HTC says it has a ‘disruptive’ tablet and a smartwatch in the works
Smartphones haven’t been working out terribly well for HTC lately, so the company is looking elsewhere to help reverse course. The Taiwan-based vendor isn’t going …
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AT&T announces huge $4.85 billion cell tower deal
AT&T on Sunday announced a deal with Crown Castle that will see the nationwide carrier lease the rights to 9,100 of its cell towers and sell …
Why a Lenovo BlackBerry buy looks like a nonstarter
BlackBerry’s shares got a slight boost on Thursday when rumors circulated for the 12,497th time that Chinese hardware manufacturer Lenovo was interested in buying the …
iPhone user hates iOS 7 so much that he’s suing Apple over it
Brighter colors and flat icons just aren’t for everybody. That said, it seems that iPhone user Mark Menacher hates them much more than anyone else. CNET …
Apple poised to attack new $4 billion market opportunity
Apple hasn’t yet begun to push the new iBeacon service it touched upon earlier this year, but that will soon change. According to market research …
Why Google has blown past Microsoft as tech’s second most valuable firm
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s early critique of Android was that he didn’t understand how Google was going to make money from giving away software for …
HTC’s new PR boss quits after just four months on the job
Pretty much nothing is going well for HTC these days and now the company is starting to lose key executives after they’ve been on the …
Motorola is still a huge drag on Google
In light of Google’s big earnings beat on Thursday night, sending the stock surging past $1,000 to an all-time high, there was one major drag: …
Ransomware demands $300 in Bitcoins to release your data
If you’ve never encountered ransomware, consider yourself lucky. Ransomware is malware that completely locks down your computer and threatens to corrupt or destroy your files …
Google is becoming the new Apple of Wall Street’s eye
With Google delivering better than expected earnings this week, it’s now time for tech market analysts to dish out more sky-high price targets for the …
A month with the iPhone 5s
Apple’s iPhone 5s represents the biggest “S” upgrade an iPhone has ever seen. The guts of the phone have been completely overhauled, just as BGR …
Google shares surge past $1,000 in Friday trading
Google’s better-than-expected earnings report has sent the company’s shares surging past the $1,000 barrier for the first time in its history during trading on Friday. …
When it comes to generating ad dollars, YouTube may be past its prime
Although Google turned in a very strong earnings performance last quarter, one of the few troublesome spots was the continued decline in the company’s cost-per-click …
Google’s Kurzweil details his intricate plan for cheating death
As we’ve noted before, Google engineering director Ray Kurzweil devotes a lot of his life to postponing death. Kurzweil, the brilliant 65-year-old inventor and futurist, …
Twitter reportedly pondering a WhatsApp-style direct messaging app
Could Twitter soon go head-to-head with WhatsApp, Kik and other big mobile messaging services? Unnamed sources tell AllThingsD that Twitter has been working on “plans …
Google beats expectations, posts $10.74 EPS on revenue of $14.9 billion in Q3
Google on Thursday slightly beat Wall Street expectations by reporting third-quarter earnings per share of $10.74 on revenue of $14.9 billion, thus besting the consensus …
How big is Samsung?
It’s not just Samsung’s phablets that are gigantic… Samsung announced earlier this week that it has broken ground on the new research and development facility …
Q3 iPhone activations flat at Verizon despite iPhone 5s, 5c launch
Verizon on Thursday reported impressive third-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The communications giant earned more than $2.2 billion in profit on revenue that …
Verizon’s Q3 EPS tops expectations at $0.77 on $30.3 billion in sales
Following solid earnings in the second quarter that narrowly topped the Street’s expectations, Verizon Communications on Thursday reported its third-quarter results ahead of the bell. …
Buffett tells Apple to ignore Icahn’s plea for a bigger buyback
In a not-so-shocking development, famous investor Warren Buffett thinks that Apple should ignore the advice of fellow famous investor Carl Icahn. Barron’s points out that …
Apple looks to ban newer Samsung phones with latest appeal
After successfully filing for an import ban against Samsung, which was recently upheld by the U.S. government, Apple is looking to add insult to injury …
A simple guide to opting out of Google’s controversial new ads
Google’s latest Terms of Service update allows the company to use your personal information from Google+, including your name and photograph, in targeted advertising that …
Ireland mulls closing Apple’s favorite tax loophole
Apple’s luck with the Irish may be about to run out. Bloomberg reports that Irish finance minister Michael Noonan has pledged to change parts of …
Pandora exec: We’re better than iTunes Radio
Pandora’s share price took a big hit when Apple launched its new iTunes Radio service, but Pandora still has the upper hand. So says Pandora chief …
Why is a Japanese carrier paying $1.5 billion for half of a Finnish app vendor?
Japanese carrier SoftBank and GungHo just paid $1.5 billion for a 51% stake of Supercell. What the heck is going on? Valuing Supercell at $3 billion …
After a year with no retail boss, Apple poaches Burberry CEO
Apple’s retail operation is about to get a whole lot more fashionable — and possibly a touch more elitist. It has been nearly a year …
BlackBerry pleads for patience in open letter to customers, partners
The future of BlackBerry is up in the air as the company continues to work with Farifax Financial and other groups that may be interested …
New Sony smartphone strategy shifts away from U.S.
In an effort to become a dominant force in the competitive smartphone space, Sony is refocusing its business to markets that already constitute 60% of …
Google will sell your endorsements and reviews for use in ads
Facebook has already started placing innocent bystanders in advertisements, Twitter will have to find ways to increase its revenue once the company goes public, and …
Facebook policy change leaves users with nowhere to hide
Facebook users who prefer to lurk in the shadows will not be terribly pleased to learn of a new change to Facebook’s privacy settings that …
