Gather, darkness: The smartphone market’s witching hour is near
So Nokia missed its smartphone volume expectation by about 10%. BlackBerry missed its BlackBerry 10 volume consensus by about 15%. And HTC missed its earnings …
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Apple chip orders ramp as iPhone 5S enters mass production
Foxconn is on a hiring spree, rumors are kicking into high gear, and now a new report states that Apple is ramping up chip orders. …
Apple’s TV plans likely won’t disrupt the big cable companies
While Google and Intel look dead-set on disrupting the cable industry, Apple appears to be taking a more accommodating approach. The New York Times reports …
Video: Google’s second-gen Nexus 7 tablet shown off in new leak
Google is hosting a press event on July 24th and while the company hasn’t given any indication of what plans to reveal next week, a …
iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner may be embedded in the display
A recently published Apple patent may reveal the technology behind the fingerprint scanner the company is rumored to include in the upcoming iPhone 5S. The …
Elop finally admits why Nokia didn’t switch to Android: Samsung scared him away
Every single time Nokia unveils a new smartphone or reports numbers of any kind, a familiar question is raised: What if Nokia had switched to …
Verizon intros ‘Edge’ accelerated upgrade plan as subscriber squeeze continues
With U.S. wireless carriers’ revenue growth in jeopardy, they now have no choice but to use new fees and new tricks in order to increase …
LG gives its next-gen hero phone an official name: G2
It may not be the most surprising choice, but LG has officially decided to call its next flagship phone the G2. What’s more, the company …
Good news amid the gloom: Lumia sales now outnumber BlackBerry sales
Investors sent Nokia shares sliding on Thursday after the vendor posted less-than-stellar results for the second quarter this year. Nokia narrowed its loss substantially in …
Upcoming Motorola Droid Ultra leaks again in new color
Motorola is adding some more color to the smartphone world with its soon-to-be-announced Droid Ultra. A leaked picture posted by @evleaks over at The UnLockr …
Verizon posts $2.25 billion Q2 profit, adds 1 million new subscribers
Verizon on Thursday posted its results for the second quarter of 2013. Wall Street was looking for earnings to climb 14% to $0.72 per share …
Nokia’s smartphone prices are dropping like a rock
Overall, Nokia’s second-quarter sales and earnings came in above expectations thanks to the strong network unit performance. But the smartphone unit volume was light at 7.4 …
Nokia narrows Q2 loss; Lumia sales reach record 7.4M, but U.S. sales slide 17%
Nokia on Thursday posted earnings results for the second quarter of 2013. The company narrowed its loss to €115 million, or approximately $151 million, which is …
HTC One mini preview: HTC’s gorgeous flagship phone reimagined for the mid-range market
HTC on Thursday unveiled the HTC One mini, a smaller version of its critically acclaimed HTC One flagship Android phone. The handset features a design that …
It’s not Windows’ world anymore
Any rival computing platform trying to break through 10 years ago faced a daunting challenge since Microsoft’s Windows was by far the most widely used …
Yahoo ups its efforts to compete with Google’s mobile ad powerhouse
Yahoo has been acquiring companies left and right since former Google executive Marissa Mayer became the company’s chief executive. Mayer has emphasized the importance of …
Startup wages war on PC bloatware
One of the more frustrating parts of buying a personal computer comes when you fire it up and realize that the OEM has larded it …
Smartphone shipments could reach 1.5 billion by 2017
A new report claims that shipments of smartphones could grow substantially over the next few years. According to IHS, per CNET, worldwide smartphone shipments are …
Samsung is trying to bring back the flip phone
What could be next for Samsung, the company that single-handily conquered the Android market with its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. How about the rebirth of …
Instagram terms of service lawsuit dismissed
Instagram revised its terms of service last December in an attempt to open new doors to potential advertisers. The change was met with intense user …
Google’s antitrust proposal has been rejected by the EU
Officials from the European Commission are not satisfied with Google’s antitrust settlement proposal. The company previously said it would display links to rival services on …
Nearly 600,000 people buy smartphones for the first time each week in the U.S.
Some analysts have claimed that because everyone already owns a smartphone, growth is slowing in the industry. While this may be the case, it’s still …
Why the NSA will have a tougher time spying through the Xbox One Kinect sensor
Given all the allegations surrounding Microsoft’s supposed cooperation with the United States government on implementing the PRISM surveillance program, it’s not too far-fetched to worry that the National …
Microsoft reseller rips company’s ‘insane’ strategy for selling the Surface
Microsoft made several curious decisions in selling its first-generation Surface tablets last year but one of the most questionable was the decision to initially only …
Google to reveal what’s next for Android on July 24th
Although we were disappointed that Google didn’t unveil the newest version of its Android mobile operating system at Google I/O earlier this year, the company …
NEC and the sorrow of Japan
Sadly enough, NEC’s share price rose 2.6% on the news that it is going to shutter its mobile phone unit. It’s a tragic epitaph for what …
Forget full HD – displays with even higher resolution coming soon to smartphones
As Apple prepares to refresh its flagship iPhone with a Retina display that packs the same pixel density as the panel that started the resolution …
Patent filing suggests Apple is close to bringing LiquidMetal to the iPhone
While we still don’t know for certain whether the next iPhone will feature an indestructible LiquidMetal case, a new patent filing flagged by MacRumors suggests …
Huge Surface RT price cuts said to be unlikely to boost sales
Microsoft’s debut Surface RT tablet hasn’t been the runaway success the company was hoping for, so Microsoft recently slashed the price of the tablet — just …
Leak may confirm higher prices for second-gen Nexus 7
Earlier reports have claimed that Google is preparing to release a sequel to its popular Nexus 7 tablet. It has also been suggested that the …
