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 …
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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 …
FBI dossier on Steve Jobs from 1991 released to the public
In 1991, Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs was considered for a sensitive position in the Bush Administration, according to a recently released FBI dossier. The 191-page …
Megaupload shutdown did nothing to slow piracy, study finds
The recent federal takedown of notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was initially seen as a huge victory for owners of copyrighted music and movies, but new …
RIM’s recent marketing blitz deemed a bust; BlackBerry 7 sales weakened in January
When new CEO Thorsten Henis took the reins at Research In Motion, he immediately pointed to the smartphone vendor’s marketing strategy as an area the …
Can smartphone vendors survive with Apple and Samsung dominating the industry?
Apple and Samsung are in the midst of a patent-fueled war with no end in site, but the pair has also inadvertently joined forces to make …
German court clears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale
A German court affirmed a preliminary ruling on Thursday that determined Samsung’s reworked tablet does not look so much like the iPad that it should …
iPad 3 announcement coming in March
All Things D is reporting that Apple is going to hold its annual iPad introduction event during the first week of March. Going one step …
Google’s Motorola buy set to gain approval next week
Google’s bid to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion is set to gain regulatory approval as soon as next week, multiple reports claim. Google announced …
E Ink revenues nose dive 60% in January
E Ink, the popular company that provides paper-look gray-scale displays for eReaders, reported consolidated revenues of $48.02 million in January, down 63.6% from the same …
Vonage brings free calling and messaging to iPhone, Android
Vonage on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones that affords free calling and messaging along with cheap international calling …
Amazon announces content agreement with Viacom for Kindle Fire, Prime customers
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a new agreement with Viacom to provide a larger selection of television content to its Kindle …
Protesters to rally against Apple at Grand Central store tomorrow
Protesters plan to stage a demonstration tomorrow in an effort to take Apple to task for partnering with Eastern manufacturers repeatedly accused of mistreating factory …
Why the iPhone is worse than a BlackBerry
I love my iPhone. In fact, I’ve loved every iPhone Apple has launched since the first model was unveiled in 2007. Slowly but surely, Apple …
Facebook addiction explained: study shows psychophysiological arousal from social media
A recent study showed that social networks like Twitter and Facebook are potentially more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol, and now we may have an …
Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the 803: 4-inch AMOLED, Symbian Belle and the largest camera sensor you’ve ever seen
Information has been appearing in dribs and drabs about Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the Nokia 803, but a trusted source of ours has come through …
Carriers hate the iPhone
Apple’s iPhone is the most profitable product offered by the most valuable company in the world. With only three iPhone models in its lineup, the …
Nokia to shed 4,000 jobs as manufacturing shifts to Asia
Nokia plans to eliminate 4,000 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting effort that will see much of its manufacturing shift to Asia. The cuts …
Sprint posts $1.3 billion net loss in Q4; 1.8M iPhones sold, 1.6M net subscribers added
Sprint on Wednesday reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2011. The nation’s No.3 carrier sold 1.8 million iPhones, 40% of which were sold …
Acer sues former CEO for violating non-compete agreement
Acer has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive officer Gianfranco Lanci for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement. Lanci left Acer last March after …
ComScore: Amazon growth doubled the rest of the e-commerce market in Q4
Amazon announced the company’s fourth quarter results last week, which fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. The company reported $17.4 billion in revenue, with net sales up 35% …
Apple edges out IBM to become the top brand of 2011
Apple has edged out IBM to become the top brand of 2011, according to an annual list from marketing strategy firm Davis Brand Capital. The …
Apple claimed a staggering 80% of mobile profit in Q4
Impressive data points from Apple’s record-setting holiday quarter continue to trickle out, and new estimates suggest that the company accounted for a staggering share of …
Samsung takes another page from Apple’s playbook: increase margins
Apple has argued on multiple occasions that Samsung builds mobile products that “blatantly imitate the appearance of Apple’s products to capitalize on Apple’s success.” Courts seem …
New Verizon, Redbox joint venture to offer Netflix-like video streaming
Verizon and Redbox-owner Coinstar on Monday announced a new joint venture in which the two companies will offer a new streaming video service. The joint …
iPhone 4S launch sent Apple Store sales skyrocketing
Apple Stores are often busy and with the release of new iPhones and iPads, Apple’s retail locations become bombarded with waves of excited customers. According …
ITC attorney backs Barnes & Noble in Microsoft patent case
Barnes & Noble on Monday received some potentially good news following the rejection of its antitrust suit against Microsoft earlier this month. Microsoft is looking …
