Apple may finally be directly targeting Android for alleged patent infringement
Apple (AAPL) may be done beating around the bush when it comes to suing Android manufacturers. Bloomberg reports that Apple is trying to add Android 4.1 …
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HTC’s Halloween Horror Show
So HTC (2498) missed investor expectations again for its October performance. Surely this cannot surprise anyone? The company just missed third-quarter 2012 expectations literally days …
22% of all registered voters have already told the world how they voted through Facebook or Twitter
Who needs exit polls when you have Twitter and Facebook (FB)? Pew Internet has found that an estimated 22% of all registered voters in the …
Apple’s switch away from Intel ‘not likely anytime soon’
Shares of Intel (INTC) dipped on Monday following reports that Apple (AAPL) is working toward a shift away from Intel processors in its Mac computers. …
Terrifying chart shows huge spike in people Googling ‘Who is running for president?’
It’s one thing to be undecided; it’s another to be uninformed. As noted by the Huffington Post’s Alana Horowitz, Google (GOOG) is showing that the …
Apple iPad mini review
Does the world need a newer, smaller iPad that’s practically the same price as the existing iPad 2? I mean, looking at it on paper, …
In shift to Apple-like business model, Microsoft is off to a great start
Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) have a rivalry that dates back several decades and the technology giants are constantly chasing each other in different areas …
Amazon Prime gets $7.99 monthly subscription option to take on Netflix, Hulu+
Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime service has been a huge draw for the retailer, and it looks as though it will soon announce a new subscription model …
Kim Dotcom wants to give New Zealand free Internet by suing the pants off of US government, Hollywood
Everyone would love to have free high-speed Internet service, but the question always is who will actually pay for it? If you’re Megaupload founder Kim …
Twitter to take on Instagram with its own set of photo filters
Twitter seems set to directly take on Instagram. The New York Times is reporting that the social network with over 500 million active users will soon be …
Samsung may give itself a ‘radical brand makeover’ at CES next year
The world’s largest mobile vendor is said to be readying a “radical brand makeover” that it plans to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in …
Apple’s Motorola patent suit gets tossed out the window
A U.S. District judge in Wisconsin on Monday dismissed Apple’s (AAPL) patent lawsuit against Motorola, according to Reuters. The Cupertino-based company had accused Motorola of …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Windows Phone 8 will finally make Microsoft relevant in mobile
As Microsoft (MSFT) enters the third year in its slow smartphone comeback campaign, sales of Windows Phone-powered handsets are still barely a blip on the …
Nokia Lumia 920 review: Windows Phone’s white knight falls short again
In late March 2012, the tide seemed as though it was about to turn for Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone platform. After a year and a …
Samsung Galaxy S III sales blow past target, topping 30 million units in 150 days
Samsung (005930) mobile boss JK Shin said in September that the vendor hoped to sell more than 30 million Galaxy S III smartphones in 2012. …
Apple, Google map apps inflame international feud between Japan and Korea over tiny disputed island
While most people agree that Apple’s (AAPL) Maps application has been truly bad, not many thought it could spark an international border dispute. But the …
Video shows how Hurricane Sandy methodically demolished East Coast web connectivity [video]
There’s no doubt that Hurricane Sandy was an absolutely devastating storm for the northeastern United States and now we have a video showing how the …
Smartphones and tablets now account for more than 10% of all web browsing
We’re not in the “post-PC world” yet, but new data from NetMarketShare says that we’re getting there. According to NetMarketShare’s latest tracking numbers, smartphones and …
Apple iOS boss Scott Forstall reportedly refused to attend Jonathan Ive’s meetings
We hate to say it, but the iPad mini launch is nowhere near as interesting compared to the corporate drama surrounding former senior vice president of …
Court hits alleged Virginia porn pirate with enormous $1.5 million fine
Pirating massive amounts of gay porn via BitTorrent may not be as rewarding as it seems. According to BBC News, a federal court in Illinois …
Samsung gets another crack at grilling Apple SVP Phil Schiller in court
One year after Samsung (005930) announced its plans to depose various Apple (AAPL) employees without much success, the electronics giant has now been granted “no …
Samsung Galaxy Note II sales top 3 million
Samsung’s (005930) supersized Galaxy Note II smartphone is just getting off the ground here in the United States, but global sales have already reached a …
FTC reportedly preparing to sue Google over alleged ‘abuse’ of its Motorola patents
Google’s (GOOG) purchase of Motorola doesn’t look nearly as savvy as it once did. Bloomberg reports that the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to sue …
Apple issues new apology to Samsung after first apology angered court
Apple (AAPL) thought it could get away with a snarky apology when a UK court demanded it issue a public retraction of claims Samsung’s (005930) …
LG Optimus G: LG goes where Samsung refuses to tread
According to recent estimates Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley provided to clients in a recent research note, Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) combined to capture …
iPhone hits major roadblock south of the border
Apple (AAPL) has lost an important legal battle in Mexico at a particularly inconvenient time — literally a day before iPhone 5 debuts in the …
Kim Dotcom’s Mega file sharing site slated for January launch
Kim Dotcom, the most interesting German-born man in New Zealand, is ready to give the entertainment industry a fresh round of heartburn. The mercurial Dotcom …
Apple upped R&D spending by $1B last year, still outspent nearly 3:1 by Microsoft
Apple (AAPL) is the world’s most profitable consumer electronics company by a wide margin and continued innovation is a key factor in maintaining that huge …
Breakthrough tech promises to double smartphone battery life
Few things present a bigger barrier to mobile advancements than battery life. Companies like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are spending billions on research and …
Google’s Chrome browser has lost users for two straight months while IE9 continues to grow
The past two months have been difficult for Google’s (GOOG) Chrome Web browser, as TheNextWeb reports that Chrome lost market share for the second month …
