New website instantly checks nearby Apple Stores for available iPhone 5s stock
With 9 million people around the world already having bought new iPhones by the end of their debut weekend, one might think supply would now …
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Qualcomm exec calls Apple’s 64-bit iPhone 5s processor a ‘gimmick’ [updated]
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the iPhone 5s’s new 64-bit processor ever since Apple unveiled the chipset last month. Some have applauded the …
What do people want in a smartwatch?
BGR reviewed Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch earlier this week and to put it mildly, we were not impressed. The design of the watch wasn’t …
BlackBerry’s death benefits will be paid out to Apple, Samsung
The BlackBerry story is far from over and regardless of whether or not the Fairfax buyout happens, the company will live on in one form …
LG ‘G Pro Lite Dual’ entry-level smartphone supposedly leaks online
LG might be preparing a budget smartphone for customers who are looking for a more affordable option than the LG Optimus G Pro. Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru reports that …
Video: First Samsung Galaxy Note 3 commercial features Galaxy Gear, dancing marionettes
With all the new high-profile smartphone and tablet releases in recent weeks, we’ve been inundated with advertising and now Samsung is joining in with the first …
Galaxy Note 3 juices benchmark tests, Phil Schiller takes note
There’s no question that the Galaxy Note 3 is one of the most powerful Android smartphones on the market, but Samsung appears to have designed …
Microsoft owes Nokia a giant ‘thank you’ card: Windows Phone surges in Europe
Windows Phone adoption has been surging in Europe, thanks mostly to the efforts of Nokia. Kantar Worldpanel’s latest data on European smartphone market share shows …
Apple is reportedly testing iWatch designs with flexible OLED displays
Rumors of Apple’s “iWatch” have prompted a number of rival electronics vendors to embrace wearable computing with open arms. While there is still no firm …
Study: The Galaxy Note 3 looks like the world’s best smartphone display
While it’s fashionable to mock Samsung for building its smartphones with cheap-feeling plastic, even its detractors admit that the company knows how to build terrific …
iOS market share lost ground to Android in September despite iPhone 5s, 5c launches
Apple’s brand new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c combined to sell more than 9 million units through their first weekend of availability alone. The company’s …
T-Mobile keeps gaining steam on ‘uncarrier’ plans, iPhone launch
Evidence keeps piling up that American consumers really do want an alternative to traditional wireless carriers. A new report from Kantar Worldpanel shows that T-Mobile’s …
Some carriers still hate the iPhone
We have written before about why many carriers hate the iPhone but sell it anyway because it is a necessary evil. Even though the iPhone …
Apple seeds iOS 7.0.3 to employees, testing partners
It looks like there is going to be one more build of Apple’s new mobile software before the company releases iOS 7.1 — popular belief …
Google Nexus 5 photo shows highest-end Nexus device to ever be released
Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone has leaked several times already, but eager Android fans waiting for the company’s newest pure Google device to launch certainly won’t mind …
Samsung’s messaging service hits 100M users as handset vendors’ role continues to evolve
Many people have wondered over the past years why handset vendors aren’t better at leveraging their massive device bases in launching new apps. Samsung is …
Sony plans on shipping 65 million smartphones in 2014
Between the iPhone 5s and 5c launch earlier this month and the impending release of the new Samsung Galaxy lineup, it’s not unreasonable to think …
Apple ends Coca-Cola’s 13-year run to become world’s most valuable brand
If there is one company that has managed to ingratiate itself with society through its products, for better or worse, it’s Apple. For the past …
Samsung’s Galaxy S4, Note II and S III to be fully compatible with Galaxy Gear smartwatch this year
Samsung’s debut smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, will debut later this week as the world prepares to watch the top smartphone vendor on the planet try …
How to fix a cracked iPhone 5s screen
We have all seen the look on someone’s face when they drop their iPhone and pick it up to discover the glass screen has been …
How does an app about falling in love with the doctor who killed your mom influence global sales charts?
Japan. It’s those wacky Japanese consumers who are now starting to sway the global top-10 app sales charts. According to brand new App Annie August …
Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear debut on Friday at AT&T
AT&T customers anxiously awaiting the next big Samsung devices can finally breathe easy — the Galaxy Note 3 phablet and Galaxy Gear smartwatch will be available …
Video: iPhone speed test shows iPhone 5s isn’t always fastest
The iPhone has gone through seven iterations since its launch in 2007, some more drastic than others. There have been software updates, hardware redesigns, a …
Sprint unsure of whether it will still carry BlackBerry phones in stores
In a momentary reprieve from the gloom surrounding BlackBerry’s future, Sprint declared that it has not yet decided to stop carrying BlackBerry handsets. Sprint CFO …
Smartwatch sales set to explode, expected to top 100M within four years
From what we’ve seen of the initial smartwatch offerings, the new wearable tech category has left something to be desired. Despite the underwhelming introduction to …
HTC One Max unveiling rumored for October 17th
Now that we have plenty of photographic evidence to prove the existence of the HTC One Max phablet, the next piece of the puzzle is the …
Verizon and AT&T’s data caps have made LTE a waste of money
I remember when I used to be excited about LTE. It was going to be a super-fast wireless technology that would deliver broadband speeds over …
New report shows iPhone 5s outselling 5c by a huge margin
Apple announced earlier this week that it sold an astounding 9 million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets through the devices’ debut weekend, and …
App developers refuse to give up on BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry is not in a good place right now, having just posted a billion-dollar loss for the second fiscal quarter. But there is some good …
iPhone 5c already selling at a discount in China
Apple may never have had any intention of selling a budget smartphone but its iPhone 5c is already on its way to becoming one in …
