Purported Android 4.4.3 change log reveals tons of bug fixes
After various Android 4.4.3 sightings suggested that Google may soon release a new KitKat version to address certain issues and bugs, an unofficial change log …
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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 …
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 …
Video: Here’s how to shame people who talk way too loudly on their cellphones
We’ve all been there, whether its on a crowded bus or in line at a restaurant, someone is inevitably carrying on a cell phone conversation …
App developer explains the worst part about developing for Android
All these years later, is Google still being haunted by the ghosts of Android 2.3 Gingerbread? Developer Nick Bradbury, who works on WordPress’s Android app, …
No one wants to help Apple build the iWatch
There’s been plenty of speculation surrounding the existence of an Apple smartwatch, from recent hires to manufacturing leaks, but nothing has been confirmed quite yet. A …
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 …
Meet the $1,000 smartphone designed to take the highest-quality selfies in the world
Smartphone volume growth is slowing down sharply right about now. Average sales prices for even high-end handsets are tumbling and sub-$200 smartphones without subsidies are becoming a …
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 …
iPhone, iPad apps found to crash more often than Android apps
Apple may have Android beat when it comes to app security, but stability is another matter entirely. Crittercism released its Mobile Experience Benchmark report on Thursday, …
Here’s the best sign yet that the iPhone 6 will have a sapphire screen
While we don’t know for sure yet whether the iPhone 6 will have a sapphire screen, all the clues we’ve seen lately are certainly pointing …
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 …
BlackBerry to release 3 new high-end devices targeted toward ‘keyboard aficionados’
As we’ve written before, BlackBerry’s high-end smartphone strategy seems to involve largely ignoring the masses who want touchscreen-only phones and focussing on the keyboard-loving diehards …
The good news for BlackBerry: BBM is still a huge hit
Although BlackBerry posted a much narrower loss than analysts expected last quarter, this piece of good news was somewhat offset by the fact that the …
New leak may give us our first look at the iPhone 6’s dimensions
We’re still months away from the iPhone 6’s eventual release but that hasn’t stopped us from getting a steady stream of leaks about the upcoming …
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 …
LG G2 mini to launch in April, spread globally soon after
LG failed to impress us with its flagship G2 last year, but the South Korean company is looking to try again with an even smaller …
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 …
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 …
New report claims 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will launch ‘as soon as September’
Although there is a heated discussion regarding the exact release date, Apple’s next iPhone is certainly launching some time this year. The more interesting speculation surrounds the issue …
Facebook is growing up: With Oculus buy, a social network prepares for its next act
Social networks aren’t always going to be en vogue. Facebook may have a billion users today, but what happens when that growth stalls? What happens …
Galaxy S5, HTC One (M8) and other leading smartphones square off in new comparison
Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S5 doesn’t officially launch until the second week of April, but people in South Korea can already purchase the hotly anticipated …
How to find the perfect smartphone for your hand size
There are so many different sizes of smartphones these days that it can be tough to figure out which one is the best size for …
How to take infinitely better smartphone photos in 5 minutes for $15
Over the past few years, cameras on modern smartphones have become shockingly impressive. Well, some of them have, at least. Gone are the days of having …
Here’s more evidence that sapphire screens are coming to the iPhone 6
One of the biggest questions iPhone fans have about Apple’s next flagship smartphone is whether it will have a display made from sapphire. AppleInsider has found …
Apple invents brilliant ‘transparent texting’ solution that has already existed for years
Now this is a good idea. In the age of the smartphone as an extension of our bodies, people’s faces are always buried in their …
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 …
Will HTC ever catch up with Samsung and Apple?
HTC is killing it this week. The decision to release the HTC One (M8) on the same day it was announced was a brilliant move — the …
