Microsoft’s Windows Phone grabbed third place from BlackBerry in global smartphone shipments in the first …

Paul Otellini passed up one of the biggest opportunities in Intel’s history — supplying chips for the first iPhone, the chipmaker’s former CEO said. Otellini “decided against doing what it took” to make the chips for Apple’s smartphone, The Atlantic reported, based on an interview with the newly retired executive. Here’s what he told the publication: We ended up not …

What’s black and white and green all over? The Samsung Galaxy S4, which is the first smart phone to be handed a prestigious industry award for its sustainable credentials. The S4 has been certified by TCO, a body that evaluates gadgets to see how socially-conscious, environmentally-friendly and economical a device is. The certification shows that Samsung’s flagship Android phone is …