Here’s how to quickly erase everything you’ve ever done on Facebook
Facebook doesn’t have a simple way of deleting specific data from one’s timeline including old posts, comments and likes that a person would like to …
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The next big Apple-Google battle looks much bigger than smartphones
The most important battle in the tech world over the past few years has been the epic clash between iOS and Android, the rival mobile …
New patent gives tantalizing glimpse at possible Galaxy Note 4 design
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of phablets seems to get better and better and a new patent filing indicates that the best may still be yet …
Alarm bells should be ringing for the smartphone industry
Samsung’s share price dipped another 5% on Thursday, dropping back to August levels. Markets have started expecting Samsung’s profitability to decline from the autumn quarter to …
The end is finally in sight for the Apple-Samsung patent feud
Everyone who’s sick and tired of smartphone patent lawsuits can rejoice: We may finally, at long last, be nearing the end of one of the …
The latest malware innovation: Infect ATMs and have them pump out cash
Hackers in Europe managed to target several cash machines from an unnamed bank earlier last year by infecting them with malware from USB drives, BBC …
The Hobbit wins dubious honor of being 2013’s most pirated movie
While Game of Thrones took home the official title of the most pirated TV show of 2013, the most pirated film of the past year …
The Android phone market is about to get more insanely competitive
Unless you’re Samsung, selling Android phones probably means breaking even at best and losing money at worst. While Samsung has maintained a stranglehold on the …
Specs reportedly confirmed for Samsung’s huge 12.2-inch tablet
Reports of Samsung’s huge 12.2-inch tablet only began late last month, but it looks like the official specifications have already been uncovered. SamMobile has obtained exclusive …
The Moto X now costs just $399 off contract
If you missed Motorola’s Cyber Monday sale on the the company’s flagship Moto X, but are still looking to get your hands on the phone at …
The biggest threat to Windows: ‘People simply don’t care about it’
If Windows ever dies out, it will likely go out with a whimper and not with a bang. Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott worries that the …
Google Glass’s No. 1 fan already thinks product is ‘doomed’ this year
Google must really want Robert Scoble to stop talking about or doing anything with Google Glass. Scoble, who last year annoyed Google CEO Larry Page …
Amazon’s delivery drone dream may come true after all
The U.S. government this week approved unmanned aircraft tests for six states of the 24 that wanted to be in the program, Reuters reports, with …
One chart shows Google’s awesome power to kill your website’s traffic
If you want an illustration of just how powerful Google is, you need look no further than the search giant’s impact on Rap Genius, the …
Snapchat leak reveals phone numbers, usernames of 4.6 million users [updated]
Snapchat users beware: someone has posted the phone numbers and usernames of more than 4.6 million accounts on the site SnapchatDB, freely available as an …
Court-appointed monitor slams Apple’s stonewalling in eBook case
Apple’s eBook price-fixing fiasco is being dragged kicking and screaming into the new year. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s monitoring lawyer, Michael Bromwich, …
HTC’s 2013 ends on yet another down note
A German patent ruling put a final negative note on HTC’s incredibly bad year and could have wide-reaching consequences for all of Android. As FOSS …
Tim Cook gets 10% pay cut… but still takes home over $40 million
Apple’s CEO has docked himself a hefty $4 million in pay, as a direct result from Apple’s underperforming stock price earlier this year, according to …
Samsung’ gigantic 12.2-inch tablet reportedly headed to AT&T
It appears that Samsung has yet to plug the leak, because once again news regarding the Galaxy Note Pro has surfaced, this time in the …
One of the web’s best stores for unlocked phones is getting even better
Try searching for online retailers that stock unlocked smartphones. Go on, I’ll wait. Chances are, the results that emerged took you to some dark, dark …
Meet the most important Windows Phone in the world
Outside of the Apple ecosystem, affordability reigns supreme. According to the latest data from AdDuplex, the budget-priced Lumia 520 has now taken more than 30% …
How a top Microsoft rival could make 2014 the year of Windows Phone
While we’ve been laser-focused on Samsung’s split from Android, another major electronics company has purportedly been exploring other options as well. The Information reports that …
The high-end phone market will be a chamber of horrors in 2014
Many news sites have reported perky news items about Flurry’s Christmas app download statistics. And most of them have been comprehensively out to lunch. The …
Google Glass’ direct-to-consumer feedback mechanism renders the focus group dead
In a few short days, I’ll be headed to the year’s most frenzied electronics gala — a little gathering known as the International Consumer Electronics …
5 things the tech industry absolutely needs in 2014
Given that it’s New Year’s Eve, I thought that I’d make a quick list of New Year’s resolutions that I’d like to see the tech …
Why your Galaxy Note may be jacking up your wireless bill
Are you an Android user who regularly blows through your monthly data cap sooner than you’d expected? If so then there’s a good reason for …
This is the one reason Android users are actually jealous of iOS users
Android users are a proud group and are typically not fond of admitting that they’re envious of iPhone users. However, there’s one area where even …
Samsung is building a metal smartphone… but it’s not the Galaxy S5
We feel pretty confident that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 will be a killer smartphone but one question remains: Will Samsung finally follow in the footsteps of …
Ballmer’s nightmare: Chromebooks saw huge business sales growth in 2013
Despite the rise of Android devices, Apple has managed to keep up its position atop the U.S. tablet market for years. But as 2013 draws to …
Yikes: NSA can turn on your iPhone’s camera, mic without you knowing [updated]
The National Security Agency (NSA) has apparently able to hack the iPhone since 2008, according to a Der Spiegel interactive report that looks at the …
