Facebook May Have Found Its 'First' Flop
HTC's "First" smartphone received mixed reviews from critics when it was released last month. The handset received praise for its affordable price — $99 with…
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Would A Switch To Android Rescue Nokia? Sadly, Probably Not
With Nokia continuing to languish, investors have understandably become frustrated with CEO Stephen Elop. As we saw earlier this week, investors implored Elop to reconsider…
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SoftBank CEO Makes A New Case In Battle For Sprint
The battle continues between two chief executives and their ambitions to acquire the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and…
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Nokia Investors Spout Off At Elop, Say He's Put Company On 'The Road To Hell'
It's safe to say that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop did not enjoy his chat with investors on Tuesday. Reuters reports that shareholders at Nokia's annual…
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Google Glass Is No iPad
The consumer electronics industry has gotten pretty boring lately. That's not to say the new products that have debuted recently are boring, but we're definitely…
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It's Now Or Never — Will Verizon Finally Back Nokia?
BlackBerry's market share at Verizon has crashed below 0.5% even as the Windows Phone share ticked up above 5% during the first quarter of 2013.…
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Anonymous Threatens To Take The U.S. 'Off The Cyber Map'
Anonymous was praised for its recent cyberattacks on North Korea, however the hacking collective has shown that it is a friend to no one. The…
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Barclays: Apple 'Is About To Change The Narrative' With New Products
The past few months have been tumultuous for Apple, which has seen its shares sink in value and has provided little buzz for new products…
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America's Newfound Messaging Obsession Rocks The Mobile App Market
What makes Onavo's AppRank chart so interesting is the sharp contrast it reveals compared to download charts. AppRank tells us what portion of iPhone owners…
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The Genius Of Samsung Ads: Even The Most Gimmicky Features Look Like Must-Haves
One of the big criticisms leveled at Samsung after its admittedly ridiculous Galaxy S4 launch in March was that its new device didn't contain anything…
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People Can't Stop Playing Online Games, Mobile Devices Are To Blame
A new report has found that the number of gamers playing games online has continued to increase over the past year. According to NPD Group,…
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Netflix Content Chief Says Piracy Drops Whenever Netflix Launches In New Markets
Netflix's chief content officer has a novel way to combat online piracy: give people easy and affordable ways to access content. In an interview with…
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Google Denies Battery-Draining Location Bug In Google Now For iOS
Google Now was probably the best thing to happen to mobile devices in 2012. Google's brilliant virtual assistant uses location, search history and other data…
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Dish Chairman Hits Back At SoftBank, Says Sprint Will Need 'Employees Who Speak English'
Just one day after SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attacked the Dish Network over its plan to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint, Dish chairman Charlie Ergen hit back…
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Keep Dreaming, Cord Cutters: Time Warner Chief Says No Streaming-Only Option For HBO GO
HBO's chief executive Richard Plepler made waves earlier this year when he indicated that the company may expand its HBO GO offering to non-cable subscribers.…
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iOS 7 Is Coming With A Major Redesign - And It Will Launch On Time
Apple's iOS 7 operating system update is expected to be shown off for the first time during the keynote at WWDC 2013, but a recent…
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Facebook: Always About Mobile
Facebook is now firmly entrenched as a mobile company, with 30% of total advertising revenue coming from mobile. Mobile is the key front for Facebook now…
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Nokia's Lumia Faces A Brutal May Challenge From Low-End Android Vendors
A month ago, Nokia was surfing a wave of enthusiasm in Asia. The cheap Windows Lumia 620 and Lumia 520 models both debuted in the…
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Samsung Now Gunning For Apple's Share Of The Tablet Market As Well
Samsung's rapid rise in the smartphone market has certainly put more pressure on Apple than it's faced in quite some time, and now it looks…
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Microsoft Could Generate $8.8 Billion Annually From Android Royalties By 2017
Google unlawfully used technology from Oracle, Microsoft and others when creating its Android and Chrome operating systems, leaving its vendor partners exposed. Rather than engaging…
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Siri Creator Says Texting-While-Driving Study Was Flawed, Siri Is Safe
A recent study suggesting that Siri and other voice-to-text services are just as dangerous to use while driving as traditional text messing is seriously flawed,…
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Google Glass Is The Future - And The Future Has Awful Battery Life
The concept of wearable tech is really buzzing right now as pundits tout smart eyewear, watches and other connected devices as the future of tech.…
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Android Is Now Dominated By Messaging Apps
Perhaps the most fascinating trend in App Annie's new March statistics is the transformation of the Google Play Android app store into a messaging app distributor.…
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In Latest Bid To Evade Copyright Cops, The Pirate Bay Moves Domain To Tiny Caribbean Island
It's been a wild year for The Pirate Bay as the infamous BitTorrent site has moved its domain name from one country to another in…
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Samsung, Intel Invest In Speech Analysis Company To Boost Voice Command Apps
Samsung, Intel and Telefónica have joined the likes of Google and invested in a startup company that specializes in speech analysis, IDC News Service reported.…
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iPad Mini Reportedly Accounted For 64% Of All iPads Shipped Last Quarter
That chomping sound you hear is the iPad mini eating into the sales of its older sibling. Unnamed sources have told Digitimes that Apple shipped…
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Obama Poised To Name Former Cable, Wireless Lobbyist To Chair FCC
The chances that the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will investigate ISPs' use of bandwidth caps now seem decidedly slim. Unnamed sources have…
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