Microsoft To Acquire Nokia's Handset, Services Businesses For $7.2 Billion
The deal was years in the making but it finally happened: Microsoft will acquire Nokia's devices and services business and license its patents for 10…
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HTC's Nightmarish Year Ends With More Bad News
Nokia has been hammering HTC with lawsuits in a variety of markets, with meager results. The rather narrow sales injunction against the HTC One mini was…
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Study: People Are Way More Worried About Hackers Than Online Tracking
Nearly every action you take while online is monitored by advertisers, from the products you buy to the links that you click. Ads are tailor-made…
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BlackBerry Posts Even Worse Than Expected Q3 Loss
BlackBerry on Friday posted its fiscal third-quarter results and just as everyone expected, things have gotten substantially worse since for BlackBerry since last year's November…
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EU Shoots Down Google's Settlement Proposal In Anti-Trust Case
The European Commission investigating Google in the region has once again rejected the company's proposals to settle a search-related antitrust case, Reuters reports. This is…
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The NSA's Rough Week Just Got Even Worse
Back in August, not long after Edward Snowden began leaking details about NSA surveillance programs, President Obama created a panel to review the NSA's data…
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How Do These Awesome Intel Robots Test Touchscreens? They Play 'Cut The Rope'
Intel's Oculus robots play smartphone games such as the popular "Cut the Rope" title to test the accuracy of touchscreens on mobile devices. The software…
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An Open Letter To BlackBerry Management
No... not that open letter. As BlackBerry prepares to report its results for the fiscal third quarter before the bell on Friday, investors are bracing…
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Bill Gates Takes On A New Role... As Secret Santa
Reddit's annual Secret Santa had a surprise participant this year, and it was none other than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Reddit user NY1227 on Wednesday posted…
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Court: Torrent Uploader To Pay $652,000 For One Swedish Movie
A man in Sweden who used to upload movies to a torrent site for years has been ordered by a court to pay $652,000 in…
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Facebook 'Dislike' Button Is Finally Here, But Only In Messenger
Facebook has updated its Messenger app with a new set of stickers that include a "dislike" button, All Facebook reports, a feature that some users…
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Facebook Keeps Track Of Every Message You Type - Even Ones You Don't Post
Every social network user has at some point typed something they knew they'd regret sharing and has promptly erased it before clicking "post." However, Slate's Jennifer…
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Your Entire World Will Soon Be Connected
Intelligent connected machines and services that surround us – effectively known as the "Internet of Things" (IoT) – will become a $309 billion business by…
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Smartphone Patent Wars Exposed As Completely Futile
It happened again — a handset sales injunction resulting from a patent infringement ruling has been overturned. This time the drama played out in the UK, where…
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Yahoo Struggles To Properly Acknowledge, Fix Ongoing Yahoo Mail Service Issues
Yahoo on Wednesday finally fully acknowledged on Twitter and on the service's personal blog that its Yahoo Mail service is experiencing issues which some of…
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Twitter, Facebook And Google Workers Are Among Tech's Happiest
A couple of months ago, a group of current and former Apple employees revealed what it's like to work in the stressful yet rewarding environment…
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Thousands Of Germans Threatened With €250 Fines For Streaming Porn
Thousands of German users that have used a porn website to stream shows have received threatening letters from a local law firm demanding €250 ($344)…
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AT&T Doesn't Want To Tell You What It Has Disclosed To The NSA
While some tech companies are publicly denouncing the privacy-encroaching practices of the NSA, others are happy to continue playing ball with the government agency. The…
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Apple, Google And Others Demand NSA Spying Reform
Eight tech giants have joined forces demanding NSA reform in a "Global Government Surveillance Reform" campaign, including AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and…
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FTC Finds Popular Flashlight App For Android Illegally Sharing Data With Advertisers
A popular flashlight Android app with an installed base of between 50 million and 100 million users has also been collecting personal data including location…
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Anti-Patent Troll Bill Passes U.S. House With Huge Majority
Patent trolls are so widely disliked that they've actually inspired Congress to do something to crack down on them. The Washington Post reports that the…
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Apple Is The Top Brand For Holiday Shoppers In Nearly Every Category
Apple's brand dominance has pushed the company to the top of several lists throughout 2013, and it might also be a deciding factor for shoppers…
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BlackBerry May Have To Shrink Its Way To Success
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has his work cut out for him. Jackdaw Research chief analyst Jan Dawson has been taking a look at BlackBerry's recent…
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Google May Lose Major Patent Case With Big Ramifications For Android
In an Oracle vs. Google appeal case, the judges appear to be siding with Oracle, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters, although there isn't a…
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Facial Recognition Tech: Privacy, Best Practices On Obama's Agenda
The National Telecommunication & Information Administration (NTIA) on Tuesday announced that it plans to hold a variety of meetings next year, starting in early February,…
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YouTube's Streaming Music Service Launch Reportedly Delayed To 2014
Google will not launch a second music subscription service this year, people familiar with the matter told AllThingsD, as the company is not happy with…
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The Next Big Mobile Moneymaker: Gambling
Wearable computing is at the forefront of every conversation these days when it comes to predicting the next big thing in mobile. As it turns…
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