Apple’s iPhone 5S to debut on September 10th
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S will be unveiled during a press conference on September 10th, a new report claims. The news comes from AllThingsD, which has …
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Google starts testing its ‘Wi-Fi balloons’ in California
Regardless of what Bill Gates thinks, Google is going ahead with its initiative to improve Internet access in Africa with large balloons that can send …
Acer backs away from Windows
Microsoft is having a tough time getting many of its PC manufacturing partners to use Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT for their new devices …
iPhone’s market share in China falls to just 5%
Tim Cook’s talks with China Mobile have just taken on some more urgency. Bloomberg reports that research firm Canalys has just found that the iPhone’s …
New Nexus 7 reportedly suffers from faulty GPS
Google’s new Nexus 7 may have the best display of any small tablet but it’s showing some deficiencies in other areas. PhoneArena reports that several early …
Amazon slashes Kindle Fire HD price as next-gen launch nears
Amazon is preparing to launch brand new Kindle Fire HD tablets in the coming months and BGR has detailed them fully in a pair of …
ITC bans several Samsung devices in Apple patent case
After Apple narrowly escaped a sales ban on its iPhone 4 and iPad 2 late last week, it looks like Samsung might not be so …
Spray and pray: Archos to unveil a dozen new Android devices at IFA
Remember when more than 100 tablets were unveiled by various companies at CES 2011? Archos may someday try to beat that record on its own. …
Yet another vendor has dumped Windows RT
Windows RT is quickly becoming the kid in high school who never showered and whom no one wanted to sit with in the cafeteria. The …
Nvidia CEO shares details on second-generation Microsoft Surface tablet
Microsoft’s first Surface tablet was an absolute disaster. The company managed to pull in $853 million in revenue during the last fiscal year from combined Surface …
The Internet is setting up Pay TV for a long, slow death
Yes, cable companies are still making money hand-over-fist on their pay television services but they’re doing it by squeezing more revenues out of a shrinking …
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 …
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 …
