By Doug Olenick On Mar 13 2013 - 2:20pm

IDC Downgrades E-Reader Shipment Figures

Framingham, Mass. — The booming growth experienced by the tablet category is continuing to hamstring the once white hot stand-alone e-reader category.

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 13 2013 - 1:44pm

Amazon Cuts Kindle Fire 8.9 Tablet Pricing

Seattle — Amazon is pumping up tablet competition by dropping the prices of its Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet by

By Doug Olenick On Mar 13 2013 - 10:47am

Android Poised To Take Over Tablet Share Lead

Framingham, Mass. — IDC is forecasting that Android-based tablets will take over as the market share leader from Apple iOS in 2013 and maintain this lead

By Lisa Johnston On Mar 12 2013 - 3:51pm

T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Gets Thumbs-Up From Feds

Washington — The merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS was given official green lights from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications

By Doug Olenick On Mar 12 2013 - 2:56pm

DRAM Usage In Computers Slows

El Segundo, Calif. — The time when more computer memory was considered a necessity for improved PC performance may be coming to an end.

A recent study

By Doug Olenick On Mar 12 2013 - 2:08pm

Tablet App Revenue To Climb

London — Revenue generated by apps developed for tablets will surpass that generated for smartphones by 2018, according to ABI Research.

The research

By Doug Olenick On Mar 12 2013 - 9:32am

AMD Bows Elite A APUs

Sunnyvale, Calif. — AMD rolled out its Elite A series of accelerated processor units (APUs), formerly code-named Richland.

The new high-end APUs will

By Steve Smith On Mar 11 2013 - 2:25pm

AT&T’s Blackberry Z10 Presales To Begin Tuesday

Dallas — AT&T’s Blackberry Z10 presale begins tomorrow, preceding the official launch date of March 22, at a price of $199.

The presale will

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 8 2013 - 12:11pm

Motorola Mobility Continues Workforce Reduction

Libertyville, Ill. — Motorola Mobility has begun to lay off about 1,200 people.

“These cuts are a continuation of the reductions we announced

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 7 2013 - 2:12pm

Verizon, LTE Tops In Wireless Customer Satisfaction, Survey Finds

Westlake Village, Calif. — 4G LTE networks deliver the best overall wireless-service quality in the U.S., and Verizon Wireless, the carrier offering the