Nokia is slowly pushing Windows Phone’s market share upward
If Windows Phone really does start to take off, it will be in large part thanks to the efforts of Nokia, the Finnish device manufacturer …
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With simmering smartphone growth set to slow, all eyes turn to budget phones
The global smartphone market absolutely exploded over the past few years, making Apple the most valuable company in the world and propelling Samsung higher than …
Bill Gates: Google’s African Internet initiative won’t help people dying from malaria
Bill Gates has a long history of philanthropy in Africa and he’s decidedly unimpressed with Google’s initiative to help more people in Africa get Internet connectivity …
Apple to seek sales ban on several Samsung phones
After President Obama stepped in at the last minute and reversed a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that would have banned sales of the iPhone 4 …
Video: Microsoft ad compares the iPad mini to Acer’s universally hated Iconia W3
Acer’s Iconia W3 has easily been one of the most poorly received tech products released this year, with critics hammering it for its “infuriatingly poor …
Apple reportedly opening Taiwan R&D center for next-gen iPhone development
A new report claims Apple is preparing to open a new Research and Development center in Taiwan, possibly in an effort to work more closely …
Triumphant T-Mobile CEO crows about ‘uncarrier revolution’
You just knew that it wouldn’t take long for T-Mobile CEO John Legere to start crowing about his carrier adding 1.1 million subscribers last quarter. …
How to hide your online activity
With the NSA spying on everyone on the planet (not really), Apple tracking your every move (not really) and hackers constantly running amok (really), online privacy is …
BlackBerry scores big win as Z10, Q10 get Pentagon approval
BlackBerry is in need of some good news and it got some on Thursday when it announced that its BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 has gained …
Will the iPhone 5S launch with a new ‘champagne’ color option?
A report from early January stated that Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S would launch later this year with several new color options. As time marched on …
Motorola Moto X review
The Moto X is a big bet for Google and Motorola. It’s a phone that wouldn’t have existed if Google had not paid $12.5 billion …
‘Locationgate’ redux: Internet begins to panic over new iOS 7 location-tracking feature
People love to panic prematurely and when it comes to the Internet’s hive mind, there is nothing more worthy of our collective panic than a …
Several key Xbox One features to require paid subscription; PS4 to offer them for free
Microsoft recently put the public relations nightmare that was the Xbox One launch behind it and lately, things have been looking up. As Ars Technica …
Android is crushing iOS everywhere… except in America
The past quarter has been a very good one for Android and IDC now estimates that Google’s mobile platform accounted for nearly 80% of all …
T-Mobile swings to loss in Q2 while iPhone, ‘uncarrier’ plans propel huge subscriber growth
T-Mobile’s new “uncarrier” initiatives might just be marketing gimmicks, but alongside the addition of the iPhone to the carrier’s lineup last quarter, they helped drive …
The budget iPhone might not be enough to help Apple in China
By now we all understand why Apple is building a budget version of its iPhone: So it can reach consumers in emerging markets who don’t …
AOL cruelly increases prices for dial-up subscribers
If there’s one thing that’s worse than being trapped in AOL dial-up hell, it’s paying even more money to stay there. Dan Frommer at SplatF …
Yet another big publisher is steering clear of the Wii U
You won’t be performing Dragon Shouts on your Wii U anytime soon. Joystiq reports that Bethesda, the developer behind smash-hit games such as The Elder …
This is the biggest reason Apple is releasing a budget iPhone
For anyone puzzled why Apple is risking its high margins by releasing a cheaper iPhone, a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners may give some …
Microsoft unveils potentially crucial tool for attracting more Windows Phone apps
Microsoft knows that it has to bring more apps to Windows Phone and the company this week released what could be a very important recruitment …
WhatsApp is starting to look dangerously conservative
On Tuesday night, WhatsApp announced the addition of voice messaging to its service. In some ways, this news only underlined just how narrow the feature palette of …
Windows Phone shows signs of life while BlackBerry keeps crumbling
Windows Phone is now definitively winning the battle to become the world’s No. 3 mobile operating system. The latest numbers from IDC show that Windows …
Apple beats the ITC yet again
Patent lawsuits sadly never die, they just go into hibernation for a while. FOSS Patents reports that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Which important apps is Windows Phone still missing?
With Nokia publicly calling on Microsoft to do more to bring key apps to Windows Phone 8, it’s a good time to check in to …
Poll: People overwhelmingly prefer iOS 7 design to iOS 6
Apple’s new iOS 7 software features major renovation in a number of areas, but the most apparent changes relate to the operating system’s new user …
Three more senior execs out at BlackBerry
The executive exodus at BlackBerry continues. CBC News reports that three more senior executives are on their way out the door at BlackBerry: Corporate information …
2013: The exciting smartphone year that never came to be
Yes, it is depressing to witness a major vendor discussing proudly how important it is to move buttons from the side of a flagship phone …
Leaked photos seemingly show brand new camera from iPhone 5S
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S will reportedly feature an upgraded rear camera when it debuts sometime next month. While specific details surrounding the new shooter remain …
Why you should never let Chrome store your passwords
Remembering passwords for multiple websites is incredibly annoying but it still might not be a good idea to let Google’s Chrome browser remember them for …
Apple’s hate for Samsung may be fading
Try as it might, Apple just can’t seem to ditch Samsung as a key component supplier. Under late co-founder Steve Jobs’s watch, it looked like …
