WSJ details RIM’s long, sad decline
How resistant were executives at RIM to changing with the times? So resistant that, according to former Bank of America Securities analyst Brian Blair, they …
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Apple to launch an overhauled iTunes by year end
Apple is reportedly planning a complete overhaul of its iTunes service, marking one of the largest changes since the music software debuted in 2003, Bloomberg reported. According to …
Nexus 7 is ‘just another Android-based tablet’
Forget the quad-core processor and rock-bottom $199 price tag, forget the brand new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, and forget that it is Google’s …
Microsoft to launch ‘Xbox Music’ Spotify-like streaming service this year
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new streaming music service that will tie in to its Xbox suite of gaming and entertainment services. Bloomberg on …
Amazon prepping two new Kindle Fire tablets with improved build, metal casing
Amazon is working on not one, but two new Kindle Fire tablets that will launch in the coming months. Earlier reports suggested that Amazon will …
Analysts on RIM Q1 earnings: Expect a bloodbath
Things haven’t been going well for RIM and they likely won’t get any better when Thursday’s earnings report comes out. All Things D has talked with …
Google’s profit on every Nexus 7 tablet sold: $0
Google unveiled its first own-brand tablet on Wednesday, and it may end up forcing Android tablet vendors to make big changes to their strategies. The …
Waze social GPS technology coming to cars later this year
Waze, the popular mobile application that offers turn-by-turn navigation, will soon make the jump from smartphones to cars later this year, according to the company’s …
Apple changes App Store search without warning, costs developers sales
Apple recently made some changes to the search algorithm used by its iOS App Store, and the move may end up having a serious impact on app …
Best Buy founder looks to take the retailer private
After ousting its CEO and closing a slew of stores, it’s safe to say that Best Buy has had a difficult year. As the company’s stock continues …
The Nexus 7: Google just brought a knife to a gunfight
Google on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system and along with it, the company’s first own-brand tablet. Dubbed the “Nexus 7,” …
Google teases more details about its Glass project
Google Glass, Google’s tantalizing glasses headset that projects images and data directly onto users’ eyes, got its own segment at Google I/O Wednesday even though …
Google announces tablet version of Google+
Google today announced a tablet-specific version of its Google+ social network. Among other things the new tablet applications will feature Hangouts that automatically switch cameras …
T-Mobile CEO Phillip Humm resigns
T-Mobile on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive officer Phillip Humm has resigned from the company affective immediately. Chief Operations Officer Jim Alling will replace Humm …
‘We Know What You’re Doing’ website outs drug users, boss-haters and more on Facebook
Facebook’s repeated privacy snafus always make the news and cause a stir among users, but a surprising number of Facebook members throw caution to the …
Five years later: Apple iPhone has generated $150 billion in sales, 250 million units shipped
Friday marks five years since Apple unveiled the iPhone on June 29th, 2007, and the five smartphones Apple has launched since that date have helped …
Apple wins sales ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet
Sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet have been banned in the United States by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. “Although Samsung has a …
Apple DOJ eBook trial set for next summer
Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has set the date for Apple’s eBook antitrust trial, …
Vizio announces Co-Star with Google TV and OnLive gaming, available next month for $99
Vizio on Tuesday announced the future availability of its Co-Star Stream Player. The set-top box is powered by the latest version of Google TV and includes …
Hundreds of Rogers employees face the ax
Canadian wireless giant Rogers Communications will be cutting at least 400 more jobs soon after letting 300 workers go earlier this year, the Financial Post reports. …
Smartphone market to grow 38% in Q2 2012
Market research firm Strategy Analytics now projects that smartphone shipments will grow 38% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2012, although the firm cautions that growth …
Spotify said to be No.2 source of revenue for major music labels
Digital music streaming company Spotify is reportedly now the No.2 source of revenue for major music labels. The report comes from Business Insider and cites an …
Patent trolls cost companies $29 billion in 2011
Patent trolls — that is, entities that purchase patents in bulk and sue other companies for infringement despite not making any products of their own — …
Woz goes to bat for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has never been one to shy away from courting controversy, even when it’s at the expense of his former company. This …
Galaxy S III supply crunch may have cost Samsung millions in sales
Samsung’s flagship smartphone for 2012, the Galaxy S III, launched in the United States earlier this month and while the sleek new smartphone has seemingly …
Facebook scraps Find Friends Nearby app after one day
Facebook has pulled a new application designed to help users make friends in their areas. The new Find Friends Nearby application that uses a device’s …
Facebook changes users’ email addresses to their own
How many people out there use Facebook as their primary email service? Although the answer is “not many,” Facebook is trying to change that by …
Two LulzSec hackers plead guilty to hacking charges
Two LulzSec hackers may soon learn that it’s easier to break into government databases than it is to break out of jail. Ryan Cleary, 19, and …
Microsoft Yammer acquisition gets official
The rumors were true: Microsoft is indeed buying business-centric social networking site Yammer for $1.2 billion, or $200 million more than early rumors indicated. A presumably …
Google TV to see a ‘big update’ at developer conference
Despite Google TV’s shortcomings, the Internet giant is still fully dedicated to the platform and will announce an update at its annual developer conference this …
