Video: Apple’s new iPhone 5c commercial touts plastic as key feature
One of the greatest things about Apple’s iPhone lineup has been its hardware, which for years has featured premium materials including glass and aluminum. That …
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Nokia’s Lumia 1520 phablet launch reportedly pushed back to October
What may very well be the last Lumia smartphone reportedly won’t see the light of day for another month. According to a report on Monday …
Android phones’ data sharing capabilities are about to get a big Bump
Near field communications (NFC) technology hasn’t really taken off like many people expected but that isn’t stopping Google from trying to make it easier for …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 getting multi-user support with Android 4.2 update
Both the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and 10.1-inch tablets have been lacking multi-user support since their release, but a software update should fix this …
Rdio goes free after deal with Cumulus Media
In order to stay competitive with other popular music streaming services, Rdio has come to a deal with Cumulus Media in order to offer a …
Netflix wants to offer shows that viewers want to pirate
If there’s a better way to find out what people want to watch than checking torrent sites, be sure to let Netflix know, because the …
HTC’s China-only Android rival OS purportedly shown in leaked picture
It looks like HTC really is building its own smartphone platform. Android Community points us to a leaked picture that purportedly shows off HTC’s new …
Video: Valve may announce its PS4, Xbox One competitor next week
In a recent talk at LinuxCon 2013, Valve CEO Gabe Newell reaffirmed his belief that Linux, and open source platforms in general, are the future …
HTC One Max shown up close in new pictures as full specs leak
The HTC One Max is coming soon and it’s going to be really big. Nowhereelse.fr has published yet another series of leaked pictures of HTC’s …
Potential BlackBerry buyers seen holding off until company’s price hits rock bottom
BlackBerry’s board may be angling to get a sale of the company finished by November but potential buyers might not be willing to pony up …
How Intel plans to blow up the mobile computing market with $100 tablets
Intel seems determined to become a company that disrupts markets rather than a company whose markets get disrupted by others. Quartz reports that Intel has a …
Samsung supposedly already prepping Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch for early 2014 launch
We’re not yet sure how many people care about the first Galaxy Gear smartwatch from Samsung, but the company is reportedly already prepping a sequel …
Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 1520 pictured in leaked photo
Will Nokia’s handset business go out with a whimper or a bang? According to several earlier rumors, we’ll find out later this month when Nokia …
China Mobile hasn’t sold a single iPhone, but it already has 42 million iPhone users on its network
China Mobile doesn’t even sell Apple’s iPhone lineup yet, but a new report claims its network already provides service to more iPhone users than AT&T …
Samsung Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3 preorders start this week
If any of Samsung’s upcoming devices look interesting to you, and Verizon isn’t your carrier of choice, this is the week to take action. AT&T …
Apple’s iPad event reportedly scheduled for October 15th
Apple’s next big press conference has reportedly been scheduled for October 15th. According to French blog MacGeneration, which has a mixed track record with reports on …
Video: Japanese Apple store gives queueing iPhone fans refuge from typhoon
Just how absurdly, ridiculously dedicated are Japanese iPhone fanatics? So dedicated that they’ll apparently sit outside through a typhoon just so they won’t lose their …
Why the iPhone 5c is cheaper than you think
When Apple, announced the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s at an event last week, many in the media, consumers, and Wall Street analysts were crying …
Sprint finally announces its own early smartphone upgrade plan
As is often the case with Sprint, it’s scrambling to catch up with its rival carriers. CNET reports that Sprint looks poised to launch its …
Don’t worry if you find bugs in iOS 7 – Apple is already prepping iOS 7.0.1, iOS 7.0.2 and iOS 7.1
Hundreds of million of people will meet iOS 7 for the first time in the coming months after Apple finally releases its new operating system …
Microsoft admits last week’s anti-iPhone ads were awful
If there is one leading technology company that has learned not all press is good press this year, it’s probably Microsoft. Following the public relations …
Apple finally sheds Siri’s ‘beta’ label
It looks like Apple is finally confident enough in Siri to call it a finished product. 9to5Mac points out that Apple has at long last …
iPhone 5s, 5c reservations top 100,000 at China Unicom
Apple’s brand new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launch in less than five days and industry watchers will do their best to gauge demand ahead …
HTC confirms layoffs at U.S. headquarters
HTC on Sunday confirmed earlier reports that a new round of layoffs swept the company’s U.S. headquarters late last week. Multiple initial reports suggested as …
Google’s next ‘moonshot’: Tearing down language barriers
Google’s “moonshots” — that is, projects that the company pursues even if they seem far-fetched — are one of its defining features. Spiegel reports that …
Dell has wisely decided to not make another smartphone
Remember the Dell Streak? If not then we envy you since it was certainly one of the least inspiring flagship smartphones the world has ever …
Former exec discusses post-IPO Google, says going public changes a company for the worse
Going public is a big deal. In the wake of Twitter’s recent announcement that it will be filing for an IPO, former Google employee Hunter …
Facebook working to squeeze silent auto-play video ads into mobile app
So, you thought you could escape the coming era of auto-play video ads on Facebook by accessing the site through your mobile phone, did you? …
Video game sales on the rise as Xbox One, PS4 launches approach
The thriving video game industry has struggled in recent years to maintain the momentum it developed over the last decade, but according to a recent …
Google chairman won’t ‘pass judgement’ on NSA spying, calls for transparency
It seems that Google’s call for more transparency on the National Security Agency’s data collection program isn’t personal but just business. The Guardian reports that …
