T-Mobile responds to Sen. Al Franken’s recommendation against AT&T merger
Minnesota Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice earlier this week, stating that …
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Mass production of Intel ultrabooks slated for September
Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and HP will begin to mass produce Intel-powered ultrabooks in September, on schedule for a second-half launch, DigiTimes reported on Tuesday. …
Software patents ‘gumming up’ smartphone innovation, Google’s general counsel says
Apple, Google, HTC, Samsung, Microsoft… it’s hard to name a technology company that’s not currently involved in a patent battle with another firm. Google’s general …
Netflix could lose 2.5 million subscribers following rate increase
Netflix could shed as many as 2.5 million paying customers as a result of its recent move to significantly increase the monthly cost of its …
HTC willing to bury the hatchet with Apple in patent battle
Speaking with Bloomberg recently, HTC’s chief financial officer Winston Yung said that his company is open to cutting a deal with Apple over various patents …
Did RIM lose its BlackBerry software boss just ahead of QNX transition?
BGR has learned that Research In Motion’s head of BlackBerry software may have left the company. Suresh Periyalwar, Senior Vice President of Handheld Software, had …
HTC Puccini, the company’s first 10-inch tablet, uncovered
In addition to exclusively revealing the first photos of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II earlier this morning, we also got our hands on the first …
Exclusive images of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II revealed
BGR has obtained exclusive images of AT&T’s upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. Following our report on Monday showing an unnamed Samsung slider headed to …
Qualcomm to add gesture recognition to Snapdragon chips
Qualcomm announced that it has purchased gesture recognition technology from GestureTek on Monday. “Applications processors are enabling a range of new ways for consumers to …
Samsung taps ex-Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci to boost notebook biz
Acer’s former chief executive Gianfranco Lanci may join Samsung to assist with building the Korean firm’s notebook business, DigiTimes reported on Monday. Gianfranco Lanci resigned …
Microsoft sued for patent infringement over Kinect controller tech
Microsoft is being sued for patent infringement over motion-sensing technology used in its blockbuster gaming accessory, the Microsoft Kinect. Ohio-based Impulse Technology has filed a …
Apple’s Siri-based iOS voice controls dubbed ‘Assistant’
It has been about 15 months since Apple acquired Siri for a reported $200 million, and it looks as though we won’t have to wait …
HTC’s Chief Innovation Officer, Horace Luke, resigns for personal reasons
BGR has exclusively learned that Horace Luke, former Chief Innovation Officer at HTC, has left the company as of April 30th 2011. “Horace Luke, HTC’s …
Unnamed Samsung Android slider headed for AT&T
If Samsung’s Android lineup is feeling a little sparse on AT&T, don’t worry… there’s about to be a new flagship in town. We have just …
AT&T preps for early to mid-September iPhone 5 launch
BGR has exclusively learned that AT&T has begun communicating launch plans internally for Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5 handset. We have been told that AT&T has …
RIM to lay off 2,000 employees, reorganize management
Research In Motion will lay off 2,000 of its employees, or about 10% of its total workforce, as part of a cost optimization program. “The …
Apple Store at Grand Central Terminal a done deal
Apple has reached a deal with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to open a massive Apple Store in the main terminal at Grand Central. …
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OS X Lion 10.7.2 around the corner?
We’ve just received a tip that OS X Lion 10.7.2, a combo update, is available for Mac developers in Apple’s developer site. While the OS …
Apple ponders Hulu purchase
Apple is toying with the idea of placing a bid on the Hulu video streaming service, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. In June, Hulu announced that …
Lodsys goes after top-dog gaming firms Atari, EA, Rovio in patent suit
Lodsys, the company that has been accusing iOS and Android developers of illegally using its in-app purchasing technology, is now also targeting high-profile gaming firms …
Dish Network to shutter 200 more Blockbuster stores
Dish Network on Thursday revealed plans to shutter 200 additional Blockbuster stores, dropping the number of nationwide locations to approximately 1,500. Dish won an auction …
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 4
On cue, Apple has just seeded iOS 5 beta 4 to developers. The biggest change? It’s an OTA update… finally! The build itself is 915274d …
Customers sue AT&T to block T-Mobile acquisition
A handful of AT&T’s customers are now fighting against its planned acquisition of T-Mobile. Law firm Bursor & Fisher filed lawsuits against AT&T on behalf …
Personal Audio goes for round 2 after winning patent decision against Apple
Patent holding firm Personal Audio LLC is suing Apple for patent infringement surrounding IP covering playlist implementation on multiple Apple devices. The firm was recently …
Verizon Q2 earnings top estimates; CEO will step down
Verizon Communications on Friday reported second-quarter earnings that topped the Street’s estimates, though it failed to match AT&T’s impressive wireless growth during the quarter. Revenue …
Qualcomm chip shipment forecast lower than expected, Europe to blame
Qualcomm said it expects to ship between 120 million and 125 million chips during the quarter ending in September, a figure that is lower than …
Microsoft reports blow-out Q4, record year on Xbox sales
Microsoft released its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday and noted that its revenue of $17.73 billion was greater than any other fourth quarter in the …
Verizon COO: AT&T/T-Mobile merger will ‘probably go through’
Speaking during a recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Verizon’s Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam said he expects AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA …
Apple passes Nokia to become world’s top smartphone vendor
Continued strong sales of Apple’s blockbuster smartphone have propelled the Cupertino-based company into the No. 1 spot globally. As noted by the Financial Times, Apple …
