Video: Cortana trolls Siri in new TV commercial
Microsoft has a new TV commercial for its Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana assistant in which it’s taking new shots at one of its biggest competitors, Apple’s voice-based assistant Siri. …
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Is the world’s best Android phone about to become the world’s best Windows Phone too?
The HTC One (M8) is definitely a top contender for the title of being 2014’s best Android phone and now it might become 2014’s best …
Foxconn pulls out the big guns to ensure iPhone 6 production goes perfectly
Apple is without question Foxconn’s largest and most important client. The China-based electronics manufacturing giant has seen its revenue skyrocket since it began building iPhones …
The ‘Holy Grail’ of batteries might double your smartphone’s battery life
Researchers from Stanford including former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate Steve Chu are currently working on “fixing” lithium-ion batteries in order to offer …
Samsung’s plans to challenge Android fall apart yet again
Samsung has hit another roadblock in its troubled journey to replace Android as the primary operating system for its mobile devices. The Wall Street Journal …
New Samsung ad says bloatware makes Galaxy tablet buyers happy
It’s one thing to have to abide by the requirements of carriers and include their bloatware alongside yours when selling a new smartphone – unless you’re …
T-Mobile just put Sprint’s ‘Framily’ plans to shame
Anything Sprint tries to do, T-Mobile is determined to try to do better. T-Mobile on Monday unveiled a new family plan that will cost $100 …
Is Apple intentionally slowing older iPhones to make you buy new ones?
The New York Times cried wolf in late October last year, observing that the iPhone 4 has became more sluggish following the iOS 7 update and …
12 slick tricks that will make your iPhone run faster
Even though the iPhone offers users a rather consistent smartphone experience, the device can get slower the more it’s used, as is the case with any …
New leak compares key component from iPhone 6 and ‘iPhone Air’ phablet
Apple’s next generation iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch “iPhone Air” phablet are reportedly nearing the mass production phase and as a result, we’ve seen component leaks …
Galaxy S4 bursts into flames under sleeping 13-year-old girl’s pillow
Let this cautionary tale serve as a reminder to everyone: don’t buy unauthorized parts or accessories for your smartphone. We have seen stories of combusting cell phones …
The Nexus 6 may be coming from the most unexpected source
Despite what many rumors said about the possibility of a Nexus smartphone being made by this particular company in previous years, it appears Motorola had …
New iPhone 6 component leak reveals major new features
A new iPhone 6 internal component has been leaked, with Nowhereelse posting images that show the purported main iPhone 6 printed circuit board (PCB) as received from a reliable …
It will soon be legal to unlock your phone and move to another carrier
Handset unlocking in the U.S. is not exactly legal when done by device owners looking to move to a different mobile operator, but this will …
A closer look at the Xperia Z3, Sony’s next flagship smartphone
Sony still hasn’t found a way to effectively infiltrate the Western phone market, but that doesn’t mean the Japanese powerhouse is giving up any time …
Samsung just launched a phablet with a ridiculous 7-inch screen
It’s official: we have reached the peak of phablet insanity. Samsung on Friday unveiled the latest addition to its phablet lineup. While the device officially …
5.5-inch iPhone 6 and new iPads reportedly heading to production in September
A new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News says that Apple will start mass-producing the 5.5-inch iPhone 6, the second-generation iPad Air and the third-generation iPad …
Purported iPhone 6 parts leak suggests two different models are indeed in the works
A new set of images showing alleged iPhone 6 internal components seems to prove Apple is indeed working on a couple of different iPhone models …
Save $100 on the new king of Android phones
BGR reviewed LG’s G3 smartphone earlier this week and we called it the new king of Android phones. The flagship devices features cutting-edge specs and …
All the disgusting and terrible phones I’d rather use than Amazon’s Fire phone
I honestly feel like I’m in a scene from Billy Madison. Amazon has finally released a smartphone, and since Amazon PR won’t talk to us ever …
This beautiful video from Samsung was shot entirely on a Galaxy S5
The Galaxy S5 hasn’t been as overwhelmingly successful as Samsung might have hoped, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a great phone with some of the …
Are you a Verizon customer with unlimited data? Get ready to be throttled
As we learned from a recent study, Verizon has been remarkably efficient at convincing unlimited wireless data plan holders to switch to newer, more profitable …
Microsoft’s mobile failure stems from a lack of understanding of the iPhone’s success
After being among the first few companies to bring smartphones to the masses with Windows Mobile, Microsoft has repeatedly failed to return to its former glory …
Video: Don’t be fooled by this extremely detailed iPhone 6 clone running Android
The iPhone 6 isn’t even out yet and it already has a few clones that mimic its appearance and software very well, with 9to5Google having …
Leaked photos may reveal Motorola’s gorgeous Moto X+1
Motorola’s highly anticipated followup to the flagship Moto X smartphone may have just been exposed in a series of leaked photos. An unnamed source supplied …
Verizon remixes the HTC One mini 2’s name, launches it for $50
Buyers looking to score a brand new HTC One mini 2 from Verizon will have to look for the HTC One remix in the carrier’s …
Video: Want to see what happens when an iPhone 5s gets run over by a train? Of course you do
The iPhone 5s is amazingly solid for a smartphone made entirely of glass and ultra-thin aluminum. It looks great, it feels great and it can …
Galaxy Note 4’s release timeframe may have just been revealed
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 is primed to be one of the highest quality smartphones the company has ever produced, and now reports are coming in …
iPhone 6 makes Apple the biggest client of the world’s top chip supplier
We’ve seen a good number of conflicting reports regarding the iPhone 6, but most publications agree that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is going to be …
11 cool Google Now easter eggs you have to check out
There is really no question that Google Now is one of the best things to happen to mobile devices in the past few years. Google’s …
