The Grand Elop Conspiracy is suddenly looking less crazy
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve long entertained a crazy conspiracy theory about Microsoft sending Stephen Elop to intentionally sabotage Nokia from within and thus make …
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Nokia and Microsoft: ‘The deal that makes no sense’
Microsoft is now in the handset business. The company’s shocking announcement Tuesday morning that it will acquire Nokia’s devices and services businesses for $7.2 billion …
A brief history of Nokia: When the future was Finnish
For a few of years around 1996-1998, Nokia reigned briefly as the most electrifying technology company in the world. This was such an unlikely development that most Finns …
What on Earth will Microsoft do with 200 million feature phones a year?
The timing of Nokia’s handset unit sale to Microsoft came as a profound shock. In the spring quarter, Nokia’s Lumia volumes grew by more than …
Ballmer confirms Elop is a candidate for Microsoft CEO
It wasn’t exactly a well-kept secret but it’s still interesting to hear outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirm that Nokia chief Stephen Elop is a …
Steve Ballmer’s full letter to Microsoft staff on today’s Nokia acquisition
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer might be on his way out the door, but that seemingly won’t stop him from shaking things up as he exits. …
Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s handset, services businesses for $7.2 billion
The deal was years in the making but it finally happened: Microsoft will acquire Nokia’s devices and services business and license its patents for 10 …
AT&T provides DEA with 26 years worth of phone call data
If Walter White is an AT&T subscriber then he’d better start sweating. The New York Times reports that AT&T has been working very closely with …
Departing HTC execs arrested for stealing trade secrets
Five departing HTC employees including top members of the company’s design team were arrested this past weekend on accusations that the group stole trade secrets. …
Verizon to end decade-long Vodafone clash with $130 billion deal [updated]
Verizon and Vodafone reportedly came to terms over the weekend and will jointly announce an historic deal on Monday in which Verizon will exchange $60 …
eBook price-fixing settlement could give customers $3 refund per book bought
Apple may still deny that it ever fixed the prices of eBooks, but that’s not stopping some of the company’s alleged co-conspirators from settling with …
Major Wall Street firm holds off on BlackBerry 10 upgrade amid sale rumors
BlackBerry had better decide on whether it’s going to pursue any “strategic alternatives” pretty soon. Bloomberg reports that rumors of a potential sale of BlackBerry …
Microsoft doubles cloud storage for Exchange Online, Office 365 mailboxes
Microsoft is currently on a streak of increasing cloud storage capacity for its customers. Earlier this week, Microsoft more than tripled the storage capacity for SkyDrive …
BlackBerry exec says company will likely sell off parts to become ‘niche’ player
BlackBerry knows that it’s never going to move as many smartphones as Apple or Samsung. All the same, the company thinks that it can be …
Microsoft, Google team up to sue federal government over NSA spying
It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft …
MIT engineers create experimental processor with 110 cores
The engineering minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scoff at the eight-core processors being used in the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. PCWorld reports …
IDC lowers tablet sales predictions as competition heats up
As our options for portable computing continue to expand, the market will become increasingly segmented. This has led market research firm IDC to lower its tablet forecast …
Verizon may spend $130 billion to buy out Vodafone’s stake as soon as next week
Verizon Wireless might be closer than ever to buying back the 45% stake that Vodafone has in its company. The Wall Street Journal reports Vodafone has …
Facebook spam estimated to be a $200 million industry
The people on Facebook who tell you how their friend made $85,000 a year working from home are doing quite well for themselves. The Guardian …
Only way for smartphone vendors to compete with Apple, Samsung: Stop selling smartphones
As Apple and Samsung continue to divvy up all of the profits in the smartphone industry, rival vendors have yet to really find a way …
Top Android exec departs Google amid reports of love triangle
Top Android executive Hugo Barra has confirmed that he has left Google to work at Xiaomi, an emerging Chinese Android smartphone vendor. The news was …
Grooveshark settles Sony lawsuit, strikes deal to expand catalog
The music streaming service Grooveshark seems to be stuck in perpetual hot water. When we last reported on Grooveshark, the company’s app had been pulled …
Despite Facebook gains, Google still dominates mobile ad revenues
Facebook’s push to generate more revenues from mobile ads seems to be getting results but not nearly enough to dent Google’s share of total mobile …
Online bookmaker begins taking bets on next Microsoft CEO
Although the dust surrounding Steve Ballmer’s retirement has still yet to settle, the internet is already abuzz over the future of Microsoft’s top spot. While …
Fear and loathing in Redmond: Ex-Microsoft manager describes effects of ‘stack ranking’
One of Microsoft’s most criticized policies has been its use of a “stack ranking” system to evaluate its employees that inadvertently gave employees an incentive …
Apple’s buying spree continues with reported AlgoTrim acquisition
Apple confirmed earlier this month that it had acquired second screen TV company Matcha.tv, and it also purchased mapping startup Embark last week. Now, the …
Microsoft’s next big challenge: Stopping talent from following Ballmer out the door
With no successor now lined up to take outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer’s place, Microsoft faces a danger that many employees will run for the exits …
BlackBerry said to be sitting on a ‘patent goldmine’
As BlackBerry explores a number of options that might help it reverse the troubling course it now finds itself on, valuing the company is beyond …
This is the biggest question Microsoft’s next CEO will have to answer
So far the mobile computing world has shown that there are two successful business models for making money from software: You can either exclusively sell …
BlackBerry considers breaking BBM off into new company
BlackBerry is seemingly on the verge of finally releasing BlackBerry Messenger for the iPhone and Android devices. According to a new report from The Wall …
