Nintendo posts another tough quarter as profits turn to losses

From CNET: Nintendo's troubles continue to pile up, as its latest earnings reveal.

Nintendo reported on Wednesday 74.7 billion yen ($730.5 million) in revenue during the quarter that ended June 30, representing an 8.4 percent drop compared with the same period a year ago. Perhaps more concerning to...

Facebook to require Messenger app for mobile chat

From InfoWorld: If you like to send messages via Facebook when you're on the move, get ready to download a new app.

Facebook confirmed Monday that it will be removing the messaging feature from its mobile app over the next few days, and requiring people to use its stand-alone Messenger app instead...

Huawei's smartphones shipments rise on international sales

From PC World: Huawei Technologies shipped 62 percent more smartphones in the first half of 2014 than the same period last year, with shipments to some countries outside its home market of China doubling or even tripling.

It shipped smartphone 34.3 million units, boosted by sales of flagship phones...

Verizon Wireless to Receive Exclusive HTC One (M8) for Windows Smartphone

From DailyTech: If you’re looking for a bit of variety in Windows Phone offerings, there are plenty to choose from — if you don’t mind most of them being from Nokia. While Nokia does provide a full range of Windows Phone 8.x-based smartphones that run from the budget-minded to the high-end, it would...

Motorola may be making a gigantic Nexus 6

From GreenBot: The next Nexus phone could be a whale of a device. According to leaked information provided to Android Police, Motorola is reportedly building a 5.9-inch Nexus phone. This would place it squarely in phablet territory, though that screen size would be appropriate for what may become...

Amazon reportedly taking on Square with credit card reader

From CNET: It looks like Amazon is about enter the competitive mobile payments space by introducing its own credit card reader.

That's the assumption being made by 9to5Mac, which has obtained internal Staples documents that seem to show an "Amazon Card Reader" will go on sale in the near future for...

Sony's Xperia Z3 Gets Detailed in Leaked Photos

From DailyTech: In the last two weeks a number of images have trickled out of an upcoming Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) smartphone with what appears to be a 5.2-inch screen. The Z2 has been on the market for mere months so it's a bit surprising to see a potential successor this soon. Some have suggested...

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