Survey: 15% of U.S. adults still don’t use the Internet
Considering just how much time we spend online every day, it’s hard to fathom a life completely devoid of an Internet connection. Yet according to …
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Fairfax’s BlackBerry bid seen stretching the ‘limits of M&A creativity’
Fairfax Financial’s $4.7 billion offer to take BlackBerry private is fairly unorthodox. In the first place, Fairfax made the offer public without raising anywhere close …
Nokia would like to remind you that Motorola’s Sanjay Jha received $47M following Google’s buyout
Nokia’s vice president of Media Relations has reached out to BGR and pointed out that “our non-Finnish speaking audience would appreciate balanced coverage.” Nokia would like …
Samsung’s marketing spending could hit $4.5 billion in Q4
The Samsung advertising juggernaut looks like it’s having its biggest year yet. Enders Analysis analyst Benedict Evans has posted a chart on his Twitter account …
Samsung, LG display businesses declare patent truce
The Apple-Samsung patent battle isn’t the only major patent fight that’s gripped the tech world. The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung Display and LG …
Finnish media: Nokia pleads with Elop to accept smaller bonus – Elop claims he needs full $25M for his divorce
According to the early Wednesday morning edition of Finland’s biggest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Nokia has pleaded with former CEO Stephen Elop to accept a smaller bonus in order …
Fairfax offer may spark bidding war for BlackBerry patents
We may see a lot of action surrounding BlackBerry over the next 60 days while Fairfax Financial conducts its due diligence and while BlackBerry seeks …
HTC could face sales ban following loss to Nokia in patent case
This is a bit of bad news HTC could certainly have lived without. As troubles continue to mount for the struggling Taiwan-based smartphone vendor, it …
Are privacy concerns killing the mobile location-based services market?
The latest Pew report on mobile behavior offered one fascinating contrast. Video calling on mobile phones is finally going mainstream, with usage increasing from 7% of cell …
BlackBerry’s decline illustrated in a single chart
A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a chart can be even more valuable. As a new chapter in the book of BlackBerry …
Would weak iPhone 5c sales even be a problem?
Very soon after Apple had triumphantly announced it sold 9 million new iPhones through the first weekend of availability, speculation started percolating about whether the sell-through …
iPhone 5c review: The other high-end iPhone
Apple took the wind out of a lot of sails when it unveiled the iPhone 5c earlier this month. It’s not that the device itself was …
Elop’s contract reportedly gave him a big incentive to tank Nokia’s stock, sell company
Wild-eyed believers in the Grand Elop Conspiracy might feel a little less crazy this morning. Frequent BGR contributor Tero Kuittinen, writing over at Forbes, points us …
BlackBerry’s subscriber base seen plummeting from 72 million to zero in 2-3 years
Despite the recent news that BlackBerry may have finally found a buyer if the Fairfax deal doesn’t fall apart, the company’s future as a smartphone …
It looks like Fairfax or bust for BlackBerry
Although Fairfax Financial is offering to pay $4.7 billion to acquire BlackBerry and take the company private, it’s still giving the BlackBerry board of directors …
HTC reportedly likely to post first quarterly loss following HTC One mini production woes
HTC is increasingly likely to post its first-ever net loss this quarter, according to a new report from Reuters. The site spoke to several unnamed …
It’s about time: FAA to finally change in-flight electronics rules
It’s taken a long, long time but the Federal Aviation Administration finally looks poised to relax rules on using electronic devices during flights. The New …
BlackBerry announces $4.7 billion buyout plan from Fairfax Financial
BlackBerry’s fate is coming into focus. The company announced on Monday that it has signed a letter of intent with a consortium led by Fairfax …
Exclusive: BlackBerry’s newer low cost BlackBerry 10 smartphone slides in below Q5 on price, features
I don’t think I have the words for this, but here we go… Thanks to a close source of ours, we have received pictures and …
Apple revises fourth quarter revenue expectations higher
After releasing the record-breaking sales figures for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c opening weekend, the company has announced that it expects its Q4 revenue …
Twitter IPO likely to raise $1 billion, may happen before Thanksgiving
Twitter filed with the SEC for an initial public offering last Thursday, and although speculation about Twitter’s future began immediately, the social networking site has …
Ballmer calls Google a ‘monopoly’ that should come under antitrust scrutiny
Microsoft has been flushing money down the drain trying to make Bing a legitimate threat to Google over the years but outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer …
BlackBerry announces major job cuts, quarterly net operating loss of $1 billion
Time is running out for BlackBerry. The company announced on Friday that it is cutting 4,500 jobs and that it will report a net operating …
Gold fever: Apple reportedly boosting gold iPhone 5s production by 33% to meet demand
Just like we said, the iPhone 5s had to be gold. Sales of Apple’s new flagship iPhone 5s have finally begun around the world and …
Zuckerberg: NSA scandal hurt users’ trust in Facebook
The fallout from the National Security Agency surveillance scandal hasn’t just hurt trust between American tech companies and foreign governments — it’s also damaged the …
Hollywood berates Google for failing to stop piracy… again
It’s like clockwork: Every quarter or so, one of the major Hollywood trade associations will come out with a blistering statement attacking Google for not …
Microsoft says Windows Phone is a ‘distant third,’ admits OEMs were annoyed by Surface
Microsoft is making a big shift from being a software company to being a devices and services company, which means that we should expect the …
iPhone 5c preorders at UK carriers have been a ‘big disappointment’
As bulls and bears continue to duke it out over the upcoming iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launch on Friday, conflicting info continues to trickle …
Elop to get $25 million payday once Microsoft-Nokia deal is sealed
Stephen Elop has a lot riding on the $7.2 billion Microsoft-Nokia deal getting done. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Microsoft and Nokia will combine to pay …
Microsoft will now give you up to $350 for your iOS, Android devices
Microsoft really, really wants you to try its mobile products. ZDNet reports that Microsoft has now ramped up the money it’s giving to consumers who …
