Not an epic flop after all: Samsung has sold 800,000 Galaxy Gears
In retrospect, the BusinessKorea report about Samsung only selling 50,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches was too bad to be true. Per Reuters, Samsung announced on Tuesday that …
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Video: Apple knockoff artists at Goophone release hideous smartwatch
Perhaps Goophone should stick to ripping off Apple instead of trying to design things from scratch. GizmoChina has posted a hands-on video showing us Goophone’s …
How AT&T keeps roping vendors into smartphone exclusivity deals
Even though it’s questionable whether selling smartphones exclusively on one carrier really helps out vendors, many companies keep signing exclusivity deals for their high-end devices …
The Galaxy Gear is reportedly an epic flop, has sold under 50,000 units
As amazing as it seems, Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch may be an even bigger bomb than the ill-fated Facebook-centric HTC First smartphone. BusinessKorea reports that …
Samsung exec compares the Galaxy Gear to an unripened tomato
Samsung seems to have developed a knack for comparing its devices to fruits. Fresh off an ad that compared its Galaxy Round smartphone to a …
Google’s Nexus 10 sequel purportedly shown in leaked picture
Google recently released the Nexus 5, one of the best Android phones on the market, and the company might be looking to follow it up …
Latest smartphone ‘innovation’ exposes an industry running out of steam
I guess you can argue that some consumers need the 41-megapixel camera that Nokia introduced a few months ago. But the number of people who …
Apple releases iOS 7.1 beta
iOS device users are still getting used to the new look and feel of the redesigned operating system and Apple is already preparing its next …
Foxconn rumored to be ending iPhone 5c production at one factory
If the latest reports are to be believed, the trajectory of Apple’s iPhone 5c might be closer to that of Ping than the company could …
Jobs reportedly couldn’t wait to dump AT&T as sole iPhone carrier
Early iPhone users weren’t the only ones who wanted Apple to expand the iPhone’s reach beyond AT&T. Per Reuters, author Fred Vogelstein claims in his …
Google Play Music invades iTunes’ home turf
Yet another music streaming service has arrived on iOS devices, primed to duke it out for the top spot against Pandora and iTunes Radio. That …
What might finally take Siri to the next level? You.
Siri is a competent personal assistant as it stands, but not much more. Although Siri is capable of finding a great deal of information very …
HTC One successor said to feature 5-inch 1080p display and KitKat
Back in April, we called the HTC One the closest thing the world has ever seen to a no-compromise smartphone. Four months later when we …
Carriers finally unveil Isis mobile wallet now that no one cares about mobile wallets
Remember a couple of years ago when Google Wallet looked poised to launch a wave of mobile payment platforms powered by NFC? Well that didn’t …
You can now buy a custom-designed Moto X from Verizon for $50
Motorola and Verizon are offering a very tempting stocking stuffer for early holiday shoppers. 9to5Google notes that Verizon customers can now design their own Moto …
FCC unveils new way to keep your carrier honest
You can’t go an hour without hearing an ad from wireless carriers about how they have the fastest, biggest or best 4G network, but do …
Here’s what Facebook learned from the failed Home experiment
No one was interested in Facebook Home — not smartphone owners, not smartphone vendors. Facebook even had to provide disgruntled Home users with a step-by-step guide to disable …
Samsung reportedly working on Galaxy phone with wraparound display
The Galaxy Round is Samsung’s first commercial attempt to bring a curved display to its smartphones, but the next evolution of the new technology might …
Unless you’re Apple or Samsung, selling smartphones means losing money
You have to wonder how long it will be before some unprofitable smartphone vendors quit the market. AppleInsider points us to the latest data from …
Apple releases iOS 7.0.4
Apple has just released its iOS 7.0.4 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch lineups. The new software version is now available to all …
BBM set to hit Wi-Fi iPads and iPod touch beginning today
BlackBerry’s BBM service shocked the world when it finally went cross-platform last month. While many thought it would be dead on arrival, the app rocketed …
The best thing about Android just got even better
People love Android for dozens of reasons. The wide range of functionality, the hundreds of thousands of apps, the versatility afforded by Google’s open source …
Windows Phone leaves BlackBerry in the dust, Android still dominates in Q3
Fresh evidence emerged Thursday that Windows Phone has steamed past BlackBerry to establish itself as the world’s No. 3 smartphone OS. New data from Gartner …
Nokia unleashes new app to make Lumia cameras even better
New hardware is playing a big part in Nokia’s plans over the next several months, but one compelling piece of first-party software that the company …
LG’s ‘G Flex’ banana phone set to debut in the U.S.
Flexible smartphone displays will allow vendors to stretch the boundaries of handset design and launch exciting new devices that challenge us to rethink what a …
Snapchat was right to spurn Facebook’s $3 billion offer
There aren’t many companies who would refuse to be bought by Facebook for $3 billion, as Snapchat is reported to have just done. But few companies …
Sony Xperia Z1s photos purportedly leak
Sony made the mini edition of the Xperia Z1 official just over a month ago, but at the time, the Xperia Z1 f was only …
Poll shows Americans want wearables – but probably not Google Glass
Yet another study was released this week suggesting that Americans are indeed interested in wearable technology such as fitness bands and smartwatches like the Galaxy …
Samsung is building an army to take on Android
Samsung will soon take its frenemy relationship with Google and Android to the next level. The company reportedly plans to launch its first Tizen smartphone …
Apple reportedly working on not one but two iWatch models for 2014 debut
Whether or not consumers want a smartwatch from Apple, the iWatch is on its way, and the existence of the device is gaining credence with …
