Google shows developers how to make Chrome act like the default browser in iOS
Google has received positive feedback regarding its mobile Chrome web browser. After arriving on the iPhone and iPad late last month, the browser quickly became …
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Lucky Android fans could get their Nexus 7 tablets as soon as July 13th
Android fans who preordered Google’s flagship Nexus 7 tablet through the Google Play store could get a nice big treat in the mail as soon …
HTC’s quad-core follow up to the flagship One X surfaces on test site
An unknown HTC smartphone has appeared on the GLBenchmark website. The device contains the model number PM63100 and the codename “Evitare UL,” which clearly relates …
Apple could crush quarterly iPad sales record with projected 20 million in Q2
Newsflash: The Apple iPad is still really, really popular. And according to Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf, it’s now even more popular than it’s ever …
Samsung’s supersized Galaxy Note II will reportedly be shown off on August 30th
A new report out of DDaily suggests that Samsung will hold an Unpacked event at the IFA trade show in Berlin in late August to …
Nielsen: BlackBerry nearly a non-factor in Q2, Android and iOS take top spots
New numbers from Nielsen illustrate what has long been obvious to anyone who pays attention to technology: old feature phones will soon be a thing …
Amazing Alex first impressions: It’s clever but it needs some bad guys
When the history of gaming is written, Rovio’s Angry Birds will to be touchscreen device games what Super Mario Bros. was to 8-bit consoles — …
Time Warner Cable offers cash to spies as Google preps cable-killing fiber optic network
In a move that Richard Nixon and Vladimir Putin would surely approve of, Time Warner Cable is now offering cash rewards for Kansas City citizen …
Actually, smartphone growth has been just what was projected in 2006
We all know that consumer electronics industry projections are useless in the three-year time frame, and grotesquely wrong beyond the five-year horizon. Or are they? …
Apple’s lawyers sharpen their knives: Nexus 7 has hidden Smart Cover feature [video]
Google and ASUS may have taken a page out of Apple’s playbook when designing and building the Nexus 7 tablet. The upcoming slate has been found …
Rovio and the ‘Amazing Alex’ gamble
At 12:00 p.m. EST, “Amazing Alex” hit the No.1 iPhone paid app position in America; eight hours is possibly the fastest move to No.1 ever …
450,000 Yahoo passwords just got hacked; find out if you might be affected [updated]
Security firm TrustedSec has found that more than 450,000 passwords have been exposed after a successful hack into Yahoo’s Voices website, the Guardian reports. Voices, formerly …
The BGR Show: Episode Six – Nintendo’s Wii U and Leap Motion
This week on The BGR Show we spend some time checking out (more like playing, for hours) Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console including the much-hyped …
Tired of flinging birds at pigs, Rovio launches Amazing Alex for iOS and Android [video]
Rovio wants its fans to know that it’s more than a one-trick birdie. The pride of Finnish mobile gaming on Thursday finally released Amazing Alex …
Brand new iPhone 5 engineering photos show off 20% thinner design
New photos of what is claimed to be Apple’s next-generation iPhone have been published by a U.K.-based hardware news site. KitGuru claims the images show …
iPhone 5 preorders start today – even though it doesn’t exist yet
Apple’s mythical “iPhone 5” — which does not yet exist and probably won’t be called the “iPhone 5” when it does become available this fall …
Ultrabooks flop in Q2, PC market implodes as Apple wins in the U.S.
Market research firm Gartner paints a grim picture of the PC market in the second quarter this year as shipments dropped more than 5% in …
Android accounts for more than half of all smartphones sold in U.S. and Europe
For the first time ever Android now accounts for more than half of all smartphone sales in the U.S. as well as the biggest markets …
Motorola confirms ATRIX HD has a locked bootloader, teases unlocking tool
In keeping with its tradition of locking devices, Motorola revealed on Tuesday that its newly announced smartphone, the ATRIX HD, will include a locked bootloader. “Motorola ATRIX …
Select New York City payphones to become free Wi-Fi hotspots
A small group of New York City payphones will soon be getting a new lease on life through a pilot program that will transform the …
BYOD policies jacking up companies’ IT costs
Any companies thinking of chucking out their BlackBerrys and moving to an anything-goes bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy should know that such moves come at a price. …
Amazon announces Apple-like GameCircle for Kindle Fire [video]
Amazon on Wednesday announced a new social gaming service called GameCircle for its Kindle Fire tablet. The app, which features gaming achievements and leaderboards, is …
New Nexus 7 teardown shows cheaper component costs
iSuppli has conducted its own teardown of Google’s 8GB Nexus 7 tablet and has found, contrary to prior estimates, that Google may break even with …
News360 app for iPad gets major overhaul
Over the last eight months, the team behind the popular News360 app has been working day in and day out on a complete overhaul of …
Samsung to offer Galaxy S III Developer Edition with unlockable bootloader on Verizon
Following criticism regarding Samsung and Verizon Wireless’s policy for the bootloaders of its devices, Samsung announced that it will offer an unsubsidized Galaxy S III …
HTC working on a ‘unique’ new tablet
Like a lot of Android device vendors, HTC’s efforts in the tablet market haven’t gained much traction. But PC Advisor reports that HTC has decided to …
New Android malware runs rings around Google Play security protocols
Symantec has discovered a new piece of Android malware, since removed from the Google Play store, that managed to chalk up between 50,000 and 100,000 …
Watchdog group blasts Apple for continued labor abuses
Consumer watchdog group SumOfUs.org has been one of the most vocal organizations with regard to pressing Apple to force changes at Chinese plants operated by …
Verizon asks U.S. Government for permission to edit the Internet
Court documents filed earlier this month with the United States Court of Appeals provide insights into Verizon’s complaints with the Federal Communications Commission over its …
Kantar data shows Apple’s grip slipping as Samsung surges
The big Eastern European mobile operator MTS recently released interesting numbers about the Russian handset market. They showed Samsung’s share of Russian smartphone market revenue …
