Nokia's Former Luxury Division Now Selling $10,000 Android Phones
Last summer, Nokia (NOK) was reported to have sold its luxury phone division to private equity group EQT for estimated $250 million — less than the…
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Full-Size iPad's Glory Days May Be Over
Steve Jobs had it wrong: people do want smaller tablets after all. CNET points us to a note written by Citi analyst Glen Yeung making the…
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Former Exec: Microsoft Is 'Malfunctioning,' Surface Tablets Are A Huge Mistake
Microsoft (MSFT) is in the early stages of a major shift as the world's largest software company begins to compete with its vendor partners by…
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Cook Mum On Company's Plans For Cheaper iPhone, Says Apple Won't Release Smartphone That Isn't 'Great'
Apple (AAPL) may be releasing a cheaper version of the iPhone, but don't dare call it "cheap." Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet…
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Samsung Exec Laments That Battle With Apple Is 'A Loss' For The Whole Industry
If you think we're tired of the patent wars, just imagine how the litigants feel. Engadget notices that David Eun, the executive vice president at Samsung's…
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Sonos Steps Into The Home Theater Space With The PLAYBAR
Sonos has long been the best modular audio system you could put into your home for unlimited music in every room, but now the company…
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Google Wants Self-Driving Cars On The Road In 3-5 Years, But Regulators Are Pumping The Brakes
The potential of Google's (GOOG) driverless cars is very enticing. Not only would they likely drastically reduce accident rates in the United States but they…
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Minecraft Now Available For Free On The Raspberry Pi
Minecraft, the popular sandbox construction game that has taken the world by storm, is now available for the similarly popular Raspberry Pi computer. Mojang, the…
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Microsoft's 128GB Surface Pro Sells Out Across The Country, Limited Supply The Likely Culprit
BGR reviewed Microsoft's Surface Pro last week and while it's hardly a perfect PC for the tablet age, we said those who do purchase the…
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Cheaper iPhone Estimated To Shrivel Apple's Margins, Would Risk 'Damaging Its Brand Equity'
Count Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves as being bearish on the potential of a cheaper iPhone. Per Barron's, Hargreaves has written a note to investors warning of…
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Amazing But True: AOL's Dial Up Business Still Makes Over $150 Million In Quarterly Operating Income
We were surprised last summer when we learned that there were still 3 million lost souls who were trapped in AOL dial-up hell, since we…
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Skype 'Closely Collaborating With BlackBerry' To Make Sure Ported Android App Runs Well On BB10
The bad news for BlackBerry (BBRY) fans: The BlackBerry 10 Skype app is an Android port and not a native app. The good news: Skype…
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My Problem With 'Phablets': They're Great For Everything Except As Phones
So I've been playing around a lot with Samsung's (005930) impressive Galaxy Note II for the past couple of months and I've found it does…
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Google Nexus 4 Sales Reportedly Pass 1 Million Units
It's taken a while, but sales of Google's (GOOG) perpetually out-of-stock Nexus 4 smartphone may have finally passed the 1 million mark. AndroidGuys points us…
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7 Million iPhones And iPads Have Been Jailbroken In Just Four Days
The Evad3rs Jailbreak Team on Monday released their evasi0n jailbreak tool for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running iOS 6.0 or iOS…
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Apple And Samsung's Complete Dominance Of Mobile Industry Profits Gets Visualized
Woe to any company not named Apple (AAPL) or Samsung (005930) that tries to make money selling mobile phones these days. As previous research has…
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128GB Surface Pro Only Has Slightly Less Usable Storage Than 128GB MacBook Air
One of the reported downsides to the 128GB Microsoft (MSFT) Surface Pro is that only around 70% of its advertised storage can actually be used…
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Cisco's Attempts To Sue Patent Trolls Over 'Shakedowns' Go Bust
It seems that Cisco's (CSCO) efforts to hit back at patent trolls have hit a potentially fatal roadblock. Although the networking equipment vendor last year decided…
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Ubuntu Smartphones Will Begin Launching In October
There are already smartphones powered by Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Bada and Tizen, and soon Ubuntu will be added to that long list. In an…
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Unannounced LG Phone Pictured With Larger Display And A Design Borrowed From Samsung
LG (066570) has found new life with its flagship Optimus G smartphone. The popular handset has been selling well across the globe and even spawned a…
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Microsoft Hints At Plan To Improve Surface Pro's Weak Battery Life
While the Surface Pro's battery life is only marginally worse than that of its nearest competitor, Microsoft (MSFT) has taken a lot of heat over…
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A Hellish June Led By Apple And Samsung May Steamroll BlackBerry, Other Contenders
Various factors have conspired to create a unique U.S. launch cluster for the most high-profile smartphones of the year. Samsung's (005930) Galaxy S IV now…
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Sprint Loss Widens To $1.32 Billion In Q4, Subscriber Growth Slows Despite Climbing iPhone Sales
The nation's No.3 wireless carrier Sprint (S) posted its holiday-quarter results on Thursday, narrowly beating Wall Street's earnings expectations. Analysts were expecting Sprint to report…
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Microsoft Defends Surface Pro's 4-Hour Battery Life And Low Available Storage
BGR reviewed the Microsoft Surface Pro earlier this week, and we were impressed overall. The design is terrific, the performance is vastly improved compared to…
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Cisco Lowers Mobile Data Growth Estimates - While Doing Its Best To Hide The Drop
Cisco (CSCO) recently released its new 2012-2017 mobile data growth projections and the numbers seem strong. The company is calling for 66% compound average growth…
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Dell's Decade Of Product Flops Shows The Dangers Of Scrambling To Follow Apple
Look upon Dell's (DELL) works, ye gadget geeks, and despair. The Verge has put together a very comprehensive roundup of all the terrible products that…
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Amazon Says The Kindle Fire HD Offers A Display That Equals The iPad's For $200 Less [Video]
At first glance, creating an advertisement that shows off how good your rival's tablet display looks doesn't seem like a smart move. But Amazon's (AMZN)…
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