Here are some candidates for the first killer Google Glass app
Google still seems to be deciding what people should actually do with Google Glass. No one knows exactly why they should buy an expensive pair of …
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Is this the best smartphone bargain of 2014?
The world is filled with dirt-cheap smartphones but how many of them are actually worth buying? Nokia’s Lumia 520 has shown itself to be a …
The phablet tragedy will bring HTC and Nokia to tears
One day we will tell our grandchildren how the phone market was revolutionized by Samsung’s Galaxy Note, which debuted in October 2011. Its 5.3-inch screen …
HTC One sequel specs seemingly confirmed in new leak
We’re getting very close to the launch of HTC’s One sequel and now we’ve gotten our second solid report detailing the new device’s specifications. @evleaks …
Nokia’s first Android phone purportedly shown again in leaked pic
An image purportedly showing the Nokia Normandy Android prototype has been published online on Chinese social network Weibo (via WPCentral), with user WPDang saying that …
New patent gives tantalizing glimpse at possible Galaxy Note 4 design
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of phablets seems to get better and better and a new patent filing indicates that the best may still be yet …
Alarm bells should be ringing for the smartphone industry
Samsung’s share price dipped another 5% on Thursday, dropping back to August levels. Markets have started expecting Samsung’s profitability to decline from the autumn quarter to …
The Android phone market is about to get more insanely competitive
Unless you’re Samsung, selling Android phones probably means breaking even at best and losing money at worst. While Samsung has maintained a stranglehold on the …
The Moto X now costs just $399 off contract
If you missed Motorola’s Cyber Monday sale on the the company’s flagship Moto X, but are still looking to get your hands on the phone at …
Google Glass’s No. 1 fan already thinks product is ‘doomed’ this year
Google must really want Robert Scoble to stop talking about or doing anything with Google Glass. Scoble, who last year annoyed Google CEO Larry Page …
Snapchat leak reveals phone numbers, usernames of 4.6 million users [updated]
Snapchat users beware: someone has posted the phone numbers and usernames of more than 4.6 million accounts on the site SnapchatDB, freely available as an …
One of the web’s best stores for unlocked phones is getting even better
Try searching for online retailers that stock unlocked smartphones. Go on, I’ll wait. Chances are, the results that emerged took you to some dark, dark …
Meet the most important Windows Phone in the world
Outside of the Apple ecosystem, affordability reigns supreme. According to the latest data from AdDuplex, the budget-priced Lumia 520 has now taken more than 30% …
How a top Microsoft rival could make 2014 the year of Windows Phone
While we’ve been laser-focused on Samsung’s split from Android, another major electronics company has purportedly been exploring other options as well. The Information reports that …
The high-end phone market will be a chamber of horrors in 2014
Many news sites have reported perky news items about Flurry’s Christmas app download statistics. And most of them have been comprehensively out to lunch. The …
Google Glass’ direct-to-consumer feedback mechanism renders the focus group dead
In a few short days, I’ll be headed to the year’s most frenzied electronics gala — a little gathering known as the International Consumer Electronics …
Why your Galaxy Note may be jacking up your wireless bill
Are you an Android user who regularly blows through your monthly data cap sooner than you’d expected? If so then there’s a good reason for …
Samsung is building a metal smartphone… but it’s not the Galaxy S5
We feel pretty confident that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 will be a killer smartphone but one question remains: Will Samsung finally follow in the footsteps of …
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 …
Training with the Polar Loop fitness tracker and H7 heart rate monitor
The wearables market as a whole began to gain steam long before fitness trackers were en vogue, but there’s no question that the likes 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 …
Exec says Google+ is ‘the next version of Google’
Whether you’re a fan of the ever-expanding Google+ integration or not, as far as Google is concerned, there’s no turning back now. In an interview …
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 …
Exciting new features that could come to Siri have been uncovered
A newly awarded Apple patent describes a technology that would allow the Siri voice-based virtual assistant that’s currently available on various iOS devices to help …
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 …
iPhone, iPad crush Android in Christmas Day online shopping war
After winning the Black Friday shopping war against Android, iPhones and iPads scored a similar “win” when it came to Christmas Day online shopping in …
Intense battles rock Apple’s App Store, but few newcomers can break through
Just days ago, WhatsApp announced it had hit 400 million monthly active users globally — a phenomenal achievement. But in the fickle and trendsetting U.S. app market, …
