Apple claimed a staggering 80% of mobile profit in Q4
Impressive data points from Apple’s record-setting holiday quarter continue to trickle out, and new estimates suggest that the company accounted for a staggering share of …
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Hackers tried to extort $50,000 from Symantec after stealing source code
A group of hackers demanded that Symantec pay $50,000 to prevent it from releasing stolen source code for several of the firm’s software titles. Symantec …
Samsung takes another page from Apple’s playbook: increase margins
Apple has argued on multiple occasions that Samsung builds mobile products that “blatantly imitate the appearance of Apple’s products to capitalize on Apple’s success.” Courts seem …
Verizon’s Motorola DROID 4 launches on February 10th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday finally confirmed launch details for the latest addition to its popular DROID family of Android smartphones, the Motorola DROID 4. The …
Apple’s secret project to port Mac OS X to ARM processors revealed by intern
In 2009, Tristan Schaap received the chance of a lifetime when he was offered an internship by Apple’s Platform Technologies Group. During his time interning …
RIM: BlackBerry apps are more profitable than Android apps
Research In Motion executivess took the stage during BlackBerry DevCon Europe on Tuesday to clear up a few facts about the company’s success with its …
Apple’s Siri-enabled iTV already being tested by potential partners, report claims
Prototypes of Apple’s upcoming HDTV are already being tested by multiple potential carrier partners Apple is trying to woo, The Globe and Mail reports. The …
Verizon Wireless introducing DROID RAZR BOGO, double data, 4G LTE discounts
Verizon Wireless is planning on introducing a number of promotions starting February 10th, in addition to availability of the Motorola DROID 4. The DROID 4 …
Rogers announces two new LTE devices with 4G speeds up to 40Mbps
Rogers on Monday announced two new LTE devices that will offer even faster speeds than earlier 4G modems on its network. The company will soon launch …
White Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone to launch later this month
Nokia on Monday officially took the wraps off a white version of its Lumia 800 Windows Phone. Nokia originally launched the device in black and …
Samsung announces white Galaxy Nexus, available February 13th in the UK
We already knew the Galaxy Nexus would be available in white, but on Monday Samsung made the device official. The white handset will arrive in …
Season 1 of Netflix’s first original series ‘Lilyhammer’ is now live
The debut season of Netflix’s first original series “Lilyhammer” is now available on demand to all Netflix “Watch Instantly” subscribers. All eight episodes of the …
New Verizon, Redbox joint venture to offer Netflix-like video streaming
Verizon and Redbox-owner Coinstar on Monday announced a new joint venture in which the two companies will offer a new streaming video service. The joint …
iPhone 4S launch sent Apple Store sales skyrocketing
Apple Stores are often busy and with the release of new iPhones and iPads, Apple’s retail locations become bombarded with waves of excited customers. According …
Samsung Galaxy Note now available for pre-order from AT&T
The Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone is now available for pre-order from AT&T. Subscribers who place early orders for Samsung’s new supersized smartphone will take delivery by February …
ITC attorney backs Barnes & Noble in Microsoft patent case
Barnes & Noble on Monday received some potentially good news following the rejection of its antitrust suit against Microsoft earlier this month. Microsoft is looking …
Amazon reportedly plans to open a retail store this year
Amazon is preparing to open a retail store in Seattle within the next few months, according to a report from Good eReader. Amazon is apparently …
HTC promises change after admitting its bulky LTE phones have been weak so far
HTC on Monday reported that the company’s fourth quarter earnings missed analysts’ estimates. While speaking on the vendor’s earnings call, HTC’s chief financial officer said that …
Google reportedly hires Apple exec for top secret project
Google has hired Apple’s former senior director of product integrity for a new secret project, according to a report from VentureBeat. The man in question …
HTC Ville shows off Sense 4.0 in its second appearance on camera
Last Monday, the HTC Ville was shown off running Android 4.0 and Sense 4.0 in a leaked video. Four new images recently published by ePrice reveal the …
Apple may partner with Verizon, AT&T and others for iTV content
Apple will launch its own HDTV called the “iTV,” analyst Peter Misek of Jefferies & Company said on Monday. We’ve written dozens of reports on …
Damn You Autocorrect founder posts 25 favorite iPhone auto-correct fails of all time
The founder of popular website Damn You Autocorrect has published a list of her 25 favorite auto-correct fails of all time. For those who somehow missed …
Google to launch pilot program for Android-based HUD glasses
Google has reportedly been hard at work developing glasses with a built-in heads-up display (HUD) on one lens. The glasses reportedly look very similar to …
IDC: Smartphone sales hit all-time high in Q4 led by Apple, Samsung
The record sales managed by both Apple and Samsung during the holiday quarter last year sent smartphone market growth soaring in late 2011. Market research …
Best Buy leaks possible Apple iTV details; 42-inch display, $1,499 price tag
Best Buy has reportedly been testing the waters for a possible “iTV” offering from Apple. According to The Verge, the retail giant has been circulating …
Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol, study finds
A new study suggests that social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter are more difficult to resist than cigarettes or alcohol. A team from …
Samsung airs $10 million anti-iPhone ad during Super Bowl [video]
As the world champion New York Giants fought to hold New England scoreless in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVI, another battle was raging …
Google wants people to ‘Solve for X’ with new conference [video]
Google unveiled its new “Solve for X” website early Monday morning, and it looks as if the Mountain View-based company is planning a TED-like think tank to encourage …
NPD: iPhone dominated in Q4, Android popularity grows among first-time buyers
Apple was the top smartphone vendor in the United States last quarter according to new data released on Monday. A new report from market research …
Samsung’s quad-core Galaxy S III reportedly just 7mm thick, set to launch in May
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S III will reportedly be one of the thinnest smartphones in the world when it is unveiled in the coming months. South …
