Windows Phone reportedly getting Windows 8.1-style overhaul next year
Now that Microsoft has unveiled its plan to overhaul Windows 8 later this year, you might think that it’s only a matter of time before …
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Hulu owners no longer looking to sell, plan additional $750 million investment
Hulu announced on Friday that 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company will maintain ownership of the company. The video streaming service was …
AT&T to acquire Leap Wireless
AT&T on Friday announced plans to acquire Leap Wireless, owner of U.S. cellular network operator Cricket Communications. The proposed deal is a big spectrum and …
Microsoft sues government for not banning Motorola imports
Microsoft is not messing around anymore when it comes to enforcing patent judgements against Google and Motorola. Bloomberg reports that Microsoft filed a lawsuit against …
Why the Lumia 1020 may be Windows Phone’s breakthrough device
Sometimes an operating system just needs the right device to really get it going — recall what the original Motorola Droid did for Android. ReadWrite’s …
BlackBerry CEO reportedly bringing hammer down on management team
Three key BlackBerry executives have left the company over the past couple of months and many more could soon be shuffling toward the exit as …
Noted critic on Twitter: ‘It’s toast. Over. Done. History.’
Noted industry analyst and former consultant to major labels Bob Lefsetz is best known for his thoughts on the music industry, but he dabbles in …
Apple reportedly moving to build its own chips
Apple has designed its own processors for the past few years, however it has contracted various manufacturers to produce them. Now, a new report suggests …
Nokia exec talks about the advantage of carrier exclusives
Nokia announced the 41-megapixel-equipped Lumia 1020 at a press conference in New York City on Thursday. Unlike the iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 and HTC One, …
Are the next-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 ‘downgrades’?
Millions upon millions of gamers around the world are crawling out of their skin waiting for Microsoft and Sony’s next-generation video game consoles to launch, …
Retina iPad mini launch reportedly delayed until 2014
A new report claims that Apple won’t release its second-generation iPad mini with a Retina display until next year. According to Taiwan-based news site Economic …
BlackBerry Z10 price slashed by 75% at AT&T, Best Buy due to weak sales
AT&T and Best Buy have reportedly slashed the BlackBerry Z10’s price in an effort to bolster weak sales. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported …
How to get iOS 7’s Control Center on any Android phone [updated]
iOS 7 might not be packed full of innovation like some had hoped, but it definitely lays the groundwork for some big developments in the …
Thief swipes iPhones, leaves his own Samsung smartphone at the scene
Clearly, there are better ways to switch smartphone platforms. 25-year-old Travis Montgomery Snyder was arrested this week in Remington, Virginia after a police investigation into a local …
Photos: Eric Schmidt poses with Google’s Moto X
The highly anticipated Moto X smartphone made an appearance on Thursday at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. The annual event held in Sun …
Fighting fire with napalm: How Google’s Moto X will battle the iPhone 5S this fall
Fighting fire with fire is only a safe bet when the odds are somewhat balanced. Google knows this, so to battle Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S …
Next-gen Nexus 7 said to launch in coming weeks
A new report claims the next-generation Nexus 7 tablet is just around the corner. According to Digitimes, Google and ASUS are planing to launch a …
Schmidt says Google’s chilly relationship with Apple has started to thaw
It’s no secret that Apple and Google aren’t exactly the best of friends, but Google chairman Eric Schmidt suggested this week that the two companies …
LG reportedly prepping first Windows Phone 8 handset
Microsoft can use all the help it can get right now. Nearly three years following its launch, Windows Phone’s share of the global smartphone market …
Can half a billion dollars make Google’s Moto X a hit?
Going up against Apple’s iPhone 5S, Samsung’s Galaxy Note III, LG’s G2 and a handful of other flagship phones this fall isn’t going to be …
Tiny Minnesota town becomes latest to get gigabit fiber
The fiber revolution is slowly but surely rolling across America. In addition to major cities such as Kansas City and Austin, Tex., smaller communities in …
Kim Dotcom plans to release NSA-proof email, messaging for Mega users
Kim Dotcom is producing a special treat for Mega users who want to communicate without any risk of getting intercepted by the National Security Agency. …
Sprint announces new ‘Unlimited Guarantee and ‘My Way Plan’ plans
Sprint on Thursday announced it will be launching a new plan that will offer unlimited talk, text and data to customers for “the life of …
LG shows off thinnest-ever HD LCD panel, just in time for the Optimus G2
LG Display on Thursday gave us a preview of what we can expect from its upcoming smartphones by showing off a 5.2-inch full HD LCD …
Microsoft reportedly plans to slash Surface RT price to $350
In an effort to boost disappointing sales, Microsoft has decided to cut the price of its entry-level Surface RT tablet to just $350, unnamed sources …
BlackBerry Z30 (Aristo) exclusively revealed
We already detailed the BlackBerry A10 and BlackBerry 9720 yesterday in an exclusive report, but now we are able to share exclusive images of BlackBerry’s …
Two more high-level BlackBerry execs quit
Following news that BlackBerry recently fired its U.S. sales chief and is planning additional layoffs in the near future, a new report reveals that two …
PlayStation 4 fans flock to sign petition demanding return of controversial Xbox One features
Many Xbox fans were outraged at Microsoft when the company announced heavy restrictions for sharing games with friends on the Xbox One. Disc-based games would be …
Android co-founder: Fragmentation issue is ‘overblown’
Android fragmentation hasn’t been as widely discussed recently as it was in years past for several reasons. One big reason is that we have now …
Apple, Google fall off list of top-10 brands as BlackBerry climbs to two-year high
Tech industry leaders Apple and Google have fallen off of YouGov’s BrandIndex top-10 “Buzz Rankings” list in the U.S., which rates the top companies in …
