FCC to block rollout of LightSquared 4G LTE network
LTE startup LightSquared is about to be dealt the final blow in a longstanding battle that has seen its dream of becoming “America’s dumbest pipe” shattered. …
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BlackBerry dealt another blow as government agency opts for iPhones, Android
Government deployment of BlackBerry smartphones in the United States has been big business for struggling Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, but the tide seems to …
AT&T on data throttling: Blame yourselves
In an effort to justify its policies surrounding data service throttling for subscribers with unlimited smartphone data plans, AT&T on Tuesday issued a brief report …
Apple’s iPad 2 pulled from Amazon China as lawsuit looms
Apple’s class-leading iPad 2 tablet has been pulled from Amazon’s website in China following a lawsuit filed by Chinese firm Proview International. Proview recently filed suit …
Foxconn owner Hon Hai reports huge revenue growth in January
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd., parent company of original device manufacturer Foxconn, reported huge revenue growth of nearly 50% for the month of January, …
Apple tops Google in corporate reputation, study shows
Apple has edged out Google to become the most reputable company of 2012, according to a study from marketing research firm Harris Interactive. The firm’s …
BitTorrent inventor’s new p2p tech could ‘kill off television’
BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen took the stage at the San Francisco MusicTech Summit on Monday and gave onlookers a live demonstration of his new peer-to-peer …
Chinese firm looks to block iPad sales across the globe
On Monday, Chinese officials seized 45 iPads in response to a trademark complaint from Proview International, the owner of the “iPad” name in China. Proview …
Live: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Goldman Sachs tech conference
Apple chief executive Tim cook is scheduled to speak at Goldman Sachs’s annual Technology and Internet Conference on Tuesday, and Apple is streaming the CEO’s …
Samsung exec: Apple’s ‘iTV’ is nothing to worry about
Samsung was the No.1 flat panel TV vendor in 2011 and despite a seemingly imminent threat from Apple, the company is not concerned much about …
Apple could be in hot water over ‘iTV’
Apple hasn’t even announced the HDTV that has been rumored for months, but it is already the most talked-about television in the world. While the …
Mozilla plans Metro-style Firefox browser for Windows 8
Mozilla announced on Monday that it will release a Metro-specific version of Firefox for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 platform. The browser will require “a new …
Google’s Motorola acquisition approved by Justice Department
The United States Department of Justice has approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Reuters’s Poornima Gupta reports. The deal gained regulatory approval …
NPD: Apple ends 2011 as No.1 brand, Best Buy top retailer
Consumer technology hardware sales in the United States fell 0.5% percent in 2011, ending the year just shy of $144 billion according to market research …
BitTorrent piracy has no impact on U.S. box office sales, study finds
Though box office revenues declined for the second consecutive year in 2011, a new study suggests that there is little if any correlation between United …
European Commission approves Google’s Motorola acquisition
Google on Monday announced that its proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility has been approved by regulators in Europe. “We’re happy that today the European Commission approved …
By the numbers: Apple vs. the world
The news that Apple planned to unveil its third-generation iPad in early March sent Apple’s stock soaring to $500 and beyond, and it brought back …
A single share of Apple stock now costs more than an iPad
The “Apple is worth more than” meme has gotten plenty of play over the past year, but a new measure of Apple’s success emerged on …
Fair Labor Association to investigate Apple’s suppliers
Apple on Monday announced that the Fair Labor Association will be conducting audits of its suppliers, and the investigation will include Foxconn’s factories in Shenzhen …
German court dismisses Motorola patent lawsuit against Apple
On Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court of Germany announced that Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Apple had been dismissed. The patent in question was considered essential …
Google testing ‘next generation personal communication device’
Google hasn’t been known as a hardware vendor in the past. That may soon change thanks to the company’s pending acquisition of Motorola, and recent reports suggest Google …
AT&T doubles handset upgrade fee to $36 [updated]
AT&T is increasing the fee charged when subscribers upgrade to new handsets on contract beginning this Sunday. BGR has been informed by multiple readers via email …
Video game sales plummet in January, Xbox leads consoles for sixth straight month
Sales of video game hardware and software in the United States plummeted last month according to new data from market research firm The NPD Group. …
Apple sues Samsung over autocorrect patent
Earlier this week, Apple filed a new patent lawsuit against Samsung in San Jose, California according to PaidContent. The complaint covers two patents, the first relating …
Unstoppable file-sharing network ‘Tribler’ spells trouble for copyright holders
Copyright holders thought they had scored a major victory last month when one of the biggest file-sharing networks in the world was shuttered. Megaupload had …
Kodak to stop making digital cameras as struggles continue
Kodak said it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on more profitable products, reports the …
Google reportedly prepping free Dropbox competitor
Google is preparing to launch a new cloud storage service that will compete directly with popular start up Dropbox and similar services. The Wall Street …
Public interest group sues Google to block new privacy policy
A public interest group asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block Google from changing its privacy policy, reports Reuters. The lawsuit comes from the …
Government agency ditches BlackBerry for iPhone, iPad
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency within the United States Department of Commerce, will stop using BlackBerry phones later this year and instead …
Google developing Android-powered home entertainment system
Google is developing a home-entertainment system to stream music wirelessly throughout a users’ houses, The Wall Street Journal reports. The device will be Google-branded, marking a …
