Microsoft scraps two-year Xbox contract plans
For a while, Microsoft experimented with selling its Xbox consoles the same way many mobile carriers sell smartphones: By offering them at a discount in …
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Sony’s hotly anticipated PS4 virtual reality headset reportedly debuts next week
Sony already has a sizable lead in the battle for top vendor in the current video game console generation, but that lead may soon be …
Once seen as a ‘console killer,’ Apple’s App Store now overrun with gaming garbage
When critics and analysts discuss the death of console gaming, they often hold up the iPhone as the culprit. Mobile gaming is destined to replace …
New details emerge on Amazon’s ‘Project Aria’ smartphone
A new report reveals that Amazon is going forward with its smartphone plans, and may launch such devices in multiple markets later this year, including …
Microsoft comes under even greater pressure to release Office for iPad
Why Microsoft has held out for so long on releasing its Office suite for the iPad is anyone’s guess but Reuters reports that the company …
Titanfall may come to a Mac near you after all
Titanfall may already be played on a Mac, assuming the OS X machine meets minimum requirements for the game to run properly and that Windows …
Google Drive undercuts Dropbox, OneDrive with huge price cut
Cloud storage is more affordable than ever with Google’s latest price cut for Google Drive. Google announced the massive savings on its blog on Thursday, …
Video: Eight minutes of sprinting and smashing in Infamous: Second Son
March is the month of killer apps. Titanfall launched to rave reviews earlier this week, giving Xbox One owners a reason to speak to their …
Samsung’s mystery tablet to have exclusive screen feature
In addition to flooding the market with a variety of tablets meant to meet various needs, Samsung is apparently planning a new device that will …
Specs leak for Google’s smartwatch
Have you caught smartwatch fever yet? Judging by early sales of smartwatches you probably haven’t but lots of other tech companies are nonetheless planning to …
Even more evidence that the iPhone 5c is a flop across the globe
Odd though it may seem, selling a significantly less powerful and less appealing smartphone for barely any discount compared to your flagship smartphone isn’t a …
T-Mobile takes fight to Verizon with big 4G LTE network expansion
T-Mobile has been locked in a heated battle with AT&T for years, but now that the once-struggling carrier finally has a foothold in the market, …
Some Samsung Galaxy phones come with bonus backdoor feature
A new security issue that may affect the privacy of Android device owners who purchased certain Samsung Galaxy models has been found, and apparently patched, …
It turns out Target could have easily prevented its massive security breach
The massive breach that occurred around Thanksgiving last year could have been prevented by Target’s existing security personnel and advanced security software, an extensive investigative …
Xbox owners are deserting Microsoft consoles for the PlayStation 4
We already know that the PlayStation 4 has taken a strong lead in the early goings of the latest console generation, but where are those …
Bulls excited by promise of never-before-seen Apple innovations
Apple’s unconfirmed but often-rumored new products are apparently exciting enough for analysts, who expect Apple shares to climb this year as the company announces a …
Canonical CEO: Ubuntu phones will target Android users, not iPhone addicts
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth revealed at CeBIT in Germany that the first Ubuntu smartphones coming this year will be quite affordable, and probably cheaper than …
While Sprint pledges a price war, Comcast won’t even promise smaller price hikes
For the past few months we’ve written a lot about two controversial potential mergers that have shaken the American Internet service and telecom landscape: A …
iOS 7.1 seemingly solves iPhone ‘motion sickness’ problems
One big problem that cropped up for many iPhone users with the release of iOS 7 was that some of the new animations on the …
Here’s the real reason Amazon is jacking up Prime prices
To the surprise of almost no one, Amazon finally announced that it was raising prices on annual Amazon Prime subscriptions by 25%, going from $79 …
Time Warner Cable customers reject offer of cheaper service with data caps
Internet service provider Time Warner Cable recently made customers an offer. In exchange for a discount of roughly $60 per year on their home Internet …
These are the first leaked screenshots of iOS 8
We have been hearing plenty about Apple’s upcoming iOS 8 software this week, and the hits keep on coming. Thursday morning brought news of iCloud …
Spy on the NSA as it spies on you with this new Android app
In the wake of the numerous Edward Snowden revelations about the extensive NSA digital spying operations, handset makers and app developers have come up with …
Video: Galaxy S5 vs. Galaxy S4 hands-on comparison surfaces a month before launch
Samsung’s next-generation flagship smartphone doesn’t launch for another month, but we have already seen the Galaxy S5 star in a series of extensive written and …
5 fantastic new iOS 7.1 features you have to try out right now
Apple’s new iOS 7.1 software was released earlier this week, and it brought with it a wide range of fixes, improvements and new features for …
This spring, Android is getting a new roommate
Dual-booting Android/Ubuntu handsets may be the dream for certain hardcore smartphone fans, but dual-booting Android/Windows Phone devices may prove to be quite interesting for a …
This is the massive, in-depth Galaxy S5 review you’ve been waiting for
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S5 didn’t exactly knock people’s socks off when it was finally unveiled last month during the annual Mobile World Congress trade show, …
Steady flow of iOS 8 leaks continues with details on several new apps
Apple’s new iOS 7.1 software isn’t even a week old but we have already seen a flurry of new information surrounding iOS 8 leak. Apple …
It’s official: Amazon Prime price will increase by 25% next week
Bad news, Amazon customers: the cost of Amazon Prime goes up next week. After batting around the idea of increasing the annual cost of its …
Microsoft makes Windows Phone free for some smartphone makers
Microsoft is tired of seeing its global mobile market share sit in the low single digits each quarter, and it looks like the software giant …
