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Another week, another batch of headlines that are nearly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). From patent filings and trade-in deals to Apple TV and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) sales troubles that were caused by the iPad Mini, Apple stole the spotlight nearly every day this week. The exception is...

Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) and BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) might be on the verge of the biggest merger the smartphone industry has ever seen. Lenovo has been toying with a possible union for several months. Company executives have hinted at a potential buyout on multiple occasions. Little has come from...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken an interest in developing a system to control virtual objects. After Apple filed a patent for what could be the company's answer to Kinect (the Microsoft-developed (NASDAQ: MSFT) motion-based control system for Xbox), investors began to wonder what Apple might do...

If BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is unable to overcome its current problems at retail, the company could be devoured by firms looking to strengthen their patent portfolios. According to Bloomberg, if a firm acquired all of BlackBerry, it would be stuck with an "essentially worthless" phone unit that...

Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) is making headlines this morning after reiterating its mission to acquire major businesses within the smartphone and PC sectors. In January, a Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming revealed that the company was looking at "all opportunities" -- including BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), which was...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) still has solid footing in the smartphone market, but Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system is the star of the latest numbers released by Gartner. In the second quarter, Gartner said that worldwide smartphone sales rose 46.5 percent year over year representing...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) might be up for sale. The company is reportedly looking for a large, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)-type company to take the helm through a massive buyout. If all goes as planned, the deal would be similar to the one Motorola scored when Google acquired its electronics...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) has publicly stated that it is seeking strategic alternatives to help the company prosper. Secretly, the company may have a more specific plan in mind. According to The New York Post, BlackBerry is hoping to attract an investor along the lines of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)....

At this time last year, investors were still riding high on the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) money train. As the company that could do no wrong, Apple enjoyed privileges that few others could ever hope to achieve. That changed last fall when iPhone and iPad sales hype became so great that not even Apple...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is getting ready to launch its first iPhone competitor since 2011. According to DigiTimes, the company is working with Taiwan-based supply chain makers to create a new smartphone. Hewlett-Packard hopes to release the device before the end of 2013. If the company...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) handsets may be popular throughout Canada and other parts of the world, but the company is struggling in the United States. After examining a three-month period (which ended in June 2013), Kantar Worldpanel discovered BlackBerry's market share dropped to 1.1 percent....

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been rumored to release a five-inch iPhone for most of the year, but the company has yet to confirm any such details. While Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is gradually increasing the size of its displays, its newest phone is limited to 4.5 inches. Its largest phone, the Lumia 625, has...

In another sign that Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY)’s trouble are worsening, the company announced Thursday that it was laying off an additional 250 employees. This will bring total layoffs to more than 5,000 in the past fiscal year. Blackberry spokesman Alex Kinsella told AllThingsD, “These...

This week, Blackberry’s (NASDAQ: BBRY) newest phone, the Q5, launched in India. While it is commendable that the company is at least acknowledging the need to cater to the budget phone market, most agree that it missed the mark in this case. India is the world’s third largest smartphone...