Who needs Google? New service will let you sell your own data to companies
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Using Facebook is about to get a lot more annoying
It was only a matter of time before Facebook started bringing auto-play ads into users’ news feeds. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that Facebook will start …
Giant retailer pulls Nintendo’s Wii U from store shelves
Nintendo got a huge jump on the competition when it launched its next-generation Wii U video game console ahead of the holidays last year. Unfortunately, …
Early signs don’t bode well for Nokia’s Lumia 1020
The Lumia 1020 was a very bold move from Nokia. “Bold,” as in “astonishingly reckless.” After its previous flagship Lumia phone struggled in America at $100, Nokia and …
Intel’s TV game-changer: DVR that records everything, all the time
What if TV aired on your schedule, all day, every day? This is the reality Intel will reportedly try to create with its upcoming pay …
BlackBerry’s U.S. market share plummets to just 1% in Q2 despite Z10, Q10 push
The second calendar quarter marked the first in which BlackBerry’s debut BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the Z10, was on store shelves for the entire quarter. It …
Video: Samsung smacks iPhone for skimping on features in latest ad
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone might be a jack of all trades, master of just one, but we have to give Samsung credit for owning …
Time Warner Cable to milk subscribers for an extra $150 million with fee increase
Modem fees are one of the cable industry’s less popular financial innovations but there’s a good reason that cable companies use them: They rake in …
BlackBerry exec: ‘BlackBerry is not in trouble’
The first step on the road to recovery is admitting that one has a problem. While BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins hasn’t been shy in making …
Apple CEO visits China, likely to hash out China Mobile iPhone deal
With Apple’s market share in China under pressure, CEO Tim Cook seems to be taking a renewed focus on hammering out a deal with China …
From kindling to inferno: Full specs for next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets
Amazon’s first-generation Kindle Fire was absolutely not an iPad killer, and that’s exactly why it was so successful. The online retail giant sought not to …
Moto X’s ‘Magic Glass’ leaks in high-quality photos
We’re just a few short days away from the official launch of Motorola’s new Moto X smartphone, the first handset that parent company Google had …
Instagram is very determined to keep Windows Phone users away [updated]
It seems that Facebook really doesn’t want Windows Phone users uploading photos onto Instagram. The Verge reports that Facebook seems to be deleting all Instagram …
HTC’s Q2 profit tumbles as company forecasts first-ever loss for Q3
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn, and HTC certainly hopes “they” are right. The company on Tuesday posted second-quarter financial results that …
Sprint posts massive $1.6 billion Q2 loss
With SoftBank undoubtedly eager to get this first Sprint report since its acquisition out of the way, Sprint on Tuesday night posted its results for …
Dell’s potential savior, a $100 Android computer the size of a USB stick, now shipping to testers
Dell is said to be working on a new device under the code-name “Project Ophelia,” and reports suggest it will essentially be an Android-powered computer …
Foxconn reportedly hiring 90,000 workers ahead of iPhone 5S launch
We’re getting close to Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S launch this fall and that means manufacturer Foxconn is going on a major hiring binge to fill …
Why Samsung will thrive during 2013’s smartphone profit slowdown
Unlike a lot of smartphone vendors, Samsung has a pretty good business to fall back on in case smartphone demand dries up. The Wall Street …
The $350 price may be right for the Surface RT
It was obvious to many that Microsoft’s Surface RT was overpriced when it first released but the company’s recent price cut on the device may …
Despite critical acclaim, Lumia 1020 said to be off to slow start
Nokia’s Lumia 1020 has been the most impressive Windows Phone released yet with a camera that sets the bar for smartphone picture quality. Just because …
Google rumored to dump Asus, turn to LG for next-gen Nexus 7 tablet
Early responses to Google’s refreshed Nexus 7 tablet have been very positive, but that apparently might not stop Asus from losing its Nexus contract. According …
Samsung reportedly prepping 12.2-inch and 10-inch tablets with better-than-full HD screens
Samsung has long been known to launch a wide range of devices that attack various screen sizes and price points, and it looks like the …
You only live twice: Vine gets its second wind in epic video app clash
Things looked mighty grim for Vine a month ago. The app went into tail spin in America when Instagram launched a video clip service that copied …
Surface debacle shows Microsoft still struggling to keep it simple
One of the reasons that Apple has been so successful has been its obsession with keeping its products as simple as possible so that computing …
AT&T and the Red Queen’s Race
AT&T’s spring quarter had a bit of that “Alice in Wonderland” quality. The mammoth carrier beat Wall Street’s consensus by 10% by adding 551,000 new …
Report says BlackBerry, Nokia, maybe even Apple to launch phablets beginning in Q4
Believe it or not, there are still big-name smartphone makers that haven’t yet jumped on the phablet bandwagon — but that may change beginning later …
iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner seemingly confirmed by iOS 7 beta 4
It looks like the iPhone 5S really will have a biometric fingerprint sensor. iOS developer Hamza Sood has spotted a folder within the latest beta for …
How ISPs are making video streaming slower than it should be
If your favorite video streaming service is experiencing slow buffering, then your ISP is unsurprisingly partly to blame — and not just because it’s delivering a …
iOS 7 beta 4: Full change log now available
Apple released iOS 7 beta 4 for the iPhone, iPad, iPad mini and iPod touch to developers on Monday and as is always the case, …
Apple releases iOS 7 beta 4
After a one-week delay following a huge security breach that forced its developer portal offline for days, Apple has finally released iOS 7 beta 4 for …
