HTC doesn’t see One (M8) optimization for benchmark apps as cheating
After various reports and reviews revealed that HTC’s new One (M8) smartphone may be cheating in some benchmarks – the phone boots performance when certain …
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Bigger Galaxy Tab 4 shown in more leaked photos
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Google is tracking some employees for 100 years just to monitor their happiness
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Studying ways to reduce paper and ink use for his school, a 14-year old teenager figured out that by switching from Times New Roman and …
Video: Facebook is using laser-shooting drones to spread Internet access
Facebook and Internet.org on Thursday announced the Connectivity Lab, a team that will work on connecting more people to the Internet by using some new …
Google Naps leverages the power of Maps to find a cool place to sleep in
Google Naps is a new service that allows tired users to find a place to sleep nearby by leveraging the power of Google’s Google Maps …
HTC One (M8) apparently caught cheating in benchmarks
After benchmark results for the recently launched HTC One (M8) showed that the handset can offer great performance when compared to rivals – especially the …
New signs point to imminent Android 4.4.3 update for Nexus devices
After two new KitKat builds were spotted online, with one of them apparently running on a Nexus 5 version, Myce has discovered new firmware versions that suggest …
Designer: You look like an ‘idiot’ with Glass on, ‘a complete d—’ when you ride a Segway
Australian designer Marc Newson talked to Dezeen about his new line of glasses that will launch in Milan next month and the conversation unsurprisingly lead to Google’s …
Video: This might be the most realistic iPhone 6 concept we’ve seen yet
Following the plethora of iPhone 6 concept videos from many iPhone fans showing all sorts of wild creations, SET Solution now proposes an iPhone 6 …
Roku blasts Apple TV as a money-losing iPad accessory
Speaking at Re/code’s Code/Media event on Thursday, Roku CEO Anthony Wood took several shots at competitors, focusing specifically on Apple, suggesting his company isn’t at …
Apple is already making money off Microsoft’s Office for iPad
Microsoft on Wednesday finally announced the productivity suite many iPad owners have been looking to download for years and revealed that the apps in its Office for …
Google may be cracking the whip to get OEMs to promote Android [updated]
Google has its own ways of keeping OEMs in check when it comes to the things they can and can’t do with Android, and it …
Office for iPhone and Android finally available as free apps
In addition to launching Office for iPad, a freemium app that requires a paid Office 365 subscription in order for users to also be able …
iPads no longer good enough for Russia to handle ‘confidential information’
Russian ministers have decided to swap iPads for Samsung tablets out of fear that the Apple devices may not be secure enough anymore to handle sensitive information. …
Mysterious new Samsung tablets have been spotted
A new family of Samsung tablets has been spotted at the FCC — the SM-T800 models, which may be a new line of high-end devices for the …
CyanogenMod teases a OnePlus One smartphone ‘revolution’
One of the most exciting Android handsets of the year will be unveiled in less than a month from now, promising a smartphone revolution… or …
Verizon offers the best deal yet on the HTC One (M8)
Customers that intend to purchase the HTC One (M8) with a new two-year agreement should check out Verizon’s current deals, as the carrier has some …
Watch out Surface, iPad may be getting its own smart keyboard cover
A future Apple Smart Cover protective case for the iPad may come with a built-in, detachable ultra-thin keyboard that may also have multitouch capabilities, a …
Researchers charge batteries three times faster with incredible new tech
Researchers from the University of Tokyo in cooperation with the University of Kyoto and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science are studying a new technology …
Legit Google Play apps found to be covertly mining digital currency
In addition to Android apps sideloaded from unsecure third parties, which can contain malicious code that can turn devices into slow cryptocurrency miners, antivirus provider …
The Galaxy S5 launches on April 11th – but you can buy one right now
Even though Samsung wants to launch the Galaxy S5 on April 11th in multiple markets simultaneously, some carriers are already selling the new handset, apparently disregarding …
This tiny dongle can solve your Android storage worries
Leef on Wednesday announced a new accessory for Android smartphones and tablets that can help users solve any storage-related issues, especially for devices that don’t …
‘Prism-proof’ tech allows websites to encrypt all your data
MIT researchers are working together with the Meteor Development Group on a Mylar project that would allow companies to offer customers fully encrypted Internet services, …
T-Mobile will sell the HTC One (M8) for $0 down, but not until April
In addition to Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, T-Mobile will also offer subscribers the new HTC One (M8) smartphone, although they’ll have to wait until April …
Facebook denies that it plans to rebrand Oculus Rift with its own logo
Facebook on Tuesday made a surprising announcement, revealing that it purchased the Oculus Rift virtual reality startup in a $2 billion deal, although it’s not …
Forget about fixing the HTC One (M8) yourself if you break it
The HTC One (M8) is a well-built smartphone that may survive most beatings and even water damage, but once a component breaks – whether it’s a cracked …
Google denies snooping on Gmail users to hunt down leaks
Responding to allegations from TechCrunch former editor Michael Arrington that Google had accessed his Gmail email address to trace a leak from inside the company, …
Video: HTC shows off all the best new Sense 6 features on the HTC One (M8)
The recently launched HTC One (M8) comes with a brand new version of Sense on top of Android 4.4 KitKat that brings several new software …
10 fantastic app concepts for the Moto 360’s round screen
Its unexpected watch-like round design combined with the possibilities offered by Android Wear turned the Moto 360 into one of the most interesting smartwatch concepts to date, …
