T-Mobile says early iPhone 5 sales have been ‘gangbusters’
Good things have come to T-Mobile customers who have had to wait for the iPhone to finally arrive at their favorite carrier. Per AllThingsD, T-Mobile …
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Why a Dish takeover of Sprint would be fascinating
Pay-TV operator Dish has made a dramatic bid for Sprint in an effort to elbow SoftBank aside. The company’s $25.5 billion bid is 13% above …
Samsung Galaxy S4 said to launch on April 26th at AT&T, May 30th at Verizon
The delayed launch of HTC’s new flagship phone was obviously going to be a huge problem for the vendor, and now it looks as though …
Here comes the iPhone 5S: Foxconn resumes hiring ahead of next iPhone launch
Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has reportedly resumed hiring after a brief freeze as the company prepares to ramp up production of Apple’s next-generation iPhone. Foxconn …
EU reportedly accepts Google’s settlement agreement, rivals still aren’t happy
European antitrust regulators are said to have accepted Google’s settlement terms following a two-year antitrust investigation into the company’s search and advertising practices. The European …
Microsoft may join smartwatch fray with upcoming Apple ‘iWatch’ challenger
Microsoft has become the latest major consumer electronics company to see its plans for a smartwatch leak ahead of any official announcement. While Samsung remains …
Dish challenges SoftBank with $25.5 billion Sprint bid
Dish Network has been looking to make serious inroads in the mobile market and it looks like the company has identified an appealing new option. …
Next-gen iPad to be lighter, thinner thanks to new display tech
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad may debut as soon as later this month, and it is expected to feature a significant design overhaul. With major internal and …
Dish Network said to be interested in merger with T-Mobile
Dish Network’s (DISH) Chairman Charlie Ergen is said to have “informally approached” T-Mobile’s parent company about a possible merger deal, according to a report from …
Twitter’s new music app gets limited release to select celebrities
Everyone seems to following be Pandora into the music discovery business these days and Twitter has decided getting into the game by releasing its own …
NVIDIA CEO promises next-gen mobile graphics will topple iPad’s ‘vintage 1999’ games [video]
An NVIDIA executive was recently quoted saying that mobile devices will soon begin to outperform the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The company’s chief executive, Jen-Hsun …
The Pirate Bay gets booted out of Greenland in less than two days
Things haven’t been going very well for The Pirate Bay recently ever since the notorious file-sharing website had to scrap its plans to shift hosting responsibilities …
Google offers to label its own properties in searches to settle EU antitrust case
To settle charges that it’s artificially boosting its own properties in search results, Google is offering to let consumers know that it’s the company behind Google …
Raspberry Pi sales soar past 1 million as U.K production tops 500,000 units
The bulk of Raspberry Pi production moved from China last September to one of Sony’s factories in Wales. The Raspberry Pi Foundation this week announced that …
Bing found to retrieve five times as many malicious websites as Google
It seems that taking the Bing Challenge could make your computer more vulnerable to malware. PCMag reports that a new study from German independent testing lab …
Verizon may follow T-Mobile’s lead with creative smartphone payment plans [update]
T-Mobile made headlines earlier this year for its decision to end carrier subsidies for mobile devices while completely scrapping wireless contracts. But rather than requiring subscribers …
No bottom seen yet for PC sales plunge
This has been a pretty bad news week for Microsoft and we should probably expect a lot more of them going forward. Barron’s points us …
Apple target slashed again, choppy waters expected in Q2
Apple (AAPL) is set to post its results for the second fiscal quarter later this month and sell-side analysts are getting antsy yet again. RBC …
HTC called ‘not so brilliant’ as top execs remain despite plummeting sales
When a company goes from being a leading Android vendor to posting its worst-ever earnings in just a handful of quarters, it might be time …
Facebook Home now available for select Android smartphones
Facebook (FB) on Friday was true to its word and released Facebook Home for some Android devices. The application, which was announced last week, is only …
Verizon to abandon early upgrades
Many wireless providers in the U.S. require customers to sign a two-year service agreement when purchasing a new smartphone, though some still allow subscribers to …
Will success be Samsung’s downfall? Samsung seen ‘stretching itself too far, too fast’
Samsung (005930) made good on an impossible promise and the world’s top smartphone vendor is now seeing the hype surrounding its mobile products reach colossal …
Microsoft’s Android antitrust complaint called ‘an attack on open source’
When a Microsoft (MSFT)-led group called Fairsearch Europe filed an antitrust complaint against Google (GOOG) and its Android platform this week, it didn’t merely say that …
Android phones are helping New York City cops fight crime
The New York Police Department has secretly equipped officers with a new weapon to help them fight crime. Roughly 400 Android smartphones have been distributed …
Samsung is selling so many smartphones that its chip division can’t keep up
In 2012, one of Samsung’s (005930) biggest problems was ridding itself of the “copycat” image Apple branded it with. The company appears to have succeeded. …
Fingerprint identification technology may be next-gen iPhone’s Siri
Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone is expected to be an “S” upgrade like the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4S before it. Rather than a complete overhaul …
Les Fleurs du Mal: France may force ‘brutal’ Apple to embrace ‘platform neutrality’
Fleur Pellerin, the French junior minister for digital economy, did not mince words when she addressed the Apple (AAPL)-AppGratis controversy on Thursday. She called Apple’s …
BlackBerry will ask regulators to investigate analyst who made false return rate claims
BlackBerry (BBRY) is very unhappy with Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston. The company is accusing Johnston of making false claims about BlackBerry Z10 return rates in the U.S. …
T-Mobile finally debuts iPhone 5: $99 down, or free up front for defectors
It might have taken six years to get there, but Apple’s (AAPL) wildly popular iPhone lineup is now available from T-Mobile USA. The world’s top-selling …
LG adds Galaxy S4 features to Optimus G Pro [video]
Samsung (005930) showcased a number of unique feature at its Galaxy S4 press event last month in New York City. The company touted the smartphone’s …
