The death of roaming charges
For those who travel internationally, there are few things more agonizing than the wait to see how badly your wireless carrier will hose you for …
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Apple releases iOS 7.1 beta 2
Apple on Friday pushed out iOS 7.1 beta 2, the latest pre-release version of its popular mobile operating system. The new iOS 7.1 software is …
Microsoft joins major push to kill passwords once and for all
As passwords have become more annoying and less secure over the years, several of tech’s brightest minds have looked at one another and said, “Surely …
Android fragmentation vs. iOS fragmentation
Fragmentation. Few words have such an immediate and severe impact on Android enthusiasts. Meanwhile, iOS fans are completely unfazed by the word. Fragmentation has been …
How IFTTT automated (and archived) my digital life
Right around this time three years ago, a five-letter service was born. Like most startups, it took some time to simmer… to cultivate enough respect …
Google already released a new version of the Nexus 5 with redesigned hardware
Slowly but surely, Google is fixing each and every minor problem with the otherwise stellar Nexus 5. According to a user on the XDA Developers …
Apple’s iWatch reportedly set to launch in October 2014
The iWatch rumor mill has grown suspiciously quiet over the past month, but the latest report might be the most exciting and substantial yet. According …
Yet another huge market Apple’s iPhone is dominating
An email management company revealed that 3 out of every 4 mobile devices activated by the small and medium business it tracks were iPhones or …
Microsoft’s CEO search has become completely ridiculous
If you think there have been a lot of reported “frontrunners” in the search for a new Microsoft CEO, you aren’t mistaken. First we had …
Samsung’s latest move could crush Microsoft’s new handset business
As Nokia prepares to pass the torch to Microsoft and exit the handset business, the struggling smartphone maker is finally gaining some momentum. Lumia smartphone …
NPD: PlayStation 4 sort-of outsells Xbox One in the U.S. in November
Despite both Sony and Microsoft reporting similar new consoles sales numbers so far, AllThingsD says citing a new NPD Group report that the PlayStation 4 outsold the …
Will the price of silver double because of… Apple?
We’ve already published our WTF of the week this week, but one report that ties Apple to the price of precious metals is definitely in the …
Video: iPhone Air, iPhone 6c concepts that may never be
Even though the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c have only been available in stores for a few months, fans are already trying to imagine …
Google may not skate in antitrust probe after all
Just two months ago, Google looked poised to skate free in the European Union’s antitrust probe into whether the search giant was unfairly favoring its …
Cable companies’ new strategy: Embrace cord cutting?
While cord cutting isn’t yet a threat to cable companies’ profits, many in the industry can see where the market is headed and seem to …
Former Google patent chief walks through USPTO revolving door
Here’s something America needs more of: Former high-ranking industry executives taking on crucial positions at key government regulatory agencies. Reuters reports that Michelle Lee, who previously …
Verizon tries to sweep NSA disclosure proposal under the rug
Last week, AT&T sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission saying that it will not disclose information about how it shares private data …
Microsoft says Google still isn’t playing fair
Microsoft and other interested parties that have antitrust complaints against Google in Europe are not happy with the concessions the search giant is ready to …
This chart shows how smartphones are taking over the computing world
Last month, we shared a report from Walker Sands which showed an enormous leap in mobile website traffic, up 18% from 2012. Although the results …
FCC votes to end in-flight call ban, but the fight isn’t over yet
The nightmare of in-flight phone calls is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FCC has voted 3-2 …
Samsung’s plan to keep profits high: Find even cheaper labor
Along with Apple, Samsung is one of only two companies to consistently make money selling smartphones. Bloomberg reports, however, that Samsung is getting antsy about …
Why Apple laughs off market share statistics
Apple’s products will likely never have the top market share for very long, especially in a world where low-cost Android vendors can pop out super-cheap …
iPhone 5s is once again the king of the American smartphone market
It doesn’t look like Apple has missed a beat since launching the iPhone 5s in September. Apple Insider has shared the latest data from Canaccord …
A la carte cable arrives at last… in Canada
Is a la carte cable really a “farce” as 21st Century Fox CEO Chase Carey claims? Well we’re about to find out because our neighbors …
Video: New 3D motion-tracking system sees you through walls
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a radar-like 3D motion-tracking system that can spot body movement through walls, Engadget …
Samsung’s next big thing just entered mass production
In our review of the Galaxy Note 3, we said it was probably the best smartphone Samsung had ever made. It therefore stands to reason …
21st Century Fox CEO to cable critics: Bundles are good for you
It seems that everyone hates cable bundles these days, including the creators of South Park who recently ridiculed cable companies as nipple-rubbing monopolist greedheads intent …
Smartphone patent wars exposed as completely futile
It happened again — a handset sales injunction resulting from a patent infringement ruling has been overturned. This time the drama played out in the UK, where …
FCC chairman is fighting to allow cell phone calls on planes
When the Federal Aviation Administration this year announced plans to lift restrictions on the in-flight use of personal electronics, many people cheered. But when word …
You’ll never guess what type of people use Google+ the most
A new study looks into Google+ usage, a social network that has been labeled as a “ghost town” in the past for not being actually …
