Microsoft CEO candidate hints company’s future goes beyond Windows
Ever since its rise to power in the 1990s, Microsoft has been all about “Windows, Windows, Windows.” But just because Windows has been Microsoft’s past …
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The next market Samsung will look to conquer: Electric cars
With profit margins shrinking in the smartphone segment, some companies are starting to explore new sources of revenue. According to The Wall Street Journal, several …
Apple is developing a ‘desk-free’ computer that could be a game-changer
With all the talk of an Apple TV, a recent patent awarded to to the company suggests it may have even more ambitious plans for the …
Amazon’s secret weapon (no, it’s not drones)
A new report from market research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reveals Amazon’s not-so-secret secret weapon. The weapon itself — Amazon Prime — is hardly …
Samsung spent an insane amount of money to make 2013 its biggest year yet
Samsung’s marketing Death Star is only one weapon in its arsenal to sell as many smartphones as possible. Korea’s Yonhap News reports that Samsung has …
Microsoft needs to do just one more thing to sell me on Xbox One
It’s been weeks since the release of both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One and I admit that I’m still torn over which one …
Apple’s 12.9-inch ‘iPad Pro’ reportedly coming in 2014 with 2K, 4K displays
If you’re a subscriber to the school of thought that dictates “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” it’s getting hard to see through all the smoke …
Microsoft says it won’t name new CEO until at least early 2014
The Microsoft CEO search soap opera looks set to continue for at least another few weeks. Even though some Microsoft execs had been hoping the …
This is the future of mobile gaming
Dedicated portable consoles like Nintendo’s 3DS lineup and Sony’s PlayStation Vita provide gaming experiences that aren’t even approached by today’s smartphones and tablets. But as …
Here’s another way the PS4 has an early edge over Xbox One
The early battles of the 2013 console wars have been largely a draw so far, with early sales figures suggesting that the PlayStation 4 has …
Apple’s biggest compromise with the iPhone 5c
Apple bills itself as a company that doesn’t want to make compromises when it comes to its products. The iPhone was slow to get 3G …
Samsung: Apple blinded jurors with ‘appeals to racial prejudice’
Sure, Samsung has now seen two juries slap it with gigantic penalties for allegedly infringing upon Apple’s patents. That isn’t stopping the company from hoping …
The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 1)
Another year is almost behind us and if you were following the smartphone industry, which continues to be the biggest market in consumer tech, it …
Amazon reportedly launching Kindle smartphones in early 2014
Amazon’s Kindle line of smartphones is a lot like Apple’s television set: A mythical creature that is only whispered of among analysts and supply chain …
Video: Is this Apple’s best iPhone commercial ever?
Apple is hitting consumers where it hurts ahead of Christmas this year: right in the heartstrings. The company on Monday evening began running a brand …
Facebook invades your feed with auto-play video ads
Facebook on Tuesday confirmed that it will bring auto-playing video ads to the news feed only hours after The Wall Street Journal published a story saying that …
Microsoft desperately needs to find its new CEO soon
As Microsoft’s CEO search has dragged on and on, we’ve been treated to a series of leaks about its future plans that in many cases …
This is why Amazon will soar in the smartphone market
According to a brand new study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, those Amazon customers who own a Kindle spend $1,223 on Amazon products annually. Amazon customers without …
Kinect-like face recognition, touchless control tipped for Surface Mini
The rumored Surface Mini Windows tablet that wasn’t introduced alongside the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 earlier this year is still coming, a …
Facebook ‘dislike’ button is finally here, but only in Messenger
Facebook has updated its Messenger app with a new set of stickers that include a “dislike” button, All Facebook reports, a feature that some users …
That iPhone 5s ‘marketing gimmick’ apparently ‘set off panic in the industry’
Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip found inside the iPhone 5s, but also the 2013 family of iPads, is the feature that surprised the competition, setting off …
Apple is going all-out to bring advertisers to iTunes Radio
If iTunes Radio is going to become a key component to Apple’s infrastructure lineup, the company is going to have to bring advertisers to the platform …
Samsung reportedly charging out the gates in 2014 with 4 new tablets
If Samsung really is as determined as we’ve been hearing to establish itself as a leader in terms of gadget innovation then we can expect …
NSA spying has triggered a crazy chain reaction of countermeasures
Countries ranging from France to Finland have started responding to NSA revelations in different ways, ranging from new fiber optic cables to government-backed industrial espionage. By …
Google steals star engineer away from Microsoft
Google may be increasing its focus on robots, but it looks like the company still has use for humans as well (even if it only …
Here’s why your Verizon LTE downloads are taking longer than usual
Has Verizon’s super-fast LTE network been less super-fast than normal for you lately? If so then you can blame the surge in video streaming that …
Having second thoughts? Here’s how to unsend Instagram Direct messages
At a press conference last week, Instagram unveiled a new feature for its mobile apps called Instagram Direct. With messaging apps having been identified as …
Forbes: PS4, Xbox One and Wii U are all winning next-gen console war
It’s hard for some gamers to admit this, but the best possible conclusion to the overhyped console war of 2013 would be three systems that …
Here’s why Apple doesn’t stand a chance when it comes to tablet market share
It’s a well-known fact that the tablet market has become increasingly competitive in recent years, but one small manufacturer is attempting to undercut even the …
AT&T wants to track your illegal downloads, ban access to file-sharing sites
A new AT&T patent awarded in mid November describes methods through which the Internet service provider may track the privacy-related habits of customers and assign …
