Customizable Moto X now available at all four major U.S. carriers
If you know someone whose Christmas wish list includes owning a customized smartphone with their favorite colors and personal engravings, you can now get one …
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‘Weak’ iPhone 5c sales seen squeezing Apple supplier Pegatron in Q4
Although the iPhone 5s has seemingly surpassed Apple’s own expectations, it looks like the lower-cost iPhone 5c has been a disappointment. The Wall Street Journal …
Sony predicts it will sell 3 million PlayStation 4s this year
Sony has massively high hopes for the PlayStation 4 this holiday season. Bloomberg reports that Sony is projecting at least 3 million PlayStation 4 sales …
Smartphone installed base seen tripling to 5.6 billion by 2019
Ericsson knows a thing or two about mobile. The company may have exited the handset business recently but it is still the largest manufacturer of …
People are still waiting in line for the iPhone 5s
Would you be willing to spend your morning waiting in line for an iPhone 5s? Maybe, but would you be willing to wait in that …
Samsung’s effort to break Android stranglehold begins in Q1
Samsung and Android. Android and Samsung. Where would one be without the other? It looks like some day we might actually find out. It won’t …
Apple Maps may have been worth the PR nightmare after all
Apple’s iOS Maps service was so bad when it launched in 2012 that CEO Tim Cook actually issued a formal apology for it. Just over …
Study finds Android users now switching to iPhones more than ever
A new study from market research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has good news and bad news for Apple regarding the recent launch of its …
Making the case for keeping Bing
There’s been a lot of chatter lately from former Microsoft insiders and even reportedly from prospective Microsoft CEO candidates about killing off both Xbox and Bing, …
Poll: iPhone or iPhablet – which new 2014 iPhone model will you buy?
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, it’s a done deal: Apple is launching bigger iPhones next year. The “iPhone 6” we have been hearing …
Critic calls Call of Duty: Ghosts boring, says military shooters should be retired
Activision’s smash hit Call of Duty: Ghosts racked up a cool $1 billion in channel sales during its first day of availability alone, which doesn’t …
With killing spree looming, Elop’s rivals at Microsoft strike first
Ever since Elop left Microsoft to run Nokia, his rivals back in Redmond have been preparing for his return and likely attempt to seize control of …
Apple reportedly scraps plans to launch an ‘iTV’ in 2014
Apple’s mythical television, which has gained the status of Bigfoot and UFOs in the technology media world, has again been reportedly put on hold. DisplaySearch’s …
Bloomberg: Apple will launch 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones next year
Apple has said on several occasions that it doesn’t offer an iPhone with a larger display because such devices require too many user experience compromises. …
Video: Here’s the first official PlayStation 4 unboxing
This Friday, the next-generation of video game consoles will finally be upon us, and in order to celebrate, Sony has released a ridiculously overwrought PlayStation 4 …
Samsung snags ex-Siri chief for ‘SAMI’ wearable computing platform
If you’re going to build a voice-enabled platform designed for wearable computers, you could do a whole lot worse than to hire Apple’s former Siri boss …
Amazon will now deliver packages on Sundays
In a surprising move that could give Amazon another huge advantage over rivals, the company on Monday announced that it will begin delivering packages to …
Play before you pay: Galaxy Note 3 experience app lets you test Note 3 on any phone
BGR reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 phablet last month and while the handset’s monstrous size is still off-putting to some, we still called it the …
Lenovo’s smartphone plan: Do what Apple failed to do with iPhone 5c
One of the biggest surprises in the tech world this year came when Apple decided that it wouldn’t try to attract consumers in emerging markets …
Motorola’s Moto X purportedly shown on its way to all carriers [updated]
Motorola’s mid-range version of the Moto X is still in the work and if leaked pictures are any indication, Motorola is getting ready to make some new …
PlayStation 4 launch promotions: Free trials and $10 wallet credit
With just a week until the PlayStation 4 release, Sony has revealed not one, but three perks that will come on a voucher in every …
YouTube cofounder slams decision to force Google+ on YouTube users
Count YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim among those who’s not a fan of forcing YouTube commenters to have a Google+ account. As The Guardian notes, Karim this week …
Mobile devices account for more than a quarter of all Internet traffic
Going all the way back to last May, only 10% of people accessing the Internet did so through a mobile device. According to the latest …
Microsoft giving Xbox One demos in all retail stores starting today
It’ll still be two weeks before the delivery man knocks on your door with a box containing your Xbox One, but if you just can’t …
Elop reportedly on board with killing Bing, Xbox as next Microsoft CEO
Members of Microsoft’s Bing team should get their résumés updated if Stephen Elop becomes the company’s new CEO. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that if Elop replaces …
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 …
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 …
