WSJ: Apple is inching away from Foxconn, adding new suppliers
Samsung isn’t the only supplier that Apple is trying to rely less upon these days. Unnamed sources tell The Wall Street Journal that Apple is expanding …
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Elop reportedly a finalist to become Microsoft CEO
Stephen Elop isn’t out of the running for Microsoft CEO just yet. Unnamed sources tell Reuters that Microsoft has cut its shortlist of potential CEOs …
Android’s adoption rate is unprecedented in tech history
The first Android phone came out more than a year after Apple launched the first iPhone but Google’s mobile platform has arguably had an even …
Charter CEO ‘surprised’ customers are shunning his pay TV service
Cable CEOs don’t seem to understand why more and more customers are shunning their pay TV services. The Wall Street Journal reports that Charter Communications CEO Tom …
Pandora market share grows in the wake of the iTunes Radio launch
In a strange, but not entirely unexpected turn of events, Pandora has actually seen significant growth since the launch of iTunes Radio in September. Bloomberg …
$50 Android tablets look to take over the holidays
This holiday season is expected to be another big one for tablets, led by Apple’s new redesigned iPad Air and the upcoming refreshed iPad mini …
What BlackBerry may have up its sleeve for ‘Plan C’
Very little has gone as planned for BlackBerry this year. The company’s Plan A was to vault itself back into competition with iOS and Android …
Declining Q4 tablet shipments turn up the heat on Apple, others
Have you been wondering why there has been so much talk about smartwatches lately despite the fact that we really haven’t seen anything of interest …
Video: Sony unloads a handful of PlayStation 4 launch trailers
If you’ve somehow managed to remain ignorant of the fact that Sony is about to release its next-generation console, this visual onslaught of PlayStation 4 …
Apple spills the dirt on how it deals with the NSA
Like many companies out there, Apple has become frustrated by the restrictions that the United States government has placed on what it can disclose about …
Video: Nexus 5 teardown shows the phone’s surprising repairability
When iFixit tore the iPad Air to pieces last week, the team quickly discovered that Apple’s newest tablet was not built to be repaired at …
How Microsoft’s brute financial force will bring apps to Windows Phone
Microsoft has always had one big advantage over BlackBerry in its quest to establish Windows Phone as the world’s No. 3 mobile operating system: Giant …
iPhone 5s, 5c battery life doesn’t stack up to Android counterparts
The iPhone 5s might be one of the most powerful smartphones on the market, but that power comes at a price. Which? Tech Daily tested …
Canadian government reportedly nixed Lenovo’s BlackBerry bid
It looks like Chinese electronics giant Lenovo really was interested in BlackBerry after all. The Globe and Mail reports that although Lenovo was considering making …
Samsung said to be prepping an even more gigantic tablet
Samsung has never subscribed to a “one size fits all” strategy, and this may become even more apparent in 2014. Recent reports suggested that the …
Why the iPad Air could be a major cash cow for Apple
Apple’s margins could get a welcome boost from the iPad Air. AllThingsD reports that research firm IHS has done a bill-of-materials analysis for the iPad …
The marketing power of messaging apps
We are now witnessing the first signs of just how important messaging apps could become in North America for promoting games — and this has …
Trouble at the top: Samsung reportedly lowers 2014 smartphone forecast
Samsung has taken the world by storm over the last few years to become the top smartphone vendor on the planet by a staggering margin. …
Apple’s 13-inch iPad will reportedly debut in March
Rumors of Apple’s products seeing a growth spurt in 2014 continue to pop up. The latest rumor from PadNews suggests that a 12.9-inch iPad is …
New book says Steve Jobs saw the iPad as Android repellant
Apple’s iPhone may have forever changed the world of mobile communications but by 2009 Apple was starting to face some serious competition in the smartphone …
iPhone 5s sells out in 24 hours in world’s third largest smartphone market
More than a month after Apple’s iPhone 5s debuted in the United States, people are still lining up in major metropolitan areas each time new …
HTC’s downward revenue spiral to continue in Q4
HTC is apparently tired of seeing BlackBerry hog the spotlight reserved for bad news about smartphone manufacturers. Per The Wall Street Journal, HTC on Tuesday …
‘Uncarrier’ boom: T-Mobile adds 1 million net customers in Q3
Get ready for some more John Legere trash talk because T-Mobile’s “uncarrier revolution” is still going strong. T-Mobile reported on Tuesday that it had a …
Microsoft warns of malware tsunami for Windows XP stragglers
It’s been a good run, but stragglers might consider finally making the jump to a more recent Windows operating system after reading this report. Tim …
Nintendo bringing feature-stripped Wii Mini stateside later this month
Nintendo might be taking a page from Samsung’s gadget spam approach with its holiday hardware lineup. Polygon reported on Monday that the Wii Mini console, …
Are smartphones making us awful people?
If you don’t think smartphones have changed the world, you haven’t been paying attention… probably because you were too busy flipping between apps on your …
Video: AT&T focuses in on Samsung with Galaxy S4 zoom release date
It looks like AT&T will be the first to strike with Samsung’s camera-centric Galaxy S4 Zoom on November 8th. We were less than impressed when …
Nokia helps Windows Phone overtake iOS in key European market
Don’t look now, but Windows Phone is gaining some serious momentum in Europe. The latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone has actually …
Valve shows off first Steam Machine prototypes
Valve really is serious about competing with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 after all. The Seattle Times went to Valve’s offices in Bellevue, …
Nokia Lumia 929 specs supposedly fully outlined in latest leak
We saw our first sign of the Lumia 929 last week, one of Nokia’s upcoming devices that was not featured at Nokia World 2013. WPCentral …
