Verizon has five secret data plans you can only get if you know about them
Verizon Wireless (VZ) killed its previous data plan offerings in late June and replaced them with a series of “Share Everything” plans, which give smartphone …
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iPad just barely beats out Kindle Fire in customer satisfaction survey
It’s official: people really do like their tablets. The latest survey of around 6,000 tablet users from comScore found that tablet users on the whole …
Sprint to launch HD Voice by the end of the year
Sprint (S) is planning to launch its HD Voice service for the HTC EVO 4G LTE by the end of the year, according to PhoneScoop. The …
Facebook gambles on real-money gambling apps to increase revenue
Desperate to impress Wall Street, Facebook (FB) now allows users 18 and older in the United Kingdom to play games for real money, TechCrunch reported …
Google’s self-driving cars have logged more than 300,000 accident-free miles
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday announced another milestone for its driverless car program. The Internet giant revealed that its self-driving cars have now logged more than …
Analyst projects iPhone 5 sales could reach 250 million units
If each new generation of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sells roughly the same number of devices as all the previous generations combined, then what does that …
AT&T workers go on strike in three states [updated]
AT&T (T) on Tuesday said that workers in California, Nevada and Connecticut have all started strike actions to protest lack of progress in contract talks, …
Judge orders Google, Oracle to disclose if either company paid off bloggers
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Tuesday issued a brief order demanding Google (GOOG) and Oracle (ORCL) disclose whether …
Voice calling plans might finally be dying: Samsung Galaxy S III gets Voice over LTE in Korea
The days of smartphone users having to pay for buckets of voice minutes each month may be approaching an end. The South Korea IT Times reports …
Kim Dotcom alleges police punched and kicked him during Megaupload raid
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom testified in a New Zealand court on Tuesday that police had punched him in the face and kicked him while he …
Acer CEO issues mafia-style warning to Microsoft over Surface tablet
Steve Ballmer had better watch out: it sounds like some of Microsoft’s (MSFT) OEM partners want to put a horse head in his bed over …
Sprint CEO has no regrets about making $15 billion bet on iPhone
Sure, no CEO wants to commit more than $15 billion to one manufacturer. But as Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse says, his company didn’t have …
More than $1 billion shed from HTC’s market cap in two days
HTC’s (2498) struggles did not relent in the second quarter as the company’s profit tumbled 58% compared to the same quarter last year. To make …
Samsung accused of child labor abuse at Chinese factory
Samsung (005930) has once again been accused of copying Apple (AAPL), however this time the South Korean manufacturer didn’t knock off the company’s designs. Activist …
Developer ports Android app to BlackBerry PlayBook, sees 25 times more downloads
Getting exposure in Apple’s (AAPL) iOS App Store and Google’s (GOOG) Google Play market can be daunting at best. Developers must compete for exposure with …
Microsoft already at work on Surface tablet sequel
The first Surface tablet isn’t due to be released until October 26th, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft (MSFT) from looking ahead to the next version …
Apple’s iOS software offers a look at the next iPhone’s screen
While Apple (AAPL) is known to prototype and test tens or even hundreds of different designs, materials, and configurations, a recent find in the company’s …
Apple pulls Genius ads from the Olympics, claims criticism had nothing to do with it
Apple’s (AAPL) much debated “Genius” advertisements have been pulled from the Olympics. A spokesperson for TBWA/Media/Arts Lab, the ad agency that represents Apple, confirmed to …
iPhone 5 rumors send smartphone owners scrambling to sell phones
Smartphone owners are scrambling to sell off their old handsets as the release of Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone draws near. Apple will unveil the “iPhone …
Motorola’s ‘big reveal’ coming this Friday, could be DROID RAZR HD [updated]
Motorola is teasing fans with its Facebook page all week by offering them daily clues on what smartphone the company plans to unveil on Friday, …
Samsung: The iPhone is like ‘heaven’ and we’re stuck on Earth
For those who haven’t been following the news from San Jose, California, Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) are suing each other. Again. We’ve seen a number of daggers …
Sprint slashes iPhone 4S cost by $86 as iPhone 5 launch looms
Sprint (S) has slashed the cost of purchasing and activating a new iPhone 4S by a total of $86 as the launch of Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation …
This could be Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 handset
Nokia’s (NOK) switch to Windows Phone hasn’t gone as swimmingly as some industry watchers predicted. While investors finally saw an upside last month, Nokia recently …
Chrome expands lead over Internet Explorer, captures more than 33% of the browser market
Microsoft (MSFT) can complain all it wants about StatCounter’s methodology, but the firm has once again shown Google (GOOG) Chrome besting Internet Explorer as the world’s …
Digital piracy cannot be stopped
From the early days of IRC to the creation of The Pirate Bay, online piracy has grown from a minor annoyance perpetrated by an underground community to …
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak predicts ‘horrible problems’ with cloud computing
During an on-stage discussion with Apple (AAPL) critic Mike Daisey, the Cupertino-based company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak expressed major concerns about the future of computing and …
Apple swallowed 77% of the mobile industry’s profits in Q2
A new study from Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt shows that Apple (AAPL) is absolutely crushing its rivals where it matters most: the bottom line. According …
HTC July sales tumble 45% as One series sputters
HTC (2498) on Monday announced that revenue for the month of July fell by 45% year-over-year as sales of its new One series smartphones continued …
Samsung’s new ‘cash-for-clunkers’ trade-in program offers up to $300 for old smartphones
Samsung (005930) wants consumers to buy its Galaxy S III so badly that it’s willing to pay them for their old smartphones. Any new customers …
Popular torrent site ‘Demonoid’ shut down as gift to U.S. government
Following a massive denial-of-service attack on July 24th that left millions of would-be pirates in the dark, the Ukrainian government has shuttered popular file-sharing website …
