Apple’s iWatch seen as a sales catalyst for wearables market
Even though many companies unveiled brand new wearable devices at CES 2014 last week, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White doesn’t expect them to make an …
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Judge slaps down Apple’s bid to escape its antitrust monitor
Apple may truly hate its court-appointed antitrust monitor but it looks like the company is stuck with him. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …
EA finally looks ready to own up to the SimCity disaster
It’s been nearly a year since SimCity was released, but Maxis finally confirmed on Sunday that the game will be receiving an offline mode “as …
Surprise! You won’t be able to email Larry Page through his Google+ page
Google’s most recent tactic for pushing Google+ on its user base has drawn plenty of criticism and apparently even Google realizes how potentially annoying it …
Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion in cash
Google on Monday announced that it has reached a deal to acquire Nest Labs, the smart thermostat maker founded by former Apple executive Tony Fadell. The …
Charter makes $61.3 billion offer to acquire Time Warner Cable
After months of rumors that the company was on the tablet, it looks like a deal may soon be reached for Time Warner Cable. According …
Benchmark shows NVIDIA has made the world’s best mobile processor
An early benchmark of NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 system-on-chip (SoC), which was announced at CES 2014, shows the new mobile processor may potentially be “the next …
Apple might finally be ready to use Liquidmetal alloys in the iPhone
Apple originally signed an agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies in 2010, but other than the occasional reminder that it exists, the partnership does not appear to …
Samsung reportedly showed off a foldable smartphone display at a secret CES meeting
Samsung is looking to shed its image as a “fast follower” in the mobile space with some innovative new smartphone designs and flexible smartphone displays …
New CEO Chen reveals crucial details of plan to save BlackBerry
It looks like John Chen is a man with a plan. In an interview with CrackBerry, Chen gives us a pretty detailed outline of where …
Why was crime on the rise in New York last year? Blame Apple
Data released over the weekend by the New York Police Department shows that grand larcenies within the city increased again in 2013, up 13% to …
Samsung Galaxy S5 specs reportedly ‘confirmed’
The Galaxy S5 will be available in two versions later this year, SamMobile has apparently learned from an insider, who also “confirmed” some of the …
With Windows 8 ‘tanking hard,’ Microsoft preps Windows 9 for 2015
Whomever Microsoft appoints as its new CEO, it looks like they’ll have to start work immediately cleaning up the mess left by Windows 8. Paul …
AT&T hatches new plan to help you avoid its own data overage fees
AT&T is smart enough to know that mobile applications are becoming increasingly bandwidth-hungry and that means more of its subscribers may be at risk of …
Galaxy S5 launch event reportedly set for mid-March
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 might not have been a smash hit to the degree that many industry watchers were predicting, but it is still wildly popular. …
Yes We Can: Obama to announce major changes to NSA spy programs this week
President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan “Yes We Can” now takes on a new meaning as a new report reveals that the public outcry surrounding …
This is why passwords need to die
Every other week it seems like we have to create new passwords that are increasingly complex and difficult to remember, with more requirements for capital …
The Boy Genius Report: Why Home Automation is Being Disrupted
The entire home automation industry is about to be upended by startups. Companies that are starting out small have a clear and concise vision: one …
Video: Terrifying plane crash captured on GoPro camera from inside cabin
It’s every air traveller’s worst nightmare, and one passenger aboard a flight off the coast of Kalaupapa, Molokai in Hawaii recently gave the world a first-hand …
Leaked photos finally reveal Nokia’s $7.2 billion phone
Reports have suggested that Nokia and Microsoft had been in talks for years before the Redmond, Washington-based company finally agreed to absorb Nokia’s phone business. …
Video: Is this the best iPad commercial of all time?
After using’s Bryan Cranston’s voice to promote the iPad Air’s slimness in a TV ad that ran in the days following the tablet’s official announcement, …
Sprint gives up on chasing T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 2.0 plan after just four months
Just four months after Sprint’s “One Up” program was introduced, the carrier has quietly killed the initiative. Introduced as a delayed response to T-Mobile’s Uncarrier …
Hackers attack Neiman Marcus, others in Target-like fashion
Target was not the only retail chain under attack during the 2013 Black Friday hack, with Neiman Marcus and other unnamed retailers confirmed to have …
Yahoo ad malware attack far greater than anticipated
The malware attack that took advantage of Yahoo’s Java-based ad network around Christmas Eve was far greater than anticipated, the company confirmed in a post (via …
The PC is dying a death by a thousand cuts
The latest Gartner numbers on PC sales released Thursday were truly atrocious as they showed that overall PC sales declined by just under 7% year-over-year, …
Swiss watchmaker Swatch isn’t afraid of the rise of smartwatches
Popular Swiss watch maker Swatch says it’s not afraid of competing against smartwatches only with regular watches, even though more companies are creating their own such devices …
Could Google Glass soon show up in your doctor’s office?
As we’ve noted before, Google Glass could have important applications that go far beyond the consumer electronics market. And now Bloomberg reports that Google’s X …
Forget Wii U: Nintendo sold more than 16 million 3DS games in 2013
It remains to be seen how well the Wii U sold in its first full year on the market, but at least one Nintendo console …
Amazon wants to sell you a Kindle from a vending machine
Amazon wants to know if it can turn the Kindle into an impulse buy, and it’s using CES attendees as test subjects to find out. …
Despite hot sales, iPhone 5s, 5c may not be winning fresh converts
The competition in the smartphone world might finally be making Apple sweat. According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, the iPhone’s market share in Great …
