iOS 7 beta now available for download
Apple’s mobile platform gets its first significant visual overhaul ever in iOS 7, and now the first beta version of the updated software is available …
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Does iOS 7 make Apple exciting again?
Six years. It had been six years since Apple’s industry-rocking mobile platform saw any real visual overhaul, but now the wait is over. Just as …
Samsung Galaxy Note III reportedly enters limited production
Samsung is currently working on the third version of the phablet that started it all, and a new report suggests production of the next-generation Galaxy …
Apple says iOS 7 will launch to the public this fall
Apple’s opening keynote from WWDC 2013 is now wrapping up, and Apple’s new iOS 7 software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch was clearly …
Apple unveils iOS 7: The fresh new face of Apple’s future
Apple’s future is mobile, and the company’s mobile platform just got a fresh new look. The WWDC keynote is currently underway and amid the flurry …
Glass developers already griping over Google barring facial recognition
If you thought that the recent revelations about the NSA’s invasive surveillance practices would give app developers pause about spreading the adoption of facial recognition …
Late to the party, WSJ says redesigned iOS 7 to debut today
It looks like some people familiar with matters aren’t as familiar with matters as other people familiar with matters. Following weeks of reports detailing an …
Sony’s Xperia Z rumored as next to get the ‘Google Edition’ treatment
Google has confirmed that beginning on June 26th it will offer “Google Editions” of some of the most popular Android smartphones in its Play store. …
After spiking in May, HTC One sales expected to be flat June
HTC came out of the gate swinging with its latest flagship smartphone. The HTC One has been well received by consumers and critics, recently racking …
iPhone 5S release reportedly pushed back to October
Everyone hoping to start off the new school year with a shiny new iPhone 5S may be in for a disappointment. Per Barron’s, Citigroup analyst …
Google Wallet could be a $300 million flop
Google planned to revolutionize the way we make payments with its mobile wallet service. Google Wallet has failed to find mainstream success, however, and has …
Glass not banned at Google shareholder meeting [updated]
Google shareholders and other individuals were in for a surprise when they arrived at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. Google, ironically, banned attendees …
New images of leaked iPhone 5S parts show redesigned home button and more
You know we’re within months of a new iPhone launch because images of iPhone parts have started to steadily trickle out. The latest set comes …
New report claims Apple’s ‘iPhone mini’ could launch next month
In another unlikely report from Taiwan, Topeka Capital Markets analyst claims that Apple’s new entry-level “iPhone mini” may launch as soon next month. The analyst …
Video: Nokia’s ‘EOS’ might be the best camera phone in the world
Rumors suggest that Samsung is preparing to turn up the heat in the camera phone race with the upcoming 16-megapixel Galaxy S4 Zoom. As appealing …
Will Google Glass make everyone Rain Man?
Google Glass won’t even launch until sometime next year, but the new connected eyewear is already being banned by a number of businesses across the …
How Apple could improve the App Store by ditching the ‘most downloaded’ chart
Although Apple will likely at least refresh its user interface for its mobile devices with iOS 7 at WWDC next week, at least one app …
Galaxy S4 software update marginally cuts down on storage bloat
Samsung has remained true to its word and has cut down on storage bloat in the Galaxy S4… by a little bit, at least. SamMobile …
Added security may be coming to Android’s face unlock feature
Google introduced a new way of unlocking an Android smartphone with its face unlock feature in Android 4.0. The feature wasn’t as secure as Google …
AMD hedges Windows bet by developing Android, Chrome chips
AMD plans to expand its line of processors to support both Android and Chrome OS. AMD senior vice president and general manager of global business …
Now everyone can have the best Android keyboard in the world
Carriers and manufacturers have been slow to update their devices to the latest version of Android, with only 4% of devices running Android 4.2. The …
App uses Kinect to help save lives of oblivious texters
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba has developed a mobile app that uses depth-sensing cameras to alert people who are about to suffer …
Android isn’t ‘winning’ the smartphone war – and neither is iOS
A new report has found that the war between Android and iOS isn’t producing a clear winner. Mobile analytics firm Flurry revealed that the number of …
Nokia Lumia EOS’ beastly camera revealed in leaked photos
New images of Nokia’s upcoming 41-megapixel Lumia smartphone have been published by several sources. Earlier leaks had confirmed that the handset, codenamed EOS, would be …
Google Glass competitor emerges with better specs, bolder mission
Google Glass probably won’t be the next iPad, but it could very well end up spawning a new era of wearable computing that moves off …
‘Next big thing’ from Google might be crushed by Apple’s iPhone 5S
Google’s Motorola announced preliminary details surrounding the “Moto X” smartphone last week, but one detail was particularly troubling. The Moto X will include a number …
Instagram for Windows Phone rumored to launch as Nokia exclusive on June 26th
Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is lacking several key applications, a problem that Nokia has acknowledge and vowed to address. It would appear the company’s …
BBM for iOS and Android to launch on June 27th, according to T-Mobile [updated]
BlackBerry hasn’t made anything official just yet, but that didn’t stop T-Mobile UK from seemingly spilling the beans and tweeting a release date for BlackBerry …
This might be the best smartphone plan in America
As fewer and fewer people actually use their smartphones to talk, creative new smartphone plans that focus on data and messaging continue to emerge. As …
The Windows Phone conundrum
Is Windows Phone picking up smartphone market share in America? Two leading research firms offer opposite views on the matter. The new comScore numbers are …
