In Memoriam: Every Nokia Phone Ever Made
What a long strange trip it's been. From making boots and toilet paper to becoming the top mobile phone vendor on the planet by a…
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Microsoft's Nokia Buy May Signal The End Of Windows Phone As We Know It
As we recently observed, it's not clear whether Microsoft's longtime software licensing business model can will work in the mobile world, especially when Google is letting…
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Samsung's Galaxy Note III Rumored To Feature 5.9-Inch Display, Eight-Core Processor
Samsung (005930) isn't afraid to take chances with its Galaxy Note line of smartphones. The company previously introduced 5.2-inch and 5.5-inch models, and may go…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Preview: Samsung Crowns The New Phablet King
It wasn't much of a surprise when Samsung finally unveiled its new Galaxy Note 3 smartphone on Wednesday. Forget the fact that Samsung's marketing boss had…
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Arrested HTC Exec Doesn't Remember How $260,000 Cash Pile Wound Up In His Car
There are a lot of words to describe someone who leaves $260,000 in allegedly ill-gotten cash stashed in their car, but "quietly brilliant" aren't some…
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Sony's IFA Press Conference Is About To Start - Here's How To Watch It Live
The problem with press conferences at trade shows is that companies have to compete with every other big announcement set to be made. In Sony's…
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Microsoft Reportedly Still Refuses To Give Up On Bing
There have been few bigger money pits for Microsoft over the last several years than its attempts to compete with Google in the online search…
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Nokia And Microsoft: 'The Deal That Makes No Sense'
Microsoft is now in the handset business. The company's shocking announcement Tuesday morning that it will acquire Nokia's devices and services businesses for $7.2 billion…
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A Brief History Of Nokia: When The Future Was Finnish
For a few of years around 1996-1998, Nokia reigned briefly as the most electrifying technology company in the world. This was such an unlikely development that most Finns…
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What On Earth Will Microsoft Do With 200 Million Feature Phones A Year?
The timing of Nokia's handset unit sale to Microsoft came as a profound shock. In the spring quarter, Nokia's Lumia volumes grew by more than…
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Ballmer Confirms Elop Is A Candidate For Microsoft CEO
It wasn't exactly a well-kept secret but it's still interesting to hear outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirm that Nokia chief Stephen Elop is a…
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Steve Ballmer's Full Letter To Microsoft Staff On Today's Nokia Acquisition
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer might be on his way out the door, but that seemingly won't stop him from shaking things up as he exits.…
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Acer Shows Off First Smartphone With 4K Video Recording
Acer phones typically aren't all that exciting but the company has come up with a noteworthy addition to its latest flagship smartphone: The ability to…
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AT&T Provides DEA With 26 Years Worth Of Phone Call Data
If Walter White is an AT&T subscriber then he'd better start sweating. The New York Times reports that AT&T has been working very closely with…
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Major Wall Street Firm Holds Off On BlackBerry 10 Upgrade Amid Sale Rumors
BlackBerry had better decide on whether it's going to pursue any "strategic alternatives" pretty soon. Bloomberg reports that rumors of a potential sale of BlackBerry…
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Microsoft, Google Team Up To Sue Federal Government Over NSA Spying
It doesn't happen very often, but it's always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft…
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Sony Quietly Reveals An Awesome New PlayStation 4 Feature
Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One are easily two of the most highly anticipated launches of the year. Details continue to trickle out ahead…
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Leaked Black Budget Shows NSA Pays Telcos Hundreds Of Millions For Network Access
Now we know the price American telecom companies put on their users' privacy. The Washington Post has revealed that the National Security Agency is paying…
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Car Companies Turn To Smartphones For Inspiration In Effort To Lure Young Buyers
Car manufacturers are desperate to find some way to attract the disinterested younger generation back to the road. According to NPR, millennials are getting their…
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IDC: The PC Market Will Deteriorate Even More Than Expected This Year
Every time you think that the PC market may have bottomed out, it just keeps getting worse. IDC came out with new PC shipment numbers…
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iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Launch Date Seemingly Confirmed By AT&T Vacation Blackout
Multiple sources have informed BGR that AT&T has blacked out vacation days for the second half of September in preparation for the iPhone 5S launch date.…
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Samsung Brings Its Gadget Spam Philosophy To The World Of Printers
Gadget spam: It's not just for Samsung smartphones and tablets anymore. Samsung on Thursday unveiled three concepts for new printers that it says "will push…
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Huge iOS, OS X Vulnerability Uncovered That Can Render Apps Unusable
Android might be targeted by hackers and malware far more often than Apple's iOS platform, but that doesn't mean devices like the iPhone and iPad…
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Only Way For Smartphone Vendors To Compete With Apple, Samsung: Stop Selling Smartphones
As Apple and Samsung continue to divvy up all of the profits in the smartphone industry, rival vendors have yet to really find a way…
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More Evidence Points To iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Launch On September 20th
Apple's next-generation iPhone 5S and all new iPhone 5C smartphones will likely launch on Friday, September 20th. An earlier report from Nikkei pointed to the…
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Top Android Exec Departs Google Amid Reports Of Love Triangle
Top Android executive Hugo Barra has confirmed that he has left Google to work at Xiaomi, an emerging Chinese Android smartphone vendor. The news was…
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Microsoft Is Working On 3D Video Calling For Skype
Now we know how Princess Leia projected her 3D image to send Obi-Wan a message: She installed Microsoft's 3D video-calling Skype software onto R2-D2. Mark Gillett, who…
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