Nook’s death spiral and Kindle’s triumph
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BlackBerry Z10 not seen as a success, BlackBerry’s services business again called into question
BlackBerry (BBRY) shares continued down on Thursday morning after a research note from Wednesday evening called the company’s comeback prospects into question once again. In …
Samsung reportedly plans to sell 100M Galaxy S IV phones, could pull resources away from Apple
Samsung’s (005930) next-generation Galaxy S IV is expected to be its most successful smartphone yet and according to a new report, it might be so …
Every 10 years, a cataclysm kills off most phone brands – the next one is almost here
Around 1994, most mobile phone brands with global ambitions vanished or pulled back to their home markets. The same happened around 2003. We are now …
Apple iWatch: People are getting excited for all the wrong reasons
Technology news sites are set aflutter any time they catch a whiff of a potential new product from Apple (AAPL), but the latest rumors might …
Amazon and Apple found to be top destinations for mobile shoppers
A new customer satisfaction survey from analytics firm ForeSee has ranked Amazon (AMZN) as the top destination for shoppers who used their mobile devices to browse …
Nokia sells another Finnish campus to raise cash
As Nokia (NOK) continues to seek ways to decrease spending and increase profits, the troubled mobile vendor has decided to sell another one of its offices. According …
Samsung and LG move closer to patent peace, OLED injunction request dropped
Samsung’s (005930) list of enemies is getting shorter. The company on Tuesday decided to drop an injunction that sought to block LG Display (LPL) from …
Apple’s rumored iWatch and HDTV could add more than $80 billion to annual revenue
Apple’s (AAPL) share price has taken a huge hit over the past few months as analysts did their best to call Apple’s future prospects into …
Former exec: Microsoft is ‘malfunctioning,’ Surface tablets are a huge mistake
Microsoft (MSFT) is in the early stages of a major shift as the world’s largest software company begins to compete with its vendor partners by …
Samsung exec laments that battle with Apple is ‘a loss’ for the whole industry
If you think we’re tired of the patent wars, just imagine how the litigants feel. Engadget notices that David Eun, the executive vice president at Samsung’s …
Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales have surpassed 76 million units, Kinect sales top 24 million
Microsoft (MSFT) will launch its next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment console ahead of the holidays this year, and the device will have big …
Gates says Bing is a ‘better product at this point’ than Google
Don’t tell Bill Gates that he has to use Google (GOOG). During an “Ask Me Anything” session at Reddit, the Microsoft (MSFT) cofounder praised his …
Samsung says it’s happy to follow instead of lead
Samsung (005930) has been a leader in the consumer electronics industry for quite some time, but the Korean company is a relative newcomer in the …
No, Rovio did not rack up $2.4 billion in revenue last year
The problem with tech news cycle is that speed sometimes trumps all rational thought. The latest example is the false Rovio revenue news that is …
Another one bites the dust: Home Depot ditches BlackBerry for iPhone
Investors and BlackBerry (BBRY) diehards were impressed with the company’s new platform and first two next-generation smartphones when they were unveiled late last month, but …
Tim Cook reportedly opposed suing Samsung but was overruled by Steve Jobs in 2011
When Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook says that he hates patent litigation, he’s apparently not bluffing. In a long Reuters piece about the complicated relationship …
Google chairman plans to sell major portion of his stake in company
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt, recently seen tromping around North Korea, plans to sell a significant portion of his stake in the company that he’s …
Amazing but true: AOL’s dial up business still makes over $150 million in quarterly operating income
We were surprised last summer when we learned that there were still 3 million lost souls who were trapped in AOL dial-up hell, since we …
Michael Dell posts open letter to Dell customers, says buyout is best way to innovate for the future
Current Dell (DELL) customers may be worried about continued support for their products in the wake of Dell’s $24.4 billion deal to go private, but …
Apple and Samsung’s complete dominance of mobile industry profits gets visualized
Woe to any company not named Apple (AAPL) or Samsung (005930) that tries to make money selling mobile phones these days. As previous research has …
One downside of LTE-Advanced: It could make smartphones bigger and bulkier
Everyone who loves fast mobile data should be very excited for LTE-Advanced since it’s the next iteration of LTE technology that promises to deliver average downloads …
Michael Dell backs up his buyout plan with $750 million in cash
Michael Dell really does seem fully committed to his plan for rebuilding Dell (DELL). Reuters reports that Dell and his investment firm have committed $750 …
Cisco’s attempts to sue patent trolls over ‘shakedowns’ go bust
It seems that Cisco’s (CSCO) efforts to hit back at patent trolls have hit a potentially fatal roadblock. Although the networking equipment vendor last year decided …
BlackBerry backs out of Japan [updated]
As BlackBerry (BBRY) continues to roll out its next-generation platform around the world, users in Japan hoping to get their hands on a new BlackBerry 10 …
A hellish June led by Apple and Samsung may steamroll BlackBerry, other contenders
Various factors have conspired to create a unique U.S. launch cluster for the most high-profile smartphones of the year. Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy S IV now …
Sony narrows Q3 loss to $115 million
Sony (SNE) on Thursday reported its results for its third fiscal quarter ended in December, narrowing its loss to $115 million. The company posted a …
Sprint loss widens to $1.32 billion in Q4, subscriber growth slows despite climbing iPhone sales
The nation’s No.3 wireless carrier Sprint (S) posted its holiday-quarter results on Thursday, narrowly beating Wall Street’s earnings expectations. Analysts were expecting Sprint to report …
HP reportedly has no plans to break company apart
A report issued by Quartz after the market closed on Tuesday suggested Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) board was actively discussing the possibility of breaking the company apart. …
BlackBerry says launch-day Z10 sales crushed earlier records
BlackBerry (BBRY) on Wednesday stated that in Canada, launch-day sales of its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone were 50% better than any previous BlackBerry model. In the …
