Big-name U.S. retailers join forces to create mobile payment solution
A number of big-name retailers including Walmart (WMT), Best Buy (BBY) and Target (TGT), have joined forces to create a company that will give customers …
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Leaked image points to upcoming mid-range Windows Phone 8 handset from Nokia
As we get closer to Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft’s (MSFT) launch of Windows Phone 8, new details and images seem to leak each week. Last …
Samsung reaches goal of selling 10 million Galaxy Note smartphones
Samsung (005930) on Wednesday revealed during its press event for the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in New York City that its smartphone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy …
Samsung’s unreleased Jelly Bean update hits Galaxy S III early [video]
From the looks of it, Samsung’s (005930) flagship Galaxy S III smartphone may be among the first non-Nexus Android devices to be updated to Jelly Bean. …
Microsoft has no plans to fix ‘crap’-looking Office Suite on Apple’s Retina displays
Macworld UK reports that many Apple (AAPL) fans are upset with Microsoft (MSFT), both because its Office for Mac suite supposedly looks terrible on Retina-equipped Macbook …
Survey finds Apple desktops are the least likely to fall apart
Consumer Reports on Wednesday put out a big survey of thousands of desktop users and found that Apple’s (AAPL) desktops were the least likely to need …
iPad mini parts start leaking ahead of rumored fall launch
Pictures of what is reportedly a dock connector flex cable for Apple’s (AAPL) soon-to-be-released iPad mini have been published by French website Nowhereelse.fr. The cable looks like it …
New Zealand cops feared Kim Dotcom’s belly of mass destruction
If anyone thought the shenanigans surrounding Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom couldn’t get any more absurd, think again. The New Zealand Herald reports that the New Zealand …
HP declines to join the Microsoft Surface hate parade
At least one Microsoft (MSFT) OEM partner seems to realize that there’s no point in bellyaching over Microsoft’s decision to build its own tablet. CRN reports …
Nokia and Microsoft schedule September 5th event; first Windows Phone 8 Lumia phone expected
Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday delivered invitations to the media for a press conference scheduled to take place on September 5th in New …
Judge warns Apple and Samsung that they both could get burned by verdict, advises settlement
Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday gave Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) one more chance to settle their differences before something happens that they might regret. …
Zombie webOS resurrected in HP’s new ‘Gram’ business
It’s hard to keep an undead mobile operating system down. webOS Nation reports that HP (HPQ) is forming a new company called Gram that is …
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet launches on August 16th in the U.S. starting at $499
We’re live at Samsung’s (005930) press conference in New York, where the company has just taken the wraps off of its upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1 …
Samsung: Apple stole the iPad’s design from a tablet it saw a decade earlier
We’re starting to see a theme develop here. Now that it’s Samsung’s (005930) turn to present its case in the San Jose, California patent trial …
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is going to be absolutely huge according to this leaked photo
We all know Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Note II is going to be a monstrous smartphone when it is finally unveiled, but this leaked image reveals …
$100 apps, bibles and big-budget RPGs: The strange nature of Nigerian mobile app market
With 100 million mobile subscribers, Nigeria stands among leading mobile markets in the world. Its mobile content sector is quite fascinating — this is a …
Sprint is desperately trying to sell more iPhones
Sprint (S) seems to be attempting to desperately attract new customers and sell more smartphones — even the pricey iPhone, which carries a higher subsidy …
Foxconn to invest as much as $10 billion in Indonesian plant
Foxconn (2354) is planning to invest between $5 and $10 billion over the next 5 to 10 years in a production plant in Indonesia, Reuters …
Verizon’s cable spectrum deal to get green light from regulators
After months of waiting, Verizon (VZ) finally seems poised to hit the spectrum jackpot. The Wall Street Journal reports that federal regulators are just about set …
Ice Cream Sandwich arrives on the DROID 4, enables global roaming
Verizon Wireless (VZ) and Motorola on Monday announced the long-awaited arrival of Ice Cream Sandwich on the DROID 4. The over-the-air update includes the standard …
Apple patent could lead to thinner iPhone and iPad screens
Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday was granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new screen technology that could potentially make …
How paying $18 can get you 1,000 fake Twitter friends
Companies desperate to raise their social media profiles and lonely shut-ins looking to have more connections online can now pay just $18 to get 1,000 …
New website helps MacBook Pro users find out which apps are Retina ready
Fans of Apple’s (AAPL) new Macbook Pro may love their shiny new Retina displays, but they may also be disappointed to see that many popular sites …
iPad mini details all but confirmed as launch nears
9to5Mac today got hold of some major details of Apple’s (AAPL) long-rumored iPad mini on Tuesday. The website published that the device will “‘look like …
Apple’s share of the tablet market nears all-time high
According to the latest numbers from market research firm iSuppli, Apple’s (AAPL) share of the worldwide tablet market has nearly returned to its all-time high …
Sony announces new PlayStation Mobile details: Buy a game once, play it anywhere
Earlier this year, Sony (SNE) revealed that its PlayStation Suite for mobile devices had been renamed to PlayStation Mobile. The gaming service, which launched in …
Toshiba scraps plans for a Windows RT tablet
Toshiba (TOSBF) has canceled its plans to release a tablet computer based on Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows RT operating system. The company said its decision has …
Google wants Motorola to ditch the bargain bin and crank out more high-end smartphones
The first step in Google’s (GOOG) plan for reviving Motorola was to lay off 4,000 workers and creating a DARPA-like research team focused on finding cutting-edge …
Smaller iPhone dock connector could flood the world with e-waste
Apple’s (AAPL) smaller dock connector for the next-generation iPhone will likely annoy more than a few users but it could also have some serious environmental …
Microsoft Surface Windows RT tablet reportedly priced at just $199
Price estimates for the Windows RT version of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet have been all over the map, ranging from $600 to a highly unlikely $1,000. …
