Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia’s former CEO Stephen Elop in 2012. Sarah Tew/CNET Nokia expects to close the sale of its devices and services business to Microsoft on Friday, April 25. Revealing the news on Monday, Nokia said that the transaction is now subject only to certain customary closing conditions. Related stories Microsoft …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Apple is unlikely to show any sales growth when it reports second-quarter results on Wednesday. At least, that’s the take from a collection of 37 different analysts. Polling analysts for their predictions on Apple’s second fiscal quarter, which ended in March, Fortune found an average revenue estimate of $43.5 billion. That forecast is actually a …
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CIRP Verizon outshined its mobile rivals last quarter with the largest share of phone activations, according to a survey report released Thursday by research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Among US carriers, Verizon accounted for 35 percent of all activations, followed by AT&T with 28 percent, T-Mobile with 15 percent, and Sprint with 9 percent. Collectively, all other regional and …
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Consumers who want to add Apple’s CarPlay technology to their existing vehicles may soon get the chance. Now at the bottom of Apple’s CarPlay Web site is a notice that reads: “you’ll soon be able to add CarPlay to your current car with an aftermarket system,” listing Alpine and Pioneer as the two manufacturers. Related stories Apple aims at reimagining …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S. CNET Apple sold anywhere from 34 million to 42.5 million iPhones last quarter. At least that’s the range seen in the crystal balls of 32 different analysts. Among the analysts polled by Fortune, Charlie Wolf of Needham & Co. was the most bullish with the forecast of 42.5 million. The analyst who was the most bearish, coming …
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Apple’s iPad Mini with Retina Sarah Tew / CBS Interactive You can now save money on the Wi-Fi iPad Mini with Retina if you don’t mind going the refurbished route. Up for sale on Apple’s online store, a refurbished Wi-Fi-only Retina iPad Mini cuts the price by $60, $80, or $90 depending on the model you choose. For example, a …
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The late Steve Jobs. Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET Samsung’s VP of sales operations for its US mobile division saw the reaction to the death of Steve Jobs as an opportune time to strike back at Apple. In a document revealed this week as part of the current court battle between Apple and Samsung, Michael Pennington, head of national sales for Samsung …
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The 8GB iPhone 5C is now selling in Italy, among other countries. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple’s new 8GB version of the iPhone 5C is expanding its reach around the world. As of this week, the 8GB model is available in the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The online Apple Store for all six countries show …
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Missed your chance to buy a pair of Google Glass yesterday? Sorry, you’re out of luck, at least for now. Google offered its $1,500 high-tech specs to anyone in the US on Tuesday without requiring the usual invitation. The sale lasted just 24 hours. The white , and as of Wednesday morning, the entire stock is …
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Hacking into the Galaxy S5 using a phony fingerprint. SRLabs/YouTube; screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Samsung doesn’t provide adequate security protection with the fingerprint sensor on its new Galaxy S5 smartphone — at least that’s the contention of a group of researchers who were able to hack their way past the sensor. In a video of the hack, a researcher from …
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