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Ever since Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) acquired Motorola Mobility in 2011, expectations have been high about just what kind of smartphone the marriage would produce. Now that the world knows about the Moto X, what it does, and how much it will sell for ($579), the next question might be, “What does...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken an interest in developing a system to control virtual objects. After Apple filed a patent for what could be the company's answer to Kinect (the Microsoft-developed (NASDAQ: MSFT) motion-based control system for Xbox), investors began to wonder what Apple might do...

If BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is unable to overcome its current problems at retail, the company could be devoured by firms looking to strengthen their patent portfolios. According to Bloomberg, if a firm acquired all of BlackBerry, it would be stuck with an "essentially worthless" phone unit that...

Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a massive investment in fingerprint scanning technology. Instead of spending a small sum of money to acquire a startup (which is very common for the company), Apple paid $365 million to acquire AuthenTec. Before the acquisition, AuthenTec worked with companies...

Smartphones have completely changed the way people conduct business. Instead of being glued to a desktop PC, consumers now have the option to order virtually anything using their smartphone or tablet. Over the last few years, hundreds of thousands of websites have begun to release mobile apps...

The ability to carry on an actual personalized conversation with your computer, tablet or smartphone is about to get a step closer. Over the next few days Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to roll out an upgrade to Google Search that will allow you to ask questions like “When will my package arrive?”...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) might be up for sale. The company is reportedly looking for a large, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)-type company to take the helm through a massive buyout. If all goes as planned, the deal would be similar to the one Motorola scored when Google acquired its electronics...

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S and Model X come equipped with a beautiful touch display that dwarfs the full-size iPad. Tesla isn't in the business of producing tablets, however. It created the Model S to change the automotive industry and redefine the merits of an electric car. Even so, Global...

At this time last year, investors were still riding high on the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) money train. As the company that could do no wrong, Apple enjoyed privileges that few others could ever hope to achieve. That changed last fall when iPhone and iPad sales hype became so great that not even Apple...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received a ton of hype for the AirPlay feature in Apple TV. In short, it allows consumers to wirelessly stream the content of an iOS device to any HDTV. Chromecast, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new Apple TV competitor, is attempting to offer a similar set of features for...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was expected ship as many as eight million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 in 2013. A new report by DigiTimes indicated that may not be the case. According to the Taiwan-based supply chain publication, global shipments are estimated to come in at 3.5 million units --...

It was a sad day in Cupertino when total Android smartphone shipments surpassed iPhone shipments. New research by Digitimes reveals that something similar may soon happen again for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). According to research published Tuesday, Non-iPad tablet shipments are expected to be...

At the same time Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) tried to leverage the $12.5 billion investment it made last year to purchase Motorola Mobility, the company also has to be careful that its partners don’t feel Motorola is becoming the “favored child.” According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is in the...

In the ongoing battle for supremacy in PC manufacturing, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Lenovo continue to fight a heated battle. On a quarterly basis, either of these firms could emerge as the world's largest producer in any particular category. During the second quarter, Lenovo took the lead...

Is Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) the new king of mobile? Data continues to show that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can hold its own against Android. In some cases, the Mac maker has even come out on top. But a new report by App Annie (an analytics company that specializes in app store data for all mobile OS makers...