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Microsoft is making money on phones… by patent trolling

Microsoft is making money on phones… by patent trolling

Microsoft always knew they would be successful in the mobile phone industry. With the Windows Phone 7 not making the...

Interaction design taken way, way, way too far

Interaction design taken way, way, way too far

I'm not trying to say the folks at the Hasso-Plattner Institute are crazy, but guys: the folks at the Hasso-Plattner...

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

As Apple, Google, and Facebook face more scrutiny over their mobile privacy policies from the government, the concerns continue to...

Why I regret the day I purchased anything but an iPhone

Why I regret the day I purchased anything but an iPhone

I've been a huge supporter of Android over the past year. Ever since I purchased my Droid X, things have...

Jaiku’s founder discusses Google’s ‘kiss of death’

Jaiku’s founder discusses Google’s ‘kiss of death’

Jaiku was a service that the entered microblogging scene at the right time in 2007, arguably offering a superior service...

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Flipboard is, on the surface, a pretty, user-friendly iPad app that creates a personalized magazine for you. But it's also...

All-out patent war between Apple and Samsung brewing

All-out patent war between Apple and Samsung brewing

Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly infringing on some of Apple's patents — you know, that whole iPhone idea? —...

The origami phone – because… well… why not?

The origami phone – because… well… why not?

It's still sort of interesting to ponder about the passing of the telephonic torch - that the shorthand 'phone' now...

Verizon CEO “Not Concerned” About T-Mobile Merger

Verizon CEO “Not Concerned” About T-Mobile Merger

In what could be one of the largest shakeups in America's mobile industry for years, AT&T is seeking to acquire...

Potential iPad Killer, Blackberry Playbook, Will Cost $499

Potential iPad Killer, Blackberry Playbook, Will Cost $499

Most of the iPad's competition has been inferior and higher priced, which has resulted in numerous failures to create a...

ATT-Mobile: The $39 Billion Deal Will Face Roadblocks

ATT-Mobile: The $39 Billion Deal Will Face Roadblocks

AT&T intends to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. The deal, which is worth $39 billion in cash and stocks,...

HTC Thunderbolt Strikes March 17, Brings LTE To Verizon Customers

HTC Thunderbolt Strikes March 17, Brings LTE To Verizon Customers

The first LTE-enabled Verizon phone is official. The HTC Thunderbolt will strike Verizon Wireless stores on March 17 for $249.99...

Nokia and Windows Phone 7 To Miss 2011

Nokia and Windows Phone 7 To Miss 2011

Microsoft and Nokia have one thing in common: they like to do things extraordinarily slow. It appears that their newfound...

Sixteen Uses For Your Wrist Now That Your Phone is Your Watch

Sixteen Uses For Your Wrist Now That Your Phone is Your Watch

In the age of the pervasion of mobile devices, it would seem traditional wrist-mounted chronometers have fallen by the wayside....

Consolidated Review: iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom

Consolidated Review: iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom

As the rush to get hands on the iPad 2 starts, there are still some who want to make a...

T-Mobile and Sprint Considering A Merger?

T-Mobile and Sprint Considering A Merger?

Rumors by an anonymous source reported by BusinessWeek are revealing that two of the top four U.S. wireless providers are...

One Billion Reasons Nokia Likes the Microsoft Deal

One Billion Reasons Nokia Likes the Microsoft Deal

Let the money exchange flow both ways. That's what is starting to transpire in the Nokia/Microsoft deal and there are...

Android Activations – Amazing Visualization

Android Activations – Amazing Visualization

You have to hand it to the Android Developers team. They deliver the goods when it comes to news and...

Everything You Need to Know About the Death Star

Everything You Need to Know About the Death Star

One aspect of geek credibility is knowing random facts and figures pertaining to the most powerful weapon in the universe:...

iPhone: Verizon for Calls, ATT for 3G

iPhone: Verizon for Calls, ATT for 3G

In a recent test using Speedtest, the AT&T iPhone proved to be around twice as fast as Verizon for 3G...