Just how flawed are Wall Street’s BlackBerry store checks?
Obviously, estimating smartphone sales volumes is fiendishly difficult. BlackBerry beat the Wall Street consensus on BlackBerry 10 device shipments by 100% in the February quarter. …
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With Apple’s growth slowing, Foxconn looks to build its own devices
While it’s too soon to tell whether Foxconn will try to become the next Samsung, the company is certainly looking to diversify its product portfolio …
Yahoo reportedly bidding at least $600 million for Hulu
So how much will it take for Yahoo to buy itself a stake in Hulu? According to a new report from AllThingsD, at least $600 …
New antitrust investigation targets Google’s display ad business
Google is once again said to be at the center of an antitrust investigation over its business practices. According to a report from Bloomberg, the …
To hedge against future Apple suits, Samsung sets up its own patent firm in U.S.
Samsung is still trying to expand its patent portfolio as a way to combat intellectual property lawsuits filed by Apple, and the company has now …
Anti-piracy group says companies should mimic ransomware techniques to fight alleged pirates
A prominent anti-piracy commission, whose members include former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, has released a new report …
Apple’s iPhone sales tactics come under fire in Europe
The European Commission is reportedly investigating whether Apple is using “anti-competitive iPhone sales tactics and technical restrictions” to edge out rivals in the European market, …
Schmidt: If governments want Google to pay more taxes, they should change tax laws
Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Apple CEO Tim Cook may be rivals but they both agree that government officials need to look at themselves in …
Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls’ blogs. Unnamed sources tell …
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
The good news with patent suits is that even when they’re successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now …
Verizon and AT&T grow fatter in America as mobile prices plunge in Europe
American consumers are sleepwalking into being permanently locked to ever-rising phone bills from monolithic incumbents. This is exactly the scenario that the government tried to …
How one highly determined IT pro hit the limit of his unlimited FiOS plan
Simpsons fans will likely recall the classic episode in which Homer Simpson gets tossed out of an “all-you-can-eat” seafood restaurant after he devours not only …
Nokia looks to ban HTC One sales with new patent suit
Nokia on Thursday filed a second patent infringement complaint against HTC with the International Trade Commission. The company has alleged that HTC’s products, including its …
Why is AT&T milking subscribers for an extra $500 million? ‘Because they can’
AT&T said earlier this week that it will add a new administrative fee to each of its wireless subscribers’ monthly bills. The fee is only …
Google reportedly eyes $1 billion-plus Waze buy, but Facebook may be blocking bids
Interest in social mapping and navigation provider Waze is reportedly heating up, with Google and several other “large tech companies” currently holding talks with the …
Recent rulings show tide may be turning against patent trolls
Patent trolls’ days of effortlessly rolling into court and collecting licensing fees for products they don’t produce may be coming to an end. The Washington …
RIAA stamps its feet again, demands Google improve anti-piracy efforts
Shocking as it may seem, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) still isn’t happy with Google’s efforts to stamp out piracy. On its official blog …
How cable companies offset cord cutters by squeezing more money from Internet customers
Yes, the major cable companies are losing paid television subscribers and yes, they have stunningly low customer satisfaction ratings. But as The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson …
Skype faces trouble on both desktop and iPhone
It’s no surprise that AIM and Yahoo Messenger are collapsing, with unique visitor counts declining by about 30-40% year on year, according to comScore. But …
Windows 8 sends Microsoft’s customer satisfaction down to Vista levels
Despite racking up respectable license sales, Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system has done little to help struggling PC makers regain their footing. Microsoft will look to reverse …
HTC One is no flop: Shipments of HTC’s potential savior approach 5 million
Many industry watchers believed the delayed launch of HTC’s flagship HTC One smartphone would be its undoing. The notion wasn’t exactly a stretch with Samsung’s …
Don’t expect Google Fiber to come to your town anytime soon
Google Fiber has taken the United States, and the world, by storm. Google is looking to shake things up with extremely fast Internet speeds available at …
It’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is the fastest-selling Android phone ever
We all expected Samsung to reach its goal of selling 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones into distribution channels within the phone’s first month of availability. …
Vermont puts foot down on patent troll that targeted charities
Earlier this year we learned about a patent holding firm that came up with a novel way of making money by threatening to sue small …
Samsung buys major stake in rival smartphone maker
Samsung has reportedly made a major investment in rival South Korea-based smartphone maker Pantech. Yonhap News was first to report the news and it says Samsung spent …
A world without wires: LTE will cover the majority of the world by 2018
As people continue to look for ways to “cut the cord” and move away from traditional cable services, right now they largely have no choice …
Teens turn to Tumblr to escape parents on Facebook
When you’re a tween or teen who just has to repost that great porn GIF you just found, Facebook really isn’t the place to do …
It was only a matter of time: Apple says Google Now violates Siri patents
Apple has updated an earlier lawsuit filed against Samsung with claims that the Galaxy S4 and its Google Now feature violate two Apple patents covering …
Clearwire board approves revised Sprint offer
Clearwire’s Board of Directors has approved a revised offer from Sprint to acquire a remaining 50% stake in the company. Sprint had previously offered $2.97 per …
Survey: Verizon tops all other major carriers in customer service
When it comes to U.S. carriers, just about everyone dreads the thought of having to call customer service to resolve an issue. Some carriers are …
