BBM’s continued success is truly stunning
Something pretty strange is going on. BlackBerry is having a great week for the first time since Natasha Bedingfield topped the charts. On its third day, BBM …
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro is now the same price as Apple’s iPad
Microsoft’s Surface Pro is easily one of the most exciting and unique Windows computers that has ever been created, but unfortunately the device’s sleek design …
The one thing that can unite all Americans: Hatred of patent trolls
Patent trolls are so widely despised that they might actually spur Congress to get something useful accomplished. Ars Technica reports that a bipartisan group of …
After a rocky start, BBM for iPhone finally works again
There is absolutely no way that the recent launch(es) of BlackBerry’s famous BBM app for Android and the iPhone could have embodied BlackBerry’s dramatic history …
Will the man who almost ran Apple into the ground save BlackBerry?
Poor John Sculley. The man has done plenty before and after he was Apple’s chief executive for a decade beginning in 1983, but he will …
YouTube plans to take on Spotify with subscription-based music service
The music streaming market has become especially crowded with the addition of Apple’s iTunes Radio, but another major player in the online world is supposedly …
Samsung fined for paying off trolls to bash HTC on the web
HTC has enough problems right now and it doesn’t need to deal with paid trolls bashing its products in online reviews as well. The Associated …
Apple’s iPad mini announcements will force rivals to slash prices
The dust has finally settled from Apple’s fall event and while there weren’t very many big surprises, Apple definitely managed to pack a lot into …
Forget the iPad Air hype: Small tablets look like the future
Apple may not like the implications for its margins, but smaller, cheaper tablets are on the rise. Stephen Baker of the NPD Group writes that …
Windows 8.1 apps are about to get a lot more chatty
Steve Ballmer has long been enthusiastic about developers and now developers have another reason to be enthusiastic about Windows 8.1. ZDNet reports that Microsoft has …
Samsung snags significant stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning
Samsung is about to get more involved in Gorilla Glass development. Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning announced on Wednesday that Samsung Display has acquired a 7.4% …
Video: LG gives Android the cold shoulder with new Fireweb phone
It’s been a long time coming, but Firefox OS has finally made its way onto a phone from a from a major smartphone vendor. The …
Samsung is bringing the best Galaxy S4 to Europe long before the U.S.
In order to give its flagship phone a shot in the arm, Samsung released the LTE-Advanced compatible Galaxy S4 in South Korea over the summer, …
Google mulls breaking its pledge on search banner ads
Contrary to its past pledges, Google seems to be dabbling in the evil known as banner ads. Search Engine Land has confirmed that Google is …
Microsoft: Apple’s iWork suite isn’t worth giving away
Apple’s events typically lean on hardware announcements, such as the debut of the iPad Air on Tuesday, but the tech giant took some time to …
AT&T posts solid Q3 earnings with $0.66 EPS, $32.2 billion in revenue
Sorry, John Legere: Your “uncarrier” crusade isn’t hurting AT&T yet. AT&T on Wednesday posted solid results in its third-quarter earnings report with $0.66 earnings per …
Apple may have just hinted at a big quarter for iPad sales
Apple took some time to share some impressive sales figures on Tuesday during its latest media event, as the company always does. First Apple reaffirmed …
T-Mobile’s latest Uncarrier move: 200MB of free data per month for life on tablets
As part of the latest initiative in its ‘uncarrier’ program, T-Mobile has set its sights on the tablet market. In an effort to give consumers …
Update gives Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch a glimmer of hope
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch was a huge disappointment. In our review of the device, we called it a product that had quite obviously been rushed …
Top cable lobbyist urges more ISPs to slap users with data caps
Do you like being able to stream Netflix movies at home without worrying about going over a monthly broadband cap? Well too bad — National Cable …
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is disappointed with the new iPad Air
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is continuing his long, proud tradition of bashing his former company. Macworld reports that Wozniak told the Apps World conference in …
How the British are rebelling against rising mobile prices
The British are giving their mobile carriers the Guy Fawkes treatment. Per Which?, the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced this week that it …
Siri is still being ignored by iPhone users, even after iOS 7 makeover
Apple’s personal assistant has received some significant upgrades in its transition over to iOS 7, but is anyone actually using Siri? According to a survey …
One of the most important features still missing from Apple’s new iPads
Apple unveiled two new additions to its iPad lineup on Tuesday, just as we all expected. The new fifth-generation iPad Air features a completely new …
Added bonus in iOS 7.0.3: iPhone 5s ‘sensorgate’ is over
On top of everything else Apple announced and released on Tuesday afternoon, the company managed to slip out the new iOS 7.0.3 update that packs …
HTC denies that it’s shutting down factories
It’s never a good thing when you have to spend time denying credible reports that you’ve started shuttering some of your production facilities. But that’s …
LG’s G Flex curved smartphone shown again in leaked pictures
Sorry, Samsung: You aren’t the only company releasing a gimmicky curved smartphone. The Verge has got its hands on some pictures first snapped by Argentinian broadcaster …
Video: Goophone is back with a vengeance, 5s knockoff returns in gold
Not to be outdone by its slightly more successful rival, Goophone returns to the market once again with the gold Goophone i5S, a shameless, Android-powered …
The key to an energy-efficient future: USB everywhere
We already use USB cords to charge smartphones and tablets but they could soon let us charge more high-powered devices as well. The Economist has …
‘Need for Speed: Rivals,’ another high profile release, skipping Wii U
It has already been a very busy month for Nintendo, between the incredibly positive sales figures of the Wii U and the retirement of the …
