Google reportedly plans to launch its wireless carrier service by late 2013
The tech world was stunned on Thursday with news that Google (GOOG) is reportedly talking with satellite television provider Dish Network (DISH) to build its own cellular …
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The smugness of Apple fans, the delusions of BlackBerry fans, and other Google autofill revelations
What lies in the collective unconscious of the entire global smartphone consumer base? Google (GOOG) knows the most common questions people ponder in their private …
‘People overbelieved in Apple’
Wall Street is still crushing Apple (AAPL). The stock is now deep in bear territory, down roughly 25% from the record high it hit just …
Microsoft and its 31,000 patents are unsurprisingly fans of the patent system
It’s not hard to find critics of the American patent system, especially if they’re judges who feel overloaded with patent lawsuits. But Microsoft (MSFT) sees …
New technology could actually make Starbucks Wi-Fi usable
Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a breakthrough technology that could actually make the Wi-Fi hotspot at your local Starbucks perform …
Microsoft adds new sharing features to SkyDrive as cloud usage doubles in last six months [video]
We hear it everyday: cloud storage is the future. Microsoft (MSFT) revealed on Thursday that its SkyDrive cloud storage service has seen usage double in the …
LA lawyer sues Microsoft over Surface storage claims
In an apparent attempt to become a hero for people who have way too much time on their hands, Los Angeles-based attorney Andrew Sokolowski is suing …
Google wants to be a wireless carrier
Google (GOOG) has already conquered the software side of smartphones and now the technology giant is reportedly in talks to take over the airwaves. The …
More than 100 musicians unite to fight Pandora’s royalty-slashing bill
Internet music giant Pandora (P) has been having a tough couple of years. After filing for its initial public offering in June of 2011 the company’s …
Google Now wins ‘Innovation of the Year’ award, runs laps around ‘outdated’ Siri
Google (GOOG) Now has received a lot of acclaim over the past few months, and now it’s received the coveted “Innovation of the Year” award …
Former Windows boss Sinofsky denies he tried to take over Windows Phone division
In the aftermath of former Microsoft (MSFT) President of Windows Steven Sinofsky’s departure, the word on the street is that he reportedly wasn’t keen on collaboration, blew off presentations and …
Apple CEO Tim Cook named most powerful person in wireless
Though Samsung (005930) continues to close in, Apple (AAPL) is still the most successful consumer electronics company in the world by a healthy margin. Apple’s …
Google reveals government surveillance requests on the rise, led by the U.S.
Perhaps surprising no one, Google (GOOG) published its latest Transparency Report this week revealing it received 20,938 requests from governments around the world to hand over …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says building hardware ‘is a scene that must not go unexploited’
Following the “modest” launch of its Windows RT-powered Surface tablet, Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told Reuters the Redmond, Washington-based company is definitely looking into building more …
200 Samsung executives set to meet next month to discuss war with Apple
Samsung (005930) is the king of the hill right now. As other Android vendors struggle to make money in the smartphone market, Samsung is pulling …
AT&T refuses to tell customers how it measures capped bandwidth usage [updated]
Bandwidth caps have never been particularly popular, but customers will likely detest them even more if they feel they aren’t accurately implemented. And now DSLReports …
HP’s PC boss slams Microsoft Surface and Windows RT
Microsoft’s (MSFT) new Windows RT operating system is no stranger to criticism and while BGR’s review of the new Surface tablet was favorable, the device …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opens fire at Android, iOS
Microsoft (MSFT) has a lot riding on Windows Phone 8. After gaining barely any ground following the initial launch of Windows Phone 7 and the …
Google, Microsoft named among top five ‘best places to work’ in the world
Young software engineers looking for a dream job could do a lot worse than Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Per Business Insider, research firm Great …
Sinofsky reportedly blew off presentations, told execs to read his blog if they wanted Windows updates
As we anticipated, Steven Sinofsky’s departure from Microsoft (MSFT) has opened the floodgates for insider anecdotes chronicling the ways that the former Windows president allegedly …
Motorola wants to add Surface royalties to its Microsoft patent settlement
Motorola and Microsoft (MSFT) are the two latest technology companies currently embedded in a high-stakes patent litigation battle. The trial, which is taking place in …
Woz trolls Apple again, worries Microsoft is out-innovating his former company
Steve Wozniak has never been shy about needling his former company, even if it means praising the efforts of Apple’s (AAPL) longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT). …
iPad mini is a cannibal, but it creates more demand than it consumes
Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad mini will cannibalize sales of the company’s full-size iPad. It goes without saying. What remains unclear, however, is whether or not …
Samsung denies that it’s jacking up Apple processor prices by 20%
Earlier this week, MarketWatch reported that Samsung (005930) successfully managed to force Apple (AAPL) to pay 20% more for mobile processors in a deal that would last until 2014. The …
Google Fiber delivers cable-crushing 700Mbps download speeds to early adopter
Google (GOOG) began rolling out its first residential fiber deployments in Kansas City on Tuesday and the verdict from one early adopter is in: This …
Microsoft might finally be a threat to Apple in the mobile industry
In late 2010, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone platform burst onto the scene and was billed as the savior that would make the Redmond, Washington-based company …
The fight will continue: Samsung has no plans to settle with Apple
It looks like the legal battle between Samsung (005930) and Apple (AAPL) still has a long road ahead of it. Unlike HTC (2498), which recently settled …
Foxconn rolls out 10,000 ‘Foxbots’ as it moves ahead to replace 1 million workers
Foxconn announced in August last year that it was planning to have 1 million robots up and running in its factories within three years. As …
AT&T’s spectrum crunch said to have been overblown, company admits it is now well-positioned
AT&T’s (T) bid to acquire T-Mobile USA last year ended up falling apart, and that’s probably a good thing. During the soap opera that ensued …
Google starts hooking up lucky Kansas City homes with Google Fiber [video]
Kansas City is about to get the fastest commercial Internet service in the United States. Google (GOOG) on Tuesday said that it had started connecting …
