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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

To some serious head scratching, Microsoft unveiled its Surface tablet device at a refreshingly non-star-studded event in Hollywood, Calif. (Sorry Steve Ballmer.) The device looks to somehow more thinly slice …

As expected, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference was light on direct impacts to the wireless space, with the biggest spotlight shinning on the company’s laptop computers. Those devices include higher-performance specifications, …

Typically a June announcement from Apple would have a significant impact on the wireless industry, but following last year’s announcement adjustment of an updated iPhone to the fall the wireless …

Smartphones have been used in corporate environments for quite a while and, since the advent of Apple’s iPad, tablets have also flooded the enterprise environment. Sometimes, adoption is driven by …

Brazilian Foxconn plant employees in the city of Jundiaí, Brazil, gave up going on a strike that was proposed last week due to bad working conditions. In a meeting held …

Brazilian workers in the city of Jundiaí have threatened to go on strike against Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn beginning May 3 if the company does not fix problems related to water, food, and transportation. Local …

Apple (AAPL) put a shine on the US stock market Wednesday, rising 9% and regaining most of the ground lost earlier this month. Fears that the engine of the mobile …

About 5 million DirecTV subscribers in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and 16 other U.S. cities are able to again watch local TV stations that went dark early Sunday. Bankrupt Tribune …

Enterprises from Fortune 500 companies to hospitals to schools are adopting iPads and other tablets to replace much of the work that personal computers used to do, and the people …

Calling 2012 a “breakout year for 4G LTE technology,” Strategy Analytics today released a report predicting tenfold growth this year in shipments of LTE phones. The firm’s Neil Shah projects …

Sprint Nextel’s (S) stock received a hit of bad news this morning as an analyst warned of a potential bankruptcy in the carrier’s future. The analyst, Craig Moffett from Sanford …

While thousands of consumers were busy enjoying their new iPads this weekend, analysts were busy ripping the device apart (literally) in an effort to figure out which firms supplied the …

Three days after its newest iPad finally made it to the hands of eager customers, another group of Apple affiliates is also getting what they’ve wanted. Apple (AAPL) shareholders will …

This week Verizon Wireless, often viewed as that carrier that is doing so well that it does not need to dirty its hands by acknowledging its competitors, unleashed a “4G Throw-Down” video punkin’ all those that claim to provide a superior 4G network experience.

Avaya announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Radvision, a provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks for approximately $230 million. The proposed deal calls …

The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been big drivers for (CIOs) to start …

For those just coming out from their caves, Apple (AAPL) sent out a friendly reminder that its latest iPad is set to hit stores this Friday at 8 a.m. local …

With talk that supplies could be limited at launch, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have begun ramping up marketing efforts for Apple’s latest iPad model, which is set to hit …

Leading up to the launch of the new tablet, rumors were circulating that the new device would have a screen with resolution more lifelike than the human eye; enhanced capabilities that would make the need for real friends obsolete; and come in various sizes to meet the needs of every living soul on the planet.

Apple’s decision to include LTE in its latest iPad device was the first serious move by the consumer electronics giant into the world of mobile broadband and could have a …

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Apple’s decision to invest in the new iPad’s graphics capability is a smart decision. “Images will be fantastic,” says semiconductor analyst Linley …