Acer’s Iconia W3 shows why Microsoft was right to make its own hardware

I’ve been critical of the ways that Microsoft has both sold and marketed its Surface RT tablet but I’ve never second-guessed the company’s decision to upset its own manufacturing partners by building its own hardware for its Surface tablets. If you’re curious why this is the case, look no further than the Acer Iconia W3, the world’s first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet that is getting positively ...

5 signs Steven Cohen was trading on insider information

With evidence this solid, it's fair to ask once again whether Wall Street regulators are being too tepid.

The Engadget Podcast is live at 3:30PM ET!

Some weeks we might as well just be the Mobile podcast. This time out, it's Android, Motorola and some leftover Nokia. Come for the smartphones, stay for the Angry Birds on this latest edition of The Engadget Podcast. Comments

MetroPCS brings $40 4G to Seattle, Tacoma, undercuts T-Mobile

Apparently MetroPCS isn't going to fade away quietly after being acquired by T-Mobile. Today MetroPCS is announcing a big expansion of its service to 15 new territories, including its debut in T-Mobile's backyard in the Seattle and Tacoma markets. The move doubles the national reach of MetroPCS, which is now sharing T-Mobiles 4G network. Bellevue-based T-Mobile completed its acquisition of ...

Verizon’s new FiOS plan: Half as fast as Google Fiber at nearly three times the price

Verizon this week announced its fastest-ever FiOS service, but it may only go to show American consumers what a great deal Google Fiber is for those with access to it. The new FiOS Quantum service offers subscribers a very impressive 500Mbps connection that will also cost them a minimum of $310 per month, since Verizon mandates that users bundle television and Internet services. Comparable ...

Hedge Fund SAC Capital Indicted on Decade-Long Insider Trading Scheme

After a six-year crackdown on Wall Street's penchant for insider trading, federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against SAC Capital Advisors, the powerful hedge fund run by YOLO-ing billionaire Steve Cohen . The indictment (below) includes one count of wire fraud and four counts of securities fraud for insider trading violations carried out from 1999 through at least 2010. Read more ...

Nokia's First Lumia Phablet Revealed in Leaked Photo - TechnoBuffalo









Nokia's First Lumia Phablet Revealed in Leaked Photo

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Nokia may be manufacturing a massive Lumia smartphone, a leaked photo of the smartphone's front panel reveals. The news comes from Chinese ICTech, an account on popular social media site Weibo with a solid track record for leaking mobile news.