Investors advised to cash in on Apple stock crash, buy shares while they’re cheap
Shares of Apple have tumbled more than 35% since reaching an all-time high of $705 last September. Earlier this week, the company’s stock fell below …
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Samsung Galaxy S4 might feel ‘cheap,’ but stress tests suggest otherwise [video]
Though some Samsung phones in recent years have been exceptions to the rule, handsets launched by the world’s top smartphone vendor often have a “cheap” …
Angry Apple partners call company ‘Poison Apple’
Congratulations, Apple: your supply chain partners are now giving you the same anonymous backbiting treatment that PC OEMs have long delivered to Microsoft. Reuters reports …
Google chairman Eric Schmidt warns of ‘the dark side of the digital revolution’
Google chairman and former chief executive Eric Schmidt recently embarked on a highly publicized, and criticized, trip to North Korea. The executive’s visit to one …
Google’s X Phone, Nexus 5 reportedly won’t debut at Google I/O
Google’s annual I/O Developers Conference is just around the corner and expectations are at an all-time high. In the past, the company has unveiled a …
Galaxy Note III may have flexible, shatter-proof display
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Note III phablet may be a complete departure from the handsets that have made Samsung the world’s top smartphone vendor by shipment …
Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for ‘oppression’
We tend to think of an open source operating system as something that gives both smartphone vendors and end users more freedom to customize their …
New ‘iPad 5’ rear shell photo points to upcoming redesign yet again
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad hasn’t yet been unveiled, but at this point we likely have a fairly good idea of what to expect. The new “iPad …
Activist investor’s $2 billion Microsoft stake could put Ballmer on the hot seat
While Steve Ballmer’s job is still safe for now, a major new investment from an activist hedge fund could put pressure on Microsoft’s chief executive to …
Was Samsung caught fighting dirty in war against Apple?
Samsung recently admitted fault — to an extent — after being accused of false advertising when a group of paid bloggers flooded the web with posts that …
iPhone sales projections are now so low it’s ridiculous
If iPhone sales volumes fall as low as some Wall Street analysts now expect during the spring quarter, the decline would actually be worse than the …
Google fined for illegal data collection
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has issued a fine of €145,000 to Google for illegally accessing and recording data from …
The cost of iPhone quality control: $1.2B in faulty phones returned by Apple in 2013 alone
Apple has made plenty of headlines over its reported supply chain woes this year and now The Register has translated a new report from China …
Home is where the heart is: Facebook Home downloads top 500,000
Facebook’s new Home software saw mixed reviews from those who took an early look at it, but tech bloggers and reporters aren’t exactly Facebook’s target …
HTC reportedly prepping ‘metal-alloy’ smartphone for June launch
HTC is rumored to be preparing to release a mid-range variant of its critically acclaimed One smartphone. Earlier reports claimed that the device, codenamed M4, …
Nintendo executive claims digital sales are soaring
Nintendo’s new Wii U has been labeled a flop with estimated sales of only 55,000 units domestically in the month of March. Nintendo of America’s chief executive …
Blackstone withdraws Dell bid, points to company’s ‘deteriorating’ PC business
Blackstone Group has withdrawn its bid for Dell less than a month after proposing a last-minute offer for the struggling computer company. The private equity …
Viacom loses major copyright suit against YouTube
Good news for Daily Show fans: You’ll still be able to watch clips of Jon Stewart on YouTube. The Los Angeles Times reports that Viacom …
Anonymous calls for ‘Internet Blackout Day’ to protest CISPA [video]
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which passed the House of Representatives this week, has drawn a lot of criticism from activist groups such as …
Apple warned not to stay quiet, must do ‘something by September’
This has certainly been a pretty quiet spring for Apple so far, as the company has made more headlines for reported product delays than actual …
Petition asking Verizon to ditch wireless contracts nears 100,000 signatures
Verizon customers want to know if their carrier can hear them now. A Change.org petition started by Wichita, Kan. resident Mike Beauchamp asking Verizon to follow T-Mobile’s …
Microsoft offsets tanking PC sales with Windows 8 upgrades, Surface sales
Despite PC sales recently experiencing their steepest decline ever in a single quarter, Microsoft managed to increase overall revenues from its Windows division. The company …
Galaxy S4 mini reportedly delayed until mid-July
A new report suggests that the scaled-down version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone has been delayed until later this year. According to SamMobile, the mid-range Galaxy …
Samsung engineers working on brain-controlled tablets
Samsung’s next big thing could be very big indeed if its engineers succeed in creating brain-controlled tablets. Technology Review reports that Samsung’s Emerging Technology Lab has …
Xbox 360 leads console sales for 27th consecutive month
Microsoft’s gaming console has remained the best-selling system in the United States for the 27th consecutive month, according to new data from NPD Group. The …
‘iPhone 5S’ parts supposedly pictured in new leak
Photos of several components supposedly set to be included in Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5S” were published on Friday, again suggesting that Apple’s new smartphone will …
Despite Android, Fiber and Motorola investments, websites are still Google’s cash cow
Anyone who wonders why Google has poured so many resources into Android, Google Fiber and Motorola should understand that the company doesn’t plan to make …
The future of gaming is already here [video]
What do you get when you combine a 3D virtual reality headset with a passive omnidirectional treadmill? The future of gaming, today. Virtual reality accessory …
Nokia Lumia 928 with PureView camera pictured in leaked images [updated]
Verizon Wireless subscribers are still waiting for a flagship Lumia smartphone, but the wait may have been worth it. According to leaked images published on …
Driverless cars expected to go mainstream by 2025
Google has been testing a fleet of autonomous vehicles on U.S. roadways for quite some time now, and other companies such as Mercedes-Benz are adding …
