Virgin Mobile launches contract-free HTC One V for just $199
The chin is in at Virgin Mobile — the Sprint-owned prepaid wireless carrier has quietly launched one of HTC’s latest and greatest smartphones, the entry-level-but-quite-capable …
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HBO Go app updated to support Ice Cream Sandwich tablets
HBO on Monday updated its popular content streaming app to support tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HBO GO allows HBO subscribers with select …
Google+ is an uninviting digital man cave, say female technologists
Google+ was apparently designed by guys who have never lived with a woman. Or, at least that’s the impression that five female technologists gave during …
Verizon laying off 950 workers at Houston call center
Verizon Wireless notified one of its call centers in Houston, Texas about plans to close the facility. The center houses 943 employees, all of whom …
Samsung loses appeal to lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban
A judge with the United States District Court for Northern California has rejected Samsung’s appeal to a lift a sales ban of its Galaxy Tab …
Nokia could be a litigation nightmare for Google’s Asian Android partners
Nokia’s ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio. Nokia was central in developing GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, HSPA, LTE and Wi-Fi …
Verizon Galaxy S III to launch July 10th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that the highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone will finally launch on July 10th. Following a number of delays across …
Bill Gates to PC makers: Don’t be mad about Surface
Microsoft may be going it alone in making its first tablet but company chairman and founder Bill Gates says that Windows PC original equipment manufacturers …
Amazon eyes Apple’s new maps, acquires 3D mapping startup UpNext
Amazon on Monday reportedly closed a deal to acquire 3D mapping startup UpNext, according to GigaOM. The acquisition will thrust the retail giant into new …
iMac with Retina display could launch in October
Everyone knows Apple plans on releasing its next-generation iPhone this fall, but its flagship smartphone could also share the stage with a next-generation iMac that …
Apple stock hits $600 for first time since April
Shares of Apple’s stock hit the $600-mark on Tuesday for the first time since April 27th. The company’s stock price sky-rocketed earlier this year after Apple …
How a century of telephone expertise doomed Ericsson
The mobile phone industry is used to vendors flaming out, sometimes just a couple of years after companies peak. Yet few handset companies have self-destructed …
RIM CEO: There’s nothing wrong with our company
5,000 layoffs? Delays of major products? Quarterly losses totaling more than $500 million? “‘Tis but a scratch,” says RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. Canada.com reports that …
Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ to launch soon for $249-$299, report claims
Apple’s “iPad mini,” a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, will soon launch at a price point that may send shockwaves through the …
The year of Gingerbread continues: ICS penetration crosses 10%
Google debuted its brand new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system last week during the annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. The latest …
BlackBerry 10 roadmap emerges; London, Nevada, Blackforest and more planned for 2013
A purported roadmap outlining Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 launch plans has emerged, seemingly outlining the current state of RIM’s ever-changing launch schedule for the …
And the world’s most popular browser is… who knows?
Computer World's Gregg Keizer writes that two firms have put out two wildly different sets of numbers for which browsers were the most used in …
Facebook will ‘look into’ its own sneaky email switching
Facebook royally ticked off many of its users last week when it made their @facebook.com email addresses the primary ones displayed on profile pages without …
Beats Electronics officially acquires MOG music service
Beats Electronics has finally acquired subscription music service MOG. “Beats was created as a response to the complete erosion of the music experience,” Beats' president …
Sony acquires cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million
Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony's gaming arm, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire California-based cloud gaming firm Gaikai Inc. for $380 million. Sony …
Windows Phone sales top iPhone and match Android… in Finland
After struggling for nearly two years, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is finally starting to gain substantial ground… in Finland. Nokia's strong presence in its home …
Windows 7 market share surpasses 50%
Windows 7 for the first time ever has captured more than half of the global operating system market, according to data compiled by Web analytics …
Apple to report Q3 earnings on July 24th
Apple has scheduled its third-quarter earnings report for Tuesday, July 24th at 2 pm PT. Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer will announce Q3 …
U.K. Apple smartphone sales fall ahead of next-gen iPhone announcement
Despite iOS usage hitting an all time high, sales of Apple’s iPhone have declined over the past few months as customers await the arrival of …
Mozilla’s HTML5-based Firefox OS coming in early 2013
Mozilla on Monday revealed that its Boot to Gecko mobile platform has been rebranded as Firefox OS. The HTML5-based OS will power smartphones built to …
Best Buy discounts Retina-equipped MacBook Pro, still costs over $2,000
Best Buy has decided to give its customers a little bit of relief if they decide to buy a new MacBook Pro with Retina display, …
Microsoft to take $6.2 billion charge following failed aQuantive acquisition
Microsoft on Monday announced that the company’s online services division will take a $6.2 billion charge related to its 2007 acquisition of aQuantive. “Microsoft Corp. …
Microsoft offers $40 Windows 8 Pro upgrade
Business users who want a more enterprise-oriented version of Windows 8 can soon upgrade their current machines to Windows 8 Pro for just $40, Microsoft …
HTC names Mike Woodward president of North American business
HTC on Monday announced that Mike Woodward has been named president of HTC North America. Woodward, who joins the company from a VP role at …
Nokia may sue Google over Nexus 7 tablet
Just what the tech industry needs: even more prospective patent lawsuits! The latest shocking twist in the patent soap opera comes courtesy of The Inquirer’s …
