Sprint sizzles – is AT&T and Verizon’s greed the reason?
A fallen angel took flight as Sprint (S) soared by 20% on Thursday after an interesting June quarter. The overall net subscriber loss number for …
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Microsoft admits spurned OEMs could flee Windows
Hell hath no fury like an original equipment manufacturer scorned. The New York Times has discovered that Microsoft (MSFT) is actually somewhat worried that some of …
Best Buy: Customers returned Samsung tablets because they thought they were getting iPads
Here come some more juicy tidbits from recently unsealed documents tied to the upcoming Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) extravaganza! From rejected settlement offers to muscle …
New leaked photos may reveal final iPhone 5 design
Apple’s (AAPL) sixth iPhone is at least nearing mass production at this point, and as we all know, Foxconn’s factories tend to leak like a …
Apple acquires mobile security firm AuthenTec for $356 million
Mobile and network security provider AuthenTec (AUTH) on Friday announced that it has been acquired by Apple (AAPL). Apple has agreed to acquire the company …
Dragon NaturallySpeaking brings a form of Siri to your desktop, Android
Nuance Communications (NUAN) has made some big-time improvements to its popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software, including improved performance on Gmail and Hotmail and a …
iPhone app in Apple’s App Store found to contain… Windows malware?
Apple’s (AAPL) stiff rules and extensive testing procedures have done a great job of keeping malware out of the iOS App Store. With just a …
Hacker uses NFC to pwn Android phones
Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller, who made a name for himself embarrassing Apple engineers with his iOS hacks, has returned with a big, juicy target in …
ABI: Developers are in for a dose of reality as mobile app downloads decline
Is HTML5 really overhyped? Not so fast, says a recent report from market research firm ABI Research. The firm on Wednesday released a new report …
Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone for now
Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said what many consumers have long been thinking: That it “won’t make much sense” for Facebook to build …
Apple wants the iPhone to run your entire house
Although the iPhone has already proven itself to be an extremely useful little device, Apple (AAPL) has some even bigger plans for its popular smartphone …
Motorola Photon Q LTE officially headed to Sprint
Sprint (S) on Thursday formally announced that it would soon offer Motorola’s Photon Q LTE, although the carrier has not yet specified a release date …
Facebook matches expectations, but stock still tanks after hours
The mystery is over: We now know whether or not Facebook is actually making money. In its first-ever earnings report released today, the social networking …
Windows 8 is ‘a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space’
Well then, it’s settled. We had very high hopes for Windows 8 after reviewing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Microsoft (MSFT) released earlier this year, …
Google Fiber: Start wetting the bed, cable companies
Yes, Google Fiber is only being launched in Kansas City so far. And sure, there’s not much hope that it will spread across the entire …
Samsung smartphones obliterate iPhone sales in Q2 as rivalry reaches boiling point
Samsung (005930) has emerged as Apple’s (AAPL) top smartphone competitor and the company steamrolled its competition in the second quarter of 2012. Samsung sold 52 …
Apple: Samsung knew it was ripping us off and did it anyway
The tech industry’s version of a soap opera that networks just won’t cancel has been the gift that keeps on giving lately. Samsung (005930) rejected …
Google officially launches Google Fiber, Google Fiber TV service in Kansas City
Google (GOOG) on Thursday lit up its highly-anticipated fiber network in Kansas City, promising to bring residents of the city world-class Internet and television service …
The BGR Show – Inside the making of The BGR Show theme song with Just Blaze
I have known Just Blaze since before I started Boy Genius Report, and we have battled back and forth on who has the latest gadgets …
Multiple reports say iPhone 5 will launch on September 21st
The “iPhone 5” rumor mill has, for the time being, settled on a date when Apple’s (AAPL) highly-anticipated smartphone will be released: September 21st. Both …
Facebook phone rumors resurface: HTC-built Facebook smartphone launching in 2013
It had been exactly three months since reports of Facebook’s (FB) rumored smartphone resurfaced, so we were definitely due. The social networking giant is set …
Sprint posts huge $1.4 billion Q2 loss; 1.5 million iPhones sold, 2012 forecast raised
Sprint (S) on Thursday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Despite the carrier’s multi-billion dollar bet on Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone, Sprint …
Microsoft reportedly won’t let Dell build a tablet for Windows RT launch
It’s no secret that Microsoft is being much more careful than usual when it comes to which vendors it will let make tablets based on …
iOS shoots ahead of Android in enterprise app developer interest
Appcelerator and IDC have released another survey of app developers and this time they’ve found that Apple’s (AAPL) iOS is now clearly favored by app developers …
Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay found pro-tech lobbying group
Four major Internet companies are giving America just what it needs: More federal lobbyists. The Washington Post reports that Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and …
New Google studio aims to turn YouTube celebrities into actual stars
Imagine if the Star Wars Kid could have had a real light saber, or if Chris Crocker could have had Britney Spears show up to …
HTML5 is overhyped, no threat to native iOS and Android apps
Industry watchers often debate whether or not HTML5-based Web apps pose a threat to the massive ecosystems that revolve around native apps. According to a …
Music industry’s anti-piracy playbook revealed: Site blocking, app removal and litigation
A leaked confidential report from the archaically-named International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has revealed a wide range of strategies being employed by the recording …
Internet co-creator Vint Cerf tells Internet history revisionists to shove it
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial from Gordon Crovitz asserting that the U.S. government played no significant role in the creation of …
HTC One X+ coming to T-Mobile with blazing 1.7GHz quad-core processor
TmoNews reports that T-Mobile will soon get a souped-up version of the HTC (2498) One X dubbed the One X+. The “+,” in case you’re …
