By Brian Barrett

A recent Wall Street Journal article posits an interesting question: Is Apple a hardware company or a software company? Does it sell iPhones or iClouds? The answer has deep meaning for the analysts who evaluate the company’s worth.

By Paul Morris.

Regardless of whether your desktop computer operating system of choice has that Microsoft feel about it, or slants more towards an Apple inspired offering, it’s probably fairly accurate to assume that there are things that you would like to change about the aesthetics.

Sourced from Benedict Evans.

In the last quarter of 2012, half of all phones sold on earth were smartphones. Of the rest, a quarter were sold to people with very low incomes, who can only afford $10-$20 for a phone, and the other quarter to people who will eventually afford a smartphone, but only at prices under $150.

By Jay Alabaster.

Japan’s Sharp has secured a $110 million lifeline investment from Samsung Electronics, and agreed to become a major supplier of screens for the South Korean company’s growing electronics empire.

By Scott Stein.

What would make a great smartwatch? This.

By John Koetsier.

Give this kid a medal.

Five-year-old Danny Kitchen of Bristol, England, spent $2,500 on iTunes in-app purchases in about 15 minutes, the Beeb reports. Score!

By Ricardo Bilton.

Thom Yorke hates the music industry. When Radiohead released the pay-what-you want In Rainbows in 2007, Yorke’s goal was nothing less than the complete upheaval of the industry that he was a part of.

By Ben Reid.

Apple has, save a few well-documented howlers along the way, steadily improved iOS through generations. With that said, there’s certainly scope for much improvement, and TheVerge user brentcas has had a pop at suggesting some amendments to one key area in particular need of updating and improving – the lock screen.

By Robert Hof.

Another day, another rumor that an Apple television may be coming.

By Chuong Nguyen.

While many tablets today are more known for their ability to consume content, Zagg is helping to change our perception of touchscreen-only slates to productivity devices thanks to the company’s ingeniously designed keyboards that are specifically made to complement a wide range devices.