Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Gear’ smartwatch reportedly confirmed for IFA debut
Samsung has already confirmed that it has been developing a smartwatch to counter a similar device that Apple may or may not launch some day. …
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Xbox One launch delayed in eight markets, U.S. release still on track
Microsoft still plans to launch its next-generation Xbox One video game console this coming November, but the number of launch markets was just slashed by …
Microsoft may be about to lose even more money on the Surface RT
Microsoft has already taken a $900 million hit on the Surface RT but it soon may have to pay out even more. AllThingsD reports that …
New iPhone 5S part leak points to fingerprint scanner
Another day, another iPhone 5S parts leak — but things might be a little different this time around. A new report from French blog Nowhereelse.fr …
HTC’s desperate U-turn
HTC’s new billion dollar marketing campaign is kicking off. And it’s built entirely on whimsy. It features Robert Downey Jr. in a series of wacky situations that have …
SSR: Buying BlackBerry would be as bad as Sprint’s Nextel acquisition
Even while BlackBerry is down, industry watchers can’t seem to stop kicking it. Analysts have been having a field day since BlackBerry announced on Monday …
More details emerge on Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof email service
With secure email services such as Lavabit closing their doors, the fate of encrypted email may lie with the world’s most infamous German-born New Zealand …
Apple’s ‘iPhone 5C’ compared to iPhone 5 in leaked HD video
We have been seeing a whole lot of Apple’s highly anticipated “iPhone 5C” lately. Details surrounding the new mid-range iPhone have been leaking for months, …
Brazil accuses Samsung of serious labor violations in $100 million suit
Apple isn’t the only company that’s gotten into hot water over alleged labor law violations. The Guardian reports that the Brazilian government has sued Samsung …
Video: HTC releases first ad in $1 billion Robert Downey Jr. blitz
Can Iron Man save HTC? We’re about to find out. Robert Downey Jr. is the star of HTC’s new $1 billion marketing campaign as the …
Samsung still crushing Apple in world’s top smartphone market
On a global scale, Samsung is absolutely obliterating Apple right now in terms of smartphone sales. At last count, Samsung shipped between 72 million and …
Apple acquires second screen TV specialist Matcha.tv
Apple has acquired Matcha.tv, an iOS developer known for its “second screen” app that serves as a companion as users watch TV or streaming videos …
IDC: Windows 8 touch PCs off to a rough start
Microsoft’s bet that people would come around to Windows 8 once they got to experience it on touch-based PCs hasn’t gone well so far. Computerworld …
Samsung’s Android flip phone leaks again in new images
Everything old is new again, and Samsung is seemingly looking to mix a little bit of the present with a whole lot of the past …
Hackers seen unleashing torrent of viruses on holdover Windows XP users next year
Now might be a good time to become accustomed with Windows 8 if you’re still a holdover Windows XP user. Computerworld reports that hackers have …
Why Samsung shouldn’t expect Obama to veto the ITC’s latest ruling
Samsung shouldn’t expect the Obama administration to rescue it from the International Trade Commission’s latest ruling that bans some of its older products for infringing …
Video: Nexus 7 owners plagued by yet another major bug
The problem with the coming wave of low-cost tablets may be that you get what you pay for. Following news of a pesky GPS bug …
Verizon may finally be ready to sell the HTC One
Verizon subscribers who want to buy the HTC One and haven’t instead moved onto the Galaxy S4 or the Moto X may be about to …
Is HTC dumping Windows Phone?
HTC has tried plenty of things to reverse its current slide. Some seem to be working out relatively well, others not so much. Where HTC’s …
Is Netflix suddenly a cable TV kingmaker?
The television world was rocked this week by the news that the cult series Breaking Bad hit 5.9 million viewers with its season opener. This …
How one Silicon Valley investor staged a failed coup to save BlackBerry
When BlackBerry evaluates strategic alternatives in the coming weeks, it may look back with regret that it didn’t pursue one offered last year by Silicon …
Activist investor Carl Icahn buys more than $1 billion in Apple stock
Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday announced on Twitter that his firm holds a large stake in Apple. “We currently have a large position in Apple. We …
The iPhone 5C explained: At some point, market share matters
Apple doesn’t typically concern itself with smartphone market share numbers simply because the smartphones that it has sold have been extremely profitable. Combine this with …
Will 6-inch phablets kill 7-inch tablets?
Smaller devices with 7- and 8-inch display are driving growth in the explosive tablet market right now, but what happens when your smartphone display is …
Samsung exec says mocking Apple ‘fanboys’ has worked wonders
It’s official: Making fun of ‘iSheep’ has been both fun and profitable for Samsung. In an interview with AdNews, Samsung Australia’s chief marketing officer Arno Lenior …
BlackBerry’s biggest strength
BlackBerry announced on Monday that it is exploring a number of strategic options including an outright sale of the company, and it came as no …
iPhone 5S to be Apple’s ‘most successful launch ever’
Apple’s share price has been climbing steadily over the past few weeks as anticipation builds for an expected flurry of new launches. The company’s last …
Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One: Four months later, which is the best Android phone in the world?
I have to say, I thought choosing the best Android phone on the planet was going to be a much easier task. I called the …
Former Palm exec: Buying BlackBerry is a road to nowhere
Longtime PalmSource executive Jean-Louis Gassée knows how bad things can get once your mobile platform falls out of favor with the general public. Gassée, who served as …
Bloomberg: Redesigned iPad 5, Retina iPad mini to debut this year – but not at Sept. 10 event
After much back and forth in the rumor mill, a new report supports recent claims that Apple will indeed launch its second-generation iPad mini with …
