Comcast charges a wallet-incinerating $300 a month for new 305Mbps ‘platinum’ broadband
Comcast (CMCSA) customers now have access to roughly the same level of top-tier service as Verizon (VZ) FiOS customers if they’re willing to pay $90 …
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Hackers publish 11 million gamer passwords online
A user at password-hacking forum Inside Pro earlier this month published a half-gigabyte file that contained as many as 11 million passwords collected from users at …
Skype’s own privacy policy says it can spy on users’ IMs
There have been a lot of questions going around over the past few days about whether Microsoft (MSFT) and Skype are able to eavesdrop on …
Verizon, Redbox get ready to go toe-to-toe with Netflix
Remember when Verizon (VZ) and Coinstar’s (CSTR) Redbox agreed earlier this year to create a joint video streaming service? Well, it seems the two companies are …
Apple’s iPod touch to get iPhone 5-like makeover ahead of September launch
Apple (AAPL) is gearing up for quite a fall season if even half of the current rumors floating around pan out. First we’re looking at …
Rock stars say Google is to blame for enabling piracy
Several rock legends, including Elton John, Robert Plant and Queen guitarist Brian May, sent a letter to the Telegraph on Tuesday accusing Google (GOOG) of enabling …
Apple’s revenue growth slowdown is fast – and global
Yes, spring is a slow period for Apple (AAPL) and its fiscal third-quarter results reflected that. It was that way last year as well because …
OS X Mountain Lion release scheduled for Wednesday July 25th
Apple (AAPL) has announced that Mac users can buy an upgrade to the new OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store on Wednesday …
Apple post huge Q3 miss; EPS climbs to $9.32 on $35 billion in revenue
Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2012. As always, analysts were expecting another monster quarter from the Cupertino, …
Netflix beats Q2 earnings expectations, generates $889 million in revenue
Netflix’s (NFLX) stock has taken a beating over the past year — Netflix shares were trading around $80 on Tuesday, down from a 52-week high …
ISPs itching to bring data-cap racket to home broadband services
As much as consumers hate having their mobile data capped, there’s no question that caps on wireline broadband services have the potential to be a far …
Poll: Samsung Galaxy S III or Apple iPhone 5?
Which smartphone do you plan to buy this year, Samsung’s Galaxy S III or Apple’s next iPhone? A recent ChangeWave survey caused a bit of …
Microsoft finally decides iOS is worthy of Microsoft Office
Microsoft (MSFT) seems to have discovered that people like using Apple’s (AAPL) iOS devices for productivity, as the company is scouting around for developers who will help …
4G BlackBerry PlayBook to launch this month despite RIM’s torrid tablet past
Research In Motion (RIMM) has not found success in the tablet market quite yet. The struggling smartphone vendor crossed over to the tablet space last …
Apple tells Samsung its technology is nearly worthless
An analysis of Apple’s (AAPL) settlement offer to Samsung (005930) reveals just how much Apple thinks Samsung’s technology is worth. FOSS Patents patent expert Florian …
Another one bites the dust: Apple wins European ban on Galaxy Tab 7.7
Sales of Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet have been banned in Europe following a ruling handed down by the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on Tuesday …
13-inch Retina-equipped MacBook Pro, updated iMac still set for fall release
As though Apple (AAPL) wasn’t busy enough with the upcoming launches of its sixth-generation iPhone and the iPad mini this fall, the company is apparently preparing …
iPhone 5 and iPad mini both reportedly set to launch in September
A surplus of Apple (AAPL) rumors is always expected ahead of the company’s earnings reports, and the faucet is wide open on Tuesday. Apple is …
AT&T beats estimates with earnings of $0.66 per share in Q2, activates 3.7 million iPhones
AT&T (T) on Tuesday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Analysts were looking for another big quarter from the nation’s No.2 …
Analyst: LTE tablets are a waste of money
A combination of data caps and higher retail prices will significantly hurt demand for tablets equipped with 4G LTE connectivity over the next few years, …
Gooseberry takes on Raspberry Pi with $62 Android-based PC
The Raspberry Pi had better watch its back because there’s a new kid on the block that’s aiming to steal its thunder in the market …
Kim Dotcom ups the heat on Obama with launch of Kim.com website [video]
Kim Dotcom is again sounding off against the White House, and this time he’s using more than his questionable singing voice. Dotcom, the mercurial Megaupload …
Samsung and LG crush rivals in dwindling LCD TV market
Samsung (005930) may be getting most of its attention for smartphones these days, but the South Korean manufacturer is doing pretty well in the LCD TV …
A desperate Nokia offers carriers a cut of revenue to sell Lumia phones
Nokia (NOK) lost $1 billion last quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter that Nokia lost at least $1 billion — the company lost $1.7 billion in …
Australian judge is just as sick of Apple and Samsung’s patent war as we are
Apparently we’re not alone in having grown tired of the ongoing smartphone patent wars. An American judge recently gave Apple and Samsung an earful and now, according …
HTC lowers the volume on Beats, sells back half its stake
In a recent feature, BGR questioned just how much HTC really gained from its $300 million investment in Beats Electronics. Apparently HTC (2498) has been …
Get ready for insanely fast Wi-Fi at 7Gbps
Wi-Fi is about to get absurdly fast. Per Business Insider, chip maker Marvell on Monday announced it is partnering with Israeli startup Wilocity to create …
‘Minority Report’ software becomes a reality [video]
Large-scale motion and gesture-controlled computing is no longer confined to science fiction movies, as Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries again demonstrates its exciting software that gives users …
Dark Knight teardown reveals how much it costs to be Batman
It’s a good thing that Bruce Wayne is so filthy rich because otherwise, his vigilante heroics would send him to the poor house. The Centives …
People still don’t trust Facebook
Facebook (FB) and privacy concerns seem to go hand in hand. Sure, the company has had its fair share of snafus, but the fact that …
