So that’s it then: AT&T says it’s officially putting its protracted and recently all but dead attempt to snatch up T-Mobile USA out to pasture. Make that $39 billion dollars German-based parent company Deutsche Telekom won’t see, …
$199 Blackberry Playbooks Are Back to Kill RIM’s Profits
“In the next six months, we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality.”
Google’s Festive New Easter Egg: ‘Let It Snow’
Google, maker of such hit Easter eggs as “Do a Barrel Roll” and “Tilt,” has apparently gotten into the holiday spirit: Open up Google (it’s a search engine, very popular with the kids these days) and enter “Let it snow” into the …
British Telecom Sues Google for Patent Infringement on Android, AdWords, Gmail and More
Google is facing another lawsuit over whether or not its Android mobile OS infringes on existing patents and intellectual property, with British Telecom having filed a suit in Delaware that claims ownership of six patents …
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Apple TV: 5 Rumored Features
We’ve reached another milestone in the Apple product rumor cycle, in which the Wall Street Journal drops a big story based on unnamed sources. The topic now is an Apple television set–not to be confused with the existing Apple …
FTC to ICANN: New Domain Suffixes Will ‘Undermine’ the Internet
If the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has its way, .xxx domains are just the beginning: Starting January 12, organizations will be able to apply for new domain suffixes that include almost any word or phrase …
Should We Ban Apple’s Siri While Driving?
Look out, Siri. Federal regulators have you in their sights.
Last week the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation that state governments ban hands-free, as well as hands-on, mobile device use …
The Airing of Grievances (Day One)
In an attempt to avoid getting lost in the sea of “Top X Tech Failures” lists this time of year, we’re taking a slightly different approach. Each day this week, Matt, Jared, Graeme, Keith and I will be participating in a …
Saudi Prince Throws $300 Million at Twitter (What Arab Spring?)
Here you go Twitter, have $300 million, signed: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, nephew of Saudi Arabia’s king and, according to Forbes, the 26th wealthiest person in the world.
Alwaleed already holds substantial …
The Legal Case You’ve Been Waiting For? Mark Zuckerberg Vs. Mark Zuckerberg
Here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: Facebook has set its legal hounds on Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder could be forgiven for having a slight identity crisis now that Facebook has been forced to send a cease and …