Messaging apps lead the charge as total app usage grew 115% in 2013
Apple revealed last week that it had raked in over $10 billion from App Store sales in 2013, a clear indicator that the market for …
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Galaxy Note 3 KitKat update rollout begins earlier than expected
There have been plenty of indications that the latest Android software update would be coming to the newest flagship Samsung devices this month, but it …
Apple’s iWatch seen as a sales catalyst for wearables market
Even though many companies unveiled brand new wearable devices at CES 2014 last week, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White doesn’t expect them to make an …
Benchmark shows NVIDIA has made the world’s best mobile processor
An early benchmark of NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 system-on-chip (SoC), which was announced at CES 2014, shows the new mobile processor may potentially be “the next …
Apple might finally be ready to use Liquidmetal alloys in the iPhone
Apple originally signed an agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies in 2010, but other than the occasional reminder that it exists, the partnership does not appear to …
Samsung reportedly showed off a foldable smartphone display at a secret CES meeting
Samsung is looking to shed its image as a “fast follower” in the mobile space with some innovative new smartphone designs and flexible smartphone displays …
Samsung Galaxy S5 specs reportedly ‘confirmed’
The Galaxy S5 will be available in two versions later this year, SamMobile has apparently learned from an insider, who also “confirmed” some of the …
AT&T hatches new plan to help you avoid its own data overage fees
AT&T is smart enough to know that mobile applications are becoming increasingly bandwidth-hungry and that means more of its subscribers may be at risk of …
Galaxy S5 launch event reportedly set for mid-March
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 might not have been a smash hit to the degree that many industry watchers were predicting, but it is still wildly popular. …
Leaked photos finally reveal Nokia’s $7.2 billion phone
Reports have suggested that Nokia and Microsoft had been in talks for years before the Redmond, Washington-based company finally agreed to absorb Nokia’s phone business. …
Sprint gives up on chasing T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 2.0 plan after just four months
Just four months after Sprint’s “One Up” program was introduced, the carrier has quietly killed the initiative. Introduced as a delayed response to T-Mobile’s Uncarrier …
Swiss watchmaker Swatch isn’t afraid of the rise of smartwatches
Popular Swiss watch maker Swatch says it’s not afraid of competing against smartwatches only with regular watches, even though more companies are creating their own such devices …
Could Google Glass soon show up in your doctor’s office?
As we’ve noted before, Google Glass could have important applications that go far beyond the consumer electronics market. And now Bloomberg reports that Google’s X …
Despite hot sales, iPhone 5s, 5c may not be winning fresh converts
The competition in the smartphone world might finally be making Apple sweat. According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, the iPhone’s market share in Great …
Samsung scared to challenge Google, Apple in the U.S.
Even though Samsung will launch its first Tizen smartphones in a few months, the company will not sell them in the U.S. this year, as …
The fine print of T-Mobile’s newest ‘Uncarrier’ offer
T-Mobile once again shook up the mobile world this week when it announced that it would pay off the early termination fees of any new …
Samsung is developing gadgets that you’ll control with a wink and a nod
Why bother touching your smartphone when you can just nod at it? Galaxy Club has uncovered a new Samsung patent that describes a new gesture …
Android is no longer enough for Sony
Sony has confirmed in an interview that a single mobile OS strategy is not good enough for its mobile goals anymore, even if the collaboration …
You can install KitKat on your Galaxy S4 right now… if you’re brave
Samsung’s Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone has leaked, just as we expected. The new software brings a variety of minor …
Stunning concept renders envision an ‘iWatch S’ and an ‘iWatch C’
What if Apple approaches the much rumored “iWatch” the same way it approached the iPhone in 2013, with a flagship “S” model accompanied by a …
iPhone 6 may have even better than expected camera features
A newly published patent application shows that Apple is continuously working on improving the main camera in its iPhone, which already is the most popular …
AT&T: No, Sponsored Data does not violate Net neutrality
AT&T unveiled a new program called Sponsored Data earlier this week and to say it has ruffled some feathers is a huge understatement. The initiative …
This is the Galaxy Note 3 Neo
Samsung is hard at work toning down the feature spam on its phones, but it apparently has no plans of cutting back on gadget spam. …
Facebook uses you as its guinea pig for testing mobile app updates
The mobile app for Facebook, much like its desktop counterpart, is constantly seeing tweaks and revisions, but when the team switched from custom to native …
This live weather icon for iOS 7 could keep you dry on a rainy day
One of the most underutilized features of the iOS platform is the ability to update app icons in real time. The clock icon slowly ticks …
Still kicking: Nokia Lumia Icon with 20MP camera revealed in leak
Nokia may have agreed last year to sell its devices and services business to Microsoft, but that certainly hasn’t stopped the vendor from building and …
Because there are never enough Samsung phones, meet Galaxy Note 3 Neo
Given that Samsung released nine different versions of the Galaxy S4, it’s not surprising that the company is applying the same spamtastic formula to its …
Video: X-Ray glasses could be the next major medical advancement
Let’s face it: Only masochists like getting shots when they go to the doctor’s office. Not only are you stabbed with a long needle, but …
New Galaxy Gear to ditch ‘bulky design,’ get ‘more advanced’ features
The completely redesigned Galaxy S5 coming this spring will be paired with “an evolution of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch,” Lee Young Hee, executive vice president …
How a Sprint merger could be the kiss of death for the ‘Uncarrier’
An aggressive new wireless telecom pricing strategy led by a charismatic CEO hellbent on shaking up the industry? We’ve been there before, says NPD Group’s …
