Google will remain default Firefox search engine for three more years
Mozilla announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Google in which Google Search will remain the default search engine in Firefox for the …
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Sony sells 321,400 PlayStation Vitas in first two days
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming system made its debut in Japan on Saturday and early sales estimates are beginning to trickle out. According to research firm …
NFL, NBC to stream Superbowl live online and to Verizon mobile users for first time ever
The NFL and NBC will stream Superbowl XLVI live online and to mobile devices for the first time ever in February. Unfortunately, the broadcast won’t …
YouTube touts over 1 trillion video playbacks in 2011 [video]
Google on Tuesday announced that videos on YouTube were collectively played more than 1 trillion times this past year. In its look back on the …
RIM reportedly rejected takeover talks with Amazon this summer
Research In Motion reportedly cut short takeover talks with Amazon and other companies, preferring to instead attempt to solve its own financial woes. Reuters broke news of …
LightSquared demands approval from FCC
LightSquared on Tuesday issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission ostensibly demanding approval to build out its 4G LTE network. LightSquared executive vice president of regulatory affairs …
Aluminum dust contributed to explosion at iPad factory, China Labor Watch says
Aluminum dust, which accumulates during the iPad polishing process, likely contributed to the recent explosion at an iPad plant that injured 61 workers according to the …
AT&T may eye Dish Network acquisition for much-needed spectrum
AT&T is in such need of spectrum following the collapse of its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, that one analyst thinks the carrier may soon seek …
U.S. government to probe Verizon’s $3.6 billion spectrum deal with Comcast
The antitrust division of the United States Justice Department will investigate Verizon Wireless’s plans to acquire spectrum from Comcast and its partners for $3.6 billion. …
Samsung overtakes Apple in Australia despite patent attacks, becomes No.1 phone vendor
As Samsung continues to field repeated patent-related strikes from Apple in Australia and around the world, the Cupertino-based company’s aggressive stance seems to be having …
Inspired by Siri’s success, Nuance acquires Vlingo
Nuance announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Vlingo, a voice-to-text and voice recognition technology firm that was once the subject of a Nuance …
T-Mobile USA to receive AWS spectrum and a 3G roaming deal from AT&T breakup
Deutsche Telekom recently detailed the breakup terms AT&T agreed to following the deterioration of its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Deutsche Telekom will receive $3 …
Apple takes patent attacks in a new direction
Apple’s aggressive patent strategy has hit a few speed bumps lately. The Cupertino, California-based company won an injunction on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
Apple acquires Israeli flash memory firm Anobit for $500 million
Apple has reportedly completed its acquisition of Israel-based flash memory firm Anobit in a deal worth up to $500 million. Hebrew-language financial newspaper Calcalist on …
‘Free shipping day’ pulls in $1.07 billion as 2011 holiday spending tops $30 billion
This past Friday will go down in the record books as another heavy spending day this holiday season. Consumers spent a total of $1.07 billion …
British Telecom files patent infringement suit against Google
British Telecommunications (BT) has filed a patent infringement complaint against Google with the U.S. District Court of Delaware in which it has accused Google of “willfully” infringing on …
Skype sponsors free Wi-Fi in more than 60 U.S. airports during the holidays
Flying home for the holidays and navigating through crowded airports — or facing flight delays, as is often the case — may be a hair …
Explosion at iPad plant injures 61 workers
The safety of workers at electronics manufacturing plants has again been called into question on reports that 61 people were injured by an explosion at …
HTC responds to ITC ruling, says it has a solution ready to address Apple patent violations
HTC on Monday responded to a ruling from the United States International Trade Commission that will ban the import of several HTC devices beginning April …
ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices in Apple patent ruling
A judge with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Monday that HTC is guilty of infringing Apple’s patents in several devices. The ITC also ordered …
AT&T cancels plans to acquire T-Mobile USA
AT&T on Monday announced that it has ended its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telecom. “The actions by the Federal Communications Commission and …
ITC to review decision in HTC vs. Apple patent spat
The United States International Trade Commission recently said that it would review a judge’s decision from earlier this year, which cleared Apple of violating four …
We’re looking for an editor and full-time writer!
It’s scary to think that we’ve grown so much with just a small group of talented people. With that said, we’re looking to expand our …
Misguided protesters should ‘occupy’ Apple, former San Francisco mayor says
Protesters who are part of the Occupy Movement in San Francisco are misplacing their efforts according to former city mayor Willie Brown. In a column …
HTC Elite flagship phone and 4G LTE Windows Phone to hit AT&T in early 2012
BGR has learned from a trusted source that HTC is preparing to switch up the company’s strategy a bit in 2012. In order to focus …
Jurors in $1 billion Microsoft antitrust suit fail to reach verdict
Jurors in a Utah court failed to reach a verdict in an antitrust lawsuit filed against Microsoft more than six years ago. Software firm Novell …
Apple’s A5 chip reportedly now manufactured by Samsung in Texas
Apple and other consumer electronics companies typically look to the Far East for components, but a new report suggests that the production of Apple’s current …
Verizon to bolster 4G LTE network with $315 million Cox spectrum buy
Cox Communications on Friday announced an agreement that will see Verizon Wireless purchase its 20MHz AWS spectrum licenses for $315 million. Verizon announced a deal …
Carrier IQ revealed to be installed on 26 million Sprint phones and 900,000 AT&T phones
Documents related to a Senate inquiry into Carrier IQ and its smartphone software reveal that Sprint is by far the company’s biggest carrier client in …
Jury close to verdict in $1 billion Microsoft antitrust suit
A jury in Utah reportedly said it is close to reaching a verdict in a case that could cost Microsoft $1 billion in damages. Software …
