Redesigned iPhone 5S home button shown in clearest images yet
Supposed photos of Apple’s retail box for the upcoming iPhone 5S leaked last week, possibly revealing the handset’s redesigned home button for the first time. …
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Samsung seen losing top spot in world’s biggest smartphone market
Samsung shot to the top of the market in China and it is currently the No.1 smartphone vendor there by a wide margin in terms …
Sales of Samsung’s new Note 10.1 tablet are expected to be ‘small’
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch shared the spotlight during the company’s Unpacked press conference earlier this week, but a third new …
Former top exec calls Nokia’s phone business ‘a complete failure’
Under CEO Stephen Elop, Nokia underwent some serious changes that saw Symbian and MeeGo scrapped in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The company has since …
Apple ‘needs a mega iPhone’
Apple hasn’t even unveiled the iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C yet, but thanks to a report that emerged on Thursday evening, attention is already turning …
Nexus 5 specs seemingly revealed
Google’s Nexus 5 leaked earlier this week when Google accidentally included a shot of it in a promotional video for Android 4.4 KitKat. Now, it …
Apple hit with injunction after being found guilty in eBook antitrust case
A federal judge on Friday hit Apple with a permanent injunction for conspiring with book publishers to fix eBook prices. Reuters reports that the injunction is …
AT&T and T-Mobile announce Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear launch details
Verizon Wireless was first to bat and now both AT&T and T-Mobile have announced their respective Galaxy Note 3 release dates, and T-Mobile has revealed launch …
HTC offloads Saffron for less than it paid in scramble for cash
In early 2011, HTC announced that it had acquired U.K.-based digital content company Saffron Digital for $48.5 million. The buy would bolster its media content …
Nokia bashes Samsung and Android in bizarre Twitter attack
Nokia has nothing to lose now that it is in the process of exiting the mobile phone space, and the company recently took to Twitter …
In memoriam: Every Nokia phone ever made
What a long strange trip it’s been. From making boots and toilet paper to becoming the top mobile phone vendor on the planet by a …
Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear preorders begin tomorrow at Verizon
Samsung finally took the wraps off of its new flagship Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the Galaxy Gear smartwatch on Wednesday and the initial response …
LG G2 launches on September 18th for $100 down at T-Mobile [update 2]
LG’s next-generation flagship G2 smartphone left a lot of us puzzled when it debuted last month. It looks like a fine phone, don’t get us …
Ricoh Theta 360-degree camera review: The coolest new gadget to debut at IFA
Surprise, surprise. Most of the world is still focused on Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch, the Galaxy Note 3, Sony’s new lens cameras and the Xperia …
Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S III will be updated to Android 4.3 next month
Amid the song and dance that ushered in Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Note 3 and the brand new Galaxy Gear smartwatch on Wednesday, some more good news …
New Apple TV may debut next week
It might not be the “iTV” everyone is waiting for, but Apple seemingly has plans to launch an updated version of its Apple TV sometime …
Samsung Galaxy Gear preview: Smartwatch wars start with a whimper, not a bang
There’s no question that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 was highly anticipated leading up to Wednesday’s IFA announcements, but most enthusiasts seemed even more excited for …
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 preview: Samsung crowns the new phablet king
It wasn’t much of a surprise when Samsung finally unveiled its new Galaxy Note 3 smartphone on Wednesday. Forget the fact that Samsung’s marketing boss had …
Live: Watch streaming video of Samsung’s Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear smartwatch event
The long and arduous wait is finally over. After months of rumors and speculation, countless leaks and even an official confirmation from Samsung’s marketing boss, …
This is the Nexus 5
Oops. Since there apparently aren’t already enough leaks in the smartphone industry, Google decided to take matters into its own hands on Tuesday and leak …
Hands on: Sony’s new QX10 and QX100 turn any iPhone, Android phone into a Cyber-shot camera
The quality of images captured with smartphone cameras improves dramatically with each new generation of devices. In fact, we’re getting to the point where photos …
Sony’s IFA press conference is about to start – here’s how to watch it live
The problem with press conferences at trade shows is that companies have to compete with every other big announcement set to be made. In Sony’s …
Xbox One launches on November 22nd, will be even more powerful than Microsoft said
Gamers who plan to purchase Microsoft’s new Xbox One console have endured quite a roller coaster ride since Microsoft unveiled its next-generation video game box earlier …
When the best isn’t enough: HTC sales tumble another 47% in August
HTC makes the best Android smartphone on the planet, but sometimes the best just isn’t enough. The struggling vendor on Wednesday announced that its unaudited …
Video: BBM for Android demoed for first time ever
BlackBerry will certainly have an uphill battle when launches BBM for Android and iOS in the coming weeks; while the service might have been a …
Leaked benchmarks show Galaxy Note III is an absolute beast
We’re now just one day away from Samsung’s IFA press conference, where the world will get its first official glimpse at the new Galaxy Gear …
It’s official: Invitations go out for Apple’s September 10th iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C event
The wait is almost over — for real this time. After a false alarm early Tuesday morning, Apple on Tuesday sent invitations to the media for a …
Nokia and Microsoft: ‘The deal that makes no sense’
Microsoft is now in the handset business. The company’s shocking announcement Tuesday morning that it will acquire Nokia’s devices and services businesses for $7.2 billion …
Video: iPhone 5C shown powered on in leaked video for first time ever
Apple’s upcoming mid-range iPhone 5C could be one of the most important devices Apple debuts this year. For smartphone enthusiasts it’s probably not as exciting …
Here comes Google’s Nexus 5
Google’s Nexus 4 recently become one of the best smartphone deals on the planet when Google slashed the price of the entry-level model to just …
