Apple teams with Taiwanese tech firms to gang up on Samsung
As we’ve said before, the entire tech industry should be fearful of Samsung. And now The Associated Press reports that “a number of Taiwanese manufacturers …
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iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone and Retina iPad mini launches all reportedly pushed back
Apple went from investors’ darling to Wall Street whipping boy in a matter of months, and the stock is now down more than 35% from the …
Forbes: Don’t expect anything ‘new’ from Apple in 2013
Apple has plenty of new products in store for consumers in 2013, including new iPhones, new iPads, a new iPad mini and new computers. According …
Apple shares tumble to lowest level since 2011
Apple shares were absolutely pummeled right out of the gate on Wednesday, and the stock has since fallen below $401 for the first time since …
Facebook reportedly hires former Apple Maps boss
iOS Maps was obviously not one of Apple’s better efforts but that doesn’t mean the executive who oversaw its implementation has nothing to contribute to …
Foxconn to pay Microsoft licensing fees for every Android device it produces
Microsoft may not be tearing it up in the consumer mobile electronics market these days, but the company hasn’t lost its acumen for rent seeking. …
Gap keeps narrowing: Google Play now delivering 90% of iOS app download volume
App Annie’s Market Index for the first quarter of 2013 shows Google Play continuing to narrow iOS’ lead in app download volume and revenue creation. …
Google chairman: Everyone on Earth will be connected to the Internet by 2020
According to company chairman Eric Schmidt, Google is clearly in the right business. The world’s largest Internet company stands to make a killing as more …
Facebook reportedly working to bring autoplay video ads to user timelines
Facebook seems intent on testing its users’ patience for annoying and invasive content. Unnamed sources have told AdAge that Facebook is working with ad agencies …
SoftBank plans to complete Sprint merger by July, despite offer from Dish
SoftBank doesn’t appear to be worried about Dish Network’s recent bid for Sprint. The Japanese carrier said in a statement to AllThingsD that it believes …
Samsung admits fault, faces fine in false advertising investigation
Samsung has been known to go on the offensive with its marketing and advertising, but a new accusation alleges that Samsung might have gone too …
WhatsApp now bigger than Twitter, but lead over rivals no longer seems so vast [updated]
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has been talking at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference and he revealed some numbers about the company’s performance. The figures …
MetroPCS board unanimously approves new T-Mobile merger terms
The merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS is very close to getting official now that Deutsche Telekom’s revised offer has led some major shareholders to drop …
Anonymous hackers bring down North Korean websites for a second time
Hackers associated with the group Anonymous earlier this month demanded that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un step down from power and adopt democracy. The …
Verizon confirms 12-month smartphone payment plans beginning April 21st
Following Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam’s comment that his company would happily follow in T-Mobile’s footsteps and offer contract-free smartphones with payments spread out over time, …
Sony-backed ISP shames Google Fiber, launches 2Gbps service in Japan
A Sony-backed ISP has announced that it now offers the world’s fastest home broadband service. So-net Entertainment on Monday began offering its “Nuro” fiber-based service …
HTC One seen as HTC’s savior, revenue expected to increase 50% in Q2
HTC may have turned a corner with its latest flagship smartphone and its worst days could be behind it. Alvin Kwock of J.P. Morgan Securities …
Trouble brewing for Apple: Survey says half of iPhone users in China ‘want to own’ Galaxy S4
Reports suggest Apple will finally make some serious headway in the hugely important China smartphone market this year when China Mobile, the nation’s largest carrier, …
Why a Dish takeover of Sprint would be fascinating
Pay-TV operator Dish has made a dramatic bid for Sprint in an effort to elbow SoftBank aside. The company’s $25.5 billion bid is 13% above …
EU reportedly accepts Google’s settlement agreement, rivals still aren’t happy
European antitrust regulators are said to have accepted Google’s settlement terms following a two-year antitrust investigation into the company’s search and advertising practices. The European …
Dish challenges SoftBank with $25.5 billion Sprint bid
Dish Network has been looking to make serious inroads in the mobile market and it looks like the company has identified an appealing new option. …
The Pirate Bay gets booted out of Greenland in less than two days
Things haven’t been going very well for The Pirate Bay recently ever since the notorious file-sharing website had to scrap its plans to shift hosting responsibilities …
Google offers to label its own properties in searches to settle EU antitrust case
To settle charges that it’s artificially boosting its own properties in search results, Google is offering to let consumers know that it’s the company behind Google …
Bing found to retrieve five times as many malicious websites as Google
It seems that taking the Bing Challenge could make your computer more vulnerable to malware. PCMag reports that a new study from German independent testing lab …
Apple target slashed again, choppy waters expected in Q2
Apple (AAPL) is set to post its results for the second fiscal quarter later this month and sell-side analysts are getting antsy yet again. RBC …
HTC called ‘not so brilliant’ as top execs remain despite plummeting sales
When a company goes from being a leading Android vendor to posting its worst-ever earnings in just a handful of quarters, it might be time …
Will success be Samsung’s downfall? Samsung seen ‘stretching itself too far, too fast’
Samsung (005930) made good on an impossible promise and the world’s top smartphone vendor is now seeing the hype surrounding its mobile products reach colossal …
Microsoft’s Android antitrust complaint called ‘an attack on open source’
When a Microsoft (MSFT)-led group called Fairsearch Europe filed an antitrust complaint against Google (GOOG) and its Android platform this week, it didn’t merely say that …
Samsung is selling so many smartphones that its chip division can’t keep up
In 2012, one of Samsung’s (005930) biggest problems was ridding itself of the “copycat” image Apple branded it with. The company appears to have succeeded. …
Les Fleurs du Mal: France may force ‘brutal’ Apple to embrace ‘platform neutrality’
Fleur Pellerin, the French junior minister for digital economy, did not mince words when she addressed the Apple (AAPL)-AppGratis controversy on Thursday. She called Apple’s …
