RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue
Research In Motion will reportedly lay off at least 2,000 workers as the company struggles to regain its footing in a smartphone market dominated by …
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Facebook looks to Apple as it builds the 'Facebook phone'
Facebook has reportedly hired more than half a dozen former Apple engineers as part of renewed efforts to build an own-brand smartphone. According to a …
Facebook hit with another class action suit, this time over IPO debacle
Pennsylvania-based law firm Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook regarding the handling of its initial public offering, …
Facebook reportedly in talks to acquire Web browser maker Opera
Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, it looks like the company has no intention of slowing down. According to a report from Pocket-lint, the …
Google Transparency Report details copyright-related takedown requests for first time
In its latest Transparency Report, Google has included information about takedown requests related to copyright infringement for the first time ever. According to the data from this …
Comcast plans to charge customers for exceeding bandwidth cap
Comcast recently announced that it may soon begin charging additional fees to broadband Internet subscribers who go over their monthly bandwidth allowances. The cable operator …
Dish sued by networks over ad-skipping Auto Hop feature
CBS, Fox and NBC have independently filed lawsuits against Dish Network, claiming its new automatic commercial-deleting service Auto Hop violates copyright laws; Fox even goes …
Pandora now controls over 70% of top U.S. Internet radio market
Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy recently announced that the music streaming service had surpassed 150 million users in the United States and was the second most …
Sharp and Sony to terminate joint LCD venture
Sharp and Sony on Wednesday released a joint statement to announce the end of the companies’ joint venture to produce and sell LCD panels. Due …
$200 million in funding for ultra high-speed Internet up for grabs
The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project (Gig.U) and Gigabit Squared this week announced funding of $200 million for the nation’s first multi-community broadband gigabit …
Solar-powered airplane embarks on first transcontinental flight
An experimental solar-powered airplane embarked on its first transcontinental flight on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. The Solar Impulse plane left Switzerland and, after a …
Microsoft wins German ban on Motorola phones
A German regional court on Thursday issued an injunction against newly-acquired Motorola Mobility for infringing one of Microsoft’s patents, according to FOSS Patents. The manufacturer …
New FBI unit tasked with making Web and mobile communications easier to spy on
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently formed a new unit tasked with developing technologies that enable more effective means of monitoring Internet, mobile and VoIP …
The BGR Show premieres May 31st!
The first episode of The BGR Show doesn’t premiere until May 31st, but we wanted to put together a little something to tease the show …
Voice-controlled 4G cop car of the future identifies lawbreakers on its own [video]
Police officers may soon find themselves patrolling the streets in next-generation vehicles that combine Knight Rider with modern technology to create a cruiser that can …
Apple remains world's most valuable brand
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, is also the world’s most valuable brand according to a recent study by market-research firm Millward Brown. Over the past …
Facebook's record-breaking IPO put into perspective
Facebook made its initial public offering last Friday and while it didn’t go as smoothly as many had hoped, the offering was still the largest of …
HP beats the Street in Q2; confirms plans to cut 27,000 jobs as Q3 guidance misses
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported its second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected the computer giant to report revenue of $29.92 billion and earnings …
Google did not infringe Oracle's patents with Android
In the widely publicized patent infringement case between Google and Oracle, a San Francisco jury on Wednesday found that Google’s Android operating system does not …
File-sharing prospers despite increased legislation
Despite numerous attempts to halter file-sharing services such as The Pirate Bay, users continue to download copyrighted files. According to Lund University’s Cybernorms research project, …
Apple and Samsung fail to reach patent settlement during talks
After two days of settlement talks between the chief executives of Samsung and Apple, the two companies failed to reach an agreement that would end …
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but …
Apple's design boss says the best is yet to come
During an interview with The Telegraph published on Wednesday, Apple’s design boss Jonathan Ive said that his most impressive work at Apple has yet to …
Best Buy tops expectations in Q1, online revenue and mobile sales up
Best Buy on Tuesday reported results for the first quarter of 2012. The electronics retail giant posted better-than-expected earnings per share, despite declining store sales. …
WikiLeaks launches encrypted social network
Backers of the whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks recently launched Friends of WikiLeaks (FoWL), an encrypted social network for like-minded individuals. “Friends of WikiLeaks is a network …
Hollywood loves sequels: MPAA to push SOPA follow-up in 2013
The first version was hardly a hit, but Hollywood is already planning a sequel to the Stop Online Piracy Act that it will push in 2013, …
Less than 2% 'Like' mobile carriers despite millions spent on Facebook campaigns
Less than 2% of mobile carriers’ subscribers “Like” them on Facebook despite the millions of dollars they collectively spend in an effort to promote their …
Samsung accuses Apple's expert witnesses of being 'iSheep' in patent trial
Samsung has accused Apple of calling expert witnesses that exhibit “slavish adoration” to the company during an ongoing patent trial between the two consumer electronics …
Google closes Motorola acquisition
In line with earlier reports, Google on Tuesday finalized its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The $12.5 billion merger was approved by regulators in China on …
Alibaba repurchases half of Yahoo's stake for $7.1 billion
As Yahoo’s struggles continue, the company is looking to cut costs and dig up cash wherever it can. Yahoo announced plans last month to lay off …
