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 …
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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 …
Netflix adds 2 million more subscribers, turns surprise profit
Rumors of Netflix’s (NFLX) unprofitability have been widely exaggerated, as the company on Wednesday reported a profit of $0.13 per share on revenues of $945 million …
Apple CEO downplays reports of iPhone order cuts
In a rare move, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook took a moment on the company’s earnings call to address recent market rumors suggesting Apple has …
The best news for Apple: The iPhone is still generating monster profits
Many expected a black Christmas for the iPhone average sales prices. CIRP had estimated that the iPhone 5 portion of total iPhone sales had dropped below 70%. …
Major surprise: Apple’s Q1 sales growth stalled in the Americas, but was OK in Europe
One of the big surprises in Apple’s holiday quarter was the weak iPhone volume — iPhone sales came in at slightly below 48 million, missing …
Apple reports Q1 results: $13.1 billion profit beats estimates, iPhone sales and Q2 guidance miss big
After two consecutive misses to wrap up fiscal 2012 and an unprecedented dive in the company’s share price, all eyes were on the future as Apple (AAPL) …
BlackBerry 10 may be ‘a gambit intended to facilitate a sale of RIM’
Research In Motion (RIMM) is hitting the market hard with its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform. The company is courting carriers, wooing businesses, and it’s getting …
As data gets cheaper for Verizon to transmit, customers are paying more
Verizon (VZ) posted a pretty impressive holiday quarter (one-time charges aside) with a good outlook on Tuesday, and the company’s share price rose as a …
Success with BlackBerry ‘diehards’ isn’t the key to BlackBerry 10’s future
Research In Motion (RIMM) shares are up more than 164% over the past six months as hype surrounding the struggling vendor’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphone …
Steve Jobs allegedly threatened to hit Palm with a patent suit if it hired any Apple employees
Late Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs was known for being insanely competitive, but this takes things to a whole new level. Reuters reports that documents …
Why the American government has only itself to blame for Kim Dotcom’s celebrity status
Kim Dotcom isn’t the world’s most likely celebrity — a German born New Zealander who had been best known for running a website called Megaupload …
iPhone 5 demand again said to be waning as customers flock to cheaper models
UBS is the latest in a long line of me-too firms to trim its outlook on Apple (AAPL) as investor sentiment continues to sour. In …
Google posts Q4 results: $10.65 EPS on consolidated revenues of $14.42 billion
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday reported a 2012 fourth-quarter profit of $10.65 per share on $14.42 billion in consolidated revenue. Analysts were expecting EPS to come …
How Google obsessively monitors its employees to make sure they’re the happiest in the world
Anyone who criticizes Google (GOOG) for allegedly stalking its own users should give the company credit for consistency, because it apparently does the same thing …
Verizon learns that the iPhone isn’t the golden goose it once envisioned
After three and a half years of AT&T (T) exclusivity, the iPhone finally debuted at Verizon (VZ) in February 2011. What happened to Verizon Wireless profitability …
Microsoft may invest up to $3 billion in Dell
Microsoft (MSFT) may participate in the rumored buyout of Dell. The company is said to be in talks to invest between $1 and $3 billion …
Former Microsoft exec says Ballmer ruthlessly weeds out anyone who could challenge his leadership
There’s no shortage of criticism of Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer’s leadership style and now one former executive has decided to speak up and take …
AT&T to acquire Alltel for $780 million
Just two days ahead of its fourth-quarter results, AT&T (T) on Tuesday announced its intention to acquire regional carrier Allied Wireless, the group formed by …
Verizon Q4 loss doubles to nearly $2 billion despite record subscriber adds
A record 2.1 million net postpaid subscriber additions and record fourth-quarter smartphone activations couldn’t offset huge charges related to pensions and costs associated with Hurricane …
More than 1 million people joined Kim Dotcom’s ‘Mega’ service on launch day
Kim Dotcom launched the successor to his shuttered Megaupload service this past Saturday and early adoption has been impressive. While speaking during a launch event …
Samsung keeps lagging in the Windows Phone race
It could be that Samsung (005930) simply does not care, but the world’s biggest smartphone brand is off to a notably weak start in the …
Recent report of iPad display production halt was the third devastating Apple rumor in five days
Apple (AAPL) is reporting on January 23rd. In the time period between January 13th and January 18th, investors have witnessed a jaw-dropping sequence of negative …
RIM CEO says he would consider selling off BlackBerry hardware business
Research In Motion (RIMM) chief executive Thorsten Heins has confirmed on a number of occasions that he is willing to consider several new paths RIM …
Google chairman addresses the state of North Korean technology, Internet policy
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt is back from his adventure in North Korea and he’s penned a post on his Google+ page detailing the current …
One year after the infamous raid on his mansion, Kim Dotcom returns with launch of new Mega site
What a long, strange trip it’s been for Kim Dotcom. Last year at this time, he was arrested at his New Zealand mansion and his …
FCC Chairman Genachowski tells ISPs to stop dragging their feet, start building gigabit broadband
Sorry, American Internet service providers: Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski is still not impressed. In a guest editorial written for Forbes, Genachowski implored ISPs …
Sony sells famed NYC headquarters for $1.1 billion
Sony (SNE) on Thursday announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its famed 550 Madison headquarters in New York City. The 37-story …
10 awesome new (and old) things you need to know about in 2013
We’re just three weeks into 2013 and it’s surprising what a difference a year can make. RIM (RIMM) is on the rise as Apple (AAPL) is …
