Facebook is probably killing your iPhone’s battery – here’s how to fix it
Facebook is easily one of the most popular third-party iPhone apps on the planet. As it turns out, it might also be one of the …
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XPocalypse now: XP stragglers are now wide open to hackers
If you’re still using Windows XP and you’re not doling out extra cash to Microsoft to maintain support, then congratulations: You’re now vulnerable to all …
Samsung reportedly sues newspaper over negative Galaxy S5 press
Careful what you say about Samsung’s latest smartphone — the wrong thing could apparently cost you a fortune. Korean-language MediaToday is reporting that Samsung has filed …
Don’t panic: Your Twitter profile will soon look just like your Facebook profile
Now that Twitter is a publicly traded company, it seems to be looking to neighboring social network Facebook for inspiration at every turn. We know …
Your gorgeous Android Wear smartwatch will be useless without a smartphone
Google’s recently announced Android Wear platform for wearable devices has sparked a lot of interest around Google’s vision of what smartwatches should do, especially considering the …
Apple’s iWatch release reportedly set for Q3
Apple has long been rumored to be prepping an “iWatch” that will focus on health features and establish Apple as a key player in the …
Apple may design its own LTE chip for the iPhone 6 successor
Starting with 2015 iPhone models, Apple may use its custom radio chips, Digitimes reveals, as the company is apparently forming an R&D team to work …
Redditor shares details about Windows 9 ‘Threshold’ and future Windows Phone 8.2 update
While the Windows 8.1 update is now available to users, Microsoft is already working on the next major desktop OS release, which could be ready …
Inside Google’s plan to help you build the smartphone of your dreams
We’ve written at length about Google’s modular smartphone Project Ara in the past, but substantial updates have been few and far between. With just a …
Microsoft will take on Apple’s CarPlay by bringing Windows to the car
With a whole team dedicated solely to the Internet of Things (IoT), Microsoft is planning to get every device you own online, or as Steve Teixeira, Director …
Twitter may have just bought its own answer to Facebook Home
If no one wants to own a Facebook-centric phone, why should we think a Twitter-centric phone would fare any better? Nonetheless, it seems that Twitter …
Video: The hottest Xbox One game released this year finally comes to the Xbox 360
Last month, EA delayed releasing the Xbox 360 version of the hit game Titanfall until April 8th for the United States and April 11th for …
Samsung profit slides for second straight quarter in Q1
Samsung is wrestling with the same headwinds as Apple: slowing global smartphone volume growth and falling prices. Bloomberg reports that Samsung’s unaudited results show a first-quarter drop …
AT&T makes its best offer yet to keep you from cutting the cord
AT&T is now following Comcast and Time Warner Cable by coming out with a low-cost option for subscribing to a basic cable package that will include HBO …
New game-changing update will double Xbox One performance
At Build 2014 last week, Microsoft announced DirectX 12, a new software pack that’s supposed to significantly improve the graphics performance of all sorts of …
Upload your Xbox One game clips to YouTube starting this week
Microsoft announced on Monday via the Xbox Wire that the ability to upload game clips directly to YouTube will be coming to the Xbox One this week. This …
Specs for 10.5-inch Samsung AMOLED tablet reportedly revealed
In addition to the recently announced Galaxy Tab 4 family of mid-ranged tablets, Samsung will also introduce a new line of flagship tablets currently known …
AdAge: Sprint’s ‘Framily’ ads are ‘absurd’ and ‘frightful’
Amazing but true: A talking hamster probably isn’t going to convince you to switch wireless carriers. AdAge has done a review of Sprint’s newest “Framily” …
How the iPhone actually gave Samsung freedom from carriers
A July 2008 internal Samsung presentation submitted into evidence during the second Apple vs Samsung U.S. trial revealed that the South Korean company realized the iPhone would be …
HBO might finish Game of Thrones before author Martin does
Ever since HBO first began production on Game of Thrones, fans of the series have been acutely aware of George R. R. Martin’s deliberate writing pace. …
Video: This ad might scare you away from texting and driving forever
Texting while driving is something that everyone knows is a bad idea but that many people end up doing anyway simply because the temptation to …
Mythical low-cost iPhone was at one point based on iPod touch
A piece of evidence submitted by Samsung in the second lawsuit it’s facing Apple in the U.S. reveals Apple’s plans for 2011, according to an …
How to convert your HTC One (M8) into a Google Play edition
Android fans lusting after HTC’s gorgeous new One (M8) hardware but looking for a more traditional Android experience without coughing up $700 up front now …
You won’t believe how powerful Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon chips are
Qualcomm on Monday announced that its flagship 64-bit mobile processors will arrive next year, when they should equip various smartphones and tablets from Qualcomm partners …
Major Android update tipped to improve multitasking across devices and web
Google is reportedly working on a major Android update that will bring further functionality to the mobile platform, Android Police says. Referred to internally as project …
New Captain America movie with clear anti-NSA message is a massive hit abroad
When the original Captain America movie came out, many wondered how well it would play in massive new Asian markets like China. Would a superhero …
Hugely popular Android security app revealed as a complete scam
As we’ve noted before, there are definite downsides to Google’s policy of allowing all apps onto the Google Play store and only removing them after users flag …
Leaked photos may reveal Samsung’s premium Galaxy F for first time ever
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 finally launches this coming Friday and as great as it looks, it doesn’t quite measure up to the handset the world was …
Video: Incredible new technology can charge a smartphone in 30 seconds
How would you like to plug your battery-depleted smartphone into an outlet and have it charge up in under a minute? Well of course you’d …
Report says Galaxy Note 4 may feature wild new hardware
A first rumor detailing specs and features for the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung’s flagship phablet that should be unveiled in the second half of the year, …
