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Things are looking up for Microsoft‘s Surface. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant reported that sales of its tablets surged 38 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago. The company credited strong sales of its Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 with generating $926 million in revenue during the …

Maybe hiring Verizon’s “Can you hear me now?” guy is paying off for Sprint. The company released preliminary financial results on Tuesday that showed continued growth in the key metric of post-paid subscribers, or higher credit customers who pay at the end of the month and tend to stick around longer. It added 347,000 net new customers in its fiscal …

It might be hard to remember, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is still running a business. Over the past few weeks, the internet pioneer has been in the headlines for just about anything except its products. Instead, Mayer and her team have drawn scrutiny after suffering what could be the biggest hack and theft of personal account info in history, …

People aren’t freaking out about Netflix’s price hike anymore. The streaming video service on Monday reported skyrocketing profit and membership numbers that brushed away worries its subscriber growth, almost always the main way people take Netflix’s pulse, might go off a cliff. The company’s shares soared 19 percent in after-hours trading. The funny thing is its subscriber growth doesn’t appear …

Usually, after Yahoo announces its quarterly earnings, CEO Marissa Mayer and financial chief Ken Goldman sit behind a desk on a fancy news set and discuss the quarter during a live stream. But not this time. The internet giant, which has been embroiled in recent controversies as it heads toward a planned $4.83 billion acquisition by Verizon, said on Friday …

Sprint, in partnership with the Sprint Foundation, is launching the 1Million Project, a multiyear program that plans to give 1 million disadvantaged high school students in the United States access to a free mobile device and high-speed internet. Inspired by President Barack Obama‘s ConnectED and My Brother’s Keeper projects, the 1Million Project aims to reduce the “homework gap” that affects …

Samsung’s exploding Galaxy Note 7 doesn’t appear to have hurt the company’s earnings too much in the third quarter. The Korean electronics giant said Thursday that it expects its operating profit during the period to come in at 7.7 trillion won ($6.9 billion), a modest increase of about 5 percent compared with the same period last year. The guidance is …

Now playing: Watch this: End of an era: BlackBerry stops making BlackBerrys 1:32 Enlarge Image The BlackBerry DTEK 50, which was built by Alcatel, was the most recent phone released by BlackBerry. BlackBerry It’s a big nail in the coffin for phones from BlackBerry. The Canadian company said Wednesday it will shut down its phone business after the failure of …

First came the “Netflix and chill” button, a DIY switch that’s supposed to let you perform a series of automations with the least amount of physical effort. Dim the lights? Check. Turn on your favorite Netflix show? Double check. Order a pizza? Don’t mind if I do. Now Louisville, Kentucky-based restaurant chain Papa John’s has found an entirely new way …

Now playing: Watch this: How to use Google Maps hands-free 1:06 If you use Google Maps on your phone, a lot has changed recently — especially so over the last few weeks. There are lots of new features that are easy to miss and make navigating a lot more efficient, like these keyboard shortcuts. Here are 14 tips and tricks …