Google Music Store ‘will have a little twist’ Andy Rubin says
During the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Google’s Android boss Andy Rubin said his company’s upcoming music store “will have a little twist.” …
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Retailers failing shoppers, smartphones could be the answer
You are not alone if you walk into brick and mortar stores to check out a product only to turn around and buy it online …
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus reportedly built to avoid Apple patent lawsuits
Samsung specifically designed the Galaxy Nexus to avoid patent lawsuits from Apple, Samsung’s mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun told Yonhap News Agency Wednesday. “We will see …
Samsung Galaxy S II: More diamond, less rough
This is a tough break. Just a day after Motorola unveiled the revival of its iconic RAZR brand, and just hours after Samsung and Google …
Apple CEO Tim Cook unfazed by Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook sees no real threat from Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. On Apple’s earnings call on Tuesday, Cook dismissed the Kindle Fire and …
Apple’s Q4 miss was a gift for investors, Ticonderoga says
Apple reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday evening that missed analyst estimates by a fair margin, due in large part to iPhone sales that fell …
Nokia to target teenage market with ‘rejuvenated brand’
Nokia will aggressively pursue the teenage market with its next batch of phones, head of marketing for U.K. and Ireland John Nichols said recently. The …
Google Wallet now supported by seven new retailers [video]
Google recently announced that its Google Wallet NFC mobile payment service now accepts a host of new retail locations, including American Eagle Outfitters, Foot Locker, …
Dropbox turned down 9-figure buyout offer from Apple
The founders of popular file sharing service Dropbox turned down a multimillion dollar acquisition offer from Apple, Forbes reported in a recent article. Several rumors …
Apple to close retail stores tomorrow during Steve Jobs memorial
As Apple holds a memorial on Wednesday at its Cupertino, California campus to honor the life of co-Founder Steve Jobs, the company will close its …
Patent suggests Apple may have planned ‘iPhone nano’
Rumors of an iPhone nano are almost as old as the iPhone itself: the first such mumblings began in 2008. Now, Patently Apple suggests that …
Apple reports Q4 earnings; misses big on iPhone sales, steady on iPad, Mac sales
Apple on Tuesday reported its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011. Wall Street was expecting revenue of $29.5 billion and earnings of $7.29 …
Live from Motorola and Verizon’s DROID RAZR press conference!
We’re live at Motorola and Verizon Wireless’s press conference in New York City where the smart money is on a fresh new DROID smartphone that …
18.7 million tablets reportedly shipped in Q3, iPad market share grows
Tablet vendors shipped 18.7 million units during the third quarter of this year, DigiTimes said on Tuesday. Third-quarter shipments were up 27.5% over the second …
We’ll be covering Motorola and Verizon’s DROID unveiling live at 12PM EDT
Call it the DROID HD, call it the DROID RAZR, call it the Spyder or call it whatever else you want… in a few short …
Samsung sells over 30 million Galaxy S/Galaxy S II smartphones
Samsung announced on Monday that it has sold more than 30 million Galaxy S/Galaxy S II smartphones globally. Samsung said in late September that it …
Google to launch music store this quarter
Google will announce and launch its own music store this quarter, Business Insider said recently. The company revealed its Music beta service in May, which …
Samsung sues Apple to ban iPhone 4S sales in Japan and Australia
Samsung recently filed lawsuits in Japan and Australia in an attempt to prevent Apple from selling the iPhone 4S. In addition, Samsung is seeking to …
ITC judge rules that Apple does not infringe on HTC patents
A judge with the United States International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple is not infringing on four of HTC’s patents related to phone dialing …
Apple iPhone 4S review
The iPhone 4S is Apple’s top of the line smartphone, but is it just a small upgrade over the iPhone 4 or something entirely different? …
Apple sells over 4 million iPhone 4S handsets first weekend
Apple has just announced that company moved over 4 million iPhone 4S handsets opening weekend, an incredible number. Additionally, Apple says that over 25 million customers …
iPad 3 production starts this quarter according to Susquehanna
Production of Apple’s third-generation iPad is about to get underway according to Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro. According to Fidacaro, Apple’s manufacturing partners have …
Google to shutter Buzz, focus on Google+
Google announced on Friday that it is shutting down a number of properties in the coming months, the most notable of which is likely its …
Spotify surpasses 250,000 U.S. subscribers
Spotify now has more than 250,000 subscribers in the United States, Reuters reported recently. The service also now has more than 2 million paid subscribers …
Microsoft completes $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Microsoft announced on Friday that it has completed its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype. Skype will exist as a new division within Microsoft and Skype …
Sony Ericsson sales, net income slide in Q3; smartphones primary focus in 2012
Sony Ericsson reported its third-quarter results on Friday and while several figures suggest the company is on the upswing quarter-over-quarter, its net income and shipments …
Amazon may sell over 5 million Kindle Fire tablets in Q4
Amazon could ship 5 million or more Kindle Fire tablets in the fourth quarter of 2011, one analyst believes. Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar on Thursday …
Sprint confirms ‘best ever day of sales’ thanks to iPhone 4, iPhone 4S
Sprint on Friday confirmed that today’s iPhone launch has resulted in the carrier’s best-ever day of sales for a device family. “Sprint today reported its best …
BlackBerry outage could cost RIM $100 million
Research In Motion’s recent BlackBerry outage was the worst in the company’s history, leaving BlackBerry users in the Middle East, Europe, parts of South America, Canada, Africa and …
AT&T responds to FCC, says merger will ‘create thousands of jobs’
On Thursday the FCC wrote a letter to AT&T stating that the carrier failed to submit enough information detailing how it will create jobs in …
