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A change of tone: is Nokia the next turnaround stock?

A change of tone: is Nokia the next turnaround stock? 01 Mar 2013, 07:22 48

Nokia has been through some very tough times in 2012 catastrophically losing market share and quickly...

Google+ Sign-In tries to beat Facebook Connect by avoiding

Google+ Sign-In tries to beat Facebook Connect by avoiding "social spam" 26 Feb 2013, 10:44 9

Single sign-in options have been around for a while, but more and more they are being tied to our social...

Motorola is Google's defense against Samsung's Android dominance

Motorola is Google's defense against Samsung's Android dominance 26 Feb 2013, 04:02 102

Samsung is a huge success. The company was responsible for almost 40% of the entire smartphone market...

Should Android developers abandon Gingerbread and only support Android 4.0+?

Should Android developers abandon Gingerbread and only support Android 4.0+? 24 Feb 2013, 17:29 47

The tide is turning. Android devices are continually being upgraded, and older handsets traded in for...

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial 22 May 2013

Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...

HTC: A brief history in solid handset designs

HTC: A brief history in solid handset designs 23 Feb 2013, 10:27 93

Now that HTC’s big fat cat is out of the bag, everyone is up in arms over the HTC One’s stunning design,...

Google Project Glass overview: why it could change telephony, bring Google Plus up and Facebook down

Google Project Glass overview: why it could change telephony, bring Google Plus up and Facebook down 22 Feb 2013, 07:40 42

With a deeply engraved social DNA, Glass could finally give Google Plus a much needed push, turn the...

HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView: technical comparison

HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView: technical comparison 21 Feb 2013, 07:50 296

“The myth that the more megapixels a camera has the better the pictures, is a big fat lie.” That is how...

HTC is going hard on marketing, but is the One enough to make HTC relevant again?

HTC is going hard on marketing, but is the One enough to make HTC relevant again? 19 Feb 2013, 20:43 80

From everything we've seen and heard, the HTC One could very well be the new gold standard in the mobile...

HTC One and the UltraPixels: the end of the megapixel war

HTC One and the UltraPixels: the end of the megapixel war 19 Feb 2013, 11:20 80

HTC just confirmed the old adage "do what's right and take the consequences" with the introduction of...

Ubuntu for tablets officially connects Canonical's convergent dream

Ubuntu for tablets officially connects Canonical's convergent dream 19 Feb 2013, 11:07 28

Canonical has been saying for a while that it intends to make Ubuntu an all-in-one operating system,...

Has Google proven it can handle its own retail stores?

Has Google proven it can handle its own retail stores? 15 Feb 2013, 21:39 24

So, word just came out that Google may be working on opening its own chain of retail stores in major...

Google Play hands your personal info to each developer with every app purchase

Google Play hands your personal info to each developer with every app purchase 14 Feb 2013, 16:19 75

Since it appears to be by design, it would not be called a flaw, but does digital media require disclosing...

Nokia: two years after the Windows Phone adoption

Nokia: two years after the Windows Phone adoption 14 Feb 2013, 06:34 140

It feels like yesterday when we heard Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop shock the industry with his...

Thinking outside the screen: 6 things you aren't doing with your tablet

Thinking outside the screen: 6 things you aren't doing with your tablet 14 Feb 2013, 03:07 7

The tablet PC has finally arrived. While this formerly science fiction-seeming device has had numerous...

What to expect with the Motorola X Phone, and is it a real game-changer?

What to expect with the Motorola X Phone, and is it a real game-changer? 13 Feb 2013, 16:42 53

Earlier today, there was a report that the Motorola X Phone that is expected to be the flagship announcement...

Old vs new: what smartphone would you buy?

Old vs new: what smartphone would you buy? 13 Feb 2013, 07:19 68

Each time someone asks us what phone they should get, the very same conflict arises: would it be better...

Facebook hires Pixar artist to reimagine the emoticon

Facebook hires Pixar artist to reimagine the emoticon 12 Feb 2013, 09:35 7

Emoticons have become a pretty standard part of communication these days. Ever since texting first started...

LTE Advanced means faster data, will it also mean bigger phones?  Probably

LTE Advanced means faster data, will it also mean bigger phones? Probably 11 Feb 2013, 02:29 11

While many carriers have not even started their LTE rollout yet, LTE Advanced is already entering the...

Microsoft justifies Surface Windows 8 Pro battery life and storage

Microsoft justifies Surface Windows 8 Pro battery life and storage 07 Feb 2013, 02:50 38

Despite its appeal, genuine concerns have been cited about battery life and storage on Microsoft's flagship...

Web share is misused when used to show market share

Web share is misused when used to show market share 04 Feb 2013, 11:17 33

We've been thinking on this topic for a while now, and we've finally come to a conclusion: web share...

Have smartphone cameras reached point-and-shoot quality?

Have smartphone cameras reached point-and-shoot quality? 04 Feb 2013, 09:51 44

The debate about the quality of smartphone cameras and whether or not they have reached point-and-shoot...

Clearwire still reviewing offer from Dish Network

Clearwire still reviewing offer from Dish Network 04 Feb 2013, 02:13 4

With a number of Clearwire shareholders still opposing the proposed deal to be acquired by Sprint, Clearwire...

The reason you probably want YouTube subscriptions (even if you don't know it)

The reason you probably want YouTube subscriptions (even if you don't know it) 02 Feb 2013, 17:50 49

A couple days ago, we heard the news that Google was looking into adding subscription plans to YouTube,...

Verizon and HTC show the true meaning of 'disastrous software support' - update the HTC ThunderBolt to ICS

Verizon and HTC show the true meaning of 'disastrous software support' - update the HTC ThunderBolt to ICS 01 Feb 2013, 05:44 84

Does anyone even remember the HTC ThunderBolt? We needed a few minutes to recall its appearance (and...

Do you know which is the biggest cell phone carrier in the world?

Do you know which is the biggest cell phone carrier in the world? 31 Jan 2013, 08:13 17

You know, the mobile industry is full of wonderful and peculiar things. Being the cell phone maniacs...

A closer look at QNX Neutrino - the rock solid foundation of BlackBerry 10

A closer look at QNX Neutrino - the rock solid foundation of BlackBerry 10 31 Jan 2013, 08:01 27

Drivers and applications sit in their own isolated memory address, and operate independently. This way...

Google Play app revenue could surpass iTunes App Store by the end of 2013, will developers follow?

Google Play app revenue could surpass iTunes App Store by the end of 2013, will developers follow? 30 Jan 2013, 13:54 63

Just in case you were looking for a break from the BlackBerry madness that has been happening today,...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 waves goodbye to on-screen Android buttons: good idea or not?

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 waves goodbye to on-screen Android buttons: good idea or not? 25 Jan 2013, 09:36 96

Just recently we saw more images of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and while there is nothing that striking...

Can Sony's rumored 6.44

Can Sony's rumored 6.44" Togari phone rival a Galaxy Note III if both came with a stylus? 25 Jan 2013, 06:00 91

Not to say that Snapdragon 800, a 6.4" Full HD screen and 3,500 mAh battery are not impressive, but what...

Should Nokia switch to Android?

Should Nokia switch to Android? 24 Jan 2013, 10:18 288

Hooray, Nokia is profitable again! After a long and painful internal transitional period, the ex-largest...

Data is cheaper to transmit, so why is Verizon more expensive?

Data is cheaper to transmit, so why is Verizon more expensive? 23 Jan 2013, 15:39 63

To be fair, this isn't an issue specifically with Verizon, but Verizon does have the easiest numbers...

Are the carriers the reason for Samsung’s lagging Windows Phone effort in the US?

Are the carriers the reason for Samsung’s lagging Windows Phone effort in the US? 23 Jan 2013, 00:04 24

Samsung carries a lot of clout as the largest smartphone maker in the world and that may be one reason...

How Google Glass will change mobile, and how it could fail

How Google Glass will change mobile, and how it could fail 21 Jan 2013, 10:35 48

How often do we hear jokes about how no one experiences life as it happens these days? People miss out...

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa 21 Jan 2013, 08:03 32

We're seeing tons of innovation in the mobile CPU space lately, and this shouldn't really surprise anyone....

Best ways to treat and discard smartphone batteries

Best ways to treat and discard smartphone batteries 21 Jan 2013, 04:18 12

Every smartphone has a battery, and every battery will eventually die. Before that happens, you should...

Google CEO Larry Page on Apple's

Google CEO Larry Page on Apple's "thermonuclear war": "How well is that working?" 17 Jan 2013, 19:32 69

Larry Page took over as CEO of Google in April of 2011, although insiders say that the job was always...

The best predictions for 2013: 1 billion smartphones shipped, but the PC not dead yet

The best predictions for 2013: 1 billion smartphones shipped, but the PC not dead yet 16 Jan 2013, 23:30 29

Normally, we don't give a lot of respect to analysts, because more often than not, they just say something...

BlackBerry 10: Why I'm genuinely excited for it

BlackBerry 10: Why I'm genuinely excited for it 16 Jan 2013, 14:50 30

So why am I excited about BlackBerry 10? Well, for starters, I’m just enamored by how smooth the platform...

Facebook's Graph Search isn't a Google competitor for users, it's for advertisers

Facebook's Graph Search isn't a Google competitor for users, it's for advertisers 15 Jan 2013, 15:28 7

It seems to us that Facebook has a problem with branding. The company has notably been terrible about...

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year 14 Jan 2013, 04:15 78

CES 2013 was the show of mobile chipsets. First, it was Nvidia that announced its next-gen processor,...

Your Android phone's alternative buddies at CES: Ford cars, Dacor ovens, Samsung fridges

Your Android phone's alternative buddies at CES: Ford cars, Dacor ovens, Samsung fridges 11 Jan 2013, 05:32 3

There were actually many underground trends to discover at CES 2013, and one of them was Android creeping...

Thoughts on CES 2013 (devices, keynotes, stuff)

Thoughts on CES 2013 (devices, keynotes, stuff) 10 Jan 2013, 06:40 8

CES 2013 hasn't ended yet, but it's safe to say that we've already seen all that this year's expo is...

AT&T VP says the telephone network is obsolete, pushes for

AT&T VP says the telephone network is obsolete, pushes for "All-IP telco", no regulation 08 Jan 2013, 11:01 10

We've said it before and we'll say it again. The dream is to ditch the traditional telephone network...

The 5-inch smartphone: is this the end of the screen size race?

The 5-inch smartphone: is this the end of the screen size race? 08 Jan 2013, 07:32 154

Give people a phone with a 3.5-inch display in 2007 and you’d hear oohs and aahs about how big that display...

Sony Xperia Z specs review: greet the real 007 phone

Sony Xperia Z specs review: greet the real 007 phone 07 Jan 2013, 20:06 62

Sony calls Xperia T the James Bond phone, but that title should have really waited for the Xperia Z monstrosity...

App piracy: the good, the bad and how to reduce it

App piracy: the good, the bad and how to reduce it 04 Jan 2013, 09:07 77

A surprising news emerged these days: Installous, an app for jailbroken iPhones and iPads that allowed...

CES 2013: what to expect

CES 2013: what to expect 04 Jan 2013, 09:06 36

In just a couple of weeks, geeks from all over the world will pack their bags and head on a trip to Las...

Beyond LTE (Part 2): From AMPS to LTE

Beyond LTE (Part 2): From AMPS to LTE 03 Jan 2013, 03:18 15

In the first part of our Beyond LTE series, we told you about how it all began - with the birth of the...

Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS coming in early 2014

Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS coming in early 2014 02 Jan 2013, 13:17 82

We had heard a couple days ago that Canonical was planning to ring in the New Year with an announcement...

 
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