Annual Android phone shipments to hit 1 billion in 2017, crushing iPhone and others
Shipments of Android smartphones are expected to climb to more than 1 billion units annually in 2017, more than twice the 470 million Android phones …
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Galaxy S4 helped Samsung outsell Apple for the first time since iPhone 5 debut
The arrival of the Galaxy S4 helped Samsung outsell Apple in the U.S. for the first time since the iPhone 5 launched more than eight …
Wearable computing pioneer: Google Glass will be as revolutionary as the automobile
Do you believe that Google Glass is an awkward, silly looking gadget that will be relegated to a niche market of techie dorks? If so …
It’s Always Sunny in iOS
A warm front swept through the Mid-Atlantic region late last week and drove the temperature up into the nineties. It was humid and uncomfortable in …
HTC One mini revealed in leaked photos – is this the perfect Android phone?
BGR reviewed the HTC One in April and called it the closest thing the world has ever seen to a no-compromise smartphone. Among our minor …
Samsung unveils ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active ahead of summer launch
Will there be anything left for Samsung to announce during its June 20th press conference? Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new addition to the ever-expanding …
Lenovo making serious push into the smartphone market
Lenovo has never made a serious push into the realm of mobile devices but that may be about to change. The Wall Street Journal reports …
HTC One mini rumored to launch in July
HTC is rumored to be following Samsung’s lead and offering a scaled-down version of its flagship smartphone. The latest rumors suggest the HTC One mini, …
Google nixes porn apps in Google Glass
Sad news for anyone hoping to waste their days secretly watching porn during office hours using Google Glass: Google has already barred sexually explicit applications …
Apple continues to make gains on Android
Apple is once again the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States. According to the latest numbers from research firm comScore, the company’s iPhone was …
AT&T to sell BlackBerry Q10 for $200, preorders start June 5th
AT&T subscribers who pine for the comforting touch of physical keyboards will be able to preorder the BlackBerry Q10 starting on Wednesday, June 5th. AT&T …
Jony Ive’s redesigned iOS 7 already called ‘far superior’ to other mobile platforms
Apple has been very quiet so far this year, but Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry thinks that the past six months have been time very well …
Jelly Bean is now on one-third of all Android devices
Following the success of new smartphones like the Galaxy S4 and HTC One, the latest version of Android is now found on a third of …
This is what iOS 7 looks like
If half a dozen reports from several well-sourced reporters are to be believed, Apple has a huge redesign coming in iOS 7. Gone are the …
Android market share slides in May despite Galaxy S4 launch
Apple hasn’t launched a new iOS device since last November but it still managed to increase its “market share” in May by 0.45% to 59.49%, …
Your iPhone can be hacked with a malicious charger
You may want to think twice before using someone else’s charger next time your iPhone’s battery life is running low. Three researchers at the Georgia …
Facebook tells users how to run away from Home
Facebook’s Home overlay certainly hasn’t been met with an overwhelmingly positive response so far, and now the company is letting users know that it’s okay …
Verizon confirms HTC One will launch this summer
Verizon subscribers itching to get their hands on the HTC One don’t have much longer to wait. Verizon Wireless announced on its Twitter feed on …
Why the smartphone wars are just getting started
Anyone wondering why smartphone vendors have been plugging resources into developing devices for emerging markets lately needs look no further than the latest projections from Ericsson. …
Windows Phone and iOS are growing faster than Android in the U.S.
A new report suggests that Apple and Microsoft’s mobile platforms are growing faster than Google’s in the United States. According to data released by Kantar …
Samsung accidentally confirms upcoming Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung is known to let some details surrounding unannounced devices slip from time to time, and the company on Monday inadvertently confirmed the upcoming Galaxy S4 Zoom. …
Apple’s iPhone is killing off newspaper photographers
Smartphones have been forecast to undercut newspaper photography professionals for years. Still, the Chicago Sun-Times’ decision to eliminate all of its full-time photography staff came as a surprise. This …
June is huge month for tech giants as Apple, Samsung and Microsoft launches approach
May was a big month for big tech as sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 kicked into high gear, Google held its annual I/O conference and …
BlackBerry comeback kicks into high gear
We’ve heard some encouraging signs about BlackBerry 10 sales so far in 2013. Now, some of Digitimes‘ unnamed supply chain sources claim that the company has …
Twitter’s video-sharing app ‘Vine’ now available for Android
Twitter on Monday announced the availability of Vine for Android smartphones. Vine is a simple video-sharing app that allows users to record six-second videos with audio and …
Photos of Apple’s new entry-level iPhone supposedly leak
For the first time ever, Apple reportedly plans to debut two new iPhone models in 2013. One will be the iPhone 5S, which is expected …
Galaxy S4 Active confirmed for AT&T
We’ve heard rumors for a while now that Samsung is preparing to release a new version of its Galaxy S4 smartphone, called the Galaxy S4 Active, that …
Video: Microsoft tries to challenge the Galaxy S4 with bargain bin Lumias
Microsoft’s bold new plan for selling Windows Phone devices is apparently to treat people like they’re stupid. In a new video touting the benefits of …
HTC may allow existing HTC One owners to replace Sense with stock Android
Google and HTC on Thursday announced a new version of the HTC One that runs a clean version of Android without any added overlays. The smartphone …
Apple seen withstanding Galaxy S4 onslaught as iPhone sales ‘remain resilient’
Apple is under some intense competitive pressure these days, particularly from Samsung and its omnipresent Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone, but at least one analyst sees …
