iOS and Android are becoming more alike than Apple or Google want you to think
It used to be that iOS and Android were considered polar opposites: One was all about a locked-down, walled garden that delivered a very smooth user …
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New leak reveals Galaxy Note 4 details that no one saw coming
We’ve seen some killer specs for the Galaxy Note 4 leak recently but a new report from The Korea Times says Samsung is planning on doing …
Verizon has done the seemingly impossible: It’s made Comcast look good
It takes a lot of work to make Comcast look good but Verizon seems to have pulled off the trick. Ars Technica’s Jon Brodkin has …
The FCC wants states to stop killing municipal fiber networks that put cable to shame
Over the past several years, we’ve seen brave state legislatures rise up to tackle the most dangerous threat to the American way of life: Small …
It sounds like Spotify has nothing to fear from Amazon’s music streaming service
Remember when some of us thought that Apple’s iTunes Radio might be a significant competitor with Pandora when it was announced last year? Well, we …
PCMag: T-Mobile has blown past AT&T to become America’s 2nd-fastest 4G network
That annoying sound you hear is T-Mobile CEO John Legere cackling madly. PCMag, which every year conducts a comprehensive study of wireless network speeds across …
Despite what Time Warner Cable says, we really do need bigger, faster Internet services
Time Warner Cable earlier this year said that it just doesn’t see why it should create a high-speed fiber network on par with Google Fiber …
The 50 most important tips and tricks every LG G3 owner should know
The LG G3 looks like LG’s best smartphone yet and now TechSmartt has put together a terrific video showing off the 50 most important tips and tricks …
T-Mobile and Sprint customers are getting a lot more data for their money
In what should be surprising to no one, it seems that people use your services more when you don’t slap them with overage fees for …
This great Netflix tool will show you how good (or awful) your ISP is
Netflix isn’t done coming up with clever ways to name and shame ISPs that deliver slow streaming services. Wired has spotted a new tool on …
Paid apps gone free: SwiftKey offers a hugely improved Android typing experience
One of the best Android keyboard replacements out there is now free. SwiftKey announced on Wednesday that it’s dumping its traditional $3.99 price tag and …
Here are some of the awesome perks you get as a Google intern
Google’s employees are among the happiest of any company in the world so it’s not surprising that its summer internships offer some pretty sweet perks. The …
This PS4 game might make even hardcore gamers squeamish
Gamers are pretty desensitized to blood and guts — after all, you can only blow off so many zombie heads or impale so many bandits …
Samsung will reportedly launch a crazy foldable tablet next year
Samsung’s first commercial attempt at releasing a phone with a flexible display, the Galaxy Round, didn’t exactly light the world on fire. However, Android Authority …
The single biggest thing Microsoft needs to fix with the next Surface Pro
Microsoft has been pitching its Surface Pro 3 as “the first tablet that can replace your laptop” and early reviews of the device have generally …
Android users can download one of the most useful iOS apps ever right now
It’s taken a while but AgileBits has at last released a version of 1Password for Android that’s just as useful as the one you can get on …
Is the Xbox One still paying for last year’s E3 PR blunders?
Let’s be clear right off the bat: The Xbox One is an awesome console even if it is currently in second place behind the PS4 …
Beastly Galaxy Note 4 specs seemingly revealed in new leak
Apple may be planning to release bigger iPhones but for the time being, Samsung and its Galaxy Note series of devices remain the kings of …
One ad exec explains why he’d rather sell sugar water than work for Apple
Back when Steve Jobs was trying to convince then-Pepsi executive John Sculley to come over to Apple, he famously asked him, “Do you want to …
Nonprofit groups say they were tricked into backing shady anti-net neutrality campaign
You won’t believe this but Concerned Citizens United For A Free Time Warner Cable doesn’t have as much grassroots support as the cable industry would …
Hidden iOS 8 code confirms split-screen multitasking really is coming to iOS
Apple didn’t show off split-screen multitasking features during its big iOS 8 presentation at WWDC 2014 last week but new code found in the iOS …
Samsung’s most gorgeous phone yet shown in leaked pics
Do you love Samsung phones but you just aren’t feeling the band-aid-like casing of the Galaxy S5? If so then it looks like you won’t …
Here are all the best trailers and demos from Microsoft’s big E3 event
There were a lot of great looking games shown off at Microsoft’s big E3 event on Monday — so many, in fact, that you might …
Windows Phone is getting an incredibly cool feature that iOS and Android can’t match
For a while now, we’ve wondered whether Microsoft had a plan to really differentiate Windows Phone from iOS and Android and make it more than …
Netflix explains why it’s trying to shame Verizon into improving its network
Netflix might stop trashing Verizon’s network next week… or it might not. Netflix on Monday posted an explanation on its blog explaining why it started …
Microsoft reveals new details about Halo 5, the Xbox One’s most important game
You won’t just be able to play all of the early classic Halo games on the Xbox One — you’ll get a brand new one …
The next Assassin’s Creed game will be set in 18th century Paris and it looks absolutely stunning
Ubisoft on Monday took the wraps off the latest chapter of its popular Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The game will feature four-player co-op and …
Two terrific new features make Google Now more useful than ever
What’s terrific about Google Now is that Google is constantly tinkering with it and adding new features that make it even more useful in subtle …
Apple Maps is still too much of a mess to even get mentioned at WWDC
If you were hoping that Apple would announce big improvements to its Maps application on iOS 8 last week, you came away sorely disappointed since …
Philips is already working on a killer iOS 8 ‘smart home’ app
Apple just announced its HomeKit development platform for “smart home” apps earlier this week but the creative minds at Philips have revealed that they’re already hard …
