Microsoft’s aggressive tablet strategy might finally pay off
It’s taken a while but 2014 looks like the year when Windows tablets will finally break through. Barron’s points us to a new survey of …
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Sprint CEO: Forget T-Mobile, 2014 is our time to shine
Beneath Verizon and AT&T’s duopoly lies a pair of scrappy U.S. wireless carriers that have struggled for years to gain ground against the two giants. …
Google engineer: Smartphone displays may soon be a relic of the past
A Google engineer seems to be certain that the future will bring us display-free computing devices that rely on voice recognition software to get the job …
Microsoft’s mission with Windows 8.2: Appease spurned desktop users
We learned earlier this week that Microsoft will reportedly bring back its dearly departed Start menu to Windows 8.2, a change that will come as …
Display expert: Microsoft has much to learn from Nokia about tablets
Although Microsoft is a much larger company than Nokia with a bigger workforce and more resources, it seems that the one-time Finnish dynamo has managed …
31% of Yahoo’s revenue comes from Microsoft paying it to use Bing
Bing may not be making any money for Microsoft but it seems to be doing wonders for Yahoo. Bloomberg reports that Microsoft’s payouts to Yahoo …
Thousands of Germans threatened with €250 fines for streaming porn
Thousands of German users that have used a porn website to stream shows have received threatening letters from a local law firm demanding €250 ($344) …
Nokia’s not done yet: 8.3-inch Lumia tablet, 4.5-inch phone in the works
Nokia may have a couple of new Lumia devices in testing, if an Indian logistics website is to be believed, including an 8.3-inch Lumia tablet …
Samsung looks past smartphones to find the Next Big Thing
Smartphones have been very good to Samsung but the company apparently sees the writing on the wall and realizes that there’s just not as much …
Apple patent hints that a future iPhone might have a curved display
Based on all the speculation, the next set of iOS devices could come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but the latest Apple …
The 20 most amazing gadgets of the ’90s and your childhood
As the year winds down, here’s a look at our favorite gadgets from the 1990s. It wasn’t necessarily pretty, and we’ve come a long way, …
Video: Samsung besmirches Santa, depicts him as a Galaxy Gear fan
While Samsung released two of the year’s best smartphones this year in the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3, its first-generation smartwatch has been …
2014 looks like the year when smartphones finally crush PCs
While Steve Jobs declared the dawn of the post-PC era in 2007 he may have been a bit ahead of his time. After all, PCs …
Apple is working on its own virtual reality goggles
Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent for a head-mounted display that doesn’t really resemble Google’s smart Glass project whether we’re talking about design or …
AT&T CEO says big phone subsidies might soon be a thing of the past
It’s no secret that wireless carriers want your money, but in order to get their hands on it, they might have to get creative in …
Here’s one reason Microsoft is having trouble finding a new CEO
As Microsoft’s search for a new CEO drags on, you may be wondering why outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer decided to step down without having an …
The king of 3D printing
3D printing is reshaping industries, especially manufacturing, as companies look to cut costs and make their own parts. Boeing has said it is using 3D …
WTF of the week: Apple and Microsoft might merge in 5 years
We don’t always post additions to our “WTF of the week” series each week but when we do, they’re doozies. This week, we really have …
Samsung slashes 2014 smartphone sales expectations even further
If you need any more proof that the volatile, competitive smartphone market doesn’t play favorites, take a glance at Samsung’s smartphone expectations for next year. ETNews …
There can only be one: Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4
The years of waiting have finally come to a close: Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 are here. Many of you have undoubtedly already made your choice, …
The 9 best-selling smartphones in Japan are all iPhones
Apple’s iPhone 5s is, by all counts, the best-selling smartphone on the planet by a pretty wide margin. On the other hand, the iPhone 5c …
Google barge plans run aground
Google’s plan to invade the shores of major American cities with floating retail outlets has hit a snag. CNET has learned that construction of Google’s …
App looks to block mobile location tracking, but it won’t stop the NSA
Security firm AVG on Tuesday updated its PrivacyFix security app for Android devices to include mobile location tracking features that would prevent stores and advertisers …
Gadget spam or just trolling? Samsung preps ninth version of Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s flagship smartphone and the company seems hell-bent on making sure we don’t forget it. We have questioned in the past …
No hope for LG or HTC
The shockingly weak sales of LG’s flagship G2 smartphone have wider industry implications. The company moved only 2.3 million units of its flagship model during its launch …
Supply finally catches up with demand: iPhone 5s orders ship within 24 hours
Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn have worked tirelessly over the past few months to build enough iPhone 5s units to meet the incredible global …
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sales rocket to 10 million
It’s official: the Galaxy Note 3 is Samsung’s fastest-selling Note device of all time. The biggest Note phablet Samsung has released to date is also …
Christmas heats up with 12 days of deals from Apple and Microsoft
Apple’s “12 Days of Gifts” iOS app that was available in previous years only to customers in international markets including Canada, Europe, and other countries, …
Snapchat hits the big time, gets slapped with Winklevoss-style lawsuit
When Snapchat isn’t turning down multi-billion dollar offers from Facebook, it’s apparently dealing with some of the same issues that the world’s most popular social …
Netflix data paints U.S. as land of broadband mediocrity
We Americans like to think of ourselves as No. 1 at everything but there’s at least one area where multiple studies have shown that we’re …
