Facebook experiments with giving shoppers free Wi-Fi
Facebook (FB) is hooking businesses near its Menlo Park, California headquarters with routers to test a free Wi-Fi program, according to the Los Angeles Times. …
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Apple unlikely to hit MacBook growth target
Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to hit its 2012 growth target for MacBook sales, according to a new report. Citing sources within Taiwan-based supply chain companies, …
Samsung reportedly delays new facility construction as loss of Apple business starts to hurt
So far we’ve seen a lot about how Apple’s (AAPL) feud with Samsung (005930) has hurt the Cupertino-based company’s supply chain capabilities, as it has had …
T-Mobile still eager to pick up iPhone users, offers data speed boost for unlocked iPhones
Although T-Mobile still doesn’t carry the iPhone, that doesn’t mean the U.S.’s fourth largest wireless carrier isn’t working hard to support it. The carrier announced on Wednesday …
AT&T to sell Nokia Lumia 920 for $449.99 without contract
AT&T’s (T) Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia (NOK) Lumia 920 is very affordable at $99.99 as long as you’re willing to bite the bullet with a two-year contract. …
BlackBerry 10 could be ‘dead on arrival’
Research in Motion (RIMM) will need to do more with its upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform to get Wall Street’s attention. Shares belonging to the troubled …
For better or worse, Google redesigns search results page once again
Did you visit Google (GOOG) last night and notice something different? Google has redesigned its search results page once again. According to its Inside Search blog, …
Apple hit with $368 million patent verdict over FaceTime tech
What the patents giveth, the patents can taketh away. The Financial Times reports that a Texas jury has awarded Nevada-based software company VirnetX $368 million in …
Apple still can’t keep up with iPhone 5 demand
Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone 5 about seven weeks ago and the sleek smartphone still isn’t easy to find on store shelves. The company sold …
Microsoft launches Xbox SmartGlass app for iOS
So much for having to wait until 2013 to get Xbox SmartGlass on Android and iOS. A week after Microsoft (MSFT) released its Xbox 360 companion app on …
Next year’s iPad mini will reportedly feature a Retina display
Many Apple (AAPL) fans who love the iPad mini but are disappointed by its display resolution may want to wait for the second-generation model. A recent report …
For Apple, ‘it’s all downhill from here’
It’s time for a changing of the guard. Apple (AAPL), the most valuable consumer electronics company on the planet, has already peaked and is now …
Office Mobile pictured, coming to iOS and Android in early 2013
Microsoft (MSFT) is once again said to be readying an Office Mobile app for Android and iOS devices for early next year, according to The …
Obama’s ‘Four more years’ becomes most popular tweet of all time
President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday evening after defeating republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney 303 to 206 and winning an estimated 50% of the …
FCC fines AT&T $700,000 over data plan blunder [updated]
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday that AT&T (T) has agreed to pay a $700,000 fine for switching data plans of select customers. The …
‘Google Wallet card’ leak points to weakness in NFC mobile payments
Launched in May 2011, Google Wallet was supposed to revolutionize shopping and replace cash and credit cards with NFC-enabled smartphones. While the idea was and …
Scientists working on new broadband tech that could create 2000x faster fiber speeds
Think Google (GOOG) Fiber is fast? Whatever. Some scientists in Wales are brewing something that’s 2,000 times better. As ISPreview reports, a group of scientists …
Microsoft launches Halo 4 on Xbox 360
First-person shooter fans have been salivating for Halo 4 for nearly five years since the release of Halo 3. Sure, there was 2009’s Halo 3: ODST, but …
Android app revenue on the rise, closing gap with iOS
For a while now, developers looking to make serious money selling their apps were better off trying their luck at Apple’s (AAPL) App Store than …
Major cable companies try to make themselves innovative by opening up new research center
“Innovative” is probably not the word you use to describe your cable company. But Reuters reports that major players such as Comcast (CMCSA) and Time …
EU regulators ready to accept Apple’s eBook price fixing settlement
EU regulators are reportedly set to accept an offer from Apple (AAPL) and four other book publishers that will end an antitrust investigation over eBook …
Facebook iOS app updated with Instagram style photo filters, batch photo sharing and more
Facebook (FB) pushed out another big update to its iOS app on Monday that combines the best elements of its standalone Camera app and Messenger app. …
Battery breakthrough using crushed silicon could triple the power in our gadgets
As nice as razor-thin gadgets with incredibly dense screens are, battery tech hasn’t really evolved much in the last decade. While software optimizations can be …
Google Chrome update adds ‘Do Not Track’ support
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday released an update for its Chrome Web browser for Windows, Mac and Linux computers that finally brings support for a “Do Not …
Apple rejects iOS 6 update from Google-owned Sparrow email client app
Google (GOOG) acquired the popular third-party email client Sparrow this past summer, and despite the buyout the company vowed to update its app so it …
T-Mobile to launch Nexus 7 with HSPA+ on November 13th for $299.99
Contrary to what Apple (AAPL) is telling people, the Google (GOOG) Nexus 7 is still one of the best 7-inch tablets available. And with a 3G model, …
Android adoption is growing 6x faster than iPhone
An unsettling statistic for Apple (AAPL) has come to light: Consumer adoption of Android smartphones is increasing six times faster than iPhone adoption, according to …
Apple may finally be directly targeting Android for alleged patent infringement
Apple (AAPL) may be done beating around the bush when it comes to suing Android manufacturers. Bloomberg reports that Apple is trying to add Android 4.1 …
HTC’s Halloween Horror Show
So HTC (2498) missed investor expectations again for its October performance. Surely this cannot surprise anyone? The company just missed third-quarter 2012 expectations literally days …
22% of all registered voters have already told the world how they voted through Facebook or Twitter
Who needs exit polls when you have Twitter and Facebook (FB)? Pew Internet has found that an estimated 22% of all registered voters in the …
