From DailyTech: HTC Corp. (TPE:2498) for the most part impressed with its second-generation HTC One (M8). The phone carries a premium price despite lacking some features carried by its rivals such as optical image stabilization (although it makes up for that shortcoming with exclusive features of...
From InfoWorld: Economies of scale continued to elude Microsoft's Surface line as the tablet lost more money in the March quarter than in the preceding three-month period, regulatory filings showed.
In a 10-Q filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Microsoft reported...
From PC World: A representative for HTC said Friday that the company hasn’t changed its position regarding Microsoft after its multibillion deal with Nokia closed Friday.
With the acquisition, Microsoft itself is now far and away the largest Windows Phone vendor, selling hardware against partners...
From CNET: Samsung may unveil a higher-end version of its flagship Galaxy S5 phone come June.
The rumored Galaxy S5 Prime will offer a sharper display and beefier processor, according to Asia Today, which cited information from unnamed industry sources. As reported by Sammobile, the phone would...
From DailyTech: With the final regulatory approvals secured, and with details of factory transfers and other sticking points finally ironed out, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced late Thursday that it had completed the acquisition of Nokia Oyj.'s (HEX:NOK1V) devices unit.
Nokia Oyj. -- based out...
Back in 2007, I remember receiving a Creative Zen, which was my first digital audio player. I have always enjoyed music in general, because it has a way of toying with emotions -- whether to relax myself during down times, or to keep me focused while studying for exams. From that day on, I would listen to my MP3 player on the way to school, if only to give me something to do on the daily bus rides. Of course, nowadays, I have stopped using my...
From InfoWorld: Mozilla plans to more strictly enforce industry best practices for SSL certificates in future versions of Firefox with a new certificate verification system.
The new system will be implemented as a library called "mozilla::pkix" and will start being used by Firefox 31, which is...
From PC World: Microsoft reported first-quarter calendar earnings that beat estimates, although profits and revenue both declined. The company said that its customers have begun embracing its cloud offerings, especially Office 365.
Microsoft reported net income of $5.66 billion for the March...
From CNET: Foxconn, the massive electronics manufacturer that has made a name for itself building products for prominent tech companies including Apple and Microsoft, has sold some patents to Google.
The manufacturer, which is based in Taiwan but operates primarily in China, announced the deal...
From EETimes: IBM, originally one of the most proprietary of companies, is taking a page from the Open Compute Project's book and making its latest Power8 chip designs, and the specs for the new Power8 server motherboard, available to both collaborators and competitors.
Under this OpenPower...
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