New advances could help upcoming smartphones last for days per charge
One of the biggest pain points with modern smartphones is battery life. The typical handset can barely make it through the workday with heavy usage …
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Why a new iPad mini without a Retina display just won’t cut it
Tim Cook has come under greater pressure from Apple’s board of directors to speed up the company’s pace of innovation, Fox Business Network reported on …
BlackBerry is impossible to value right now
The news about BlackBerry possibly becoming a privately held company thrilled Wall Street on Friday the morning, but by 11:15 a.m., BlackBerry’s gains had dwindled …
Samsung spends $350 million to ensure a bright future for its smartphones, tablets
Samsung wants to make sure that its next generation of smartphones, tablets and televisions look even brighter and more colorful than its current generation. The …
BlackBerry CEO and board reportedly considering taking company private
It has been more than 15 years since Research In Motion went public in 1998, and what a long strange trip it’s been. RIM was …
Video: iOS tweak brings Galaxy S4’s ‘Smart Pause’ feature to iPhone, iPad
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 introduced a new feature called “Smart Pause” that automatically pauses video playback when a user turns his or her face away from …
Final piece of Amazon’s tablet puzzle: Full specs for next-gen Kindle Fire
Amazon’s high-definition Kindle Fire HD tablets stole the spotlight last fall, but the company’s entry-level Kindle Fire might have been the real star of the …
Completely redesigned fifth-gen iPad screen leaks in new photos
After four generations of full-size iPads that look the same barring a few minor tweaks here and there, Apple will launch a completely redesigned fifth-generation …
Google, Motorola reportedly already at work on new Nexus phone
Google and Motorola aren’t sitting still with the Moto X. Android blogger Taylor Wimberly, who established a good track record with Moto X scoops, writes …
Amazon reportedly prepping video game console for 2013 launch
Amazon is reportedly working to launch an own-brand video game console powered by Android that will launch by the end of the year, possibly before …
Video: Microsoft fires shots at iPad yet again in new Surface ad
While the iPad is a very profitable business for Apple, the Surface tablet cost Microsoft almost $1 billion last quarter. But that won’t stop the …
Time Warner, Inc. CEO admits Game of Thrones piracy is good for HBO
As the producer of the world’s most pirated television show, you might think that HBO would be very eager to crack down on illegal streaming …
The Pirate Party tries to get Sweden’s IT minister busted for copyright violations
Sweden’s Pirate Party has suddenly become very enthusiastic about enforcing copyright laws. TorrentFreak reports that the Pirate Party has found evidence that Swedish IT minister Anna-Karin …
Nintendo is still losing money on every Wii U it sells
It’s safe to say that Nintendo has made some mistakes with the Wii U over the last year. GamesIndustry reports that Nintendo is still selling …
Nokia is slowly pushing Windows Phone’s market share upward
If Windows Phone really does start to take off, it will be in large part thanks to the efforts of Nokia, the Finnish device manufacturer …
With simmering smartphone growth set to slow, all eyes turn to budget phones
The global smartphone market absolutely exploded over the past few years, making Apple the most valuable company in the world and propelling Samsung higher than …
Bill Gates: Google’s African Internet initiative won’t help people dying from malaria
Bill Gates has a long history of philanthropy in Africa and he’s decidedly unimpressed with Google’s initiative to help more people in Africa get Internet connectivity …
Apple to seek sales ban on several Samsung phones
After President Obama stepped in at the last minute and reversed a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that would have banned sales of the iPhone 4 …
Video: Microsoft ad compares the iPad mini to Acer’s universally hated Iconia W3
Acer’s Iconia W3 has easily been one of the most poorly received tech products released this year, with critics hammering it for its “infuriatingly poor …
Apple reportedly opening Taiwan R&D center for next-gen iPhone development
A new report claims Apple is preparing to open a new Research and Development center in Taiwan, possibly in an effort to work more closely …
Triumphant T-Mobile CEO crows about ‘uncarrier revolution’
You just knew that it wouldn’t take long for T-Mobile CEO John Legere to start crowing about his carrier adding 1.1 million subscribers last quarter. …
How to hide your online activity
With the NSA spying on everyone on the planet (not really), Apple tracking your every move (not really) and hackers constantly running amok (really), online privacy is …
BlackBerry scores big win as Z10, Q10 get Pentagon approval
BlackBerry is in need of some good news and it got some on Thursday when it announced that its BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 has gained …
Will the iPhone 5S launch with a new ‘champagne’ color option?
A report from early January stated that Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S would launch later this year with several new color options. As time marched on …
Motorola Moto X review
The Moto X is a big bet for Google and Motorola. It’s a phone that wouldn’t have existed if Google had not paid $12.5 billion …
‘Locationgate’ redux: Internet begins to panic over new iOS 7 location-tracking feature
People love to panic prematurely and when it comes to the Internet’s hive mind, there is nothing more worthy of our collective panic than a …
Several key Xbox One features to require paid subscription; PS4 to offer them for free
Microsoft recently put the public relations nightmare that was the Xbox One launch behind it and lately, things have been looking up. As Ars Technica …
Android is crushing iOS everywhere… except in America
The past quarter has been a very good one for Android and IDC now estimates that Google’s mobile platform accounted for nearly 80% of all …
T-Mobile swings to loss in Q2 while iPhone, ‘uncarrier’ plans propel huge subscriber growth
T-Mobile’s new “uncarrier” initiatives might just be marketing gimmicks, but alongside the addition of the iPhone to the carrier’s lineup last quarter, they helped drive …
The budget iPhone might not be enough to help Apple in China
By now we all understand why Apple is building a budget version of its iPhone: So it can reach consumers in emerging markets who don’t …
