Intel's Cable-Killing TV Service Takes A Big Step Toward Launching
Intel is hard at work on efforts that it hopes will shake up the pay-TV market and potentially kill cable as we know it today,…
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Study: More Than 90% Of U.S. Smartphone Owners Have No Interest In Facebook Home
Facebook had the right idea with its Facebook Home strategy, but the devil is always in the details. The company's mobile software is incredibly invasive…
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BlackBerry Continues To Baffle Wall Street As Estimates Swing Wildly
Wall Street's views on BlackBerry 10 sales have been all over the map in recent months. As we approach the company's earnings announcement for the May quarter…
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Sprint Shareholders Approve SoftBank Merger
Sprint shareholders on Tuesday voted in favor of SoftBank's merger bid, which amounts to $21.6 billion in cash and stock for an 80% stake in the…
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Barnes & Noble Abandons Nook Tablet Hardware
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday morning reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street's consensus. Revenue was down 7.4% to $1.3 billion while the company…
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CNN Calls Samsung's Galaxy S4 Line 'Gadget Spam'
Samsung's smartphone strategy has always involved launching a wide range of handsets that span various sizes and price points. The company's efforts are clearly working…
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Huawei Brings The Phablet Craze To Absurd New Heights With 7-Inch Phone
In its latest attempt to blur the lines between smartphones and tablets, Huawei on Monday announced a new 7-inch Android device that can make phone calls.…
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HTC CEO Looks To Capture 15% Of The Smartphone Market
Riding on the success of its latest flagship smartphone, HTC chief executive Peter Chou believes the company can increase its smartphone market share threefold in…
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Apple's iOS 7 Beta 2 To Be Released Today [Updated]
We have been told via our carrier sources that iOS 7, Apple's brand new mobile operating system to be released sometime this fall, will be…
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Malicious Android App Holds Devices Hostage, Demands A $100 Ransom
Security firm Symantec has discovered a malicious application that is infecting Android devices and holding them hostage for ransom. The fake antivirus software, known as…
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HP Seriously Just Unveiled A 21.5-Inch Android Tablet
In effort to reverse eroding PC sales, HP on Monday announced a new 21.5-inch Android tablet that will be marketed as an all-in-one desktop. The Slate…
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Instagram Video Is Already Hurting Vine
Interestingly, Vine downloads seem to already have started sliding in several key markets just a few days after Instagram began attacking it directly. Last Thursday, Instagram added a notably…
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Samsung Forms Carbon Fiber Joint Venture In Bid To Back Away From Plastic
Samsung materials arm, Samsung Petrochemical, has established a joint venture with carbon fiber specialist SGL Group that will aim to "develop new industrial and electronic…
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PlayStation 4, Xbox One Preorders On Amazon Topped 2,500 Per Minute During E3
The gaming industry is in a downward spiral. The launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall are seen as the only things that…
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AT&T And Verizon Are About To Put The Squeeze On Subscribers
Noted mobile analyst Chetan Sharma has released his latest U.S. Wireless Market Update. It's a grim road map to rising smartphone ownership costs for most…
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The Boy Genius Report: Apple's Plan To Take Over The Living Room While Destroying Microsoft And Sony
Let's just be honest... we are at the absolute end of the road for gaming consoles. There is no reason that you are going to…
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Apple's 'Rubber Band' Patent Bounces Back To Bite Samsung
It's no stretch to say that Samsung is getting tired of hearing about Apple's "rubber band" design patent. Reuters reports that a court in Tokyo…
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Xbox One Preorders Jump Past PlayStation 4 After Microsoft Drops DRM
When Microsoft finally announced its policies regarding Xbox One game-sharing, used game sales and connectivity requirements, gamers were not happy at all. While some people…
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HTC's Posts Worst-Ever Earnings In Q1, But One To Drive Q2 Rebound
HTC on Thursday posted its audited earnings results for the first quarter of 2013 and the were in line with the company's pre-announcement from last…
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NVIDIA Slashes Shield Price, But Nintendo And Sony Will Still Crush It
NVIDIA on Thursday slashed the price of its Shield portable gaming console to $299 from $349 a week before its launch. The Android-powered system has…
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LG Says Next-Gen Optimus G Will Include A Blazing-Fast Snapdragon 800 Chipset
LG has taken an unusual approach for its upcoming flagship smartphone. Rather than waiting for the official announcement to share details about the device, the…
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini And Galaxy S4 Zoom Hands-On
Samsung's goal is simple: It is looking to rule the smartphone world by releasing as many versions of its popular Galaxy S4 as it can.…
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Samsung Shows Off Two New Windows 8 ATIV Tablets
Yes, Samsung is launching even more tablets with different screen sizes, but this time they aren't Galaxy-branded devices. The new ATIV Q and ATIV Tab…
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NFC-Equipped Smartphone Sales Ballooned 300% In 2012 Even Without Apple's Support
A new report from Berg Insight found that Near Field Communication (NFC) adoption exploded in 2012. The research firm found that global sales of NFC-equipped…
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Kim Dotcom Fumes As Megaupload User Data Gets Erased
Kim Dotcom's old file-hosting website Megaupload has been wiped from the Internet. The website was shut down by the Department of Justice in January of…
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Firefox Brushes Off Advertisers, Plows Ahead With 'Do Not Track'
Anyone looking to search the web without being tracked by advertisers will soon be able to use Mozilla's Firefox browser without worries. The Washington Post…
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Analyst Says Next-Gen iPad Mini Won't Have A Retina Display
Despite numerous reports suggesting Apple's second-generation iPad mini will ship later this year with a Retina display, one industry watcher believes the Retina-equipped version of…
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