Jelly Bean overtakes Ice Cream Sandwich, but still trails moldy Gingerbread
Slowly but surely, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is inching its way toward overtaking the two-and-a-half year old Gingerbread as the dominant platform version of Android. …
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HTC CEO given ‘One’ last chance
HTC’s profits plummeted 98% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 and chief executive Peter Chou’s future may depend on the success of the company’s new …
These might be the first photos of Google’s ‘X Phone’
Google and Motorola are working on a top-secret “X Phone” that hasn’t really been top-secret for quite some time. While we’ve heard rumblings and rumors …
Second gas leak at Samsung factory leaves three hospitalized
Samsung has confirmed that highly poisonous hydrofluoric acid gas has leaked at its main chip plant in the city of Hwaseong, South Korea. The incident …
Netflix content chief says piracy drops whenever Netflix launches in new markets
Netflix’s chief content officer has a novel way to combat online piracy: give people easy and affordable ways to access content. In an interview with …
LG reportedly readying second Nexus device and a Google TV set
A new report suggests that LG and Google will be teaming up to produce several new products including another smartphone and an OLED TV set. According …
Google denies battery-draining location bug in Google Now for iOS
Google Now was probably the best thing to happen to mobile devices in 2012. Google’s brilliant virtual assistant uses location, search history and other data …
‘Dorky’ Google Glass compared to the Segway, pocket protectors
Is Google Glass the next major revolutionary portable communications device or is it just a novelty item that will be used by socially awkward dorks? …
New twist in the Zynga tragedy
Soon after its IPO, Zynga’s share price spiked above $15 in early 2012. Very little has gone right since then. Just last month, Zynga issued …
LG Optimus G Pro preview
LG has continued to make inroads in the lucrative mobile market that in recent years has become dominated by its South Korean rival Samsung. The …
Apple releases new iOS 6.1.4 update for iPhone 5
Apple on Thursday released a minor software update for the iPhone 5 only. The change log for iOS 6.1.4 includes just one entry — “updated …
The creepiest Google Glass app yet: Winky
It can sometimes be unsettling when a person winks at you from across the bar. A Google Glass developer has brought things to a whole …
Dish chairman hits back at SoftBank, says Sprint will need ’employees who speak English’
Just one day after SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attacked the Dish Network over its plan to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint, Dish chairman Charlie Ergen hit back …
Samsung’s shadow grows darker
HTC was once the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States. It wasn’t even that long ago. The Taiwan-based vendor reported six consecutive months of …
Keep dreaming, cord cutters: Time Warner chief says no streaming-only option for HBO GO
HBO’s chief executive Richard Plepler made waves earlier this year when he indicated that the company may expand its HBO GO offering to non-cable subscribers. …
iOS 7 is coming with a major redesign – and it will launch on time
Apple’s iOS 7 operating system update is expected to be shown off for the first time during the keynote at WWDC 2013, but a recent …
Facebook: Always about mobile
Facebook is now firmly entrenched as a mobile company, with 30% of total advertising revenue coming from mobile. Mobile is the key front for Facebook now …
Microsoft reportedly prepping smaller second-gen Surface tablets for June debut
Microsoft will reportedly unveil sequels to its first two Surface tablets at its Build developer conference, which is scheduled to run from June 26th through June …
HTC’s posts worst-ever earnings in Q1, but One to drive Q2 rebound
HTC on Thursday posted its audited earnings results for the first quarter of 2013 and the were in line with the company’s pre-announcement from last …
Call of Duty: Ghost coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC and ‘next-gen platforms’ on November 5th
Activision on Wednesday announced that the latest installment of its best-selling Call of Duty franchise, called Call of Duty: Ghost, will launch later this year …
Mega exec predicts new apps will double website’s users to 6 million
Kim Dotcom’s Mega file-sharing site could get a mega boost with the launch of its mobile apps. New Zealand’s Stuff reports that Mega chief executive Vikram …
Google to testify on tax activities in U.K.
Executives from Google and its auditor Ernst & Young will be called to testify in front of a British parliament committee on the company’s operations …
Netflix loses 1,800 streaming titles including South Park, classic James Bond films [updated]
Netflix on Wednesday lost almost 1,800 titles from its streaming library as licensing deals with studios like MGM, Warner Bros. and Universal expired. Titles now …
HTC One seen holding its own against Galaxy S4 marketing barrage
The biggest question for the HTC One hasn’t been whether it’s good enough to go toe-to-toe with Samsung’s Galaxy S4, but whether it can survive …
Google has quite a show in store for us at this year’s Google I/O
Rumors were getting pretty ridiculous leading up to this year’s Google I/O conference. Among the products and software that have been rumored to be announced at …
New Google Glass video shows off swipe-based controls [video]
Google has provided us with another tantalizing glimpse into how its Google Glass headset will look from a user’s perspective. In a new “Getting Started” …
HTC M4 pictured: A smaller version of the world’s sleekest smartphone
According to a new leak, HTC is about to change the smartphone that changes everything. We’ve already seen several details leak regarding an upcoming HTC …
Dawn of a new era: Barnes & Noble cuts Nook price by 63% in the U.K.
Cor Blimey — beginning on Wednesday, British consumers are staring at a huge 63% price cut of the cheapest Nook eReader. The Nook Simple Touch …
Another blow for BlackBerry: Apple, Samsung devices to gain security approval from DoD
The United States Department of Defense will reportedly grant security approval to Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and Apple’s iPhone and iPad running iOS 6 for use …
Nokia’s Lumia faces a brutal May challenge from low-end Android vendors
A month ago, Nokia was surfing a wave of enthusiasm in Asia. The cheap Windows Lumia 620 and Lumia 520 models both debuted in the …
