Samsung’s new app store will make sure your kids never blow your salary on in-app purchases
One of the Galaxy S5 features that was leaked before its official announcement and briefly described during the show at Mobile World Congress is the …
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A functional, fashionable smartwatch concept puts Samsung to shame
Although Samsung is making strides in the wearable market, the new Gear models are still sitting uncomfortably on opposite ends of the spectrum when it …
For $2,770 you can own the most secure BlackBerry in the world
BlackBerry phones still offer the best security of any other smartphones around but what if you want something that, much like Spinal Tap’s famous amplifiers, …
It’s not too late for Samsung to wow the world with a premium Galaxy S5
There are two mythical gadgets that we’ve long heard about but have never actually seen: An Apple iTV and an all-metal Samsung flagship phone. Although …
Saving Sprint from being the biggest mobile loser may be the toughest job in tech
SoftBank CEO and Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son really, really does not like to lose. Son’s iconic quote came when he was asked why he would ever …
Walmart has the cheapest iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c yet
Walmart is ready to sell buyers looking for on-contract smartphone even cheaper iPhone 5s models, as well as other smartphones, CNN Money (via 9to5Mac) reports. …
BlackBerry CEO tells us what he and Steve Jobs have in common
John Chen has a difficult road ahead of him, something he has acknowledged repeatedly since taking on the role of CEO at BlackBerry. In his latest …
BlackBerry fans’ last glimmer of hope in the U.S. market is gone
For the past year or so, BlackBerry fans would try to counter reports on BlackBerry’s barely existent U.S. market share by pointing to comScore surveys …
Video: What if your smartwatch was modular too?
Blocks is a new project that aims to bring Project Ara-like modularity to wearable devices – specifically to smartwatches – by allowing buyers to customize …
New patent shows how Touch ID may be Apple’s Dropbox killer
Touch ID might have been better in concept than as a practical security measure, but as with any template for future designs, Apple’s fingerprint scanner …
Galaxy S5: A combination of lack of innovation and iPhone fear
A rather strange Business Korea report cites an unnamed Samsung executive who claims that Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 earlier than many had anticipated because …
Customers may want iPhone, but end up buying Android instead
A new study reveals that Apple is still the most coveted brand in emerging markets, even though not all potential customers can afford its products …
Deutsche Telekom puts its money where Legere’s mouth is
T-Mobile CEO John Legere loves to talk trash about his rivals’ networks but recent studies have indicated that T-Mobile has some work to do if …
Yet another sign that Galaxy S5 will be a massive hit for Samsung
Surprise, surprise: A lot of people are interested in buying Samsung’s Galaxy S5. SamMobile notices that T-Mobile senior product manager Desmond Smith has tweeted out …
Irony: Android SmartWatch doesn’t even run Android
“Android SmartWatch” would be a very apropos name for Google’s own smartwatch, but that’s not going to happen, as such a product already exists. Sadly …
Your next iPhone may provide assistance when you need it the most
A future iPhone feature may offer handset owners added security features for real life-threatening events including emergency situations and accidents, AppleInsider reports, as detailed in …
Over 50% of iOS users have fled to 7.0.6 after security breach
In one of the quickest transitions yet, over 50% of iOS device users have already committed to iOS 7.0.6 after reports began spreading that previous …
Sorry, Mr. Legere: Yet another study finds Verizon is thumping your network
T-Mobile has done a lot of terrific things ever since John Legere took over as CEO. The company’s early upgrade plans have set new standards …
Facebook’s Android app wants to do strange things to your phone
In a post on Geektime, My Permissions CEO Olivier Amar points us to the new permissions in the Facebook Android application that are a bit …
New benchmark confirms NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 blows every other smartphone chip out of the water
We’d seen some early benchmarks suggesting that NVIDIA’s new Tegra K1 system on a chip would absolutely crush the performance of any other SoC on …
Former Apple CEO makes bold new smartphone bet
Is the world ready for the Sculley Phone? The ex-Apple CEO largely credited with the firing of co-founder Steve Jobs back in the mid 1980s …
Samsung appears ready to spam wearables market
Samsung may be getting ready to announce more wearable devices in addition to the three new gadgets unveiled at MWC 2014, including the Gear 2, …
iPhone 6 has Apple gearing up for the most massive iPhone launch yet
Apple is apparently getting ready for a massive iPhone 6 launch, at least according to Chinese publication Commercial Times (via Digitimes). According to the report, …
A costly mistake: Report claims unsold iPhone 5c inventory is piling up fast
A new report from Taiwan indicates that stock of the unsuccessful iPhone 5c is piling up with Apple’s suppliers and retail partners, as demand for …
Video: This smartphone ad isn’t just bizarre, it will actually give you nightmares
There is no magic formula for selling smartphones, but there are some things that can greatly increase a vendor’s chances of success. Great hardware is …
This health smart device wraps around your iPhone, not your wrist
Not all health and fitness smart devices launched this year will wrap around the user’s wrist (or even ankle for some products), but also around …
Samsung’s Google Glass rival might turn your whole hand into a keyboard
We’ve known for a while now that Samsung has been working on its own wearable computer headset that will be similar in a lot of …
Android 4.4 puts an end to Samsung’s benchmark games
Samsung was caught red-handed more than once last year as reviewers repeatedly discovered evidence that the company’s phones and tablets were artificially boosting benchmark scores. …
Legere: Study calling T-Mobile the worst network is ‘slanted,’ ‘out of date’
You didn’t think T-Mobile CEO John Legere was going to take a new study that trashed his company’s wireless network lying down, did you? RootMetrics …
Here’s yet another way Samsung is stomping out all Android rivals
When people talk about Android phones these days, there’s a good chance they’re really referring to Samsung and one of its many, many, many Galaxy …
