Microsoft attempts to assuage fears over Kinect privacy invasion
As the month of next-generation console releases begins, both Sony and Microsoft are tying up every loose end that they can in order to provide …
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iPhone 5s seen spawning wave of fingerprint scanning copycats
Apple looks like it’s about to get a lot of company in the market for smartphones equipped with fingerprint scanners. IHS has released new research …
Will Samsung ever finally attack Android?
Like other vendors, Samsung has spent a great deal of resources and a tremendous amount of money making Android its own. Google’s popular platform is …
Here’s another gorgeous iPhone 6 concept Apple will never build
For some reason, a concept design for Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6 that was created back in August by designer Nikola Cirkovic made the rounds once again …
Apple’s iPad Air is the world’s first global mobile device
The brand new iPad Air isn’t just the companies fastest, thinnest, lightest, best-performing tablet; it’s the world’s first truly global mass-market mobile device. Apple has …
A dark month for Canada
November is starting fairly disastrously for the gentle giant of the north. Apart from crack-huffing mayors and bordello-visiting pop stars, Canada must now face another …
Apple CEO Tim Cook publishes rare op-ed in WSJ
It’s rare to see Apple’s chief executive speak publicly outside of press conferences, earnings calls and the occasional industry conference, but Tim Cook on Sunday …
BlackBerry CEO out as Fairfax buyout fails [updated]
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is reportedly being pushed out along with several board members as BlackBerry abandons its buyout plans and raises a new round …
Motorola’s Moto G unveiling looks set for November 13th
The low-cost version of the Moto X looks set to drop this month. Motorola has posted a landing page for the upcoming Moto G smartphone …
Here’s one use of drones that everyone can support
The use of unmanned drones has become a controversial topic lately, largely because governments like to use drones to either launch missiles or spy on …
Google, Microsoft give thumbs-up to proposed NSA restrictions
You get the feeling that major tech companies want the National Security Agency reined in almost as much as digital rights activists do, if only …
Why we’re about to get swamped with Surface ads this holiday season
Microsoft looks intent on growing its marketing budget to Samsung-esque proportions. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has posted a chart on his Twitter feed that compares advertising …
Teardown shows only masochists should try at-home iPad Air repairs
iFixit has a message for amateur mechanics who think they can repair their own iPad Airs: Don’t try this at home. After ripping apart the …
More good news for Microsoft: Nokia now No. 4 U.S. smartphone vendor
Beating out Motorola may not mean much these days, but Microsoft nonetheless has to be happy that Nokia has blown past Motorola to become America’s …
American drivers’ naked ambition exposed in new survey
Would you ride around in the nude if you knew no one was watching? A recent survey by Scout GPS gives new meaning to the …
How Google is flexing its muscles to take more control of Android
Google’s Android is still free for anyone to use but the company has started asserting more control over the mobile platform by making its default …
PS4, Xbox One hard drives will only fit 12 full-sized games
It might be a good idea to go ahead and start planning out exactly how you are going to fill up your new console’s hard …
Windows 8.1 picks up steam, drives adoption of Microsoft’s new OS
When we checked in on Windows adoption rates last month, things weren’t looking great for Microsoft’s most recent operating system. Windows 7 was actually gaining …
Monday is D-Day for BlackBerry
With the success of BlackBerry Messenger making lots of headlines lately it’s easy to forget that BlackBerry could soon accept a deal that would make …
A list of every phone set to get Android 4.4 KitKat so far
Google finally (FINALLY) announced and simultaneously launched its new Nexus 5 smartphone on Thursday and Android fans were ecstatic. Google’s initial supply of the black 16GB …
Your iPhone 5s is a hands-free 360-degree panoramic camera and you didn’t even know it
There are plenty of iOS and Android developers out there who get creative with their apps, but Egos Ventures have taken things to a whole new …
49% of tablet trade-ins going to iPad upgrades, only 5% to Surface
Microsoft is spending hundreds of millions to convert tablet owners to the Surface this holiday season, but according to one survey, the public is still …
Facebook may have actually figured out a way to out-stalk Google
Facebook just may have gotten a leg up in its race with Google to see which company can come up with creepier ways to collect …
How to instantly check all nearby Apple Stores for iPad Air stock
Remember that awesome free website by developer Mordy Tikotzky called “iPhone Checker” that let Apple fans check iPhone 5s inventory at nearby Apple Stores in real time? …
Video: Apple fans around the world line up for the iPad Air
Lines extend as far as the eye can see each time Apple debuts a new smartphone model, and the recent iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c …
Microsoft hopes massive marketing budget will move 16M Windows tablets this year
Microsoft is planning on doing whatever it takes to get Surfaces and third-party Windows tablets into homes over the holiday season. WinSuperSite reports that Microsoft’s …
Apple runs to rival Samsung seeking savior for iPad mini
Bad news, Apple fans: Retina iPad mini supply shortages might be even worse than we expected. In fact, the shortages might be even worse than …
Mystery solved: Google barges are giant floating Google X showrooms
Mystery had surrounded a pair of giant barges that appeared at U.S. shores recently and were said to belong to Google, but that mystery has …
Patent World War: Google, Samsung, HTC sued by Apple, Microsoft, Sony
When the history of the patent wars is written, the auction of Nortel’s mobile patents may be seen as the equivalent of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s …
iPad Air now available for sale
Apple’s mobile product drought finally ended last month when the consumer electronics giant launched its new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets, and to say …
