Apple Loses Its Shine
Shares of Apple (AAPL) stock were down 25% in November after hitting an all-time high of $705.07 in late September. Sentiment appeared to be improving…
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2012 In Review: Which Tech Companies Triumphed, And Which Ones Tanked?
2012 was a somewhat predictable year in the technology industry — mostly, the companies that did well in 2011 continued to do well while the…
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Has The iPhone Peaked? Apple's iPhone 4S Seen Outselling iPhone 5
Apple (AAPL) investors received more cause for alarm late Thursday evening as new research suggested consumer interest in Apple's popular iPhone lineup may have peaked. Shares…
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Schmidt Defends Google's Tax Avoidance Strategy, Says Sheltering Profits Is Perfectly Legal
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt has a decent rejoinder to politicians upset that his company is sheltering profits in Bermuda shell companies: Under the rules…
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Samsung's President Says Company Will Shed Its 'Copycat' Image - But He Still Uses Apple Products At Home
All eyes were on Samsung (005930) in 2012 as the company continued to field patent attacks from Apple (AAPL) while still managing to grow at…
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Fed Up With BitTorrent-Related Lawsuits, Verizon Takes The Fight To The Copyright Cops
Telecom companies apparently do have limits on how far they're willing to go to appease copyright holders. TorrentFreak reports that Verizon (VZ) is remaining steadfast…
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Facebook, Google Tell The Government To Stop Granting Patents For Abstract Ideas
Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and six other tech companies have petitioned the courts to begin rejecting lawsuits that are based on patents for vague concepts…
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Analyst Claims iPad Mini Cannibalizing iPad 4 Sales, Raises iPhone 5 Sales Forecast
Apple (AAPL) is finally catching up to the overwhelming demand for its latest iPhone 5 according to analyst Shaw Wu from Sterne Agee. Wu says production…
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Where Is Apple's 'Next Big Thing'?
Bad news for Apple (AAPL): The company needs to launch the "next big thing" in order to reverse investors' soured sentiment according to Barclays Capital analyst…
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Yahoo Mail Gets A Gmail-Like Revamp For Windows 8, iOS And Android
As a former Google (GOOG) executive, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer seems to have learned something about creating a strong email interface. That's why it's…
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Google Explains Cause Of Massive Gmail, Chrome Outages
Users took to social networks on Monday to vent their displeasure with Google (GOOG) following a 40-minute disruption of service affecting the company's Chrome Web…
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Former Apple Exec: 'I Simply Don't Believe Apple Will Make, Or Even Wants To Make, A TV Set'
As Apple (AAPL) bulls insist that the company plans to launch an own-brand HDTV next year, again, plugged-in former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassee isn't convinced.…
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Top Google Executive Forced Off Twitter
Working at Google (GOOG) has its benefits — for one thing, the company's reputation as an innovator is nearly unmatched — however things aren't always…
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'Six Strikes' ISP Policy Could Be A Disaster In The Making
ISPs have delayed implementing their "six strikes" anti-piracy program so many times now that we're beginning to wonder if the whole thing isn't just a…
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'Post-PC' Is More Than Just Marketing Buzz For Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple (AAPL) is no stranger to ditching technologies when it deems them to no longer be useful. The company dropped the floppy disk for a…
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Spotify Tops 1 Million Paid Subscribers In The U.S., More Than 5 Million Worldwide
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced at a press event in New York City on Thursday that the company's music streaming service has more than 5…
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Kim Dotcom Allowed To Sue New Zealand Police, Spy Agencies
Kim Dotcom may soon have his revenge. The New Zealand Herald reports that the Megaupload founder has been "cleared to pursue a case for damages…
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Demand For 'Made In U.S.A.' Gadgets Sparks Foxconn Expansion Into North America
The rumor on Foxconn planning to open manufacturing plants in the U.S. is true. According to Bloomberg, Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo said, "We are looking at…
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Mobile Price War Torches Spain As iPhone 5 Drops To Free On Contract
As Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) continue their slow dance of stealth price raises like new activation charges and mandatory unlimited texting, the rest of…
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China Mobile Hasn't Launched The iPhone 5 Because Apple Is Too Hard To Cut A Deal With
Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 5 is headed to China next week on the country's second-largest mobile carrier China Telecom. But do you know who's not getting the…
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HTC's Christmas Miracle
In November, HTC (2498) managed to snap a six-month losing streak and finally show month-on-month revenue growth. Steve Ballmer plays Santa Claus — the sales…
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Tim Cook Confirms Apple Is Shifting Some Mac Production To U.S.
In a lengthy interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is making investments in an effort to move some…
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HTC Revenue Grows In November But Still Down 31% From Last Year
HTC (2498) saw a much-needed boost from holiday sales in November, but the sequential increase wasn't substantial enough to stop the firm's continued decline in…
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Microsoft Surface Deemed A Dud, Q4 Sales Could Come In Below 1M Units
While some see potential in Microsoft's Surface tablet, most industry watchers appear to have written off the device at this point. Orders were reportedly cut…
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Facebook Just Realized It Made A Horrible Mistake
Facebook (FB) announced on Tuesday that it will begin opening Facebook Messenger to consumers who do not have a Facebook account, starting in countries like…
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Windows Phone Lives Or Dies On Cheap Smartphones
The AdDuplex data on Windows Phone market share is based on apps using AdDuplex software to serve ads, so it may not be completely accurate.…
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Internet Co-Creator Urges Action Against UN Attempts To Regulate The Web
Vint Cerf, the legendary computer scientist who co-created the TCP/IP networking protocols that serve as the Internet's foundation, is not happy that United Nations wants to…
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