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Windows Phone 8.1 about to get its first update

Windows Phone 8.1 about to get its first update

3 days ago, 09:03 | by Paul.K
Windows Phone 8.1 may have just started rolling out about a week ago, yet Microsoft is already planning...

Update brings some of Nokia X2's software features to the Nokia X, X+, and XL

Update brings some of Nokia X2's software features to the Nokia X, X+, and XL

3 days ago, 08:58 | by Peter K.
The Android-powered Nokia X family of devices, which has a pretty dim future ahead of it, as select representatives...

Control your Tesla Model S remotely via an Android Wear smartwatch

Control your Tesla Model S remotely via an Android Wear smartwatch

3 days ago, 08:52 | by Paul.K
Developers at a company called Bnotions released an Android Wear app, called Tesla Command, which allows...

Android L vs iOS 8 vs Windows Phone 8.1: which of the three will be the most consequential update?

Android L vs iOS 8 vs Windows Phone 8.1: which of the three will be the most consequential update?

3 days ago, 08:41 | by Chris P.
Due to what we suppose are a number a coincidences, it so happens that this year will see all three major...

Best iPhone and iPad educational and learning apps for kids (2014 edition)

Best iPhone and iPad educational and learning apps for kids (2014 edition)

3 days ago, 08:32 | by Victor H.
Kids are tremendous learners and you’d notice this right away when you give your youngster a device like...

London's mayor claims the city will be 5G-enabled by the end of the decade

London's mayor claims the city will be 5G-enabled by the end of the decade

3 days ago, 06:30 | by Peter K.
Although no clear specifications for 5G networks exist just yet, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson,...

Samsung’s expected launch of Tizen powered smartphone in Russia put on hold

Samsung’s expected launch of Tizen powered smartphone in Russia put on hold

3 days ago, 04:43 | by Maxwell R.
Tizen, Samsung’s home-baked mobile operating system, has been underdoing careful and frustrating development...

The Walking Dead: Season Three gets confirmed, release date not yet known

The Walking Dead: Season Three gets confirmed, release date not yet known

3 days ago, 04:37 | by Peter K.
Telltale Games, the developer behind the highly-popular and critically-acclaimed The Walking Dead spin-off...

Apple iPhone 6: round-up of concepts

Apple iPhone 6: round-up of concepts

3 days ago, 04:20 | by Victor H.
The Apple iPhone 6 is expected to make its official debut sometime this fall, and the expectations are...

Microsoft's Cortana challenges Apple's Siri to a duel in this video ad, guess who's victorious

Microsoft's Cortana challenges Apple's Siri to a duel in this video ad, guess who's victorious

3 days ago, 03:39 | by Peter K.
Let's face it, we are pretty aware that Microsoft is pretty keen on mocking others and nonchalantly comparing...

Get an invite for Offtime - the app that ensures you get enough time for your own in a hyper-connected world

Get an invite for Offtime - the app that ensures you get enough time for your own in a hyper-connected world

3 days ago, 03:33 | by Luis D.
Using a clean, simple interface, Offtime lets users customize their connectivity the way they want. Complete...

In webOS news, HP settles lawsuit with R&B legend Chubby Checker over a specific app

In webOS news, HP settles lawsuit with R&B legend Chubby Checker over a specific app

3 days ago, 03:18 | by Maxwell R.
Before HP shut the doors and sold everything to LG, a lawsuit had been filed against the company in...

Apple about to acquire Swell, a radio podcast service, for roughly $30 million

Apple about to acquire Swell, a radio podcast service, for roughly $30 million

3 days ago, 02:42 | by Peter K.
It appears that Apple is about to acquire Swell Radio, an iOS app that allows users to stream talk-radio...

Taiwan handset manufacturers expected to ship 21.95 million units in Q3

Taiwan handset manufacturers expected to ship 21.95 million units in Q3

4 days ago, 01:02 | by Alan F.
In the third quarter of 2014, Taiwan's original design manufacturers and brand-name producers, will see...

Flipkart customers order the Windows Phone 8.1 powered Xolo Q900S, receive Android model instead

Flipkart customers order the Windows Phone 8.1 powered Xolo Q900S, receive Android model instead

4 days ago, 00:22 | by Alan F.
So you ordered the Windows Phone 8.1 powered Xolo Q900S from Flipkart, the largest online retailer in...

Huawei Ascend Mate 3 (D3) to be released in September?

Huawei Ascend Mate 3 (D3) to be released in September?

4 days ago, 23:59 | by Florin T.
The Ascend Mate 3 seems to be the device previously known as the Huawei Ascend D3. It should feature...

Apple Stores to allow customers to use U.S. carrier's early upgrade programs to buy the iPhone

Apple Stores to allow customers to use U.S. carrier's early upgrade programs to buy the iPhone

4 days ago, 23:32 | by Alan F.
How would you like to use your Verizon Edge, AT&T Next or T-Mobile Jump! plans to get an early upgrade...

Best water-resistant smartphones

Best water-resistant smartphones

4 days ago, 22:32 | by Florin T.
There are quite many water-resistant smartphones that you can buy today, and some offer high-end features,...

The next-generation of power cells will double or triple your battery life

The next-generation of power cells will double or triple your battery life

4 days ago, 22:22 | by Alan F.
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered what could be the next-generation of Lithium-ion batteries....

What if the iPhone or iPad were their own company? How would they size up?

What if the iPhone or iPad were their own company? How would they size up?

4 days ago, 22:20 | by Maxwell R.
When Apple announced its quarterly earnings, the highlight of the announcement was the strength of...

Armchair quarterbacking Microsoft layoffs: money, culture, and farewell to Nokia

Armchair quarterbacking Microsoft layoffs: money, culture, and farewell to Nokia

4 days ago, 19:13 | by Maxwell R.
Now that we have had some time to digest Microsoft’s announcements to take the axe to a number of...

Internal Staples document reveals that Amazon will soon launch a credit card reader

Internal Staples document reveals that Amazon will soon launch a credit card reader

4 days ago, 18:28 | by Alan F.
A leaked internal Staples document, reveals that Amazon will soon offer a mobile credit card reader similar...

Homer lets you find out which apps your friends are using

Homer lets you find out which apps your friends are using

4 days ago, 15:58 | by Alan F.
Available from the Apple App Store, Homer allows you to find out which apps your iPhone and iPad totin'...

Windows Phone version of HTC One (M8) is confirmed?

Windows Phone version of HTC One (M8) is confirmed?

4 days ago, 14:19 | by Alan F.
The HTC One (M8) is certainly one of the front runners for the title of best designed smartphone for...

Partial list of features for Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update include apps for a smart case

Partial list of features for Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update include apps for a smart case

4 days ago, 12:23 | by Alan F.
On Saturday, we told you about the Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update that is being internally tested by Microsoft...

Some manufacturers get a slice of Microsoft's revenue from Bing

Some manufacturers get a slice of Microsoft's revenue from Bing

4 days ago, 11:06 | by Alan F.
Microsoft no longer charges manufacturers for using the Windows Phone OS on their handsets. But that...

How to make Android look like Windows Phone 8

How to make Android look like Windows Phone 8

4 days ago, 09:01 | by Florin T.
Your Android smartphone can look like a Windows Phone device - all you have to do is search for third-party...

Diagnostic tools in iOS have access to far more personal data than previously thought, bypass encryption

Diagnostic tools in iOS have access to far more personal data than previously thought, bypass encryption

4 days ago, 04:50 | by Maxwell R.
Through a proof of concept video, we are shown the large amount of data available through...

Pre-order the pink HTC One (M8) from Carphone Warehouse and get a free Dot View case

Pre-order the pink HTC One (M8) from Carphone Warehouse and get a free Dot View case

4 days ago, 03:04 | by Alan F.
The HTC One (M8) will be launched in pink from the U.K.'s Carphone Warehouse starting on August 7th....

Record orders for the Apple iPhone 6 could lead to a 5% to 10% price hike for competing phones

Record orders for the Apple iPhone 6 could lead to a 5% to 10% price hike for competing phones

27 Jul 2014, 00:33 | by Alan F.
Apple has recently been rumored to have ordered a record 70 million to 80 million units of the Apple...

Huawei Ascend P7 receives firmware update in Germany

Huawei Ascend P7 receives firmware update in Germany

26 Jul 2014, 23:43 | by Alan F.
The Huawei Ascend P7 was launched in early May, and by the middle of last month, it had sold over 1 million...

Project Baseline: Google’s quest to collect medical data, shape human health

Project Baseline: Google’s quest to collect medical data, shape human health

26 Jul 2014, 23:24 | by Maxwell R.
Queue Google’s latest moonshot, Project Baseline, also known as the Baseline Study, will collect...

Bose sues Beats, noise cancelation patents at issue

Bose sues Beats, noise cancelation patents at issue

26 Jul 2014, 22:03 | by Maxwell R.
Apple has not taken Beats Electronics under its wing just yet, the parties involved are just waiting...

HTC Desire 610 just 99 cents on contract at AT&T

HTC Desire 610 just 99 cents on contract at AT&T

26 Jul 2014, 22:01 | by Alan F.
For just 99 cents, and a signed two year contract, you can wind up with the HTC Desire 610 from AT&T....

Microsoft job listing hints at new photo and video applications

Microsoft job listing hints at new photo and video applications "across all screens"

26 Jul 2014, 20:30 | by Alan F.
Microsoft is apparently working on a new and improved way for Windows users to view pictures and video...

Watch out Glass! Lenovo announces wearable competitor, the C1

Watch out Glass! Lenovo announces wearable competitor, the C1

26 Jul 2014, 20:08 | by Maxwell R.
Google Glass is still in a relative infancy for the type of wearable it is, an accessory to don upon...

BlackBerry seeks partner to go up against the Apple-IBM enterprise combination

BlackBerry seeks partner to go up against the Apple-IBM enterprise combination

26 Jul 2014, 17:08 | by Alan F.
BlackBerry CEO John Chen was the first to call Apple iPhone users "wallhuggers," because of the necessity...

MetroPCS customers are migrating to T-Mobile's GSM network ahead of schedule

MetroPCS customers are migrating to T-Mobile's GSM network ahead of schedule

26 Jul 2014, 15:18 | by Alan F.
T-Mobile has announced that 92% of MetroPCS customers in three important markets (Boston, Hartford, Conn.,...

Is Motorola working in a 5.9-inch Nexus, codenamed Shamu?

Is Motorola working in a 5.9-inch Nexus, codenamed Shamu?

26 Jul 2014, 14:22 | by Michael H.
Ever since Google first announced its intentions to purchase Motorola, there have been rumors (aka hopes)...

Logic board for Apple iPhone 6 is spotted, reveals support for NFC and Wi-Fi 802.11ac

Logic board for Apple iPhone 6 is spotted, reveals support for NFC and Wi-Fi 802.11ac

26 Jul 2014, 13:45 | by Alan F.
Out of France Saturday morning, comes a leaked picture alleged to be the logic board for the upcoming...

Grab a slice! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie game is here for iOS and Android

Grab a slice! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie game is here for iOS and Android

26 Jul 2014, 13:07 | by Alan F.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will never die. The pizza munching, genetically altered "heroes in a...

Windows Phone 8.1, Lumia Cyan get pushed out in Australia and New Zealand

Windows Phone 8.1, Lumia Cyan get pushed out in Australia and New Zealand

26 Jul 2014, 11:45 | by Alan F.
G'day mates. If you live down under and own a Windows Phone 8 flavored Nokia Lumia handset, the Windows...

11 awesome (and free) cat wallpapers for Android

11 awesome (and free) cat wallpapers for Android

26 Jul 2014, 10:39 | by Florin T.
We've made a selection of live Android wallpapers that show cats - because, you know, cats want to be...

Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire under the pillow of a 13 year-old girl

Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire under the pillow of a 13 year-old girl

26 Jul 2014, 01:09 | by Alan F.
A 13 year-old Texas girl, who kept her Samsung Galaxy S4 under her pillow, was awoken by the smell of...

Sprint expected to report a loss of 900,000 subscribers for the second quarter

Sprint expected to report a loss of 900,000 subscribers for the second quarter

26 Jul 2014, 00:28 | by Alan F.
Sprint is expected to release its second quarter earnings on July 30th, but analysts aren't expecting...

Shiny! Firefly Online to get original cast for voices

Shiny! Firefly Online to get original cast for voices

25 Jul 2014, 23:29 | by Michael H.
Last year at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that there would be a Firefly Online game coming to...

U.S. cellphone unlocking bill awaits Obama's signature after passing through the House

U.S. cellphone unlocking bill awaits Obama's signature after passing through the House

25 Jul 2014, 22:24 | by Alan F.
All that is needed is for President Barack Obama to put his John Hancock on the bill, and unlocking your...

Live Lock Screen beta app launches for Windows Phone 8.1 users

Live Lock Screen beta app launches for Windows Phone 8.1 users

25 Jul 2014, 19:50 | by Alan F.
Windows Phone's Joe Belfiore, sent out a tweet on Friday, inviting those with Windows Phone 8.1 to download...

Windows Phone users get to sign up with BBM next week

Windows Phone users get to sign up with BBM next week

25 Jul 2014, 15:34 | by Alan F.
Trying to make BBM a successful stand-alone messaging app, BlackBerry has opened it up for iOS and Android...

Xiaomi Mi4 to launch in Italy next month; pre-order period starts now

Xiaomi Mi4 to launch in Italy next month; pre-order period starts now

25 Jul 2014, 14:40 | by Alan F.
The Xiaomi Mi4 was just introduced earlier this week, loaded to the gills with some sweet specs. Xiaomi's...

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