Video: iPhone 5s easily survives drop test – iPhone 5c, not so much
The new iPhones have been out for less than a day but we already have our first drop test video. This particular video comes to …
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Microsoft trying to make Windows RT work as a phablet OS
Think consumers are confused by the differences between Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT? Just wait until Microsoft unleashes Windows RT: Phablet Edition. …
Zuckerberg: NSA scandal hurt users’ trust in Facebook
The fallout from the National Security Agency surveillance scandal hasn’t just hurt trust between American tech companies and foreign governments — it’s also damaged the …
Hollywood berates Google for failing to stop piracy… again
It’s like clockwork: Every quarter or so, one of the major Hollywood trade associations will come out with a blistering statement attacking Google for not …
Microsoft says Windows Phone is a ‘distant third,’ admits OEMs were annoyed by Surface
Microsoft is making a big shift from being a software company to being a devices and services company, which means that we should expect the …
First iPhone 5s teardown reveals bigger battery but few surprises
So what does the iPhone 5s look like on the inside? Because it’s an “S”-model, you won’t be surprised to learn that it’s very similar …
Carriers reportedly won’t have any white or gold iPhone 5s models on launch day
Getting an iPhone 5s on launch day was always going to be tough but now it looks like getting a 5s in a color other …
Elop to get $25 million payday once Microsoft-Nokia deal is sealed
Stephen Elop has a lot riding on the $7.2 billion Microsoft-Nokia deal getting done. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Microsoft and Nokia will combine to pay …
Microsoft will now give you up to $350 for your iOS, Android devices
Microsoft really, really wants you to try its mobile products. ZDNet reports that Microsoft has now ramped up the money it’s giving to consumers who …
iOS 7 adoption reportedly hits 29% just one day after release
Android users may not admit to envying iOS users much but they can’t deny that they’d love to have access to the latest version of …
Apple CEO Cook: ‘We never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone’
Tim Cook is sorry if you’re disappointed that the iPhone 5c isn’t a budget phone aimed at consumers in emerging markets but he never meant …
With $7 million in funding, Cyanogen aims to take on Windows Phone
For the past several years, Cyanogen’s goal has been to create a better, more secure and more customizable version of Android with its third-party CyanogenMod …
Smartphones now account for almost two-thirds of all mobile phones in the U.S.
America really has become smartphone nation. Nielsen estimates in its latest survey of American consumers that smartphones now account for around 64% of all mobile …
T-Mobile may be the wireless industry’s ‘little engine that could’
Is T-Mobile’s recent subscriber growth a flash in the pan or is it part of a sustainable trend? Per Barron’s, Credit Suisse analyst Joseph Mastrogiovanni thinks …
Google reportedly mulls ditching cookies for less intrusive tracking tech
Google has been embroiled in more than its share of privacy controversies recently but the company may be taking steps to change its reputation for …
How to free yourself from Gmail’s pop-up compose window
Gmail’s pop-up windows for composing emails have been fairly polarizing among many longtime Gmail users who would like to see Google bring back the old …
WSJ: BlackBerry to lay off up to 40% of its workforce
Even though BlackBerry just announced its Z30 flagship phablet on Wednesday, the company apparently has big plans for drastically reducing its staff in the near …
Verizon accused of violating FCC rules by blocking Nexus 7 from its 4G LTE network
Surprise, surprise: Verizon is being accused of ignoring the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on what it can do with its spectrum. Jeff Jarvis says that …
Morgan Stanley: iPhone sales to grow 28% year-over-year in Q3
Apple looks set to get a big boost this quarter from the launch of its new iPhones. Fortune points us to new research from Morgan …
Android phones’ data sharing capabilities are about to get a big Bump
Near field communications (NFC) technology hasn’t really taken off like many people expected but that isn’t stopping Google from trying to make it easier for …
HTC’s China-only Android rival OS purportedly shown in leaked picture
It looks like HTC really is building its own smartphone platform. Android Community points us to a leaked picture that purportedly shows off HTC’s new …
HTC One Max shown up close in new pictures as full specs leak
The HTC One Max is coming soon and it’s going to be really big. Nowhereelse.fr has published yet another series of leaked pictures of HTC’s …
Potential BlackBerry buyers seen holding off until company’s price hits rock bottom
BlackBerry’s board may be angling to get a sale of the company finished by November but potential buyers might not be willing to pony up …
How Intel plans to blow up the mobile computing market with $100 tablets
Intel seems determined to become a company that disrupts markets rather than a company whose markets get disrupted by others. Quartz reports that Intel has a …
Video: Japanese Apple store gives queueing iPhone fans refuge from typhoon
Just how absurdly, ridiculously dedicated are Japanese iPhone fanatics? So dedicated that they’ll apparently sit outside through a typhoon just so they won’t lose their …
Sprint finally announces its own early smartphone upgrade plan
As is often the case with Sprint, it’s scrambling to catch up with its rival carriers. CNET reports that Sprint looks poised to launch its …
Apple finally sheds Siri’s ‘beta’ label
It looks like Apple is finally confident enough in Siri to call it a finished product. 9to5Mac points out that Apple has at long last …
Google’s next ‘moonshot’: Tearing down language barriers
Google’s “moonshots” — that is, projects that the company pursues even if they seem far-fetched — are one of its defining features. Spiegel reports that …
Dell has wisely decided to not make another smartphone
Remember the Dell Streak? If not then we envy you since it was certainly one of the least inspiring flagship smartphones the world has ever …
Facebook working to squeeze silent auto-play video ads into mobile app
So, you thought you could escape the coming era of auto-play video ads on Facebook by accessing the site through your mobile phone, did you? …
