Former Apple retail boss explains what makes Apple Stores so special and inviting [video]
People don’t just love new Apple (AAPL) devices; they also love Apple Stores – so much so, that throngs of people are willing to wait hours …
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Google buys Wi-Fi service provider ICOA for $400 million [updated]
Google (GOOG) may not be a wireless carrier yet, but it’s certainly inching closer to becoming a full-fledged ISP. Google on Monday announced that it …
Apple’s ‘next big thing’ might not be a ‘thing’
The “next big thing” from Apple (AAPL) might not be a smartphone, tablet, computer or a television, as countless recent rumors have suggested. It might …
Samsung denies child labor accusations following factory investigation, but finds many cases of worker abuse
In response to China Labor Watch accusations that Samsung (005930) is abusing factory employees in China and employing child workers, the Korean electronics giant announced on Monday …
Black Friday sales top $1 billion online, Cyber Monday expected to set record
For the first time in history, online retail e-commerce spending on November 23rd — Black Friday — topped $1 billion this year, according to market …
How playing too many video games could help prepare you for a career as a surgeon [video]
Don’t despair over kids who sit in their basements and play video games for hours on end — they could one day save your life. …
Smartphone growth expected to slow again in 2013
Smartphones are where the money is at in the mobile industry right now, but growth is expected to decline again next year after having slowed …
RIM shares surge after another analyst predicts better times ahead
It’s only taken a couple of positive comments from a pair of analysts to set RIM’s (RIMM) stock surging. Bloomberg reports that RIM shares “soared …
iPhone 5 now starts at $99 as refurbished units hit AT&T website
Apple’s (AAPL) popular iPhone 5 is now available starting at just $99 from AT&T (T) as refurbished units reach the carrier’s website for the first …
Judge says Apple must show Samsung how much HTC is paying in patent settlement
While the public may never know how much HTC (2498) is paying Apple (AAPL) for every Android device it sells, Samsung’s (005930) attorneys are about …
‘More money to be made’ by RIM ahead of BlackBerry 10 launch
Research In Motion (RIMM) has taken a beating over the past year, but reports that the end is nigh could be premature. In fact, some …
Police raid home of 9-year-old Pirate Bay user, confiscate her ‘Winnie the Pooh’ laptop
Copyright enforcement might be getting out of hand in Scandinavia. As anti-piracy groups and copyright owners continue to work with authorities to curtail piracy in …
Samsung targets iPad mini
Apple’s (AAPL) new tiny tablet is the target of an amended complaint from Samsung (005930), which alleges that the iPad mini infringes several protected technologies …
Google’s U.S. search market share closes in on 70%
It looks as if Microsoft’s (MSFT) efforts to dethrone Google (GOOG) as the search engine king have failed. The Internet giant’s search market share hit …
Google may dodge antitrust bullet after all as FTC reportedly wavers
Google (GOOG) executives might be able to relax a bit this Thanksgiving after all. Unnamed sources have told Bloomberg that regulatory officials at the Federal …
HTC DROID DNA review: A full HD display isn’t the only thing that makes this DROID a winner
Things haven’t been going well for HTC (2498). The company continues to lose market share to Samsung (005930) and Apple (AAPL), among others, and has …
Demand for Nokia’s Lumia 920 gives Windows Phone 8 a fighting chance against iOS, Android
Baffling U.S. launch and relatively bleak projections aside, Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 920 appears to be off to a good start if U.S. availability – or lack thereof – is any …
Autonomy auditor says it found nothing to justify HP’s fraud allegations
Congratulations, HP (HPQ) — this is the most interesting you’ve been in years! The New York Times reports that Deloitte, the firm whose work auditing software …
Some look to tear down Apple’s walled garden
Apple (AAPL) reshaped the smartphone industry in a number of ways following the launch of the original iPhone in 2007, not the least of which …
Recording industry stamps its feet, triples URL takedown requests to Google
ISPs’ new “six strikes” anti-piracy policies apparently aren’t enough to satiate the recording industry. As TorrentFreak reports, the Recording Industry Association of America has filed a …
U.K. bookstores lash out at Amazon over alleged tax dodging
It’s rare to hear businesses bemoan any lack of tax payments, but bookstores in the United Kingdom are so fed up with Amazon (AMZN) that …
Buyout proposal might be Best Buy’s best bet for survival
Shares of Best Buy (BBY) tumbled on Tuesday following the company’s weaker-than-expected earnings report. The struggling consumer electronics retailer posted third-quarter results of $0.03 per …
Justice Department might crack down on patent trolls as Google urges action
Patent trolls, the non-practicing entities that buy up large patent portfolios for the sole purpose of suing other companies, have long been the bane of many …
T-Mobile upgrades 10 new U.S. markets with ‘4G’ HSPA+ coverage
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday it has enhanced 10 new U.S. metro markets with speedier “4G” HSPA+ coverage. Cities receiving the new infrastructure include Phoenix, Mesa …
HTC CEO refutes reports of hefty licensing fees in Apple patent deal
Apple (AAPL) and HTC (2498) shocked the tech world last week when the pair announced that they had agreed to a patent settlement and resolved …
Autonomy founder says HP lied about his company to cover up its own incompetence
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch isn’t taking accusations that his former company swindled HP (HPQ) lying down. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Lynch …
Former HP CEO Apotheker says he’s ‘stunned’ the deal he engineered was allegedly riddled with fraud
HP (HPQ) is still being haunted by the stench of former CEO Léo Apotheker. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apotheker, “who orchestrated” HP’s purchase of …
Windows 8 might not boost enterprise PC sales until 2014
Windows 8 is not off to the start Microsoft (MSFT) and its PC vendor partners were hoping for. A recent well-sourced report stated that Windows …
HP says it had to write off $8.8 billion in Q4 because acquired IT company lied about its books [updated]
HP (HPQ) has gotten pretty used to writing off losses in recent quarters, and the company on Tuesday announced that it would incur yet another …
Microsoft testing out new sewage gas-powered data center
The next time you find yourself saying that Microsoft’s (MSFT) cloud services stink, you could be more right than you realize. Technology Review reports that …
