Demand for ‘Made in U.S.A.’ gadgets sparks Foxconn expansion into North America
The rumor on Foxconn planning to open manufacturing plants in the U.S. is true. According to Bloomberg, Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo said, “We are looking at …
Archives
Apple and Samsung return to court to battle over $1 billion verdict
Samsung (005930) and Apple (AAPL) on Thursday return to a San Jose, California courtroom to once again square off in front of U.S. District Court …
Mobile price war torches Spain as iPhone 5 drops to free on contract
As Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) continue their slow dance of stealth price raises like new activation charges and mandatory unlimited texting, the rest of …
The best smartphones of 2012: Sprint
Sprint (S) is featured in the third installment of our series and while it doesn’t sell quite as many smartphones as its rivals Verizon Wireless …
Cook on Apple’s relationship with Samsung: ‘It’s awkward’
Give Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook credit for being fairly upfront about his company’s strained relationship with component supplier and smartphone rival Samsung (005930). When …
T-Mobile could finally get the iPhone: DT CEO says Apple products will launch in 2013
In line with earlier reports, Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann has confirmed that its subsidiary T-Mobile USA will launch Apple (AAPL) products in 2013. During …
China Mobile hasn’t launched the iPhone 5 because Apple is too hard to cut a deal with
Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is headed to China next week on the country’s second-largest mobile carrier China Telecom. But do you know who’s not getting the …
iPad mini demand to help offset seasonal sales decline in Q1 2013
Consumer electronics sales typically decline following a surge in the December quarter but according to a new report, continued demand for Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad …
Samsung may give the Galaxy S IV an ‘unbreakable screen’
Samsung (005930) faces a daunting task in its efforts to follow up its enormously successful Galaxy S III smartphone, but Reuters reports that the company …
Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’
Microsoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review …
Tim Cook says Apple is working to revolutionize TV
While speculation on a Siri-powered Apple HDTV or “iTV” has been rampant for much of the year, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has never actually hinted …
HTC’s Christmas miracle
In November, HTC (2498) managed to snap a six-month losing streak and finally show month-on-month revenue growth. Steve Ballmer plays Santa Claus — the sales …
Tim Cook confirms Apple is shifting some Mac production to U.S.
In a lengthy interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is making investments in an effort to move some …
HTC revenue grows in November but still down 31% from last year
HTC (2498) saw a much-needed boost from holiday sales in November, but the sequential increase wasn’t substantial enough to stop the firm’s continued decline in …
Casio’s new G-Shock smartwatch can display alerts from your iPhone [video]
Since the Dick Tracy cartoon days, every gadget nerd’s dream has been to have a smartwatch. And while smartphones have largely made the need for …
Washington, Massachusetts and Delaware are the three best states for broadband
If you want quality broadband in the United States, you probably need to move to the Northeast or the West Coast. Technology lobbying firm TechNet …
Samsung promotes founder’s grandson to vice chairman
Samsung (005930) on Wednesday promoted the grandson of its founder to vice chairman. Jay Y.Lee, the chief operating officer and president, is the son of …
HTC reportedly betting big that its ‘M7’ smartphone will be its savior in 2013
HTC (2498) has had a lousy go of things over the past two years despite putting out some high-quality smartphones such as the One X …
Call of Duty: Black Ops II crushes records as sales hit $1 billion in 15 days
Who says the first-person shooter genre is getting stale? Activision (ATVI) announced on Wednesday another milestone for its recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops II game. …
AT&T says it has already sold 6.4 million smartphones this quarter
Being named “America’s worst carrier” hasn’t stopped AT&T (T) from being a powerhouse in the wireless industry. CNET reports that AT&T wireless chief Ralph de la …
iPad smokes other tablets in battery life tests
Anyone who needs their tablet to have a long-lasting battery has a pretty simple choice to make: It’s the Apple (AAPL) iPad. The Which? Tech …
Nokia announces budget-friendly Lumia 620 with Windows Phone 8 for $249 [video]
Nokia (NOK) announced on Wednesday it’s adding another Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia device to the family in Q1 2013: the Lumia 620. Unlike the flagship Lumia …
Verizon celebrates two years of 4G LTE, now covers over 250 million Americans
Happy birthday, 4G LTE. Verizon Wireless (VZ) launched the first LTE network in the United States two years ago on December 5th, 2010. The high-speed …
Verizon plans to use customers’ location data, browsing history to deliver targeted ads
The nation’s largest wireless provider has come under fire over its plan to launch a new marketing initiative that critics say is invasive of users’ …
BlackBerry 10 won’t let you use dumb passwords such as ‘123456’ or ‘password’
In October, SplashData revealed the 25 worst passwords of 2012 and to nobody’s surprise, “password” and “123456” took the top two slots. In a rather …
App revenue intrigue
This week, Canalys estimated that just 25 developers made half of all app revenue on iPhone and Google (GOOG) Play apps in the United States …
Microsoft Surface may not be a dud after all: sales projected to exceed 1 million units in Q4
Brokerage firm Detwiler Fenton on Wednesday predicted that sales of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet may fall below 1 million units in the slate’s debut quarter. …
25 mobile app developers haul in half of all mobile app revenues
Sorry, startup app developers: Your chances of becoming rich overnight are pretty low. Research firm Canalys has come out with a new report showing that …
Samsung’s ‘iSheep’-mocking spot named the top tech ad of 2012 [video]
Lots of people seem to enjoy laughing at the Apple (AAPL) fans who camp outside of Apple Stores and wait in long lines on the …
The Lumia-iPhone battle in China is shaping up to be a bloody one
Soon after China Unicom announced it has 100,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 5, Helsinki was rocked by news that China Mobile has signed a deal …
