Looking for a phablet that docks in a tablet? PadFone X coming soon to AT&T
While companies like HTC (One max) and Nokia (Lumia 1520) are launching monstrous new devices that stretch the definition of a phablet to new heights, …
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Microsoft confirms 3 million Xbox One consoles sold in 2013
Industry watchers are divided when it comes to which new console will with this generation of the much hyped “console wars,” but many seem to …
AT&T to launch LG G Flex curved smartphone in Q1
LG’s banana phone is coming to America. AT&T announced on Monday from CES 2014 that it will launch LG’s first curved smartphone, the G Flex, …
AT&T’s new ‘Sponsored Data’ lets companies pay for data that won’t apply to your cap
In a novel move that wasn’t entirely unexpected thanks to a report from back in 2012 but is still very intriguing nevertheless, AT&T on Monday …
CES 2014 to bring as many as 150 new Ultra HD TVs
In 2013, an estimated 60,000 TVs with Ultra HD (4K) resolution were sold around the world. This year, the Consumer Electronics Association expects that figure …
LG takes aim at Fitbit and Jawbone Up with ‘Lifeband Touch’ fitness tracker
CES was all about tablets last year and while the PC’s worst enemy is still a big deal at the show in 2014, wearables have …
Forget the Nexus 7, Samsung is reportedly readying a $129 tablet
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet is a tremendous value at just $229, but Samsung’s next 7-inch tablet may offer a value that is unprecedented among slates …
Video: This is the best TV in the world (…according to the company that made it)
It looks like Samsung, Sony, LG and all the other big-name television vendors out there didn’t even have to bother showing up to CES 2014 …
Samsung’s entire new tablet lineup leaks ahead of CES debut
Samsung’s early 2014 tablet lineup won’t be official until Monday afternoon when Samsung is scheduled to show off all of its new gadgets during the …
Sorry, Android: LG shifts to webOS for 2014 TV lineup
As Google gets ready to give its TV efforts a huge adrenaline shot in 2014 after its Google TV efforts flopped so spectacularly, LG has …
T-Mobile CEO slams AT&T for trying to buy back customers
AT&T on Friday announced a new initiative to try to steal business away from T-Mobile, but T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO was unfazed. In a series of …
iPhone 5s now just $125 at Best Buy, iPhone 5c still free
Christmas might be over but sales from big box retailers are still going strong. December is always a huge month for smartphone sales but those …
T-Mobile CEO’s 2014 resolution: Transform the wireless industry
T-Mobile’s chief executive John Legere is known to be bold and boisterous, and it looks like he has no plans to quiet down in 2014 — …
This could be the most amazing thing coming to CES next week
Forget Google Glass — connected eyewear is about to get a serious adrenaline shot next week when Bellevue, Washington-based Innovega shows off augmented reality contact lenses …
Snapchat knew for months about major security hole but failed to fix it
Snapchat on Thursday confirmed that millions of user accounts were compromised in a recent breach that exposed phone numbers and user names. Anonymity is a …
LG’s G Flex ‘banana phone’ headed to AT&T and T-Mobile
2013 may be behind us but it looks like some of the smartphones that debuted last year aren’t quite ready to retire just yet. In …
Video: Google chairman Eric Schmidt shares his predictions for 2014
Mobile, mobile and more mobile. Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt might not have a buzzy catchphrase for it like “post PC era,” but he is …
This is the biggest Ultra HDTV on the planet… and it costs $150,000
The chalkboard is back. Samsung on Monday launched a new television that is without question the largest Ultra HDTV on the planet. Measuring a monstrous …
Awesome tips from Reddit users on how to get the most out of your Apple TV
Flipping through the back pages of “the front page of the Internet” often yields some real gems, and a recently posted thread packed full of …
Video: This is Samsung’s vision of the future
Samsung’s display arm envisions a future where just about everything you see and touch — from the walls in your house and the floor you …
Another secret weapon from Samsung’s Galaxy S5 possibly revealed
Shipments of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 may have fallen a bit short of the company’s lofty expectations in 2013, but 2014 is shaping up to …
Apple and Samsung reportedly resume talks to end painful patent war
The patent war that recently consumed the mobile industry and the media went from a boil to a simmer in 2013, but a new trial …
Former Google engineer explains how Google Maps determines your ETA
The feature in most navigation apps that offers at estimated time of arrival is a nice add-on that gives drivers a general idea of when …
Flagship failures haunt struggling smartphone vendors
Apple and Samsung continued to completely crush smartphone their smaller smartphone rivals in 2013. Despite their best efforts, companies like LG and HTC launched huge …
Nokia’s forgotten iOS maps app pulled from Apple’s App Store
Nokia’s HERE Maps application for iOS burst onto the scene back in late 2012 amid the drama that was unfolding around Apple’s iOS mapping app …
Getting dangerously close to your data cap? This site tells you which apps to avoid
Data caps. The mere mention of the phrase is enough to send shivers up the spine of any smartphone user. While there is a glimmer …
This is why it takes so long for Android phones to get software updates
There are ups and downs that come along with every mobile operating system and as any Android smartphone owner with a device purchased through a …
Trouble ahead for Jawbone and Nike: Fitness trackers on the way from big tech companies
It has been clear for some time that consumer technology industry giants like Samsung and Sony are eyeing the wearable tech market for a boost …
The top-10 most pirated TV shows of 2013
This was quite a year for big TV series and as a result, it was also a big year for pirating TV shows. The wildly …
Testing the ‘Apple tax’: What would it cost to build a Windows version of the new Mac Pro?
The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and flexible computer Apple has ever created, and it’s also extremely expensive — or is it? With …
