The world’s first 20-inch 4K tablet will cost $6,000
Panasonic unveiled its Toughpad line of tablets back in 2011, which originally consisted of two Android devices with adequate specs. Two years later, the company …
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BlackBerry board reportedly rejected all proposals to break up company
If BlackBerry’s going down, it looks like it will go down in one piece. Unnamed sources tell Reuters that BlackBerry’s board of directors flatly rejected …
Sorry, Google: Samsung has flat-out conquered Android
All of Google’s marketing clout hasn’t been enough to reduce Samsung’s total dominance of its Android platform. The latest data from Localytics estimate that Samsung …
Will Apple’s GT Advanced Technologies deal bring sapphire screens to iPhones?
Sapphire crystal growth solutions provider GT Advanced Technologies announced earlier this week that it inked a big deal with Apple. The company said that Apple will …
Xbox One hosts a collection of impressive entertainment apps at launch
On Thursday, we got our first look at the full lineup of entertainment apps that will be appearing on PlayStation 4 next week. It’s a …
The worst thing about Google’s Nexus 5
BGR reviewed Google’s new Nexus 5 earlier this week and while the phone certainly isn’t perfect, we said it definitely lives up to the hype. …
The best thing about Google’s Nexus 5
We know, Android fans, we know. It’s finally here. Google announced and simultaneously launched the Nexus 5 last week and initial stock of the highly anticipated handset …
Motorola files patent for terrifying ‘smart tattoo’ technology
Google’s creepier tendencies have clearly made an impression on Motorola, which has now started filing patents for technologies you’d expect to see in Philip K. …
Video: Microsoft releases 12-minute hands-on tour of Xbox One
We’re now just two short weeks away from the debut of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox One video game console and the anticipation is building. As fans …
BlackBerry’s big surprise: BBM beats major messaging rivals in engagement
BlackBerry shocked the messaging app industry by hitting 20 million combined iPhone and Android downloads in just a week after BBM went cross-platform. Now, new …
iPad Air explodes, erupting with smoke and flames in retail shop
The appeal of Apple’s sleek and slender new iPad Air is significantly diminished when it explodes and pours out flames along with so much smoke …
Retina iPad mini delay reportedly due to big problems with LCD burn-in
We still don’t have an official Retina iPad mini release date, though we do have a growing number of reports that look to explain the …
More details emerge on Google’s plans for its mystery barges
Although Google’s mysterious barges right now look like large floating metal slabs, the company envisions eventually turning them into “unprecedented artistic structures” that will have …
Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof messaging, video chat service due in 2014
It’s been months since Kim Dotcom triumphantly returned to the digital world with the launch of Mega and now the mercurial German-born Kiwi has set …
Lenovo solidifies status as the PC industry’s MVP
2013 has not been a good year for the PC market but Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has somehow managed to thrive despite facing the same set …
TV market continues worldwide decline in 2013
The cord cutting phenomenon seems to be extending beyond cable subscriptions. An IHS report projects that global TV shipments are expected to fall from 238.3 million …
Microsoft Office Web Apps now include live, co-author editing
Microsoft Office Web Apps on SkyDrive and Office 365 are finally catching up with Google Drive. In a blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s Amanda Lefebvre …
Verizon customers can customize their Moto X starting on November 11th
Good news, Verizon customers: Soon you’ll be able to buy the same wood-patterned Moto X that AT&T customers have enjoyed for months. Droid Life’s sources …
How to stop Google from automatically using your picture as caller ID
Google this week announced that it would start integrating Android users’ Google+ accounts more deeply into its mobile platform, which means that users’ Google+ profile …
Sony looks past gamers, details PS4’s entertainment lineup at launch
Gamers will argue until the end of time over which console is superior, but when the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One make their way to …
Apple is once again rated the world’s most valuable brand
Back in September, Interbrand rated Apple as the Best Global Brand of 2013, the first time in the brand survey’s history that any brand had …
Gigabit fiber goes to Hollywood
Homes and business in Los Angeles will soon be living in the digital fast lane. As Ars Technica reports, Los Angeles plans to issue a …
Spotify is devastating to small artists
The impact of Spotify on artists has been a hot topic in the past year. Another grim new data point comes from Finland, where one of the …
Samsung details the 64-bit processor it’s building in Apple’s shadow
We have known for months now that Samsung will be following in Apple’s footsteps and introducing a new 64-bit mobile processor next year. The company …
Video: Sony tears down the PlayStation 4, shows off killer hardware
Sony thinks you’ll like the PlayStation 4 so much that it’s willing to rip one apart just to show you why. Wired went to Sony’s …
iPhone 5s pitted against the competition in expert camera phone review
Megapixel counts and optical zoom capabilities are constantly thrown around by smartphone makers, but when four of the most popular camera phones are put to …
Google engineers rip NSA, compare themselves to heroic Hobbits
Google employees’ anger at the National Security Agency has officially grown to Tolkien-sized epic proportions. GigaOM has rounded up some choice quotes from Google engineers …
How BlackBerry’s recent failures could help save the company
The BlackBerry saga took an interesting turn on Monday when BlackBerry announced that it had a change of heart. The company took itself off the …
Twitter’s triumphant IPO means party time for mobile messaging apps
Twitter stock opened trading at $45.10, instantly soaring 80% above its initial public offering price. This means that having a lot of users is much more important …
CIA reportedly pays AT&T $10 million a year to access calling records [updated]
Maybe Google, Microsoft and Apple would be less upset about how the National Security Agency’s data surveillance tactics are hurting their reputations if the government …
