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WSJ: Verizon selling customer location data

WSJ: Verizon selling customer location data 47 min ago 2

Whenever a Verizon Wireless customer visits a website on his or her smartphone, data such as the name...

250M+ tablets predicted to be sold this year, nearly 600M in 2017

250M+ tablets predicted to be sold this year, nearly 600M in 2017 yesterday, 23:41 1

We know that tablets are on the tipping point as far as popularity and ubiquity. According to NPD and...

Spotify Charts now live globally; see which tune is number one with a bullet

Spotify Charts now live globally; see which tune is number one with a bullet yesterday, 23:39 1

If you've been around for a while, you might remember listening every weekend to American Top Forty;...

Pure Android version of Samsung Galaxy S4 will initially only be available in the US

Pure Android version of Samsung Galaxy S4 will initially only be available in the US yesterday, 22:45 16

We know that much of the world was intrigued when Google announced the forthcoming Samsung...

Twitter granted

Twitter granted "pull-to-refresh" patent, but can only use it defensively yesterday, 22:36 8

Twitter is one of the more forward thinking companies when it comes to patents, so even though the USPTO...

Apple CEO Tim Cook answers corporate tax questions before Senate committee

Apple CEO Tim Cook answers corporate tax questions before Senate committee yesterday, 21:13 16

Apple's CEO testified before a Senate Subcommittee on the company's practices to reduce tax liability...

Unity game engine now free for indie Android and iOS developers, BB10 and WP coming soon

Unity game engine now free for indie Android and iOS developers, BB10 and WP coming soon yesterday, 20:33 3

Gaming could be about to make a jump on Android and iOS, because the Unity game engine just became completely...

Waze hits Windows Phone Store, but you can't get it yet

Waze hits Windows Phone Store, but you can't get it yet yesterday, 20:17 7

Crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app Waze has hit the Windows Phone Store but even if you have the...

NVIDIA Tegra 4i already has support for LTE-Advanced, getting VoLTE soon

NVIDIA Tegra 4i already has support for LTE-Advanced, getting VoLTE soon yesterday, 19:44 8

The NVIDIA Tegra 4i has been talked up as a cheaper, smaller, and more power-efficient version of NVIDIA's...

Windows RT may get VPN, Bluetooth 4.0 and LE support, and more; Windows Phone too?

Windows RT may get VPN, Bluetooth 4.0 and LE support, and more; Windows Phone too? yesterday, 19:12 9

There has been a lot of information coming out about what Windows 8.1 (Blue) will add to Windows 8 or...

Probable Sprint model Motorola X Phone passes through the FCC

Probable Sprint model Motorola X Phone passes through the FCC yesterday, 18:53 12

The Motorola X Phone is popping up more and more these days. It looks like things are on track for the...

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon rollout charging stations, portable cell sites to assist Oklahoma tornado victims

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon rollout charging stations, portable cell sites to assist Oklahoma tornado victims yesterday, 18:48 2

The top three carriers in the United States have deployed their emergency response teams to Moore, Oklahoma...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 reportedly scores close to 28,000 on AnTuTu with Android 4.3

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 reportedly scores close to 28,000 on AnTuTu with Android 4.3 yesterday, 17:51 37

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 allegedly went through the AnTuTu benchmark site, which not only left us with...

Netflix: BlackBerry does not have the volume

Netflix: BlackBerry does not have the volume yesterday, 17:08 18

For those loyal BlackBerry fans that are hoping against hope, waiting with baited breath, or downright...

Nokia Lumia 925 hands-on

Nokia Lumia 925 hands-on yesterday, 15:31 36

Perfecting the craft, we can clearly see that Nokia is pushing the envelope each time they announce a...

Report: Nokia considers building a phablet for 2014

Report: Nokia considers building a phablet for 2014 yesterday, 15:23 27

According to a published report, Nokia is considering producing a phablet that would be released in 2014;...

Samsung Galaxy S III, sans contract, coming to Virgin and Boost; Boost Mobile Wallet is here

Samsung Galaxy S III, sans contract, coming to Virgin and Boost; Boost Mobile Wallet is here yesterday, 13:20 13

Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship Android model, the Samsung Galaxy S III is being made...

Sprint raises its bid to buy Clearwire, seeks to thwart Dish

Sprint raises its bid to buy Clearwire, seeks to thwart Dish yesterday, 11:52 2

On Tuesday, Sprint raised its bid to buy Clearwire to $3.40 a share which surpasses the offer made by...

Sprint unveils tri-band 4G LTE broadband devices, to release them in the summer

Sprint unveils tri-band 4G LTE broadband devices, to release them in the summer yesterday, 11:25 13

Sprint has used the ongoing CTIA conference as a stage to announce a bunch of 4G LTE broadband devices...

Kyocera Hydro EDGE hands-on

Kyocera Hydro EDGE hands-on yesterday, 11:23 6

When you’re targeted to be a ruggedized smartphone, design isn’t something that’s placed highly in the...

LG Optimus G Pro to be unveiled in Asia on May 30th

LG Optimus G Pro to be unveiled in Asia on May 30th yesterday, 11:07 9

You might remember earlier this month when LG sent out invitations to an event to be held May 30th in...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 price revealed by accident

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 price revealed by accident yesterday, 10:20 14

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has not yet officially been priced, but considering that the 7 inch niche...

Kyocera Hydro XTRM hands-on

Kyocera Hydro XTRM hands-on yesterday, 09:44 2

To tell you the truth, the design of the Kyocera Hydro XTRM follows in the same direction as its long...

Here are 20 facts you did not know about Samsung

Here are 20 facts you did not know about Samsung yesterday, 09:31 93

Samsung has grown tremendously over the past couple of years becoming the world’s largest phone manufacturer...

Ad compares low-light photography on Nokia Lumia 928 with Apple iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4

Ad compares low-light photography on Nokia Lumia 928 with Apple iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4 yesterday, 09:15 69

Thanks to the more complex cameras that have been placed on handsets lately, the ability of a smartphone's...

U.K. retailer Clove accepting pre-registrations for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3; July launch seen

U.K. retailer Clove accepting pre-registrations for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3; July launch seen yesterday, 07:37 11

For those of you out there who have been waiting for Samsung's really big next thing, U.K. phone retailer...

Win a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 directly from BlackBerry U.K.

Win a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 directly from BlackBerry U.K. yesterday, 06:42 20

If you have a Twitter account and know how to send a tweet or two, are 18 or older, and are a resident...

Does your Samsung Galaxy S4 have sound issues with some headphones?

Does your Samsung Galaxy S4 have sound issues with some headphones? yesterday, 05:30 50

There's a growing thread over at the XDA Developers forum revolving around a Samsung Galaxy S4 issue....

LG Optimus F3 pictured, detailed for Sprint

LG Optimus F3 pictured, detailed for Sprint yesterday, 05:25 14

LG's been making more than a few waves lately with its latest generation of devices, as well as handsets...

Vodafone posts a large quarterly revenue drop, holds dividend, still making money

Vodafone posts a large quarterly revenue drop, holds dividend, still making money yesterday, 03:43 2

If ever there was any doubt as to why Vodafone would want to hold on to its 45% stake in Verizon...

Opera browser goes out of beta, now available on Android

Opera browser goes out of beta, now available on Android yesterday, 03:40 11

Opera has been on mobile devices almost since the dawn of the Internet and now Opera has finalized its...

Could this be a new Google Nexus 7 tablet?

Could this be a new Google Nexus 7 tablet? yesterday, 03:15 30

Many of you were probably expecting to hear about a new version of the Google Nexus 7 during the Google...

Rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 Active leaks on video: Snapdragon S4 Plus, 8 MP camera

Rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 Active leaks on video: Snapdragon S4 Plus, 8 MP camera yesterday, 03:10 55

The big unknown seems to be the screen type, since if Samsung went with the same wide-gamut Full HD Super...

Consumer Reports votes Samsung Galaxy S4 as best phone of the season

Consumer Reports votes Samsung Galaxy S4 as best phone of the season yesterday, 02:51 86

The shop measures by several criteria, including camera performance, and it was overall satisfied mostly...

Cat B15 rugged Android smartphone hands-on

Cat B15 rugged Android smartphone hands-on yesterday, 02:40 3

At first glance, we thought that Cat B15 smartphone was some kind of ruggedized case, due to its mashed...

SID expo 2013: Galaxy S4 display has the widest color gamut, Samsung demos 13.3

SID expo 2013: Galaxy S4 display has the widest color gamut, Samsung demos 13.3" panel with 3200x1800 pixels yesterday, 02:30 22

After LG demonstrated a flexible OLED with plastic substrate, Samsung flaunted three display sizes -...

BlackBerry Q5 detailed on video

BlackBerry Q5 detailed on video yesterday, 02:21 29

When the BlackBerry Q5 was officially announced, Thorsten Heins didn't really share a whole lot of detailed...

Google has been thinking about more granular permissions control on Android

Google has been thinking about more granular permissions control on Android yesterday, 00:58 15

While it is very nice that Android allows you to see everything on your device that an app will have...

Dish CEO Ergen turns his attention toward LightSquared's spectrum

Dish CEO Ergen turns his attention toward LightSquared's spectrum yesterday, 00:58 4

Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen, currently involved in two acquisition attempts, is said to be offering...

Leaked file for the CDMA X Phone confirms a Snapdragon S4 Pro again

Leaked file for the CDMA X Phone confirms a Snapdragon S4 Pro again yesterday, 00:32 19

We're really not sure why the rumors persist that the upcoming Motorola X Phone could have a Snapdragon...

Samsung Wallet launches in Korea

Samsung Wallet launches in Korea yesterday, 00:12 1

Samsung Wallet was displayed earlier this year and the app is now available for Korean Android users...

By the end of 2013, any mobile video chat app will work over cellular on AT&T

By the end of 2013, any mobile video chat app will work over cellular on AT&T 2 days ago, 23:33 8

You got to admit, AT&T has managed to allow this issue to remain a festering sore spot with its...

SoftBank gives Sprint permission to talk to Dish

SoftBank gives Sprint permission to talk to Dish 2 days ago, 22:53 13

Both SoftBank and Dish are trying to capture Sprint, the nation's third largest carrier; the Japanese...

Apple testing 1.5 inch OLED screen for iWatch?

Apple testing 1.5 inch OLED screen for iWatch? 2 days ago, 21:36 34

According to reports from Taiwan's Economic Times, Apple is in the process of testing 1.5 inch OLED displays...

Google leaves Key Lime Pie Easter eggs at I/O

Google leaves Key Lime Pie Easter eggs at I/O 2 days ago, 20:09 24

Many Android fans were disappointed that Google didn't announce a new version of Android at Google I/O....

Student develops a capacitor that could charge a cell phone in 30 seconds

Student develops a capacitor that could charge a cell phone in 30 seconds 2 days ago, 19:47 45

18 year old Eesha Khare of Saratoga, California won the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award, earning...

Flickr now offering 1 terabyte of free storage, and an updated Android app

Flickr now offering 1 terabyte of free storage, and an updated Android app 2 days ago, 19:46 7

Yahoo has been working extremely hard to not just make Flickr relevant in the age of photo competition...

Beer lovers rejoice, an app mapping the universe of beer on its way to guide you

Beer lovers rejoice, an app mapping the universe of beer on its way to guide you 2 days ago, 18:57 4

Kevin Jamieson is a working toward earning his Ph.D at the Electrical and Computer Engineering school...

HTC One used for video call...from the summit of Mount Everest

HTC One used for video call...from the summit of Mount Everest 2 days ago, 17:45 19

HTC is doing everything it can to be literally at the top of every list. It accomplished that in a way...

Man steals smartphone, gets hit by bus, suffers only minor injuries and is arrested

Man steals smartphone, gets hit by bus, suffers only minor injuries and is arrested 2 days ago, 17:11 68

It is perhaps karma of the highest order as a thief tries to make a quick grab-n-go but gets thwarted...

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