WhatsApp processes record 27 billion messages in one day
WhatsApp has become one of the world’s staples in mobile messaging and it’s not done growing yet. WhatsApp announced on its Twitter account this week that …
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Reuters: iPhone 5S with fingerprint scanner, cheaper iPhone in new colors launching this year
Apple is reportedly working on two new iPhone models that will debut later this year — an iPhone 5S with an integrated fingerprint scanner and …
Carriers’ network data traffic projected to plunge as Wi-Fi services expand
Carriers have long complained about data-hungry smartphone users clogging up their networks, but a new study from Juniper Research suggests that their plans to limit …
R.I.P. Symbian
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Once the most popular smartphone platform on the planet by a massive margin, Symbian is now officially dead. …
Second HTC One mini picture leaks, launch set for summer
It has been widely reported that HTC is planning to launch a scaled-down version of its flagship HTC One smartphone. Engadget on Wednesday posted an …
Android users can get one of iOS 7’s exciting new features right now
Apple introduced a completely revamped version of iOS at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The latest version of the operating system includes a radically …
This new tweak will make Android more secure than ever before
Steve Kondik, the founder and lead developer of CyanogenMod, announced on Wednesday that he is developing a new privacy feature for his popular third-party Android …
A visualization of the evolution from iOS 6 To iOS 7
Apple’s new iOS 7 software is undoubtedly polarizing. Unveiled on Monday, the reimagined mobile platform has harsh critics and avid fans. Some find it “positively …
Galaxy S5 will reportedly be Samsung’s first all-metal smartphone
The Galaxy S4 has only been available for a couple of months, however Samsung is already said to be hard at work on its next …
Samsung unveils the king of camera phones – the 16-megapixel Galaxy S4 Zoom
Is Samsung saving any surprises for its June 20th press conference? The world’s top smartphone vendor by sales volume has been a busy beaver lately, …
LTE-ready NVIDIA Tegra 4i devices coming in early 2014
Earlier this year, NVIDIA announced a variant of its quad-core Tegra 4 processor that adds support for LTE radios. The Tegra 4i is equipped with …
iOS 7 security features praised for potential to thwart thieves
Officials have previously called on Apple and Google to add additional security features in their mobile operating systems that would prevent criminals from being able …
Video: How to add one of iOS 7’s coolest features to iOS 6
Apple unveiled a complete reimagining of its mobile platform on Monday, and beyond the completely new look of the user interface, iOS 7 is packed …
Is Apple ditching the ‘Black & Slate’ color option on the iPhone 5S?
Apple unveiled a brand new version of its iOS operating system on Monday and now that the dust has settled, an interesting question is raised …
iOS 7 is ‘positively mind-blowing’
Responses to Apple’s newly reupholstered iOS 7 software have been mixed — personally, I’m not sure how I feel about it yet — but one thing …
BlackBerry Q10 pricing and app fragmentation could leave it dead in the water
BlackBerry is expecting big things from its QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry Q10 smartphone. Not everyone is optimistic about the handset’s future, however. Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Shah …
Smartphone, tablet and PC shipments to surpass 1.7 billion in 2014
Emerging markets are expected to greatly contribute to the continued growth of smartphones, tablets and PCs over the next few years. Research firm IDC projects …
Researchers create Google Glass-like device on a contact lens
Researchers at several institutions have created a new technology that will empower future smart contact lenses. The team developed a “transparent, highly conductive, and stretchy …
Nokia reigns supreme in Windows Phone market
Nokia and Windows Phone go hand in hand, according to data from advertising network AdDuplex. Nokia’s smartphones accounted for 80.2% of all Windows Phone devices …
iOS 7 hands-on
Apple announced an entirely new mobile operating system earlier today, and it’s the company’s vision for the future of mobile computing. Led by Jonathan Ive …
AT&T ups upgrade eligibility time to 24 months
AT&T will be following in Verizon’s footsteps by increasing its upgrade eligibility time for subsidized smartphones from 20 to 24 months. AT&T announced the policy …
Samsung’s 16-megapixel Galaxy S4 Zoom pictured in new leak
Samsung plans to launch half a dozen different variations on its popular Galaxy S4 smartphone this year, and another new version was seemingly just pictured …
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 …
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. …
