Google offers to promote rivals’ services to appease EU antitrust officials
Google may wind up settling with antitrust officials in the European Union but it likely won’t get away virtually scot-free like it did in the …
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EA reportedly lays off 10% of its workforce
Gaming giant Electronic Arts has laid off 10% of its entire workforce, according to a report from Kotaku. While EA itself didn’t reveal how many …
Twitter’s Vine video sharing app coming soon to Android
Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann has confirmed to The Verge that the popular video sharing application is coming to Android. Twitter released Vine for the iPhone …
Google reports that government censorship requests have surged
Depressing but true: Google’s decision to publish details on government takedown requests hasn’t slowed governments’ zeal for removing content from the Internet. As a matter …
LG confirms plans to release a flexible OLED smartphone in Q4
2013 is shaping up to be the year LG finds its voice in the mobile industry. The company recently shipped a record 10.3 million smartphones …
Samsung CEO defends decision to use two different CPUs for Galaxy S4
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone will be available from more than 100 carriers in the coming weeks. The flagship handset will be available in two different …
Nokia executive responsible for Microsoft partnership quits [updated]
Steven Overman has resigned from his position as vice president for global branding and marketing strategy at Nokia, BGR sister site BGR India reported. The …
iPhone 5S will reportedly launch in early September
A new report from Citigroup Global Securities confirms that Apple is planning to release both its next-generation iPhone and its long rumored low-cost iPhone in early September, China …
Microsoft is desperately trying to steal users away from Android
Microsoft has reportedly developed an Android application with the sole purpose of stealing users away from Google. According to a report from CITE World, the …
Washington Attorney General slams T-Mobile over deceptive ‘no-contract’ advertising
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday ordered UNcarrier T-Mobile to correct “deceptive advertising that promised consumers no annual contracts while carrying hidden charges …
Next-gen Xbox will reportedly run on ‘core’ Windows 8, start at $299
Even if PC sales continue tanking, Windows 8 could get a significant boost in adoption later this year just from eager gamers picking up the …
Why are Apple’s margins shrinking? It’s all about the iPhone
One big reason Apple’s share prices have crashed over the past few months has been the perception that the company’s period of remarkable growth has ended …
Poll: Will you pay $250 for a BlackBerry Q10?
BGR reviewed the BlackBerry Q10 on Tuesday night, and we said it is a great handset for diehard BlackBerry fans desperate for a QWERTY phone. …
Apple’s WWDC 2013 tickets sold out – in under 3 minutes
Doom and gloom aside, it looks like there are still a few people eager to develop for Apple’s iOS and OS X platforms. Tickets for …
Tickets for Apple’s WWDC 2013 are now on sale
Apple pays out more than $1 billion to third-party developers who sell apps in its iOS and Mac App Stores each quarter, so the hefty …
Samsung continues on U.S. warpath as Best Buy micro-stores roll out
U.S. consumers are used to seeing Apple micro-stores in their local Best Buys, and soon they’ll be just as accustomed to browsing the shelves of Samsung …
Apple’s future is already looking brighter
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s recent earnings call that Apple is hard at work on new hardware and software that will begin …
Nokia to unveil next-generation Lumia phone on May 14th
Nokia on Thursday sent invitations to bloggers and the press for an event at which it will unveil at least one next-generation Lumia smartphone. “You are warmly …
iPhone continues to dominate rivals in U.S.
Apple’s three available iPhone models combined to handily dominate rival smartphones on the three top wireless carriers in the United States last quarter. Verizon, AT&T …
Chilling deja vu as Apple starts to echo Nokia circa 2007
For those who followed Nokia closely in the past decade, some of Tim Cook’s comments are starting to trigger a weird sense of dislocation. “Our …
Microsoft to debut full lineup of next-gen Xbox games at E3 on June 10th
Microsoft has big plans for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Following its unveiling of the next-generation Xbox video game console on May 21st, the company …
Apple slapped with fine over copyright violations
Apple has been hit with a fine in China after being found to have illegally distributed copywrited materials. China Daily reports that the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s …
After solid debut, Facebook Home has been rapidly sinking in Google Play charts
Facebook Home may have been downloaded more than 500,000 times in its first week but new research from BTIG suggests that it could take significantly …
Verizon prepares $100 billion bid for Verizon Wireless takeover
Verizon Wireless is preparing to offer $100 billion to acquire Vodafone’s stake in the companies’ U.S. joint venture, Verizon Wireless. Verizon currently owns 55% of …
Activist group demands that next FCC chairman investigate ISP bandwidth caps
Data caps for home broadband services have been one of the less popular innovations ISPs have rolled out over the past couple of years and …
Australian cops nab self-proclaimed LulzSec leader
The lulz have been few and far between for hacker collective LulzSec lately since several of its members are facing prison terms, and now Australia’s …
More than 9 million Google Glass-like devices expected to ship by 2016
Smart glass devices such as Google Glass could be the next big thing, and now research firm IHS predicts that shipments of smart glasses could …
LG starts to find its niche, ships a record 10.3 million smartphones in Q1
LG has found success with a handful of LTE and 3G smartphones that have propelled shipments to record heights. The company announced on Wednesday that …
Samsung’s enterprise ambitions put on hold as KNOX security software delayed
BlackBerry executives will be pleased to know that Samsung’s plan to challenge them in the enterprise space has been dealt a setback. The New York …
T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Q10 available for preorder beginning April 29th
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that preorders for the QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry Q10 smartphone will begin later next week. BlackBerry’s latest handset comes with a 3.1-inch Super …
