EU asks Google rivals to weigh in on proposed antitrust deal
Google’s long battle with European antitrust regulators may be winding down but it won’t be over until the company’s rivals have their say. The Wall …
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Apple charged €12 million for unpaid iPad copyright taxes
The French society of authors, composers, and music publishers (SACEM) is currently awaiting a huge tax payment from Apple. According to French tech site PC …
Apple posts huge Q4 earnings: Record $7.5B profit on $37.5B in sales
Apple’s earnings are always the most highly anticipated results of the season among technology companies, and this year’s September quarter is no different. The tail …
Yet another study shows American broadband is ridiculously expensive
No, you’re not hallucinating if you think you’re paying too much for your monthly broadband plan. A new study from the Google-sponsored New America Foundation …
Facebook reportedly puts off adding video ads until next year
Good news for everyone who’s been dreading having video ads play when you log into Facebook: It seems Mark Zuckerberg and friends have decided to …
New Firefox add-on shows you how your browsing is being monitored
Mozilla has developed a Firefox add-on called Lightbeam that could change the way you look at your daily Internet activity. Mozilla says that Lightbeam “enables …
Wall Street vs. amateurs: How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?
All eyes will soon turn to Apple once again as the company prepares for another big week. Eager Apple fans will flock to stores around …
I can’t stand how gigantic the Galaxy Note 3 is… but I also can’t put it down
I have a love-hate relationship with Samsung’s smartphones. I love the displays and, feature spam aside, many of Samsung’s software enhancements offer great features on …
Samsung posts record Q3 profit as smartphone sales near 90 million
Samsung on Friday released its audited earnings report for the third quarter, confirming performance that has once again climbed to new records on the back …
HP looks to hammer the final nail into webOS’s coffin
HP’s acquisition of Palm was certainly one of worst buys in recent history — not the worst, of course — and now the company is …
Instagram gives an early peak at how ads will look on user feeds
Instagram first announced that it would start including advertisements in users’ feeds at the beginning of the month. The company did not reveal much information …
Twitter hopes for $1.4 billion IPO, shares priced between $17 and $20
Twitter announced on Thursday after the market closed that it is setting its IPO share price at $17 to $20 per share and is looking …
Microsoft recovers from Surface debacle with strong Q1 earnings
Microsoft’s last earnings report was not the company’s brightest hour. Not only did it miss analysts’ expectations with fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $0.59 per share …
The one thing that can unite all Americans: Hatred of patent trolls
Patent trolls are so widely despised that they might actually spur Congress to get something useful accomplished. Ars Technica reports that a bipartisan group of …
Will the man who almost ran Apple into the ground save BlackBerry?
Poor John Sculley. The man has done plenty before and after he was Apple’s chief executive for a decade beginning in 1983, but he will …
YouTube plans to take on Spotify with subscription-based music service
The music streaming market has become especially crowded with the addition of Apple’s iTunes Radio, but another major player in the online world is supposedly …
Samsung fined for paying off trolls to bash HTC on the web
HTC has enough problems right now and it doesn’t need to deal with paid trolls bashing its products in online reviews as well. The Associated …
Samsung snags significant stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning
Samsung is about to get more involved in Gorilla Glass development. Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning announced on Wednesday that Samsung Display has acquired a 7.4% …
Google mulls breaking its pledge on search banner ads
Contrary to its past pledges, Google seems to be dabbling in the evil known as banner ads. Search Engine Land has confirmed that Google is …
AT&T posts solid Q3 earnings with $0.66 EPS, $32.2 billion in revenue
Sorry, John Legere: Your “uncarrier” crusade isn’t hurting AT&T yet. AT&T on Wednesday posted solid results in its third-quarter earnings report with $0.66 earnings per …
Top cable lobbyist urges more ISPs to slap users with data caps
Do you like being able to stream Netflix movies at home without worrying about going over a monthly broadband cap? Well too bad — National Cable …
How the British are rebelling against rising mobile prices
The British are giving their mobile carriers the Guy Fawkes treatment. Per Which?, the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced this week that it …
HTC denies that it’s shutting down factories
It’s never a good thing when you have to spend time denying credible reports that you’ve started shuttering some of your production facilities. But that’s …
The key to an energy-efficient future: USB everywhere
We already use USB cords to charge smartphones and tablets but they could soon let us charge more high-powered devices as well. The Economist has …
On his way out, Ballmer gets low marks from Microsoft employees
Steve Ballmer has been Microsoft’s CEO for more than a decade but it looks like a sizable chunk of his workforce won’t be sad to …
Apple’s big event is now underway: First up, Apple by the numbers
Apple’s big press conference in San Francisco is now underway and while brand new iPad and iPad mini tablets will be the stars of the …
Apple’s big iPad event is about to start – here’s how to watch it live
Apple remained silent for most of 2013 and industry watchers panicked as the months rolled by with no major product launches. Well, when it rains …
Netflix is now in Beast Mode
It’s hard to beat expectations after your share price has soared from $60 to $330 in a year. Incredibly hard. Yet that is what Netflix …
Does Lenovo have ulterior motives for its potential BlackBerry bid?
As we’ve mentioned before, a Lenovo-BlackBerry merger is probably a nonstarter because the Canadian government is likely to block any acquisition of BlackBerry by a …
Twitter #Music reportedly a dud, may soon be shut down
In the wake of countless music streaming services popping up over the past several years, Twitter’s own offering never made much of an impact. AllThingsD …
