The Kindle Fire was designed to be a simple, no-frills tablet, with limited complexity, so …

The bad news just keeps coming for HTC. The company’s shares were down 6.19 percent today, closing the day on the Taiwan Stock Exchange at NT$485 ($16.45). At that level, the company’s shares have slid nearly 35 percent in the last six months, and they continue to inch their way toward a 52-week low of NT$403. During that time, the …

European phone networks have slammed Nokia’s Lumia efforts, saying the Windows Phone-powered devices aren’t a patch on the iPhone, or Android kit like the Samsung Galaxy S2. The four operators slated devices like the Lumia 800, with one operator exec telling Reuters, “No one comes into the store and asks for a Windows Phone.” The nascent operating system seems to …