Customers are slowly flocking back to Sprint as it narrows its loss

From CNET: Sprint has managed to reverse its customer growth trajectory, but it wasn't enough to fend off T-Mobile.

The Overland Park, Kansas, wireless carrier added 675,000 net new customers in the quarter that ended in July, helped by its wholesale business and a return to growth on the Sprint...

Nokia to sell mapping business to car-maker group

From ComputerWorld: Nokia has reached an agreement to sell its Here mapping and location services business to an automotive industry consortium consisting of Audi, BMW Group and Daimler, in a deal that gives the business an enterprise value of €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).

The deal fits with the...

Doubts cloud Microsoft's universal Windows apps plan

From InfoWorld: With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft is emphasizing development of universal Windows apps. But an industry analyst questions Microsoft's moving-target universal apps strategy.

The OS provides platform convergence with Windows running on a single, unified core, meaning an app...

Apple loses top spot in Chinese smartphone market to Xiaomi

From CNET: Apple is no longer king of the smartphone market in China, according to research firm Canalys.

For the second quarter of the year, local mobile phone vendor Xiaomi bounced back with an estimated market share of 15.9 percent to steal the top spot away from Apple. Fellow Chinese vendor...

Kingston HyperX Cloud II Review (Page 1 of 4)

Ask me what my favorite color is, and I would probably say something like blue. I am not entirely sure why, but the color blue is calming and ferocious at the same time. In my wardrobe, my clothing reflects a similar trend, as most of my clothing is white, black, or blue. On the other hand, one of the few colors I have in my wardrobe is pink. I have a single tie which is black and pink, and that is about it. I actually really like that tie, so no...

Seagate Desktop SSHD ST4000DX001 4TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

A few months ago, my friend asked me what the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta is. "Well," I explained. "It is a political party that is neither progressive nor conservative." While I am not here to debate politics here on APH Networks (Although I will still stand by my opinion that Ralph Klein is still the best premier Alberta ever had), if you think about it, the name of the party seems to be self-contradictory. However, if you look a...

Mozilla CEO blasts Microsoft over Windows 10 defaults

From PC World: Mozilla CEO Chris Beard has blasted Microsoft in a pair of posts to the organization’s blog, arguing that Windows 10’s default browser settings are a “dramatic step backwards” for respecting user choice.

When people update their devices to Microsoft’s new operating system, their...

Hisense to buy Sharp America in $23.7M deal

From CNET: Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense has today announced it will acquire Sharp America in a deal worth $23.7 million that will see it take over the Japanese company's TV business in North and South America.

Hisense Group today released a statement confirming it would purchase "all equity and...

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