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Earnings day: Google flies high, Microsoft posts first-ever lossBoth Google and Microsoft announced their quarterly earnings on Thursday. Google is going strong in spite of a tough ad market; Microsoft took a half-billion dollar writedown on an old investment, but the rest of the company is humming along smoothly.
Nokia loses $1.7 billion, but Lumia phones kept it from being much worseNokia's Lumia phones did well last quarter, but the company still lost $1.7 billion. Can the company fight back against the聽encroaching聽iPhone and Android?
A look at the original iPad prototypeThanks to some legal actions, photos of "Prototype 035" -- possibly Apple's first iPad mockup -- were recently made public. Prototype 035, made between 2002 and 2004, is clunky by today's standards but shares a lot of design elements with the modern iPad.
AT&T's new shared data plan saves money, but not for everyoneFollowing Verizon's lead, AT&T offers a new聽shared data plan. Now, customers can have one bill for multiple devices.聽
Everything you need to know about new iPhone rumors. Really, everything.Have you heard about the new iPhone? Rumor has it the iPhone 5 will debut in August. No, September. No, October.
GameTanium: Verizon rolls out all-you-can-eat gaming service for $6 a monthFor $6 a month, GameTanium gives people unlimited access to 100 phone games and 50 tablet games. Verizon says GameTanium works on 30 of its phones.
Betaworks buys social news site Digg, or what's left of itDigg, one of the first social media sites, was bought on Thursday by development firm Betaworks for $500,000 鈥� a fraction of its value in the late 2000s. Betaworks has a plan to "take Digg back to its startup roots."
Yahoo hack steals 400,000 passwords. Is yours on the list?A Yahoo hack compromises 400,000 accounts. Here's how to see if yours was stolen.
Amazon smart phone rumors: we could see a 'Kindle Phone' in 2012Rumors of an Amazon-branded 'Kindle Phone' are solidifying, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that suppliers are testing components already. But would an Amazon phone make sense for customers?
Google Maps heads indoors with walking directions for 17 Smithsonian museumsGoogle Maps adds all 17 of the聽Smithsonian Institution's聽museums to its growing list of 10,000 important indoor spaces.
Google+ on the iPad: Hangouts come to the Retina DisplayGoogle released an update to its Google+ app Tuesday that brings the social network to the iPad in an attractive interface. The updated Google+ app is also available on iPhones and Android devices, and includes multi-person video chatting.
Ouya brings free-to-play games to TVsWhile gamers wait for the next Sony and Microsoft consoles, Ouya preps a $100 machine that will feature only free-to-play games. The new contender runs Android.
Microsoft to Apple: Bring it onWindows 8 will be released in October, Microsoft announced at a conference today. Microsoft showed off some of the devices that will run Windows 8, and also announced its acquisition of touchscreen company Perceptive Pixel.
DNSChanger: Removing the virus just got a lot harderIf you didn't act fast enough to the聽DNSChanger scare, fixing the problem will be a lot more difficult today.
iPad Mini: Smaller tablet may arrive by OctoberThe iPad has come in one size 鈥� 9.7 inches 鈥� since Apple first introduced it in 2010. Now, Apple's component manufacturers are rumored to be preparing for production of a smaller 7- or 8-inch iPad, to be released before the end of the year.
Apple love: Ratio of PC to Mac sales is at its lowest since 1997Analysts tend to focus on iPads and iPhones when Apple announces its earnings. But a new chart shows that Apple is doing quite well on the computer front, too.
Windows 8 will be cheap, sort ofOn Monday Microsoft announced that a Windows 8 upgrade would cost just $39.99 for users running Windows 7, Vista, or XP. And new details about the OS suggest that installing Windows 8 should be a pretty painless process.
What's new in Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean'Google showed off Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean,' its latest phone and tablet operating system, at its I/O developers conference on Wednesday. Jelly Bean's new features include better support for voice commands, a smoother interface, a predictive keyboard, and Google Now.
Nexus 7: Under the hood of the latest (and greatest?) Android tabletGoogle unveiled the Nexus 7 鈥� a 7-inch, $199 tablet 鈥� at its I/O conference on Wednesday. Its size and price are similar to those of Amazon's popular tablet -- but the Nexus 7 has a few features that set it apart from the Kindle Fire.
Nexus Q: Will your living room revolve around Google's sphere?Google says the spherical Nexus Q media server is "the world's first social streaming media player." With easy cloud connectivity and a built-in amp, Google's Nexus Q has a lot going for it -- but how does it compare to the Apple TV or the Roku?
