Sharp reportedly axes 5,000 employees, shifts focus to smartphone displays
Sharp will reportedly be laying off 5,000 employees as part of a three-year recovery plan to turn the company around. According to The Asahi Shimbun, …
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Carl Icahn enters the ring with new Dell bid
Two of Dell’s largest shareholders have made a new takeover bid for the struggling computer company that will challenge a previous offer from Silverlake and …
Activision CEO: Next-gen Xbox, PlayStation 4 sales might sputter just like Wii U
Nintendo is off to a rough start with its new Wii U video game console and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick thinks Microsoft’s “Xbox Infinity” and Sony’s …
Judge incredulous that Google finds it hard to search for its own documents
The owner of the world’s most widely used search engine won’t get away with claiming that it’s too difficult to explain how it searches for …
Will the IRS take a bite out of Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a good way for people to conduct business off the grid, but the free ride may soon come to an end. Everyone’s favorite …
Huawei CEO breaks silence, claims company isn’t a threat to U.S. security
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei made a rare public appearance on Thursday to deny allegations that his company’s telecommunications equipment poses a threat to …
Apple’s ‘iRadio’ ambitions hit a familiar snag
Apple’s negotiations with Warner Music and Sony Music to launch its “iRadio” streaming music service have hit a snag, The Financial Times reported. Earlier reports …
Google’s latest attack on TV: Paid YouTube channels launch today
Google on Thursday announced the launch of a pilot program that will allow a select group of YouTube partners to charge users a subscription fee …
If Windows 8 is New Coke, then the solution is simple: Windows Classic
With Microsoft admitting the need for a course correction with its next version of Windows, some commenters have been lobbing the dreaded “New Coke” comparison …
Microsoft may be willing to take Nook off Barnes & Noble’s hands for $1 billion
With Barnes & Noble planning to kill off the Nook in the near future, Microsoft is reportedly willing to take the eReader line off the …
After Apple rumors went nowhere, Facebook now reportedly in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion
Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of popular photo-sharing service Instagram, the company is reportedly now considering another billion-dollar deal. According to Israel-based newspaper Calcalist, Facebook …
Sony posts first full-year profit in five years, sees smartphone sales rising 27% in FY2013
Sony on Thursday posted its full-year financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 2013. The struggling Japan-based consumer electronics giant managed to eke …
Bing’s brand problem: People prefer Google regardless of search results
Here’s some disconcerting news for Microsoft: It may not matter how good Bing really is because most consumers will always assume it’s not as good …
Yahoo trying to wiggle out of its Bing search deal with Microsoft
Yahoo has apparently had enough of Bing powering its searches. An unnamed source tells The Wall Street Journal that Yahoo has been “quietly trying to find …
Yet another Apple supplier reports falling demand for products [updated]
The iPhone 5 has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, with both analysts and Apple suppliers claiming that they’ve seen disappointing demand for the …
Yahoo looks to take on YouTube with potential Hulu bid
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reportedly looking to step up the competition with her former employer. According to AllThingsD, Mayer has held preliminary talks with …
Soaring profits leave Samsung with a $40 billion cash pile
Given that Samsung is one of only two smartphone vendors in the world to post significant profits, it’s not surprising that it has been accumulating …
Microsoft names Corporate VP Amy Hood as new CFO
Microsoft has named current Corporate Vice President Amy Hood as its new Chief Financial Officer. The company announced on Wednesday that Hood will replace outgoing CFO …
Apple seeks Android source code from Google in Samsung patent case
Apple claims Google is withholding information about Samsung’s use of the Android source code. The company is now asking a judge to force Google to …
T-Mobile CEO’s strategy explained: Be cheap and do almost anything for attention
In case you haven’t noticed, T-Mobile CEO John Legere isn’t like most wireless industry executives. For one, he’s actually entertaining to listen to because he’s …
Samsung Galaxy S4: Jack of all trades, still master of just one
The king is dead, long live the king. The Galaxy S4 helped Samsung keep its impossible promise and unlike most products that see the kind of …
Would a switch to Android rescue Nokia? Sadly, probably not
With Nokia continuing to languish, investors have understandably become frustrated with CEO Stephen Elop. As we saw earlier this week, investors implored Elop to reconsider …
Fortune: When it comes to the Apple-Samsung patent war, WSJ misses the point
According to Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog, The Wall Street Journal’s recent report suggesting that the smartphone patent wars have been a big bust for all …
T-Mobile’s Q1 earnings, revenue dip; 500,000 iPhones sold in under a month
T-Mobile US on Wednesday posted first-quarter financial results for the pre-merger T-Mobile USA, which saw earnings and revenue continue to slide. Adjusted EBITDA of $1.2 billion …
WSJ: The patent wars have been a major bust for all smartphone vendors
While just about everyone is sick and tired of the constant barrage of patent lawsuits among smartphone vendors, it seems that tech companies themselves keep …
Google might open retail stores specifically for Google Glass
Although we’ve long heard rumors about Google’s plans to open its own brick and mortar retail stores to showcase its Android and Chrome products, a new …
Nokia investors spout off at Elop, say he’s put company on ‘the road to hell’
It’s safe to say that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop did not enjoy his chat with investors on Tuesday. Reuters reports that shareholders at Nokia’s annual …
BlackBerry momentum may be slowing as Galaxy S4 sales soar
Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone is now upon us, and early signs are pointing to a big launch. Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley doesn’t …
Anonymous threatens to take the U.S. ‘off the cyber map’
Anonymous was praised for its recent cyberattacks on North Korea, however the hacking collective has shown that it is a friend to no one. The …
Foxconn may be planning to pull a Samsung on Apple
See if this scenario sounds familiar: A longtime Apple manufacturing partner looks to move away from its dependence on the company and focus more on …
