The secret to Samsung’s massive success: Attack every corner of your home
Samsung (005930) has seen tremendous success in recent history, and 2012 has been nothing short of stellar for the consumer electronics vendor so far. The …
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T-Mobile’s first Windows Phone 8 device gets outed, includes huge HD display and 4G LTE
TmoNews got its hands on a document that shows what appears to be the first-ever Windows Phone 8 device headed for T-Mobile this fall. The nameless …
Google aims to outthink Apple with new DARPA-like research team
Google (GOOG) on Monday stated in a regulatory filing that it will be cutting approximately 20% of Motorola Mobility’s workforce, eliminating 4,000 jobs and closing …
Cops nab crook who allegedly stole $60k worth of computers from Steve Jobs’s house
The San Jose Mercury News reports the police have apprehended a man who allegedly burglarized late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs’s house and made off with $60,000 worth …
Samsung: Whether or not we ripped off Apple’s tech, Apple stole it to begin with
As the end of the epic soap opera that is the Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung (005930) trial draws near, Samsung’s turn at the plate kicked …
Hands-on with Chameleon: Android tablets get a shot of adrenaline
Back in May, we told you about a new home screen replacement app, Chameleon for Android, that aimed to make the home screen on Android tablets …
Gartner: Apple and Samsung exploded in Q2 while BlackBerry sales slid 37%
Huge growth from Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) in the second quarter wasn’t enough to offset the declines seen across most of the rest of …
Motorola rumored to launch RAZR HD and HD MAXX in October
Not only is Motorola preparing to launch a high-definition version of its RAZR smartphone, but according to a recent rumor the company is also believed …
Barnes & Noble slashes Nook pricing ahead of rumored Kindle refresh
Amid rumors that rival Amazon (AMZN) is planning to launch new versions of its Kindle eReaders as soon as next week, Barnes & Noble (BKS) …
How Microsoft turned its workers’ performance reviews into steel cage death matches
Former Apple executive and current Guardian columnist Jean-Louis Gassée has spotted some particularly interesting details stashed away in a long Vanity Fair piece about Microsoft’s (MSFT) decline from its position as …
Sprint to offer Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE for $200 starting August 19th
Sprint (S) has been planning to launch the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE for a while now, but on Monday the carrier finally announced an …
HTC sees China as key factor in ending sales slump
As HTC (2498) continues to lose market share to Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930), the troubled Taiwanese manufacturer is looking toward China to help stabilize …
LG’s Optimus Vu ‘phablet’ coming to U.S. by the end of September
Verizon (VZ) customers who have been looking on in envy at AT&T (T) customers’ gigantic Samsung (005930) Galaxy Notes can rest easy because they will …
Google designed its new ‘pirate penalty’ search algorithm to spare YouTube
When Google (GOOG) announced late last week that it would start demoting websites that were repeatedly flagged for copyright violations, it raised a very pertinent …
Now that nearly every iPhone 5 part has leaked, here are photos of all of the key internal parts
We must be nearing the point where one of the OEM parts vendors in the Far East will be able to assemble a next-generation iPhone …
Microsoft may issue smaller Windows tweaks, eliminate giant time-sucking upgrades
ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley has been hearing rumblings that Microsoft (MSFT) is rethinking its traditional strategy of walloping users with giant software upgrades and is …
Apple: People chose Android over the iPhone to stay with carrier, not for the OS itself
An internal Apple (AAPL) survey from 2010 that was used in the company’s ongoing trial with Samsung (005930) highlights the key reasons why consumers would choose …
EA gives Microsoft a reprieve from game developer anger, embraces Windows Phone 8
Although some outspoken game developers have recently delivered some harsh criticism of Microsoft’s (MSFT) impending Windows 8 personal computer platform, Electronic Arts (EA) thinks that the …
Apple Stores reportedly in the midst of ‘significant layoffs’ in U.S., Canada and U.K.
Apple (AAPL), the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world, is reportedly in the midst of a “significant” but quiet workforce reduction at its …
Bloomberg: Research In Motion to license BlackBerry 10
Bloomberg is reporting that Research In Motion (RIMM) will indeed be licensing BlackBerry 10. Thorsten Heins told Bloomberg earlier today: “QNX is already licensed across …
Kim Dotcom to launch ‘disruptive’ new music service later this year
Megaupload founder and alleged piracy king Kim Dotcom announced on Twitter that his “disruptive” music service Megabox will launch later this year. Megabox will let …
iPhone 5 preorders to begin on September 12th
Apple (AAPL) will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone on the same day it unveils the new phone, according to a new report. iMore, …
Apple to Samsung: We licensed essential patents to Microsoft while you refused and just copied us
During testimony in the Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) patent trial on Monday, the Cupertino-based company’s patent licensing director Boris Teksler revealed that Apple had previously …
NewBay, other RIM assets up for grabs as company digs for cash
Struggling smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIMM) is looking to offload some of its other “minor assets” in an effort to scrounge up cash, Reuters …
American Bar Association’s top design patent expert says Samsung is toast
InformationWeek on Monday caught up with Christopher Carani, chairman of the American Bar Association’s design rights committee and former chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association …
Google to bolster local services portfolio with Frommer’s acquisition
Google (GOOG) will acquire travel guide publisher Frommer’s from current owner John Wiley & Sons, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The deal is expected …
AT&T planning for iPhone launch in late September, clearing schedules through October
According to a trusted AT&T (T) source, the carrier is currently planning to launch Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone during the third or fourth week of …
DOJ: Want to make sure we can’t access your private data? Buy an iPhone
In the five years since Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone, the popular device has gone from a malicious hacker’s dream to law enforcement’s worst nightmare. …
Nokia’s masquerade
One reason for Nokia’s (NOK) surprisingly strong share price rebound over the past two weeks is the success of its new Asha feature phones in …
iPhone sales seemingly slowing more than expected – more prices slashed as iPhone 5 nears
With the unveiling of Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone less than a month away, sales of the company’s currently available iPhones are seemingly slowing more than expected. Last …
