Transparent phone prototype is getting closer 15 Feb 2013, 18:16 53

It's been the dream for years and years: transparent computer displays, and transparent phones. We've...

Opera purchases Skyfire for $155m to improve mobile browser 15 Feb 2013, 00:20 5

Opera has been having a pretty impressive week. First, it announced that it would be transitioning all...

Smartphones grab 50% of U.S, mobile market in 2012 14 Feb 2013, 22:49 1

comScore's report for 2013 says that smartphones made up 50% of the mobile market in 2012 while tablets...

IDC says iOS and Android combined for 87.6% of the 2012 smartphone market 14 Feb 2013, 18:06 47

Not like we needed more evidence, but the smartphone market isn't really all that competitive. In reality,...

Qualcomm brags about its Quick Charge 1.0 Snapdragon tech that tops up your phone 40% faster 14 Feb 2013, 08:41 13

The rapid charging technology is being already used on phones like the Droid DNA, Lumia 920 or the Nexus...

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...

British satellite will be controlled by Google Nexus One 08 Feb 2013, 01:48 9

To be launched at the end of the month, the Strand-1 will be controlled by a Nexus One for part of its...

As Dell prepares to go private, founder admits quick rise of tablets surprised him 05 Feb 2013, 06:08 8

Smartphones and tablets have grown tremendously in the last couple of years but while that’s all obvious...

Man pocket-dials 9-1-1 on his handset, talks drugs and is busted 01 Feb 2013, 02:18 16

A 19 year-old tow truck driver in Florida was pulled over by a cop and was stunned when the police officer...

Android made up 86% of Q4 smartphone shipments in China, iOS was 12% 31 Jan 2013, 17:47 17

China is a huge smartphone market and growing at quite a rapid clip, but more amazing than the size of...

Despite iPad mini, Apple's tablet share dips in Q4, Amazon on the rise 31 Jan 2013, 00:43 9

Some may still say that the iPad "dominates" the tablet market, but we can't agree with that statement...

BlackBerry nabs Alicia Keys, Neil Gaiman, and Robert Rodriguez for "Keep Moving" campaign 30 Jan 2013, 14:45 8

Given the amount of money that Microsoft has been throwing at celebrities to be in commercials, it probably...

Yahoo says mobile Flickr redesign led to 25% more uploads and views 28 Jan 2013, 21:45 2

When Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo, one of the first things that she did was commit more resources...

World's first in-car wireless phone charger by Denso is what powers the new Toyota Avalon's eBin tray 25 Jan 2013, 09:13 5

When wireless charging becomes the law of the land, Denso will be ready with an in-car solution for everybody....

Jolla looking to China to gain traction for Sailfish 25 Jan 2013, 00:52 8

This year looks like the year of Linux-based mobile operating systems. Android, which already has the...

White House petition started to make unlocking phones legal 24 Jan 2013, 23:59 24

As we mentioned earlier, the exemption to the DMCA which allowed for jailbreaking/rooting of phones also...

Apps for apes: give your old iPad to a bored orangutan 24 Jan 2013, 06:47 10

Did you know that there's a special program which aims to enrich the lives of orangutans living in zoos...

Illegal no-hire agreements were the norm at Apple, Google, others: emails leaked 23 Jan 2013, 03:44 18

Finding the right employees may be hard. Keeping them, might be even harder. Especially when stakes become...

Google announces $14.4 billion in revenue, $1.51 billion for Motorola in Q4 2012 22 Jan 2013, 17:15 30

Google has reported its earnings for Q4 of 2012, and the numbers keep going up. During the quarterly...

Korean researchers make 'the world's first imprintable and bendable lithium-ion battery' 16 Jan 2013, 08:08 15

These can be sprayed on electrodes, then baked with UV rays for about 30 minutes to create power units...

Netflix makes a deal for Adult Swim and Cartoon Network content. Ooooooooohh! 14 Jan 2013, 16:33 25

Netflix has been on the move as far as adding content to stay ahead of competitors like Amazon, and right...

Apple fans step up in Russia unveiling interactive iPhone 5-shaped memorial to Steve Jobs 11 Jan 2013, 11:32 79

2013 will go down as the year that Apple did its best to steal coverage from CES (although the company...

Ray Kurzweil talks about teaching Google to understand natural language 10 Jan 2013, 20:00 7

When we heard that Ray Kurzweil was joining the Google team, we automatically saw the potential for what...

Ubuntu for phones already got a performance update (video) 09 Jan 2013, 13:21 7

Ubuntu for phones was formally announced just last week, and won't be available on the market until at...

The SpareOne Cellphone uses one AA battery 07 Jan 2013, 19:50 6

A company called SpareOne has built a cellphone that runs on AA batteries and gets about ten hours of...

Android 4.x now almost 40% of the ecosystem 03 Jan 2013, 17:36 30

It's that time of the month where Google updates the platform version share numbers for Android, and...

Worms: The latest in semiconductor manufacturing 02 Jan 2013, 03:27 6

While semiconductors are not the first thing you envision when you think of worms, it maybe should not...