Will 2014 be the year of Windows Phone?
The Windows Phone mobile platform may be looking to have an even better 2014 after showing some encouraging momentum this year, at least according to …
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Samsung’s push to break free from Google starts in February
Week in and week out we keep hearing about how Samsung is planning to branch out beyond Android, but as 2013 draws to a close, …
T-Mobile continues to beat up AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint
Beware, rival carriers: T-Mobile isn’t done with you yet. T-Mobile CEO John Legere took to Twitter on Wednesday to tease his company’s upcoming “Uncarrier 4” …
When will wearable computers actually look cool enough to wear?
We’re in a fascinating period when it comes to wearable computers — many in the tech industry think that they will be the next big …
Pebble joins the smartwatch ecosystem war with its own app store
You knew it was bound to happen, and happen it has. While it apparently still has a ways to go to catch up to Samsung’s …
Video: Nokia loses its mind with nightmare-inducing Lumia ad
We’ve been wondering about Nokia’s sanity for a while but the company has now made its complete descent into madness official with its latest ad …
BlackBerry scores its biggest BBM win yet
Last month, BlackBerry inked a deal with several small-name Android vendors that would see BBM preloaded on select devices. And now, via CrackBerry, we learn that BlackBerry has …
How Apple saved us from a world filled with ugly QWERTY phones
It’s easy to forget but there was a time when smartphones weren’t nearly as stylish as today’s big-name devices such as the iPhone 5s, the …
The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 2)
In part one of our three-part best of series covering the top smartphones of 2013, we named the HTC One the best-designed smartphone of the …
Samsung fans likely stuck with a plastic Galaxy S5 after all
Everything we’ve heard about the Galaxy S5 makes it sound like it’s going to be an amazing device… but we still don’t know whether Samsung …
Samsung reportedly still very much present in iPhone’s future
Apple has reportedly been trying to get rid of its dependence of Samsung when it comes to mobile device components, but the iPhone future is …
Lyve aims to effortlessly organize and protect life’s moments
Lyve is a new company on the scene, but it’s one industry watchers will have heard about under a different name. Black Pearl Systems, now …
Carrier lets customers rent iPhone 5s, Galaxy Note 3 for almost nothing
French carrier Iliad, which operates the well-known local Free brand, has a new offer for its mobile customers that will let them rent high-end smartphones, …
Apple’s biggest compromise with the iPhone 5c
Apple bills itself as a company that doesn’t want to make compromises when it comes to its products. The iPhone was slow to get 3G …
The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 1)
Another year is almost behind us and if you were following the smartphone industry, which continues to be the biggest market in consumer tech, it …
Amazon reportedly launching Kindle smartphones in early 2014
Amazon’s Kindle line of smartphones is a lot like Apple’s television set: A mythical creature that is only whispered of among analysts and supply chain …
Video: Is this Apple’s best iPhone commercial ever?
Apple is hitting consumers where it hurts ahead of Christmas this year: right in the heartstrings. The company on Monday evening began running a brand …
That iPhone 5s ‘marketing gimmick’ apparently ‘set off panic in the industry’
Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip found inside the iPhone 5s, but also the 2013 family of iPads, is the feature that surprised the competition, setting off …
Here’s why your Verizon LTE downloads are taking longer than usual
Has Verizon’s super-fast LTE network been less super-fast than normal for you lately? If so then you can blame the surge in video streaming that …
Having second thoughts? Here’s how to unsend Instagram Direct messages
At a press conference last week, Instagram unveiled a new feature for its mobile apps called Instagram Direct. With messaging apps having been identified as …
68% of Americans projected to own an iPhone by 2017
Apple’s iPhone lineup is losing ground to Android globally when it comes to smartphone market share, with the latest numbers suggesting Android’s share of the …
Video: iPhone 6 concept imagines an EYE ID retina scanner
The same design team that imagined the iPhone Air and curved iPhone 6c concepts has also worked on an iPhone 6 concept that would offer …
The biggest threat to Samsung’s gadget empire
Samsung’s rise to become one of the world’s true smartphone powerhouses has been one of the biggest stories in tech over the past couple of …
Is this Microsoft’s next big Windows Phone update? [updated]
Now that the Nokia acquisition is all but finalized, Microsoft is back at work improving Windows Phone. The latest leaked image from @evleaks shows off …
New report may expose Samsung’s secret weapons for the Galaxy S5
Recent reports have suggested that Samsung is hard at work on multiple new versions of its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. This shouldn’t come …
AT&T slammed for shamelessly whining about smartphone subsidies
Does it seem just a tad ridiculous that a company that regularly crows about its strong revenue and earnings growth is also complaining about the …
How to replace a cracked Nexus 5 screen yourself
When it comes to smartphones, is there anything worse than the feeling you get as your phone slips out of your hand and plummets towards …
iOS 7.1 beta 2 hints iOS in the Car is on its way
Apple’s big push to integrate itself even further into your daily life might be right around the corner. When the latest iOS 7.1 beta was …
Why Android is the key to Google’s plan to rule the world
Like a lot of major American companies, Google has had some issues dealing with the Chinese government. In fact, Google hasn’t invested any resources in …
WSJ: Sprint may try to buy T-Mobile in early 2014
When Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that 2014 was his company’s time to make waves, he wasn’t kidding. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint …
