New Google studio aims to turn YouTube celebrities into actual stars
Imagine if the Star Wars Kid could have had a real light saber, or if Chris Crocker could have had Britney Spears show up to …
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Music industry’s anti-piracy playbook revealed: Site blocking, app removal and litigation
A leaked confidential report from the archaically-named International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has revealed a wide range of strategies being employed by the recording …
Internet co-creator Vint Cerf tells Internet history revisionists to shove it
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial from Gordon Crovitz asserting that the U.S. government played no significant role in the creation of …
Apple wants $2.5B in damages from Samsung, complains Samsung’s patent demands are crazy
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) are tangled in patent battles across the globe that seem like they might never end. This week, the tiresome tussles …
Sorry, Motorola: Google only loves you for your patents
Google’s (GOOG) love for Motorola is only as deep as its patent portfolio. Per the Wall Street Journal, Google recently filed documents with the Securities …
Samsung: Apple wouldn’t have sold a single iPhone without stealing our tech
Another day, another Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial. The two consumer electronics companies are preparing to do battle in San Jose, California next week, …
Big banks pump the brakes on Apple following huge earnings miss
Apple (AAPL) was and still is the darling of Wall Street. Sure, investors get the jitters from time to time, but sky-high price targets and …
LG manages $138 million profit in Q2 despite stalled smartphone efforts
LG Electronics (066570) on Wednesday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. As the company continues to push forward and pin hopes …
Comcast charges a wallet-incinerating $300 a month for new 305Mbps ‘platinum’ broadband
Comcast (CMCSA) customers now have access to roughly the same level of top-tier service as Verizon (VZ) FiOS customers if they’re willing to pay $90 …
Skype’s own privacy policy says it can spy on users’ IMs
There have been a lot of questions going around over the past few days about whether Microsoft (MSFT) and Skype are able to eavesdrop on …
Rock stars say Google is to blame for enabling piracy
Several rock legends, including Elton John, Robert Plant and Queen guitarist Brian May, sent a letter to the Telegraph on Tuesday accusing Google (GOOG) of enabling …
Apple’s revenue growth slowdown is fast – and global
Yes, spring is a slow period for Apple (AAPL) and its fiscal third-quarter results reflected that. It was that way last year as well because …
Apple post huge Q3 miss; EPS climbs to $9.32 on $35 billion in revenue
Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2012. As always, analysts were expecting another monster quarter from the Cupertino, …
Netflix beats Q2 earnings expectations, generates $889 million in revenue
Netflix’s (NFLX) stock has taken a beating over the past year — Netflix shares were trading around $80 on Tuesday, down from a 52-week high …
ISPs itching to bring data-cap racket to home broadband services
As much as consumers hate having their mobile data capped, there’s no question that caps on wireline broadband services have the potential to be a far …
Apple tells Samsung its technology is nearly worthless
An analysis of Apple’s (AAPL) settlement offer to Samsung (005930) reveals just how much Apple thinks Samsung’s technology is worth. FOSS Patents patent expert Florian …
Another one bites the dust: Apple wins European ban on Galaxy Tab 7.7
Sales of Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet have been banned in Europe following a ruling handed down by the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on Tuesday …
AT&T beats estimates with earnings of $0.66 per share in Q2, activates 3.7 million iPhones
AT&T (T) on Tuesday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Analysts were looking for another big quarter from the nation’s No.2 …
Kim Dotcom ups the heat on Obama with launch of Kim.com website [video]
Kim Dotcom is again sounding off against the White House, and this time he’s using more than his questionable singing voice. Dotcom, the mercurial Megaupload …
A desperate Nokia offers carriers a cut of revenue to sell Lumia phones
Nokia (NOK) lost $1 billion last quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter that Nokia lost at least $1 billion — the company lost $1.7 billion in …
Australian judge is just as sick of Apple and Samsung’s patent war as we are
Apparently we’re not alone in having grown tired of the ongoing smartphone patent wars. An American judge recently gave Apple and Samsung an earful and now, according …
HTC lowers the volume on Beats, sells back half its stake
In a recent feature, BGR questioned just how much HTC really gained from its $300 million investment in Beats Electronics. Apparently HTC (2498) has been …
A mobile meltdown in Spain
Last Friday, the world’s largest mobile carrier, Vodafone (VOD), reported disappointing second-quarter numbers. While its own share price decline was a moderate 1.7%, Vodafone’s report pushed …
Confirmed: Samsung to announce Galaxy Note II with 5.5-inch display at August 15th press event
We’ve been told by a source close to Samsung (005930) that the company will indeed be introducing a follow-up to the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy …
New Amazon deal brings Fringe, The West Wing and more to Prime Instant Video
Amazon (AMZN) on Friday announced a new partnership with Warner Brothers (TWX) that will bring new content to its Prime Instant Video library. The new …
Foxconn looks for a board seat at Sharp as Apple HDTV nears
Manufacturing heavyweight Foxconn (2354) is reportedly interested in acquiring board seats at Sharp Electronics (6753), DigiTimes reported on Friday. The company received three non-executive board …
Yahoo’s $100M woman sends first memo to troops
A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that newly appointed Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer will potentially earn $100 million …
Judge denies Samsung’s appeal, Galaxy Tab ban stands
A United States Court of Appeals on Friday denied Samsung’s (005930KS) second attempt to stop its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from being banned, The Register reported. …
More than a quarter of high school kids have sexted
The issue of “sexting” has been widely covered by the media, but the practice of sending explicit images and text messages via mobile phones may be …
Google acquires popular third-party iPhone and Mac email client Sparrow
The CEO of the Sparrow, maker of the popular third-party email client by the same name, announced on Friday that Google (GOOG) has acquired the …
