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Microsoft's desire to rule the tablet market has inspired the company to make an unlikely move: it has banned HTC from joining the Windows 8 tablet party. This, according to Bloomberg, can be blamed on a wide variety of things, including HTC's lackluster sales figures (its devices are anything but...

More than 50% of smartphone users do something every hour that could impact the future of tech manufacturers and social media sites everywhere. They communicate with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). That's according to Sandvine's chief executive, Dave Caputo. "We are finding that 50-percent of smart phones...

comScore has a surprising report for Apple and Samsung fans everywhere. In 2011, the iPhone 3GS outsold the iPhone 4S, as well as every single Apple competitor – Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Motorola (NYSE: MMI), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), and even Samsung. How is this possible? That's the question...

While many IPOs struggle to rise, InvenSense has risen more than 100% since its debut. Why? That's what we wondered. Whereas Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) initially tanked during its initial public offering (and only rebounded on rumors of a major entry into the world of online gambling), InvenSense (NYSE...

The Mac maker is locked and loaded. But which tech giant will be the next to fall? It won't be Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which thought about abandoning the PC manufacturing business before coming to its senses. HP did admit that Apple will lead in 2012, but eventually realized that the market...

The Mac maker is celebrating another victory in the battle for world domination. World domination of the smartphone market, that is. According to a new report by Strategy Analytics (via TechCrunch), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surpassed Samsung as the world's largest smartphone vendor in the fourth...

This isn't the way the Mac maker had hoped to kick off the year. Following a media blitz of hype for the iPhone 4S launch in China, it looks as though Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might conclude the week on a, well, weaker note. During the iPhone maker's ongoing and never-ending patent dispute with some...

Depending on who you talk to, it might not matter. Earlier today, CNBC tweeted the following question: “How would you rebrand Research in Motion and its BlackBerry?” This inspired a few thoughts from my colleague, Sam Mattera, who said that he thinks Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) should...

Samsung may be a winner today, but in the end, everybody loses. When this began, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thought that it could reduce competition, eliminate copycats, and dominate the smartphone and tablet markets by claiming that its competitors (such as Samsung and HTC) infringed on its patents....

The iPhone 4S is officially the fastest-selling phone in history, and Samsung is really jealous. So jealous that the company is using the only defense available in a situation like this: patents! According to the Wall Street Journal (via TechCrunch), the Galaxy S II maker is looking to stop Apple...

European consumers outside of Germany can now enjoy one of the leading iPad clones on the market. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is having a rough week. The company has been accused of doctoring an image of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in order to emphasize the device's similarity to the iPad. While I...

What has Apple gotten itself into now? I knew it was a mistake when the Mac maker started to sue everybody. You can't do that. There will always be copycats. There will always be clones. And just because Company X tries to imitate Company Z does not mean you can head into court and walk away with...

Finland-based phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) plans to stop selling low-end phones and Symbian-based smartphones in North America, as the company goes all-in on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) newest mobile Windows software. In interview with AllThingsD this week, the head of Nokia's U.S. subsidiary,...

BGR reports (via DigiTimes) that HTC is prepping a new Android 2.3-powered tablet (codenamed Flyer) for release in March. If this info proves to be true, HTC will beat Research in Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) PlayBook – the most anticipated tablet since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad – to market. The...