The iPad Mini Sarah Tew/CNET Don’t worry about the iPad. It’ll be just fine. That’s according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who offered his defense of the iPad after the device posted its second consecutive quarter of declining sales and again missed analysts’ projections. The disappointing results again ignited concern of potential declining interest in …

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. CNET Verizon’s customer growth bounced back in the second quarter, thanks to a pickup in tablet and smartphone demand in the period. The company posted a second-quarter profit of $4.32 billion compared with a year-ago gain of $5.2 billion. But Verizon’s share of the profit, after excluding the cut that Vodafone that previously received, was actually …

Should we pity the foo’ who buys a Goo? Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET The existence of the iPhone 6 may not be confirmed for another month or two, but that won’t stop China’s GooPhone from launching its shameless knockoff, the “i6,” next week. GooPhone’s track record of cloning all the best-selling smartphones is only outdone by its ability to do …

Xiaomi’s Lei Jun showing off the security features of the new fitness band. Aloysius Low/CNET BEIJING, China — Apart from announcing the new Xiaomi Mi 4, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun pulled a “one more thing” at the press conference and announced a new fitness band. The Xiaomi Mi Band is the company’s first wearable gadget, and comes with a set …

One Windows on all screen sizes. Microsoft Microsoft’s CEO affirmed on Tuesday that all versions of Windows will merge into one operating system for all devices. “We will streamline the next version of Windows from three operating systems into one single converged operating system for screens of all sizes,” CEO Satya Nadella said in prepared remarks during the company’s fourth-quarter …

Google reportedly turns to HTC for the next-gen Nexus tablet. Josh Miller/CNET After spending the last few years as a wallflower, HTC may finally be ready to dive headfirst into the tablet fray. According to Twitter source @evleaks, HTC has a trio of slabs on the horizon, including a Nexus device. Related Links HTC in hunt for ‘high end’ Nexus …

Apple’s iPhone 5S remains a top seller despite being on the market since September. CNET Apple posted good, but not great results in the quarter ahead of its anticipated iPhone launch. The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Tuesday reported earnings in the fiscal third quarter that topped Wall Street expectations, but iPhone sales, revenue results, and fourth-quarter guidance weren’t quite …

Welcome to the world’s greatest guessing game. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Last week, you may have noticed some blog posts about a “leak” of the upcoming iPhone 6 supposedly showing up on Amazon’s Japanese site. While CNET covers quite a few of the latest iPhone 6 rumors with the appropriate caveats and grains of salt, often they’re just too …

Apple Online sellers in China appear to be taking advantage of excitement around Apple’s expected iPhone 6 by offering preorders of the phone — which has yet to be announced. Several sellers on Alibaba’s Taobao, a Chinese consumer-to-consumer e-marketplace similar to eBay, are offering preorders for Apple’s iPhone 6, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The iPhone 6 is expected …

Surface Pro 3: Sales our outpacing earlier models. But Microsoft also confirmed Surface Mini as a no-show. Brooke Crothers/CNET Microsoft talked up Surface Pro 3 sales during its fourth-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday and confirmed a decision not to ship a smaller version of the Surface. “While it’s still early, sales are outpacing earlier versions of Surface Pro,” Microsoft …

Xiaomi’s Lei Jun announcing the new Mi 4. Aloysius Low/CNET BEIJING, China — The design of Xiaomi’s latest Mi 4 will seem very familiar to some. The company appears to have borrowed from the Apple playbook again — the phone looks very much like the iPhone, and the Mi 4 even comes in a white version similar to Apple’s smartphone. …

Amazon I’m just going to come out and say it (again): I consider the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX the Rolls Royce of tablets. The 7-inch model has been my preferred travel companion for nearly a year, for reasons I’ll explain shortly. For now, this: Today only, Amazon has the Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch tablet (16GB) with 4G LTE for $229 …

Apple/USPTO A “wrist-worn” device described in a new Apple patent hints at certain features reportedly destined for the company’s much-rumored iWatch. Awarded Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, the patent dubbed “Wrist-worn electronic device and methods therefor” starts off by describing a wristband that can incorporate a mobile device, similar to the way you can wear an older-style …

Analysts expect rosy iPhone sales from Apple in the company’s fiscal third quarter. CNET Apple’s iPhone is poised to impress yet again. On paper, things shouldn’t look so rosy. This is an “off” quarter for Apple, still months away from releasing a buzz-generating new iPhone. Several top-tier smartphones have debuted in the last few months, and competition has never been …

This could be our first look at the Moto G successor. Mellando no Android Related Link Moto G review Will Lenovo kill the low-cost Moto X and Moto G? Moto X successor could come with leather backplates The Moto G and its LTE variant are going strong, but a blurry photo and whispers are already circulating about a successor, currently …