Apple reportedly chops Q1 9.7-inch iPad orders in half as consumers clamor for iPad mini
Apple (AAPL) has reportedly cut its display orders for the full-size iPad by 50% or more for the first quarter this year as demand shifts …
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Apple’s 128GB iPad shows the world exactly what Apple does best
With Apple’s (AAPL) announcement (and confirmation) that the company will start selling a 128GB iPad with Retina Display, it clearly shows exactly what Apple thinks …
iPhone hits speed bumps abroad
The iPhone’s meteoric rise in the United States isn’t so easy for Apple (AAPL) to duplicate abroad, according to a new report. In a recent …
Online retailers declare victory over patent troll as online shopping cart patents get shot down
Good news for everyone who thinks that patent suits have gotten out of control — it looks like there could be one less patent troll …
Barnes & Noble plans to close 200 stores in coming years
Nationwide bookseller Barnes & Noble (BKS) plans to shutter approximately 200 stores in the coming years as the company increases its focus on the digital …
How ISPs’ ‘six strikes’ anti-piracy program could wreak havoc on public Wi-Fi hotspots
Here’s another reason why Internet Service Providers’ plans to implement a “six strikes” anti-piracy system could be a disaster in the making: it will likely …
Apple users in the U.K. look to sue Google over Safari tracking scandal
A group of Apple (AAPL) users in the United Kingdom are looking to take legal action against Google (GOOG) for its role in last year’s …
Smartphone growth is slowing rapidly, but feature phone surprise aids Nokia
One fascinating thing about IDC’s report on handset sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 was that smartphone sales growth declined to 36%, which was …
BlackBerry 10 debuts on Wednesday – strap in for a wild ride
Research In Motion (RIMM) is set to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform on Wednesday along with its first two next-generation smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and …
Samsung accused of covering up fatal gas leak that left one employee dead and four more hospitalized
Samsung (005930) is being investigated for allegedly covering up a gas leak at one of its South Korean factories that left one employee dead and …
Lenovo backtracks on possible RIM bid
Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming made comments last week that the company might consider an acquisition of struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) in an …
Apple’s slowed growth has blown the future of the mobile industry wide open… and that’s very exciting
What a difference just a few months makes. If you don’t recall, it was only last September when Apple’s (AAPL) share prices were blasting past …
Kim Dotcom says the Obama White House used his arrest to rake in Hollywood campaign cash
Kim Dotcom made his triumphant comeback last week, but that doesn’t mean he’s toning down his accusations against the Obama administration and its connections to …
Apple has enough cash on hand to buy Visa, Cisco or Intel
Despite concerns about its future growth, Apple (AAPL) is still a cash cow. Benzinga, noting that Apple’s most recent earnings report shows that the company …
Apple axes contract with supplier that employed underage workers
Apple (AAPL) has come under a lot of criticism for the labor practices of its suppliers, but the company has always at least maintained that …
Exxon Mobil dethrones Apple as world’s most valuable company
Apple (AAPL) has lost its title as the word’s most valuable company to Exxon Mobil (XOM) only a year after it reached the milestone. Despite …
Samsung again smashes records with a $6.6 billion profit
Apple’s (AAPL) growth may have stalled for now, but the good times are still rolling for Samsung (005930). The Korean electronics manufacturer reported on Friday …
‘Apple has got to the point where all news is bad news’
Apple (AAPL) announced on Wednesday that it sold almost 48 million iPhones last quarter, and yet the company’s shares have been cratering ever since. How …
Google puts its foot down, says cops need a warrant before accessing Gmail accounts
Google (GOOG) has run into its own share of user privacy controversies in the past, but that hasn’t stopped the company from putting its foot …
AT&T posts narrow Q4 miss: Profit climbs to $0.44 per share on $32.6 billion in revenue
AT&T (T) on Thursday reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012. The carrier confirmed last week that it took a massive $10 billion …
Microsoft Q4 earnings meet expectations: $0.76 EPS on revenues of $21.46 billion
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 that showed a net profit of $0.76 per share on revenues of $21.46 …
Why the iOS-Android feud is so intense: It’s about core philosophy more than products
One of the things that’s often baffled me is how personally people take their decision to own either an iOS or an Android device. Just …
Lenovo says company may try to acquire RIM to boost mobile business
Lenovo (0992) may be the world’s second-largest PC vendor, but it knows that it desperately needs to step up its game in the mobile world to …
BlackBerry 10 said to be overhyped, RIM’s comeback chances remain slim
Research In Motion (RIMM) will unveil its first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones — the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 — next week during a press conference in …
Apple: ‘Bent, not broken’
Apple (AAPL) shares were absolutely crushed in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Apple’s holiday quarter was the most profitable …
Nokia’s North American sales soar by 444%, but emerging markets take a big hit
Apple (AAPL) wasn’t the only handset vendor to disappoint this week; Nokia’s (NOK) share price dipped by -5% in Helsinki after the company released its …
Apple confidence sinks as lead bull reins in target
Apple (AAPL) has had no shortage of bulls pushing its stock price up over the past few years. While Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is typically …
Carriers’ messaging nightmare gets worse as Apple’s iMessage growth pulls even with WhatsApp
As mobile operators across the world seek ways to cope with SMS volume erosion, two leading messaging services are now running neck and neck with …
Back in black: Nokia swings to $270 million Q4 profit after six consecutive quarterly losses
What a difference a year can make. Nokia (NOK) on Thursday reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012, beating Wall Street’s estimates and …
Google execs again tease more Google Fiber rollouts
One of these days, Google (GOOG) is going to stop teasing us and announce more Google Fiber deployments, but until that happens we’ll just have …
