BlackBerry CEO John Chen at a press roundtable session at the Consumer Electronics Show. Roger Cheng/CNET BlackBerry CEO John Chen said Wednesday that the company might stop making mobile phones if it continues to lose profits on its devices, according to Reuters. “If I cannot make money on handsets, I will not be in the …

Designer Todd Hamilton sketches out different possible versions of the iWatch. Todd Hamilton Apple’s rumored iWatch could be as much of a high-end fashion accessory as a high-tech gadget. AppleInsider got its hands on a research note from KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is known for successful predictions on Apple products, that says two sizes of the device could be …

Marguerite Reardon/CNET Comcast appears to have a new trick up its sleeve. The cable operator is reportedly looking to create a mobile phone service that would mostly rely on Wi-Fi, according to a report by The Information. The alleged service would use Wi-Fi from wireless routers and public hotspots in areas where those services are available; and, in more rural …

A Lyft driver displays the service’s iconic pink mustache on the grill of his car. Lyft Lyft appears to be upping the ante in the competitive peer-to-peer car service game. The company announced Monday that it started testing lower prices in all cities it services — some cities will see price drops of up to 20 percent. “We’re excited to …

Vine introduces direct messaging. Vine What do you get when you cross Snapchat with Instagram Direct image messaging? Vine messages. Twitter-owned Vine introduced a new messaging feature on Thursday that lets users send video and text messages to anyone on Vine. The feature also gives users the capability to send videos to anyone in their personal address book, even if …

Google Glass Google Soon, Google could hold the trademark to the word “Glass.” In an attempt to curb any copycatting of its computer-enabled eyeglass, the tech giant has been working to trademark the term “Glass” when written in Google’s stylized marketing logo font, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google Glass logo Google While the US Patent and Trademark Office …

Flurry Forget television — mobile apps now appear to be one of the biggest time suckers. New data released by mobile analytics firm Flurry shows that average US users spend 2 hours and 42 minutes per day on their mobile devices — 86 percent of that time is spent in apps and 14 percent on the mobile Web. While time …

BlackBerry’s Z10 Josh Miller/CNET It appears to be an end of an era. The BlackBerry vs. T-Mobile squabble has culminated in a break between the two companies. In a rare move, BlackBerry announced Tuesday that it is not renewing its deal with T-Mobile to sell BlackBerry devices. The current agreement is set to expire on April 25. “BlackBerry has had …

Aereo’s dime-sized antennae. Aereo The US Supreme Court got an earful from Aereo in a response brief filed Wednesday. In the 100-page brief (PDF), Aereo, which streams over-the-air television programming with antenna/DVR technology, reiterated that it is not violating copyright law and that major broadcasters should not be paid for the programming that it is facilitating. “Under the Copyright Act, …

Netflix Netflix has added another exclusive documentary to its cache. The video streaming service announced Wednesday that it acquired the rights to “Print the Legend” — a behind-the-scenes film about startups scrambling to get to the top of the 3D-printing world. “Print the Legend,” made by Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel, won this year’s SXSW award for special jury recognition …