Apple chews away at Nokia, posts best smartphone share growth in Q1
According to new data from IHS iSuppli, Apple’s smartphone market share increased 14.9% during the first quarter of this year — more than any other …
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Google unveils Music Beta by Google
We can’t say it comes as much of a surprise, but Google has just taken the wraps off of a service many of us have …
Android Honeycomb 3.1 unveiled
Google on Tuesday announced its first major update to the Honeycomb OS. Key feature additions in Honeycomb 3.1 include resizable home screen widgets, added support for new …
Live from the Google I/O 2011 keynote!
It’s a beautiful day in San Francisco, California today — the perfect setting for the Google’s 2011 global developer conference, better known as Google I/O. The battalion of Google …
Microsoft to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. The news comes just days after reports surfaced that Facebook and …
Google to launch Music Beta cloud music service today at I/O
Google is expected to announce its long anticipated entrance into cloud-based music on Tuesday from its Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The New York …
Amazon Cloud Player now plays friendly with iOS
Amazon’s Cloud Player, which provides access to music stored on your Amazon Cloud Drive, is now working in Safari on iOS devices including the iPhone, …
HP launches ‘DataPass’ prepaid data service, competes directly with carriers
HP on Monday unveiled a new service that will push the scope of its business wider still. The PC giant has just launched “DataPass,” a …
Foxconn denies making workers sign no-suicide pact
Foxconn on Monday issued a formal response to reports from last week claiming the Chinese electronics manufacturer makes its employees sign a document promising they …
AT&T to defend T-Mobile acquisiton in D.C. this week
The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet on Wednesday to discuss AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom — and AT&T’s competitors …
Samsung DROID Charge review
I’ve spent more than a week living and breathing alongside the Samsung DROID Charge, Verizon’s second 4G LTE smartphone, and and it had some pretty …
Internal emails from Google manager suggest Android isn’t so open
The “is Android open?” question is one that constantly fades in and out of focus on blogs and in the tech media. The latest snippet that …
‘Inside Apple’ gives rare glimpse into Steve Jobs’ personality, Apple secrets
Fortune recently published an article by Adam Lashinsky titled “Inside Apple” that provides dozens of insights into the business and culture at Apple, as well …
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Google getting voyeuristic, adding interior photos of businesses to Places [video]
In conjunction with its Places service, Google is piloting a new, free feature for business owners. Being called Business Photos, Google is looking to supplement an establishment’s …
U.S. Cellular to launch LTE network ‘in time for holidays’
Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has officially thrown its hat into the 4G ring. “U.S. Cellular, in conjunction with its partnership with King Street Wireless, …
MKM: Motorola may still sell 500,000 Verizon phones in Q2 despite DROID BIONIC delay
MKM Partners analyst Terry Kuittinen on Friday issued a note to investors reiterating a Buy rating on Motorola Mobility stock, setting the firm’s price target …
Sprint EVO View 4G’s Scribe pen retails for $80; not included
Here’s a head-scratcher. We’re hearing rumors that Sprint’s HTC EVO View 4G tablet will not, repeat not, ship with the snazzy HTC Scribe stylus. A …
Meet ‘The Nest’: Cross-platform, multi-app Twitter sync done right
When it comes to Twitter, we’re just as addicted as every other poor soul who got sucked in. We’re constantly connected on our phones and …
T-Mobile USA posts pedestrian Q1 report card
T-Mobile USA has just posted its first-quarter 2011 earnings report, and the results aren’t all that hot. While the nation’s fourth largest carrier did increase …
The right to bear ARMs: Apple eyeing switch from Intel to ARM in 2013, report claims
Blog SemiAccurate has published an interesting article stating that Apple intends to move its desktop and laptop computer systems from the Intel x86 architecture to ARM-based architecture …
Asustek issues Q2 guidance; 11% increase in shipments, 5% increase in revenue
While Acer scrambles to reverse the current negative trend that saw its PC shipments fall last quarter as revenue dove 56%, Taiwan-based competitor Asustek just …
Barnes & Noble planning new eReader for May 24th launch
According to a recent filing with the SEC, Barnes and Noble is planning to launch a new eReader later this month. During a meeting with …
Intel intros ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors with 3D transistors
Intel recently took the wraps off of its new “Ivy Bridge” platform that includes new 22nm 3D “Tri-Gate” transistors, as opposed to a traditional flat-circuit …
Facebook and Google eyeing Skype joint venture, possible purchase
Facebook and Google are in separate talks to enter joint ventures with Skype, Reuters reported on Thursday. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also reportedly been …
Throwback Thursday: CDs
A friend of the site recently brought our attention to an interesting service called Murfie, which allows users to trade in old CDs for digital …
AT&T says West Virginians are pawns in Sprint’s ‘cynical’ efforts to block T-Mobile merger
AT&T on Thursday issued a public response to Sprint’s recent attempt to thwart its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA by appealing to the Public Service …
Apple’s new iMac gets torn open; same LG display spotted
The crew over at iFixit — torx screw drivers in hand – just stripped down one of Apple’s brand new 21.5 inch Sandy Bridge iMacs …
Apple, Google, others hit with antitrust class action lawsuit over ‘no solicitation’ agreements
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe are among the companies named in a new class actions lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the state of California. The …
RIM to launch 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook this fall; OS 7 devices delayed?
With BlackBerry World 2011 coming to a close, you knew there had to be some unannounced news waiting to come out of the conference, right? …
