Google may send out Gmail-style friend invites for Google Glass
Life can get lonely for early Google Glass adopters, especially if you’re the only person in your social circle who’s using Google’s experimental digital headset. …
Month: July 2013
Latest Month: July 2013
Sony’s massive 6.44-inch phablet reportedly launching September 12th
Sony is about to give the world something it desperately needs: Another massive Android phablet. AndroidCentral has spotted a preorder form on the website of …
Google ousts AT&T, will provide Wi-Fi to 7,000 Starbucks stores
Google just raised its profile as an ISP in a big way among espresso-swilling hipsters as the company announced on Wednesday that it has become …
Verizon’s HTC One launch reportedly delayed until August 15th
You might not remember it at this point since it launched about 10 years ago in smartphone time, but HTC makes a gorgeous flagship smartphone …
Spotify may actually be reigniting music sales growth
In some ways, Sweden is the chilly laboratory of the global music industry. The local hero, Spotify, took over the country already at the end …
How the Moto X could put a dent in the Apple-Samsung duopoly
With no one besides Apple and Samsung making any money from smartphones these days, the only hope for breaking those two companies’ grip on the …
Apple confirmed to be testing new iPad mini model without Retina display
You know that fantastic sounding next-generation Kindle Fire HD with a high-resolution display Amazon is cooking up? And the new high-res Nexus 7 that Google …
Apple, Samsung are still crushing every other smartphone vendor
At some point some vendor besides Apple or Samsung will make money selling smartphones… right? Business Insider points us to the latest numbers from Canaccord …
Why Android’s ‘cheap and nasty’ strategy is a huge threat to the iOS ecosystem
Yes, many Android phones have that tacky, plastic feel. No, Android vendors selling those sub-$200 phones are not making much money. Yes, Android is seriously fragmented. …
New HTC One tweak lets you run Sense and stock Android on the same phone
Devices running stock Android haven’t exactly been big sellers compared to vendor-customized devices, but a vocal minority continues to clamor for more pure Google experiences. …
Did Google change its stance on net neutrality? [updated]
Now that Google is an ISP, it’s started to act more like one. Wired reports that Google has barred a “potential” Google Fiber customer from attaching …
Samsung, Apple’s mobile domination illustrated in a single chart
If you’re noticing a recurring theme at the end of each quarter, you’re not alone. As contenders like Nokia, LG, BlackBerry and HTC battle for …
HTC has become a total disaster
Why does HTC CEO Peter Chou still have a job? That’s the only question that comes to mind when looking over HTC’s latest earnings report, …
The tide is turning: Samsung phones top iPhone in new satisfaction survey
Apple’s iPhone regularly finds itself at the top of customer satisfaction surveys, but a recent study found that the tide is turning. In the American Customer …
Wii U sales plummet to just 160,000 units in Q2
Nintendo shares fell 5% in Tokyo on Wednesday as the company posted June-quarter results that don’t paint a pretty picture. The company managed to swing …
Microsoft Office Mobile finally available for Android
Microsoft released Office Mobile for the iPhone last month and as the days and weeks passed, many began to wonder when Microsoft’s popular productivity software …
Messaging apps now dominate Android app market revenue
Many angry readers ask me why I yammer on endlessly about messaging apps like LINE and Kakaotalk. Why would anybody care so much about this app …
Microsoft’s Surface is officially a flop
Microsoft positioned its Surface as a competitor to Apple’s iPad and if that is indeed the case, Microsoft has failed miserably. In documents filed with …
Samsung accused of gaming Galaxy S4 benchmark results [updated]
Remember how well Samsung’s Galaxy S4 performed in early benchmark tests? Well it turns out there might have been a good reason for that and …
Chromecast users could soon get access to HBO GO
Happy news for everyone who picked up a Chromecast dongle last week: You could soon use it to stream HBO GO on your television. GIgaOM reports …
Does Nokia have a backup plan if its bet on camera quality falls through?
Nokia’s bets on camera quality haven’t paid off much in the past but the company has never tried anything nearly as ambitious as the 41-megapixel …
Asus abandons Windows RT
It’s not just consumers who are avoiding Windows RT these days. In an interview with AllThingsD, Asus chairman Jonney Shih said that his company has no current …
Android fragmentation: A blessing and a curse
Android is certainly a very fragmented mobile operating system, but is this an entirely bad thing? British network-testing firm OpenSignal has posted a new chart showing …
Galaxy Note III internals revealed in leaked prototype photos
Samsung’s Galaxy Note III is likely the most highly anticipated phablet of the year and we’re now just over a month away from its expected debut …
Who needs Google? New service will let you sell your own data to companies
Are you annoyed that Google and Facebook get to rake in enormous revenues every year because they’re selling your personal data to other companies without …
Using Facebook is about to get a lot more annoying
It was only a matter of time before Facebook started bringing auto-play ads into users’ news feeds. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that Facebook will start …
Giant retailer pulls Nintendo’s Wii U from store shelves
Nintendo got a huge jump on the competition when it launched its next-generation Wii U video game console ahead of the holidays last year. Unfortunately, …
