Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opens fire at Android, iOS
Microsoft (MSFT) has a lot riding on Windows Phone 8. After gaining barely any ground following the initial launch of Windows Phone 7 and the …
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Google, Microsoft named among top five ‘best places to work’ in the world
Young software engineers looking for a dream job could do a lot worse than Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Per Business Insider, research firm Great …
New video game lets you rescue Steve Wozniak’s wife from kidnappers
“Steve Wozniak’s wife has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to save her?” Yes, that is seriously the premise of a …
Rockstar Games releases new trailer for Grand Theft Auto V [video]
With retailers now taking down preorders for Grand Theft Auto V set for a spring 2013 launch, Rockstar Games dropped a new trailer to get gamers …
Sprint will turn on 4G LTE in nine more U.S. cities in the coming months
Sprint (S) is expanding its 4G LTE network as fast as it can. Last month, the carrier announced its plans to roll LTE out to …
Microsoft thanks long-time Xbox Live subscribers by giving away free limited edition consoles
It is the tenth anniversary of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox Live online gaming community and to celebrate the software giant is giving select subscribers a limited …
Microsoft patches Windows RT Surface to speed up apps, plug security holes
Is your shiny new Microsoft (MSFT) Surface RT tablet running a little slow? Microsoft on Wednesday released the first update to the Surface RT tablet that patches Windows …
Vuzix looks to beat Google’s Project Glass with its new ‘Smart Glasses’
Google (GOOG) shook up the tech world when it revealed it was planning to release its augmented reality Project Glass eyewear. It sounded like an incredible …
Sinofsky reportedly blew off presentations, told execs to read his blog if they wanted Windows updates
As we anticipated, Steven Sinofsky’s departure from Microsoft (MSFT) has opened the floodgates for insider anecdotes chronicling the ways that the former Windows president allegedly …
New iMacs may be delayed until next year
The new iMacs may not be home for Christmas. Via AppleInsider, French blog MacBidouille reports that Apple’s (AAPL) new iMac all-in-one PC models will not be …
Nintendo Wii U only has a fraction of its advertised storage
The Wii U doesn’t have a hard drive like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Instead, Nintendo (NTDOY) chose to include flash storage in two capacities: 8GB and 32GB. Unfortunately, …
Motorola wants to add Surface royalties to its Microsoft patent settlement
Motorola and Microsoft (MSFT) are the two latest technology companies currently embedded in a high-stakes patent litigation battle. The trial, which is taking place in …
Motorola hands out $100 rebates for 2011 smartphones that won’t get Jelly Bean
In September, Motorola announced it would issue a $100 rebate to any 2011 device that wouldn’t get upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and on Wednesday, …
Woz trolls Apple again, worries Microsoft is out-innovating his former company
Steve Wozniak has never been shy about needling his former company, even if it means praising the efforts of Apple’s (AAPL) longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT). …
RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone gets pictured next to an iPhone 5
Research in Motion (RIMM) will formally introduce BlackBerry 10 to the mobile world on January 30th and is said to be launching the first devices …
iPad mini is a cannibal, but it creates more demand than it consumes
Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad mini will cannibalize sales of the company’s full-size iPad. It goes without saying. What remains unclear, however, is whether or not …
Microsoft temporarily shuts down Skype password resets amid account-hacking reports
Microsoft (MSFT) isn’t taking any chances when it comes to reports that Skype users are having their accounts hijacked. Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has “temporarily …
Nokia CEO describes his company’s relationship with Microsoft as ‘special’
Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop keeps insisting that he’s not annoyed that Microsoft (MSFT) is helping to promote rival Windows Phone 8 devices. According to …
Samsung denies that it’s jacking up Apple processor prices by 20%
Earlier this week, MarketWatch reported that Samsung (005930) successfully managed to force Apple (AAPL) to pay 20% more for mobile processors in a deal that would last until 2014. The …
Google Fiber delivers cable-crushing 700Mbps download speeds to early adopter
Google (GOOG) began rolling out its first residential fiber deployments in Kansas City on Tuesday and the verdict from one early adopter is in: This …
RIM CEO says things can’t get ‘much worse’ than they’ve been, predicts BlackBerry 10 success
While some analysts believe Research in Motion’s (RIMM) upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system could be “dead on arrival,” the company’s chief executive has boldly predicted …
Samsung’s creepy new ad ditches iPhone bashing, turns to nightmare-inducing memes [video]
Samsung (005930) seemed to hit its stride with a series of ads that bashed Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone and the legions of consumers who line up …
Microsoft might finally be a threat to Apple in the mobile industry
In late 2010, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone platform burst onto the scene and was billed as the savior that would make the Redmond, Washington-based company …
Only three companies are making money selling smartphones [updated]
Smartphones are pretty popular nowadays but it seems that very few companies know how to actually make money selling them. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu this morning …
Samsung leads a smartphone sales boom, overall sales increase nearly 50% in Q3
Research firm Gartner on Wednesday released its latest mobile estimates and found that sales of smartphones continued to grow in the third quarter of 2012. …
The fight will continue: Samsung has no plans to settle with Apple
It looks like the legal battle between Samsung (005930) and Apple (AAPL) still has a long road ahead of it. Unlike HTC (2498), which recently settled …
BlackBerry Messenger update with free voice calling could show RIM is ready to battle
Research In Motion (RIMM) will unveil the finished version of its next-generation smartphone platform next year on January 30th. While BlackBerry 10 is considered by …
Microsoft sees Halo 4 rake in $220 million in sales on launch day
As if you needed more figures to drive home the fact that Microsoft (MSFT) and 343 Industries’ Halo 4 for Xbox 360 is a huge success. Not only did Halo 4 manage …
Foxconn rolls out 10,000 ‘Foxbots’ as it moves ahead to replace 1 million workers
Foxconn announced in August last year that it was planning to have 1 million robots up and running in its factories within three years. As …
AT&T is trying to pick off Sprint’s remaining push-to-talk subscribers
Sprint’s (S) merger with Nextel in 2005 was one of the most epic disasters the telecom world has ever seen, as the carrier had difficulty …
