A major American city is officially fed up with Comcast
Comcast has the lowest customer satisfaction rating of any ISP in the United States and now it’s exhausted the patience of an entire city. The …
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Apple reportedly begins recruiting for new iPhone R&D center
A report from last week claimed Apple is preparing to open a new research and development center in Taiwan to work on next-generation iPhone models …
China Mobile confirms it wants Apple’s iPhone, but troubles persist
China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua on Thursday confirmed to reporters that his carrier, the largest in the world, wants to begin selling Apple’s iPhone. “We are …
The U.K.’s porn censorship plan has all the makings of a disaster
The United Kingdom’s government has been taking heat for asking British ISPs to implement pornography filters as default settings for their users, who will have to specifically …
If BlackBerry goes private, a breakup looks inevitable
BlackBerry may wind up going private but that doesn’t mean that the company will stay intact as a comprehensive hardware and software provider. As The …
Nokia exec in charge of developer experience leaves for Amazon
Amazon is still hard at work on an own-brand smartphone, according to BGR’s sources. While the handset is expected to be based on a heavily …
Google searches just got a lot more personal
Google really is serious about making its searches more personal to its users. The company on Wednesday announced that it was integrating data from Gmail, …
In quest to determine BlackBerry’s worth, patent portfolio pegged at up to $5 billion
BlackBerry is practically impossible to value right now, but that obviously won’t stop analysts from trying. With the struggling smartphone maker having recently announced that …
Microsoft may be about to lose even more money on the Surface RT
Microsoft has already taken a $900 million hit on the Surface RT but it soon may have to pay out even more. AllThingsD reports that …
HTC’s desperate U-turn
HTC’s new billion dollar marketing campaign is kicking off. And it’s built entirely on whimsy. It features Robert Downey Jr. in a series of wacky situations that have …
SSR: Buying BlackBerry would be as bad as Sprint’s Nextel acquisition
Even while BlackBerry is down, industry watchers can’t seem to stop kicking it. Analysts have been having a field day since BlackBerry announced on Monday …
Brazil accuses Samsung of serious labor violations in $100 million suit
Apple isn’t the only company that’s gotten into hot water over alleged labor law violations. The Guardian reports that the Brazilian government has sued Samsung …
Video: HTC releases first ad in $1 billion Robert Downey Jr. blitz
Can Iron Man save HTC? We’re about to find out. Robert Downey Jr. is the star of HTC’s new $1 billion marketing campaign as the …
Apple acquires second screen TV specialist Matcha.tv
Apple has acquired Matcha.tv, an iOS developer known for its “second screen” app that serves as a companion as users watch TV or streaming videos …
Why Samsung shouldn’t expect Obama to veto the ITC’s latest ruling
Samsung shouldn’t expect the Obama administration to rescue it from the International Trade Commission’s latest ruling that bans some of its older products for infringing …
How one Silicon Valley investor staged a failed coup to save BlackBerry
When BlackBerry evaluates strategic alternatives in the coming weeks, it may look back with regret that it didn’t pursue one offered last year by Silicon …
Activist investor Carl Icahn buys more than $1 billion in Apple stock
Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday announced on Twitter that his firm holds a large stake in Apple. “We currently have a large position in Apple. We …
BlackBerry’s biggest strength
BlackBerry announced on Monday that it is exploring a number of strategic options including an outright sale of the company, and it came as no …
iPhone 5S to be Apple’s ‘most successful launch ever’
Apple’s share price has been climbing steadily over the past few weeks as anticipation builds for an expected flurry of new launches. The company’s last …
Former Palm exec: Buying BlackBerry is a road to nowhere
Longtime PalmSource executive Jean-Louis Gassée knows how bad things can get once your mobile platform falls out of favor with the general public. Gassée, who served as …
Video: Oracle CEO and long-time friend to Steve Jobs says Apple is done for
Apple’s brightest days are apparently behind it and there’s nothing but doom and gloom ahead. So says Oracle CEO and long-time friend to Steve Jobs, …
The Pirate Bay unveils web browser that bypasses government, ISP censorship
The Pirate Bay is working hard to help out citizens in the United Kingdom who might soon have their favorite porn sites taken away. The …
BlackBerry may be selling, but is anyone buying?
Now that BlackBerry has announced that it’s exploring alternative strategies that include selling off the company, talk among financial analysts has naturally turned to what …
Why now, BlackBerry?
Just a few months ago, BlackBerry seemed dedicated to going alone. Now, the company is surprisingly blunt about its willingness to consider a joint venture or …
BlackBerry to explore selling off the company
BlackBerry is looking to try something new. The company on Monday announced that it’s forming a committee to explore “strategic alternatives” that “could include, among …
Google starts testing its ‘Wi-Fi balloons’ in California
Regardless of what Bill Gates thinks, Google is going ahead with its initiative to improve Internet access in Africa with large balloons that can send …
Acer backs away from Windows
Microsoft is having a tough time getting many of its PC manufacturing partners to use Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT for their new devices …
ITC bans several Samsung devices in Apple patent case
After Apple narrowly escaped a sales ban on its iPhone 4 and iPad 2 late last week, it looks like Samsung might not be so …
BlackBerry is impossible to value right now
The news about BlackBerry possibly becoming a privately held company thrilled Wall Street on Friday the morning, but by 11:15 a.m., BlackBerry’s gains had dwindled …
Samsung spends $350 million to ensure a bright future for its smartphones, tablets
Samsung wants to make sure that its next generation of smartphones, tablets and televisions look even brighter and more colorful than its current generation. The …
