Statistical analysis finds Google shuts down 35% of its services
A statistical analysis of Google’s track record has found that more than one out of every three services Google launches ends up being shut down. …
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What’s driving Apple anxiety: ‘There have been no gee-whiz products in the Cook era’
Given its history over the past decade, it’s easy to see why investors have come to expect Apple to turn the whole tech market on …
Apple hits a brick wall in emerging markets as carriers balk at iPhone terms
Apple may be developing a lower-cost iPhone to sell in emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil, but it’s increasingly having difficulty finding wireless …
Barclays: Apple ‘is about to change the narrative’ with new products
The past few months have been tumultuous for Apple, which has seen its shares sink in value and has provided little buzz for new products …
Google shares close at all-time high of $861.55
The irrational exuberance that surrounded Apple shares last fall has apparently shifted over to Google. Google shares closed trading on Monday at an all-time high of $861.55, …
Apple shares now up 12% from their low, yet we’re the only ones talking about it ahead of a monster WWDC
Apple’s outflow of capital over the last five months is staggering. It makes sense, however, when you think of how many shares are institutionally owned, …
Apple’s cash hoard: Focus turns to innovation
Apple’s cash hoard is legendary. It has more than $141 billion in cash and marketable securities, the largest of any technology company in the world. …
HTC revenue dives again in April, but One shows signs of life
HTC on Monday reported its revenue performance for the month of April, which continued the company’s downward trend as it struggles against rivals Samsung and …
Warner Bros. sued for copyright infringement by Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat creators
Warner Brothers and its fellow content distributors have made a habit of suing others for alleged copyright infringement, but now it seems the tables are …
Just how polarized is the mobile industry? This chart says it all
The mobile industry has painted a familiar picture of the past 12 quarters: the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Benedict Evans of …
The reason Facebook Home exists
Facebook Home has its fair share of critics. But while I personally can’t stand Facebook as a service, I am not one of them. Home …
Good enough for government work: BlackBerry 10, Samsung Knox get DoD blessing
BlackBerry 10 handsets and Samsung Android devices that carry the company’s Knox security software have been approved for use by the United States Department of …
HTC CEO given ‘One’ last chance
HTC’s profits plummeted 98% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 and chief executive Peter Chou’s future may depend on the success of the company’s new …
Second gas leak at Samsung factory leaves three hospitalized
Samsung has confirmed that highly poisonous hydrofluoric acid gas has leaked at its main chip plant in the city of Hwaseong, South Korea. The incident …
Netflix content chief says piracy drops whenever Netflix launches in new markets
Netflix’s chief content officer has a novel way to combat online piracy: give people easy and affordable ways to access content. In an interview with …
New twist in the Zynga tragedy
Soon after its IPO, Zynga’s share price spiked above $15 in early 2012. Very little has gone right since then. Just last month, Zynga issued …
Dish chairman hits back at SoftBank, says Sprint will need ’employees who speak English’
Just one day after SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attacked the Dish Network over its plan to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint, Dish chairman Charlie Ergen hit back …
Samsung’s shadow grows darker
HTC was once the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States. It wasn’t even that long ago. The Taiwan-based vendor reported six consecutive months of …
Keep dreaming, cord cutters: Time Warner chief says no streaming-only option for HBO GO
HBO’s chief executive Richard Plepler made waves earlier this year when he indicated that the company may expand its HBO GO offering to non-cable subscribers. …
Facebook: Always about mobile
Facebook is now firmly entrenched as a mobile company, with 30% of total advertising revenue coming from mobile. Mobile is the key front for Facebook now …
HTC’s posts worst-ever earnings in Q1, but One to drive Q2 rebound
HTC on Thursday posted its audited earnings results for the first quarter of 2013 and the were in line with the company’s pre-announcement from last …
Mega exec predicts new apps will double website’s users to 6 million
Kim Dotcom’s Mega file-sharing site could get a mega boost with the launch of its mobile apps. New Zealand’s Stuff reports that Mega chief executive Vikram …
Google to testify on tax activities in U.K.
Executives from Google and its auditor Ernst & Young will be called to testify in front of a British parliament committee on the company’s operations …
Netflix loses 1,800 streaming titles including South Park, classic James Bond films [updated]
Netflix on Wednesday lost almost 1,800 titles from its streaming library as licensing deals with studios like MGM, Warner Bros. and Universal expired. Titles now …
Dawn of a new era: Barnes & Noble cuts Nook price by 63% in the U.K.
Cor Blimey — beginning on Wednesday, British consumers are staring at a huge 63% price cut of the cheapest Nook eReader. The Nook Simple Touch …
Bitcoin drug den wants police help in arresting alleged blackmailer
For reasons that are likely attributable to excessive use of illicit substances, online Bitcoin-accepting drug den Silk Road thinks that police will jump at the chance …
T-Mobile USA’s MetroPCS acquisition now closed
T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS are no more. In their place we now find T-Mobile US, the merged entity set to begin trading as TMUS. The Associated …
In latest bid to evade copyright cops, The Pirate Bay moves domain to tiny Caribbean island
It’s been a wild year for The Pirate Bay as the infamous BitTorrent site has moved its domain name from one country to another in …
Microsoft embeds Skype directly into Outlook.com inbox [video]
Here’s a good way for Microsoft to attract new users to its Outlook web mail platform that doesn’t involve convincing people that Gmail is too …
Fierce competition in 7-inch tablet range is destroying profits
Apple was criticized by a number of pundits when it finally unveiled the iPad mini last November. While the device itself was well received by …
