HTC reportedly in ‘utter freefall’
Any hopes that the HTC One would lead to a rapid turnaround for struggling electronics manufacturer HTC have apparently vanished. Unnamed sources have told The …
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‘Pandora Premiers’ streams full albums a week before they launch
As Pandora struggles to fight off a new wave of competition from the likes of industry giants like Google and Apple, the company recently announced …
How cloud services could save Microsoft from sinking PC sales
We all know that the PC industry is in dire straits at the moment, which has naturally led to speculation that Microsoft could also soon …
SoftBank grants Sprint permission to consider Dish buyout
Japanese carrier SoftBank has granted Sprint a waiver allowing it to consider Dish’s $25.5 billion bid for the company. The waiver gives Sprint permission to …
One bad sign for Yahoo’s Tumblr buy: Its history of $1 billion duds
Yahoo turned some heads this week when it announced that it was paying $1.1 billion to buy blogging platform Tumblr, but this isn’t the first …
Apple is still the world’s most valuable brand
We all know that Apple shares have been taking a beating over the past several months but is that really a reflection of a drop …
18-year-old’s invention can recharge a cell phone in 30 seconds
A teenager from Saratoga, California took home one of the top prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair late last week after showing off her …
Sprint looks to snap up Clearwire with more appealing offer
Sprint on Tuesday announced a revised offer for wireless broadband wholesaler Clearwire. The carrier is looking to acquire the remaining Clearwire shares it does not already …
Apple accused of seeking ‘the Holy Grail of tax avoidance’
It’s safe to say that Apple CEO Tim Cook won’t be having much fun on Tuesday when he testifies before the Senate about his company’s …
Apple and Google to lead charge as wearable tech becomes $30-$50 billion market
Recent estimates suggested devices like Google Glass and Apple’s upcoming “iWatch” could be the start of a wearable tech explosion that generates as much as …
American ISPs are now hated even more than airlines
Major Internet service providers in the United States have long taken a beating in customer satisfaction surveys, but the latest survey from the American Customer …
Google vows to integrate Google Voice into Hangouts
When Google unveiled its new Hangouts service last week, keen observers noted that there was a glaring omission in the company’s effort to cobble together …
As most brick and mortar retailers struggle, Apple Store revenue hits record heights
Apple’s retail stores continue to outsell, on a sales per square foot basis, all other retailers by a large margin. Horace Dediu of Asymco found …
Is Google’s greatest strength the freedom to fail?
Google clearly has a number of strengths, but its greatest may be the freedom to fail. Google shares are up more than 28% so far …
Angry Tumblr users flee to WordPress as Yahoo announces $1.1 billion acquisition
After a number of newspapers and blogs wrote about Yahoo’s now-confirmed $1.1 billion acquisition of popular blogging platform Tumblr, users were angry. The world has no …
Can new tablet features save the Nook Simple Touch?
When people buy an E Ink eReader instead of one of the many affordable tablets available on the market, they’re likely looking for a somewhat …
How the mighty have fallen: Nokia’s struggles, put in perspective
In one point in time, Nokia was the top-selling smartphone vendor in the world by a wide margin. It wasn’t even that long ago, in …
HTC says One production will double to meet ‘strong demand’
Of all the problems to have when launching a new flagship smartphone, trouble keeping up with demand is hardly the worst. Of course, things change …
Are the new messaging apps from Facebook and Google a sign of fear?
It’s pretty fascinating that Facebook and Google debuted new messaging paradigms within six weeks of each other. Facebook Home’s one key feature is the prominent …
Apple’s ‘iRadio’ hits another roadblock, WWDC launch might be delayed
It has been widely reported that Apple will debut a new streaming radio service at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month. The company was said …
The five ways Google is ‘assaulting’ Apple
Google CEO Larry Page spoke about peace in the industry during the Google I/O 2013 keynote, but that doesn’t mean Google has plans to slow …
Nokia Lumia 928 review: Third time’s the charm?
After a handful of dismal quarters during which Nokia lost billions, the vendor has recently shown signs of life. But not in the United States. Nokia’s first big …
BlackBerry comeback underway on home turf
On the global stage, BlackBerry is still hurting — for the first time ever, Microsoft’s Windows Phone market share topped BlackBerry in the first quarter …
Google’s secret weapon: Maps
Google is always on the hunt for new ways to boost revenue from search ads, the company’s primary money-maker, and it may have just begun …
Samsung says Galaxy S4 is its fastest-selling smartphone of all time
The Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone ever with shipments topping 6 million units in two weeks. Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun revealed on Friday that sales …
Google pushes new video standard that could cut bandwidth use in half
One of the constant complaints we hear from wireless and even some wireline ISPs is that the surge in online video demand has put a …
Time Warner Cable considers buying a stake in Hulu
We may now have a clue about how Time Warner Cable plans to implement its own Aereo-like service. Unnamed sources have told Bloomberg that Time …
World’s largest Bitcoin exchange accused of violating U.S. financial law
Things have been very up-and-down for Bitcoin lately and the virtual currency’s road coud be getting even rockier now that the United States federal government …
LulzSec hackers sentenced for attacking Sony, News Corp and the CIA
A U.K. judge has sentenced four members of hacking collective LulzSec, an offshoot of hacking group Anonymous, for their role in taking down various corporate …
Samsung advertising barrage said to ‘mentally enslave’ Indian consumers
Samsung’s marketing Death Star isn’t just hovering over the United States — it has designs on conquering the entire world. Per Barron’s, Global Equities Research …
