Car companies turn to smartphones for inspiration in effort to lure young buyers
Car manufacturers are desperate to find some way to attract the disinterested younger generation back to the road. According to NPR, millennials are getting their …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch companion app revealed in leak
Samsung won’t be the first consumer electronics company to release a smartwatch, but its forthcoming Galaxy Gear is certainly the most talked about wrist-worn computing …
Microsoft makes the $100 Surface Pro price cut permanent
In a not-so-surprising development, Microsoft has decided to permanently lower the price of its Surface Pro tablet. Engadget points out that Microsoft is locking in …
Apple’s budget iPhone 5C already being undercut by cheaper Chinese knockoff
Apple may have trouble making headway into China with its budget iPhone as long as the knockoff artists at GooPhone are on the prowl. GizChina …
MIT engineers create experimental processor with 110 cores
The engineering minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scoff at the eight-core processors being used in the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. PCWorld reports …
IDC lowers tablet sales predictions as competition heats up
As our options for portable computing continue to expand, the market will become increasingly segmented. This has led market research firm IDC to lower its tablet forecast …
Leaked photos reveal next-gen Asus PadFone Infinity
Our last look at the Asus PadFone Infinity left something to be desired, but a refresh might be just what Asus needs to re-establish itself …
Microsoft researcher sees keyboards slowly fading into a niche accessory
Microsoft has always placed a lot of importance on hooking things up to a keyboard — witness Steve Ballmer’s prediction that the iPhone would flop …
Video: GTA V official trailer shows the joys of bank robberies, carjackings
With Rockstar Games’ hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto V less than a month away from its release, the company has decided to whet our appetites for the …
The budget Moto X may have interchangeable back panels
The budget version of the Moto X may be even more customizable than the high-end model. Engadget points us to a leaked picture showing two …
Dell reportedly prepping 8-inch Windows tablet, considering 10.6-inch model as well
Dell’s potential savior might be a $100 USB stick that instantly turns any monitor into an Android-based computer, but the struggling PC maker has no …
IDC: The PC market will deteriorate even more than expected this year
Every time you think that the PC market may have bottomed out, it just keeps getting worse. IDC came out with new PC shipment numbers …
BlackBerry teases BBM for Android, iPhone
It wasn’t a matter of if, but instead when BlackBerry would finally decide to decouple its BBM service from its own devices. Samsung has already …
iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C launch date seemingly confirmed by AT&T vacation blackout
Multiple sources have informed BGR that AT&T has blacked out vacation days for the second half of September in preparation for the iPhone 5S launch date. …
Gigantic Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet emerges in leaked photo
Nokia is reportedly prepping a new supersized smartphone called the Lumia 1520, and the phablet has seemingly emerged in its first-ever leaked photo. Windows Phone …
Samsung brings its gadget spam philosophy to the world of printers
Gadget spam: It’s not just for Samsung smartphones and tablets anymore. Samsung on Thursday unveiled three concepts for new printers that it says “will push …
Sales of BlackBerry’s savior, the keyboard-equipped Q10, have been ‘dismal’
When BlackBerry announced that its first BlackBerry 10 smartphone would be a high-end full touch device, industry watchers cried that the company’s savior would be …
Redesigned iPad 5 housing leaks in high-resolution hands-on photo gallery
The front panel from Apple’s upcoming fifth-generation iPad tablet leaked earlier this week and now, high-resolution photos of the redesigned rear housing have emerged. Sonny …
Verizon may spend $130 billion to buy out Vodafone’s stake as soon as next week
Verizon Wireless might be closer than ever to buying back the 45% stake that Vodafone has in its company. The Wall Street Journal reports Vodafone has …
Facebook spam estimated to be a $200 million industry
The people on Facebook who tell you how their friend made $85,000 a year working from home are doing quite well for themselves. The Guardian …
Only way for smartphone vendors to compete with Apple, Samsung: Stop selling smartphones
As Apple and Samsung continue to divvy up all of the profits in the smartphone industry, rival vendors have yet to really find a way …
Huge iOS, OS X vulnerability uncovered that can render apps unusable
Android might be targeted by hackers and malware far more often than Apple’s iOS platform, but that doesn’t mean devices like the iPhone and iPad …
More evidence points to iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C launch on September 20th
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S and all new iPhone 5C smartphones will likely launch on Friday, September 20th. An earlier report from Nikkei pointed to the …
Top Android exec departs Google amid reports of love triangle
Top Android executive Hugo Barra has confirmed that he has left Google to work at Xiaomi, an emerging Chinese Android smartphone vendor. The news was …
Microsoft is working on 3D video calling for Skype
Now we know how Princess Leia projected her 3D image to send Obi-Wan a message: She installed Microsoft’s 3D video-calling Skype software onto R2-D2. Mark Gillett, who …
Moto X now on sale at Verizon
Verizon is now selling the Moto X, although it’s not as colorful as the ones you can get at AT&T. America’s largest wireless carrier is …
Nintendo to launch the world’s ugliest portable console this fall
Nintendo’s newest portable gaming console may be ugly but at least it’s cheap. The Japanese gaming company announced on Wednesday that it will start selling …
Samsung supposedly slashes 10.1-inch tablet orders due to slow sales
We thought Samsung’s latest 10.1-inch tablet upgrade was beyond boring and if a new report pans out, consumers seem to agree. According to unnamed sources …
Grooveshark settles Sony lawsuit, strikes deal to expand catalog
The music streaming service Grooveshark seems to be stuck in perpetual hot water. When we last reported on Grooveshark, the company’s app had been pulled …
Despite Facebook gains, Google still dominates mobile ad revenues
Facebook’s push to generate more revenues from mobile ads seems to be getting results but not nearly enough to dent Google’s share of total mobile …
