Color gets the last laugh: Apple to acquire troubled startup for double-digit millions [updated]
Just one day after a false report that Color Labs was preparing to shut its doors, a new report claims Apple (AAPL) will soon acquire the company …
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Sprint acquires a controlling 50.8% stake in Clearwire
With Softbank (SFTBY) acquiring a 70% stake in Sprint (S), it was speculated by Bloomberg that the latter would be unlikely to push on with its efforts to buy a …
Verizon profit and revenue grow in Q3 as iPhone 5 boosts subscriber additions
Boosted by the launch of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5, Verizon (VZ) on Thursday reported a solid quarter with net subscriber addition figures that crushed Wall …
Nokia loses $1.27 billion in Q3 for sixth consecutive quarterly loss
Nokia (NOK) on Thursday posted its sixth consecutive quarterly loss — and fourth consecutive quarterly loss of more than $1 billion. The struggling smartphone vendor’s …
The Pirate Bay moves entire operation to the cloud, thwarts copyright cops
The Pirate Bay has grown tired of government agents raiding its data treasure trove and is smuggling away all its booty to the cloud. As …
Google CEO Page knocks antitrust regulators at first public appearance in months [video]
Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page made a return to the public spotlight this week and talked about his company’s recent troubles with antitrust regulators in …
Google pays its engineers more than anyone in Silicon Valley
If you want to make money as a software engineer then your best bet is to work at Google (GOOG). Per the Wall Street Journal, a …
Google now lets you explore its data centers with Street View [video]
Have you ever wondered what Google’s (GOOG) data centers look like? Short answer: incredibly clean and organized. Google announced on its official blog that users …
RIM says BlackBerry users are ‘black sheep by choice’
As Research In Motion’s (RIMM) struggles continue, the company is doing its best to retain the most faithful members of its enthusiastic user base. In …
Foxconn says iPhone 5 is the most difficult device it has ever built
Still can’t get an iPhone 5? It might be Apple’s (AAPL) fault and not just a display production shortage. According to The Wall Street Journal, …
A moment of truth for Verizon on Thursday
On Thursday morning, Verizon (VZ) will report its third-quarter numbers. All eyes will be on the mobile subscriber addition figure. Verizon previously added 888,000 new …
Can BlackBerry be ‘cool’ again? Sure, but it needs to give its fans something to work with first
The New York Times published a fairly silly article on Tuesday that revealed BlackBerry devices have become a source of mild embarrassment for people who hang out …
Microsoft Surface preorders for base model sell out in under 24 hours
Though the odds are against it and pricing seems questionable to some, launch-day preorders for the base model of Microsoft’s (MSFT) debut tablet are already sold …
Sprint may not want to buy Clearwire after all
One of the predicted benefits of the Softbank (SFTBY)-Sprint (S) merger is that Sprint will now have enough cash on hand to buy up Clearwire …
Amazon chief Bezos wants governments to enforce a patent war ceasefire
Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos, like a lot of people, is tired of the never-ending barrage of patent lawsuits being filed throughout the tech industry. …
Survey shows only 33% of companies plan to upgrade to Windows 8
While Windows 8’s new Metro interface promises a fresh look for longtime Windows users, a new survey from Forrester Research finds that only about 33% of …
Foxconn investigation finds underage interns working at Chinese factory
After conducting an internal investigation, Foxconn (2038) issued a statement saying it discovered some of its interns at its Yantai facility in the Shandong Province were as …
Microsoft's Surface pricing is flat-out crazy
I was pretty bullish about Microsoft’s (MSFT) line of Surface tablets until I learned what they’d actually cost. Now, I understand that some people think that Windows …
Beneath the Surface: Inventing the tablet that reinvents Microsoft
Both literally and figuratively, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface is more than just a tablet. In the literal sense, the sleek device is something of a tablet-notebook …
MetroPCS shareholders revolt over T-Mobile deal
Maybe the T-Mobile/MetroPCS (PCS) merger isn’t a done deal after all. As TmoNews reports, some MetroPCS shareholders have filed a lawsuit to block the merger and …
Softbank CEO on why he bought Sprint: 'I am a man and every man wants to be number one'
Softbank (SFTBY) CEO Masayoshi Son may hail from Japan, but he’s already showing a cowboy-like swagger that will help him fit right in here in America. …
Apple scoops up Amazon search executive William Stasior to beef up Siri
Apple (AAPL) is in the news for the second time in two weeks for hiring another top employee from a competing company. According to AllThingsD, …
Study shows P2P music thieves also buy more music than everyone else
The recording industry may loathe users who illegally download free music using peer-to-peer technologies such as BitTorrent, but it turns out that these music thieves …
Democrat says Congress will slap the FTC if it dares to sue Google
Consider yourself warned, Federal Trade Commission. The Hill reports that Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) has issued a stark warning to the FTC that Congress will act …
Apple's plan to ditch Samsung started with the iPhone 5's A6 chip
Apple (AAPL) has long relied on Samsung (005930) for help with its hardware even though the two companies are perpetually at each other’s throats. But now unnamed …
Softbank's $20 billion Sprint buy gets official
It’s official: Sprint (S) is getting bought up. Japanese wireless company Softbank (SFTBY) announced on Monday that it will pay just north of $20 billion …
Survey shows 23% of all 'app gamers' play exclusively on smartphones and tablets
Given how successful games such as Rovio’s Bad Piggies have been, it’s not shocking that mobile gaming hasn’t peaked yet. According to the NPD Group’s …
Yahoo's grand homepage redesign leaks out
Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer has wasted no time in turning the Internet portal into a lean and mean Web machine since she landed the …
Apple licenses Swiss Railways' copyrighted clock design after being accused of stealing it
Apple (AAPL) has made it a case to point fingers and sue Samsung (005930) for copying its patented product designs, but when it uses another company’s copyrighted …
Amazon acknowledges Kindle Paperwhite's limitations, claims uneven lighting is normal
Amazon’s (AMZN) new Kindle Paperwhite has received high marks from both the general public and earlier reviewers, but users have noticed that the device has …
