Nokia’s Lumia faces a brutal May challenge from low-end Android vendors
A month ago, Nokia was surfing a wave of enthusiasm in Asia. The cheap Windows Lumia 620 and Lumia 520 models both debuted in the …
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Samsung now gunning for Apple’s share of the tablet market as well
Samsung’s rapid rise in the smartphone market has certainly put more pressure on Apple than it’s faced in quite some time, and now it looks …
Z10 helps BlackBerry gain share in April as Apple slips
As BlackBerry begins rolling out its second BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the struggling vendor will at least have some good momentum to build on coming out …
60,000 customers cut the cord on Comcast cable in Q1
There are now 60,000 fewer households willing to pay Comcast for its cable television services than there were a quarter ago. The New York Times …
Microsoft could generate $8.8 billion annually from Android royalties by 2017
Google unlawfully used technology from Oracle, Microsoft and others when creating its Android and Chrome operating systems, leaving its vendor partners exposed. Rather than engaging …
Siri creator says texting-while-driving study was flawed, Siri is safe
A recent study suggesting that Siri and other voice-to-text services are just as dangerous to use while driving as traditional text messing is seriously flawed, …
Outgoing FCC chair says Verizon, AT&T duopoly would be a ‘very bad thing’
The biggest decision that outgoing Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski made during his tenure was to block the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, which …
What it takes to make a hero: Behind the scenes as HTC builds the One
In the global smartphone war, HTC is at a huge disadvantage. Apple and Samsung spend billions on research and development, billions more on marketing and …
Bitcoin drug den wants police help in arresting alleged blackmailer
For reasons that are likely attributable to excessive use of illicit substances, online Bitcoin-accepting drug den Silk Road thinks that police will jump at the chance …
Google Glass is the future – and the future has awful battery life
The concept of wearable tech is really buzzing right now as pundits tout smart eyewear, watches and other connected devices as the future of tech. …
EFF ranks Apple worse than Facebook when it comes to protecting your data
When it comes to privacy and data protection, Facebook is hardly thought of as a leader among big technology companies. It should be somewhat troubling, …
AT&T’s LG Optimus G Pro launches on May 10th for $199.99
AT&T on Wednesday announced the upcoming launch of LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the Optimus G Pro. The newest addition to LG’s Optimus smartphone lineup features …
Insiders fear Apple may not debut iOS 7 on time
Apple is expected to announce the next version of its iOS operating system at its Worldwide Developers Conference later next month. According to a report …
Android is now dominated by messaging apps
Perhaps the most fascinating trend in App Annie’s new March statistics is the transformation of the Google Play Android app store into a messaging app distributor. …
T-Mobile USA’s MetroPCS acquisition now closed
T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS are no more. In their place we now find T-Mobile US, the merged entity set to begin trading as TMUS. The Associated …
In latest bid to evade copyright cops, The Pirate Bay moves domain to tiny Caribbean island
It’s been a wild year for The Pirate Bay as the infamous BitTorrent site has moved its domain name from one country to another in …
Samsung, Intel invest in speech analysis company to boost voice command apps
Samsung, Intel and Telefónica have joined the likes of Google and invested in a startup company that specializes in speech analysis, IDC News Service reported. …
Microsoft embeds Skype directly into Outlook.com inbox [video]
Here’s a good way for Microsoft to attract new users to its Outlook web mail platform that doesn’t involve convincing people that Gmail is too …
iPad mini reportedly accounted for 64% of all iPads shipped last quarter
That chomping sound you hear is the iPad mini eating into the sales of its older sibling. Unnamed sources have told Digitimes that Apple shipped …
Samsung promises PC-like performance from new mobile RAM
Samsung on Tuesday announced its new mobile memory that promises to deliver PC-like performance for multimedia-intensive features on smartphones and tablets. The 20-nanometer class low …
HP may be working on a quad-core 10-inch Android tablet
In the wake of grim PC sales, HP may be preparing to release a high-end Android tablet in the coming months. A listing on the …
Fierce competition in 7-inch tablet range is destroying profits
Apple was criticized by a number of pundits when it finally unveiled the iPad mini last November. While the device itself was well received by …
Obama poised to name former cable, wireless lobbyist to chair FCC
The chances that the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will investigate ISPs’ use of bandwidth caps now seem decidedly slim. Unnamed sources have …
World’s first web page brought back from the dead for 20th anniversary
Today marks a hugely important day in the history of the Internet: On April 30th, 1993, Al Gore published the world’s first ever public website. …
Apple sells $17 billion in bonds to help fund massive $100 billion return to shareholders
Apple appreciates its shareholders so much that it’s willing to issue $17 billion in debt just so it can return more cash to them. The …
Microsoft promo turns Forbes Magazine into a free Wi-Fi hotspot
Many subscribers will be in for a surprise when the latest issue of Forbes Magazine arrives on doorsteps and newsstands. Microsoft has embedded a Wi-Fi …
Nokia still thinks camera quality is the best way to beat iOS and Android
Nokia may not be selling nearly as many smartphones as Apple or Samsung but it wants to make sure the smartphones it does sell have …
Twitter Music for iPhone barely outshines Nokia’s last iOS app
It is difficult for big tech companies to create hot apps. Very difficult. A few months ago, Nokia’s mapping app called HERE created a big …
Microsoft: Next-gen Xbox won’t include revolutionary ‘IllumiRoom’ feature at launch
We first saw Microsoft’s vision of the future of gaming last year when a patent filing revealed a potential Xbox 720 feature that projects images …
SoftBank CEO lashes out at Dish, claims it would ruin Sprint
SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son has said that his company will not increase its bid for Sprint because it is already offering the better deal than …
