“The ink on the deal is not dry, so our holding pattern is that we do not comment on rumors and speculation.”
Judge Denies Apple Request for U.S. Ban on Samsung Devices
Samsung has just won one crucial victory in its legal battle with Apple. It’ll get to keep its products on retailers’ shelves this Christmas. On Friday, a judge denied Apple an injunction that would have allowed the electronics …
The Beginning of the End for Facebook?
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer-technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market-intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Butt Dials to 911 Are On the Rise
We’ve all been on the receiving end of a butt dial. Your phone rings, you pick it up and then all you hear is the ruffling of your friend’s phone against his or her jeans or the incoherent cacophony of a crowded bar.
Usually …
Watch Out Amazon: Google Looking to Venture into Delivery Services
After watching Amazon corner the online retail market, Google is in talks with merchants to begin a delivery service that would allow users to order items online from local stores and receive them within a day. But does it make …
Very Serious, Must-Buy Gadget of the Week: Air Table Tennis Paddle
You guys! How many times have you thought to yourself (or said out loud, between fits of tears late at night after you’ve watched your third infomercial in a row and polished off an entire six-pack of Ramen) “I wish I could play …
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Groupon to Be Investigated by British Authorities over Misleading Promos
Apparently, honesty really is the best policy when it comes to promoting your daily deals service in the United Kingdom. If you don’t believe me, just ask Groupon, which has now found itself under official investigation from the …
Windows 8 Beta May Arrive in February
The chance to try Windows 8 in beta form may be just a couple months away.
Citing “sources close to Microsoft,” The Next Web reports that Microsoft will launch a public beta of Windows 8 in late February. However, it’s not …
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No Surprise: RIM PlayBook Sales Plummet Along with Margins
When your flagship tablet drops to less than half its initial sale price six months after launch, warning, you might want to reach for the airsickness bag. Turbulence seems to plague Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook …
Source: Kindle Fire Shipments Reach 3-4M, Could Hit 5M by January
Amazon’s Kindle Fire has shipped between three and four million units, reports DigiTimes, for which the takeaway almost has to be: How’s your guesstimate margin of error a million units, one way or another?
Either way, OEM …