Microsoft will give you $200 for your iPad
Apple’s iPad has dominated the tablet space since it launched, but just in case you’re in the market for a change, Microsoft has posted a new …
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Twitter files for IPO
Twitter on Thursday announced that it has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering, or IPO. “We’ve confidentially submitted …
Windows 8.1 tablet lineup revealed ahead of Microsoft event
Microsoft is currently preparing to announce its new Surface devices on September 23rd, but its hardware partners are also hard at work on their own …
Atari founder: Nintendo may be on a ‘path to irrelevance’
Nintendo’s Wii U has had a rocky start, to say the least. Sales of the new console have been hugely disappointing thus far, forcing Nintendo …
Prominent economist predicts smartphones will soon tell us how to run every aspect of our lives
Tyler Cowen has seen the future and it involves Siri nagging you to brush your teeth. Cowen, a well-known economist at George Mason University, has …
People might actually be interested in Sony’s new ‘lens cameras’
We had a great time checking out Sony’s upcoming QX10 and QX100 Cyber-shot “lens cameras” but as interesting and unique as they are, we had …
Microsoft looks to release its own version of Siri in 2014
Microsoft is playing catch-up with Apple and Google again. ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to release Cortana, a new voice-enabled personal assistant program, in early …
Microsoft concept video from 2000 correctly predicts post-PC era that’s now whipping Windows
We live in a world filled with smartphones, tablets, and televisions that intelligently respond to our gestures and voices. We can share information with others …
LG G2: One step forward, two steps back
LG really surprised me with the Optimus G in 2012, and I was hoping history would repeat itself with the brand new LG G2 in …
Nexus 5 pictured again, this time fully assembled
Google only has itself to blame for the first-ever leaked image of its upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone, but this time around it can wag a …
Motorola mocks iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner, forgets its own phone had a fingerprint scanner first
During Apple’s iPhone event this past Tuesday, a number of rival vendors took to Twitter in an attempt to have some fun at Apple’s expense. …
Dell deal done: Shareholders approve plan to take company private
Michael Dell fought Carl Icahn and came out on top. Dell announced on Thursday that its shareholders had approved its founder’s plan to take the …
Here’s why Apple’s iPhone is so expensive
Every time Apple announces a new iPhone, there is an inevitable backlash over the exorbitant price. How does Apple get away with charging such a …
Samsung will follow in Apple’s footsteps, exec alludes to 64-bit Galaxy S5 chip
When Apple revealed this past Tuesday that its flagship iPhone 5s will be powered by the world’s first 64-bit smartphone processor, I jokingly tweeted that Samsung …
Apple reveals critical new details on iPhone 5s Touch ID system
The most interesting new feature found in the iPhone 5s is undoubtably its Touch ID system that scans of users’ fingerprints on the device and …
iPhone 5c preorders begin Friday at midnight, still no word on iPhone 5s preorders
Bad news, Apple fans: it looks like the new flagship iPhone 5s is going to be beyond difficult to come by when it launches next …
One chart shows why the iPhone 5c is likely a nonstarter in emerging markets
Although the iPhone 5c announcement is exciting for those in search of a more affordable and much more colorful iPhone, an entry level price point …
An interactive tour of Motorola’s Moto X factory
Motorola is really playing up the fact that its new Moto X hero phone is assembled right here in the United States. And why wouldn’t …
U.K. retailer claims we will see affordable 4K TVs by 2014
4K TVs are beautiful, but they are also extremely expensive. Most of the major TV manufacturers have already unveiled their Ultra HD offerings, but the …
BlackBerry meeting with Canadian government to talk foreign takeover
If BlackBerry is getting sold off, it will likely have to look for help outside of Canada’s borders. Bloomberg reports that BlackBerry has scheduled a …
New Haswell-based Chromebooks to release ‘in the coming months’
Windows 8 tablets aren’t the only devices that are about to get a battery boost from Intel’s Haswell processors. Google announced on Wednesday that new …
Study shows ‘graduated response’ anti-piracy methods are useless
It has already been established that the “six strikes” anti-piracy system in the United States has failed to have any perceivable impact, and a recent study …
Video: Phonebloks is a modular smartphone that’s always cutting-edge
As exciting as new phone announcements are, there are those who are understandably exhausted with the never-ending updates that make their phones obsolete each and …
Apple to reportedly announce new Apple TV hardware next month
New iPads may not be the only big product Apple releases next month. On his Twitter account, Google Ventures partner and longtime TechCrunch columnist MG …
Interim CEO discusses Nokia’s phone-free future
Nokia’s long and storied history took an interesting turn earlier this month when the company announced that it plans to sell its devices and services …
Wall Street hammers ‘clueless’ Apple over high iPhone 5c price
The verdict is in from Wall Street on the iPhone 5c’s high price and it’s decidedly not good. Per StreetInsider, analysts from at least three …
Video: Apple shows off new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c key features
Apple’s big iPhone event is finally behind us and while there wasn’t really a single significant surprise to be found, we ended up with two …
Google’s appeal rejected in Street View privacy case
Google has been struggling with private data collection allegations ever since the Street View technology launched in 2007. Earlier this year Google agreed to pay …
AT&T apologizes for ill-advised 9/11 tribute [updated]
It’s good to see companies pay tribute to the victims of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. That said, if you’re going to do it, …
Nokia: Then and now
Microsoft’s announcement that it plans to acquire Nokia’s devices and services businesses started what will undoubtedly be a crazy month with a bang. Microsoft will …
