China Mobile under growing pressure to cut an iPhone deal
Last week, Apple’s (AAPL) relatively modest Asia-Pacific sales growth figure showed how Apple may be slipping a gear in China. The iPhone is available at …
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HTC profit tumbles 79% in Q3 as struggles continue
Taiwan-based HTC (2498) posted third-quarter earnings on Friday that show a continued decline for the struggling smartphone maker. After a record run in mid-2011 came …
Kim Dotcom to relaunch Megaupload on anniversary of day his mansion was raided by police
Alleged online piracy kingpin/alleged musician Kim Dotcom is back in business. The controversial and larger than life figure who was arrested and charged with racketeering, copyright …
Entire gadget industry reportedly faces touchscreen supply shortage
It isn’t just Apple (AAPL) that’s having trouble building enough touchscreens for its mobile devices. According to a new report from Digitimes, “the recent releases …
Google has spent a record $13 million on lobbying this year
Google (GOOG) has now joined AT&T (T) and General Electric in the illustrious ranks of America’s top lobbyists. Per AllThingsD, Google this week said it …
French government wants Google to pay French newspapers for the privilege of linking to them
The French government has been causing a lot of headaches in Mountain View, California recently. The government believes it is unfair that Google (GOOG) receives …
Huawei Ascend D Quad XL review: A great smartphone that’s likely to be overlooked
Following a special report on 60 Minutes, Huawei went from being a relatively unknown Chinese company to public enemy number one. It was alleged that …
HTC’s deep, deep dysfunction
How bad is HTC’s (2498) current tailspin? So bad it makes Nokia (NOK) look like a growth company. HTC’s handset volume declined by -43% in …
The Boy Genius Report: iPad mini, iMac and the Microsoft Surface
It’s time to bring the name back. Boy Genius Report officially changed its name to BGR back in 2010, but I am going to be …
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks iPad mini and product cannibalization, slams Surface, and more
Following the release of Apple’s (AAPL) Q4 2012 financial earnings, CEO Tim Cook fielded questions that ranged from defending the iPad mini’s $329 price tag to gently …
Apple’s court-ordered ‘apology’ to Samsung mocks Galaxy Tab
Apple (AAPL) kicked off its court-mandated Samsung (005930) apology tour in the United Kingdom by issuing a statement on its website mocking its rival’s allegedly …
A brave new world: Microsoft Surface now available for purchase
Welcome to the new Microsoft (MSFT). The world’s largest software company is now officially a Windows hardware vendor, having launched its debut tablet at midnight …
Europe nothing but a big downer for Apple and Amazon
We’ve gotten hints of the terror that is the current European consumer market from AMD (AMD), Intel (INTC) and other tech companies, but it took …
Samsung snags smartphone crown – ships more smartphones in Q3 than any company in history
Samsung (005930) on Friday posted its financial results for the third quarter of 2012, during which it nearly doubled its profit thanks to smartphone shipments …
Apple may finally launch its Pandora competitor in 2013
Rumors have once again begun to circulate that suggest Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an online radio service that will compete with Pandora (P). …
Apple posts Q4 earnings miss despite iPhone 5 launch; $8.2 billion profit on $36 billion in revenue
Apple (AAPL) has been getting clobbered on Wall Street lately. The stock hit a record high of $705.07 just after the iPhone 5 launched, but …
Bill Gates: Windows and Windows Phone will be combined into one platform
In a recent interview posted by Microsoft (MSFT), company co-founder Bill Gates had much praise to offer Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet. Gates called the new slate …
New Chrome extension replaces your friends’ political Facebook rants with pictures of cute kitties
There are two kinds of Facebook (FB) users out there: Those who use their pages as political soap boxes and those who are sick of …
Sprint faces brutal U.S. subscriber math
Verizon (VZ) kicked off the carrier earnings season by announcing it had added 1.5 million new contract subscribers — far above the expected 900,000. Next …
Apple reportedly ditches Samsung, turns to LG for most new display orders
A new report from Digitimes suggests that a majority of screens for Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad mini, fourth-generation iPad, 13-inch Retina display MacBook Pro and …
9.3 million iPhones sold by top-3 U.S. carriers in Q3
Now that Sprint’s numbers are in, each of the three major U.S. carriers have reported sales totals for the top smartphone series in the world. …
In defense of Zynga
It’s easy to badmouth the dumb moves Zynga (ZNGA) has made — the disastrous acquisition of OMGPOP, the strip-mining of the Ville franchises, the lack of skill-based …
Ballmer says Microsoft will ‘obviously’ make more hardware after Surface tablet
Original equipment manufacturers are about to get even more competition from Microsoft (MSFT). In an interview with BBC News, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that …
Sprint loss widens to $767 million in Q3, iPhone sales total 1.5 million
Sprint (S) on Thursday reported its results for the third quarter, revealing yet another loss for the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier. Sprint posted a net …
LG posts $138.6 million Q3 profit, boosted by record smartphone shipments
LG (066570) may not be raking in cash like rival Samsung (005930), but the Korean manufacturer certainly isn’t hurting financially as badly as som of …
Yahoo closes South Korean offices, cuts 200 jobs
Yahoo (YHOO) announced last week plans to shutter its business in South Korea as a result of plans to restructure the company. The search engine …
ITC finds Samsung guilty of infringing upon four of Apple’s patents
A judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday handed Apple (AAPL) another legal victory over Samsung (005930), according to Bloomberg. The South Korean …
13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Preview
Apple (AAPL) famously introduced the world’s first Retina notebook a couple months back, but notably missing was it’s smaller 13-inch brother. Introduced yesterday at the …
While some balk at iPad mini price tag, analysts are impressed
Rumors dating back more than a year suggested Apple (AAPL) was working on a new entry-level iPad, and for 12 months industry watchers pegged the …
Microsoft found guilty of violating browser choice commitments in Europe
In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission has found that Microsoft (MSFT) failed to comply with an order that requires it to offer a choice of web …
