Sprint offers $2.1 billion in Clearwire takeover bid
A number of reports on Wednesday claimed that Sprint (S) was cooking up an offer to acquire the remaining shares of wireless broadband wholesaler Clearwire, …
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Fed up with BitTorrent-related lawsuits, Verizon takes the fight to the copyright cops
Telecom companies apparently do have limits on how far they’re willing to go to appease copyright holders. TorrentFreak reports that Verizon (VZ) is remaining steadfast …
2012’s top Google searches: ‘Whitney Houston,’ ‘Gangnam Style’ and ‘Hurricane Sandy’
The death of a pop music icon, the rise of a South Korean rapper and a deadly hurricane were what Google (GOOG) users were most …
Facebook could ruin Instagram’s appeal by placing ads next to photos one day
The beauty of Instagram is its simplicity and lack of advertisements. But if comments made by Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s (FB) vice president of global marketing …
Google is ‘trying to decide where to expand next’ with Google Fiber
Google (GOOG) Chairman Eric Schmidt at The New York Times’ Dealbook conference on Wednesday was asked about the future of the company’s Google Fiber broadband …
Analyst claims iPad mini cannibalizing iPad 4 sales, raises iPhone 5 sales forecast
Apple (AAPL) is finally catching up to the overwhelming demand for its latest iPhone 5 according to analyst Shaw Wu from Sterne Agee. Wu says production …
Nokia Lumia sales reportedly nowhere near as strong as rumors suggest
At a time when Nokia (NOK) needs a solid quarter to prove to investors that it can stage a comeback, a new analysis suggests Lumia …
Facebook to introduce better privacy controls, force everyone to be included in searches
Facebook (FB) is planning another round of privacy changes with a focus on making it easier to control what’s shared and what’s not, according to The …
Where is Apple’s ‘next big thing’?
Bad news for Apple (AAPL): The company needs to launch the “next big thing” in order to reverse investors’ soured sentiment according to Barclays Capital analyst …
Redbox Instant to launch this month with 5,500 streamable movies for $8 per month
Movie rental kiosk operator Redbox, in partnership with Verizon, will go toe-to-toe with Netflix (NFLX) by the end of the year, according to the Associated Press. …
Yahoo Mail gets a Gmail-like revamp for Windows 8, iOS and Android
As a former Google (GOOG) executive, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer seems to have learned something about creating a strong email interface. That’s why it’s …
Facebook, Google tell the government to stop granting patents for abstract ideas
Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and six other tech companies have petitioned the courts to begin rejecting lawsuits that are based on patents for vague concepts …
Google explains cause of massive Gmail, Chrome outages
Users took to social networks on Monday to vent their displeasure with Google (GOOG) following a 40-minute disruption of service affecting the company’s Chrome Web …
FTC and Google may be ready to settle ‘patent abuse’ investigation
Although earlier reports indicated that United States Federal Trade Commission was ready to sue Google for anticompetitive actions with the patents it acquired from Motorola, Politico …
Google Fiber clobbers competitors in Netflix ISP rankings
No, it’s not particularly surprising the Google (GOOG) Fiber now delivers the fastest Internet service in the United States. But as Engadget reports, new Internet …
Samsung’s dependance on Apple business is overblown
Estimates issued earlier this year suggested Samsung (005930) stood to rake in $13 billion in revenue in 2013 solely through its various component deals with …
Why dropping phone subsidies could put T-Mobile in jeopardy
T-Mobile’s bold plan to get rid of handset subsidies has drawn some early plaudits. More transparency can’t be a bad thing, right? Telling consumers just …
Notorious patent troll hits RIM with new lawsuit, seeks BlackBerry sales ban
Well-known patent troll Wi-LAN has filed a new lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of …
Microsoft and Apple butt heads over SkyDrive app for iOS
Apple (AAPL) has reportedly blocked an update to Microsoft’s (MSFT) SkyDrive app for iOS as the two clash over revenue sharing, a new report claims. …
Motorola starts closing offices, prepares full exit from South Korea in 2013
Motorola Mobility confirmed to The Next Web on Monday it has started to close most of its operations in South Korea in an attempt to “consolidate …
Trolls are behind more than half of all patent lawsuits in the U.S.
According to research from a law professor at Santa Clara University, individuals and companies that do not create technology themselves but instead acquire patents to …
Analyst warns BlackBerry 10 could be a failure just like the PlayBook
Analysts can’t make heads or tails of Research in Motion’s (RIMM) upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system. While some remain optimistic about the platform, others have …
Windows Phone sales reportedly surge to 4.2 million so far in Q4
Microsoft (MSFT) chief Steve Ballmer has repeatedly told investors and the press that Windows Phone 8 will finally make Microsoft relevant again in the mobile …
Down 24% from its 52-week high, Barron’s names Apple top stock for 2013
Beaten and bruised but apparently not broken, Barron’s has named Apple (AAPL) at the top of the list among its 10 favorite stock picks moving …
iPhone 5S to reportedly launch in June with ‘super HD’ display, NFC and 6-8 color options
Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone 5S will reportedly launch this coming June with a number of enhancements including a new “super HD” display and camera, integrated NFC, …
Former Apple exec: ‘I simply don’t believe Apple will make, or even wants to make, a TV set’
As Apple (AAPL) bulls insist that the company plans to launch an own-brand HDTV next year, again, plugged-in former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassee isn’t convinced. …
Samsung outselling HTC by seven times in UK Android market
HTC (2498) is finally catching a break by getting the high-end Windows Phone 8X and budget Windows Phone 8S models out in Europe before Samsung’s …
iPhone 5 now just $149.99 at Best Buy, iPhone 4S starts at $49.99
The holiday shopping rush has already peaked this year, and so now retailers are tasked with attracting the interest of last-minute shoppers. Best Buy (BBY) …
Mobile apps slowly creeping up on TV as the lazy person’s favorite pastime
Some day, we may refer to lazy and docile people as “app potatoes.” New data from Flurry Analytics shows that Americans are spending more time …
Google hauled in $1 billion in Google Apps revenue this year
Google (GOOG) isn’t just be a consumer tech company anymore. Unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Google “generated around $1 billion from the …
