Samsung is now getting squeezed from all sides
Chinese smartphone sensation Xiaomi has started to expand into new markets aggressively and its new Redmi 1, with its astonishing specs, is a sign of just …
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A crazy idea for helping Comcast keep customers: Provide good service
By now, you’ve probably heard the ridiculous phone call between former Engadget editor-in-chief Ryan Block and a Comcast representative who refused to let him unsubscribe to Comcast’s service …
12.9-inch iPad Pro reportedly still very much in the picture
In addition to detailing Apple’s purported iWatch launch plans – the company is expected to have two sizes for its smartwatch and three versions in …
Blackphone hits back at BlackBerry, says people actually want to buy its phones
It looks like John Chen’s feisty BlackBerry has made itself another enemy. Last week, BlackBerry put up a post on its official blog that trashed the …
Google’s Chrome browser is killing your laptop’s battery life
Want your laptop battery to last longer on each charge? Stop using Google’s popular Chrome web browser. According to one Forbes contributor, there is a big …
A photographer replaced her camera with an iPhone and these are the stunning results
Over the course of the past several years, each and every one of us have become amateur photographers. From the adequate cameras on our smartphones to …
Conserve battery by adding a second screen to your smartphone
A new Kickstarter project says that you can improve smartphone battery life by adding a second screen to your Android handset, thus stopping yourself from …
Hysterical video shows us what it would be like if Google was a guy
The next time you pose a ridiculous question to Google, like how many walruses you’d have to stack on top of one another to reach …
The ultimate guide to using Siri includes everything you could ever need to know
Siri is one of Apple’s crown jewels. The intelligent virtual assistant was introduced in 2011 alongside the iPhone 4S and the software has seen tremendous …
iPads and MacBooks may someday run for weeks on a single charge
Apple is reportedly working on a secret battery project with British fuel cell firm Intelligent Energy, Daily Mail has learned from “senior sources in the …
Apple’s latest update shows 90% of iOS devices are using iOS 7
In a recent update to the App Store Distribution page, Apple has revealed that iOS 7 adoption has reached 90% across all iOS devices as of …
These gorgeous images could show us what Apple’s iPhone 6 actually looks like
Forget the earlier renders. Forget the leaked components. Forget the dummy mockups made of parts that were supposedly built using leaked schematics. This is what we …
New report claims Apple will release three different iWatches
Is Apple taking a page from Samsung’s classic gadget spam playbook? G for Games points us to a new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News …
Working iPhone 6 clone appears in hands-on video
It will still be about two months until the world gets its first official glimpse at Apple’s new iPhone 6, but you can already buy …
6 awesome paid iPhone apps you can download for free right now
We saw more than a dozen terrific paid iPhone and iPad apps gone on sale for free this week, but app sales are the gift …
This is what Android L’s Material Design looks like across mobile and desktop
Google’s main I/O 2014 announcement was the new Material Design language that covers not only the next major release of Android (Android L), but also …
Forget smartwatches, this is the wrist-worn wearable you need
Smartwatches will probably take off at some point. Apple’s iWatch will definitely help and once that launch is behind us, Samsung will probably start to …
Here’s how to get one of Google’s awesome modular smartphones this month
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone is no longer just a neat idea for the distant future. The company really wants to start selling modular handsets …
Comcast’s brilliant new way to retain subscribers: Refuse to let them cancel
Comcast didn’t earn its reputation as America’s Worst Company overnight — it took years and years of hard work. From offering customers ridiculously overpriced bundle packages, …
Thousands to lose their jobs as Microsoft prepares biggest ever round of layoffs
Microsoft will soon announce a massive round of layoffs, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Thousands of employees will be let go as Microsoft …
Meet Timberman, the next addictive arcade-style iPhone and Android game
Timberman is a new mobile game taking app stores by storm, TechCrunch reports, and it’s not a Flappy Bird clone. However, the game does have …
Meet the significantly improved, yet still affordable, Raspberry Pi Model B+
Computer tinkerers who thought the Raspberry Pi Model B was a very cool thing to play with should know the company announced that an even better …
Samsung fights back against child labor, cuts off business with offending supplier
After conducting an investigation into China-based supplier Shinyang Electronics following accusations of child labor, Samsung has decided to suspend its business with the supplier. According …
North Korea tells the UN that James Franco and Seth Rogen’s new movie is ‘an act of war’
North Korea really does not like James Franco and Seth Rogen’s new movie and it’s not afraid of looking utterly ridiculous if it means putting …
Scientists have developed a black so deep it makes 3D objects look flat
Coating objects with a layer so black it makes them look like flat holes in reality is potentially important for developing stealth weapons. But we …
Violent criminals and disgraced politicians are begging Google to ‘forget’ them
In case you haven’t noticed, Google is not at all happy about having to sift through thousands of different takedown requests from citizens in Europe …
Leak reveals key details about Destiny, Bungie’s incredible looking new game
We got a pretty good taste of what’s to come from Bungie’s new massively multiplayer shooter during the Destiny First-Look Alpha, but the public beta …
This cool ‘Coolest’ cooler just passed $4M on Kickstarter with more than a month to go
There are many interesting projects on Kickstarter, but few of them can say they managed to reel in more than $4.1 million. That’s more than 80 …
Researchers have discovered the craziest way yet to make smartphone batteries better
Could future smartphone batteries be made even better using plain old beach sand? PhoneArena points us to a new study published at Nature.com that shows …
This is how you can get Verizon customer service to cater to your every whim
Have you found yourself frustrated by Verizon’s customer service? Well don’t worry, there’s now an easy way to get Verizon to cater to your every …
