perfect batch of beer
Home brewing is rewarding but it’s also often fraught with peril — if you don’t thoroughly sterilize all of your equipment or if you drop …
