Study: One-fifth of cell phone owners use video calling
It wasn’t too long ago when video calling seemed like a superfluous feature that sounded cool but that was rarely used. But as the technology …
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Mobile app stores will hit 102 billion downloads this year
The explosive growth of mobile apps isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. According to research company Gartner, 102 billion apps will be downloaded from …
Video: HP laptop will be the first to come with embedded Leap Motion Controller
Earlier this year, Leap Motion announced its intentions to partner with Hewlett-Packard in order to embed Leap Motion Controllers inside the company’s computers. Six months …
Here’s everything we learned about the PS4 at the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday
Sony has making good use of its time in Japan to fill in some important details about the PlayStation 4. For starters, Sony announced its own …
Moto X coming to Republic Wireless for just $299 off contract
Republic Wireless announced on Thursday that it will begin offering the Moto X smartphone for $299 without a contract. For the sake of comparison, other …
NVIDIA reveals Tegra Note, a Tegra 4 powered tablet for $199
NVIDIA has finally taken the lid off of its tablet. The Tegra Note is a “complete tablet platform” created by NVIDIA and powered by its …
Apple tops PC satisfaction ratings for tenth straight year
Apple has now remained atop the American Customer Satisfaction Index of personal computers for 10 years straight. After consistently ranking behind Hewlett-Packard throughout the 1990s …
Video: New iPhone 5c ad shows off iOS 7 features
Earlier this week, Apple unveiled a commercial highlighting the plastic exterior on the iPhone 5c. On Wednesday, shortly after iOS 7 became available to the …
Sony announces new PlayStation 4 launch details from Tokyo Game Show
Sony announced at a press conference ahead of the Tokyo Game Show that the PlayStation 4 will be coming to select Asian markets in December. Those …
HTC One Max compared to Samsung Galaxy Note II, Note 3 in leaked photos
Another set of HTC One Max photos have leaked, and although there might not be much left to see after Monday’s leak, these photos confirm …
Grand Theft Auto V sales expected to reach $1 billion
Sales of the latest installment in Rockstar’s crime saga, Grand Theft Auto V, are projected to reach $1 billion within the first month of its …
iOS App Store update provides access to ‘last compatible version’ of apps for older devices
With the release of iOS 7 just one day away, developers have been scrambling to ensure their apps will be compatible with the update, and …
Asus unveils new PadFone Infinity with upgraded processor
Asus took the stage in Taipei on Tuesday in order to officially announce the new PadFone Infinity. By all accounts, the new model of the …
AT&T’s Nexus 7 now available for $349 or $249 on contract
AT&T announced on Tuesday that it has begun offering 4G LTE service for Google’s Nexus 7 tablet. AT&T’s 32GB model will feature Wi-Fi and 4G LTE …
Here’s why the Phonebloks modular smartphone might not happen
Last week’s most surprising phone announcement wasn’t anything from Apple, but rather a modular smartphone called Phonebloks. The idea of an upgradeable, customizable smartphone is …
T-Mobile’s AT&T attack ads may have gone too far [updated]
Mobile phone companies have been duking it out for years in order to convince potential customers that each of their services have something more to …
Windows 8.1 pricing and packaging revealed, upgrade plans detailed
One month out from release, Microsoft has announced the official pricing and packaging for Windows 8.1 The newest version of the Windows operating system will …
Video: iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s unboxings give early look at Apple’s new lineup
There are only a few more days until Apple’s new iPhones hit store shelves, but if you’re too impatient to wait that long to see …
iPhone 5s reservations nearly exhausted in China ahead of release
Although Apple is not allowing U.S. residents to preorder the iPhone 5s, interested buyers in China were able to place a reservation for the new …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 getting multi-user support with Android 4.2 update
Both the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and 10.1-inch tablets have been lacking multi-user support since their release, but a software update should fix this …
Rdio goes free after deal with Cumulus Media
In order to stay competitive with other popular music streaming services, Rdio has come to a deal with Cumulus Media in order to offer a …
Netflix wants to offer shows that viewers want to pirate
If there’s a better way to find out what people want to watch than checking torrent sites, be sure to let Netflix know, because the …
Video: Valve may announce its PS4, Xbox One competitor next week
In a recent talk at LinuxCon 2013, Valve CEO Gabe Newell reaffirmed his belief that Linux, and open source platforms in general, are the future …
Samsung Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3 preorders start this week
If any of Samsung’s upcoming devices look interesting to you, and Verizon isn’t your carrier of choice, this is the week to take action. AT&T …
Former exec discusses post-IPO Google, says going public changes a company for the worse
Going public is a big deal. In the wake of Twitter’s recent announcement that it will be filing for an IPO, former Google employee Hunter …
Video game sales on the rise as Xbox One, PS4 launches approach
The thriving video game industry has struggled in recent years to maintain the momentum it developed over the last decade, but according to a recent …
AT&T notifies pirates that their accounts can be terminated [updated]
There might not be any evidence that the “six strikes” Copyright Alert System is having any effect on piracy, but the service providers are refusing …
Here’s how Apple’s iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner might incriminate you
Considering the nationwide panic regarding security and privacy, both offline and online, Apple’s new Touch ID system was met with some cynicism. Where is the fingerprint …
Facebook privacy policy update may have violated user rights
In Facebook’s latest round of privacy policy updates, it might have violated a 2011 court order. That court order required the social networking giant to …
Apple patent points to text-to-speech conversion for Notes app
A recently discovered patent filed by Apple in Europe seems to have revealed a new feature coming soon to the iPhone’s Notes app. Patently Apple …
