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Apple patent application shows how the Apple iPhone can summon help in an emergency

Apple patent application shows how the Apple iPhone can summon help in an emergency

4 days ago, 16:55 | by Alan F.
A patent application filed by Apple and released by the USPTO on Thursday, entitled "Mobile emergency...

HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610 priced in Europe

HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610 priced in Europe

4 days ago, 16:37 | by Florin T.
Both the HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610 were announced at MWC 2014, but the 816 will be released first...

Girl Develop It offering scholarships to Dev Bootcamp, prospective female developers apply

Girl Develop It offering scholarships to Dev Bootcamp, prospective female developers apply

4 days ago, 16:33 | by Maxwell R.
If you use any type of technological gadget today, you can thank a developer. If you use any type of...

Choose one of four Nokia Lumia models to win in U.S. based contest

Choose one of four Nokia Lumia models to win in U.S. based contest

4 days ago, 16:01 | by Alan F.
How would you like to win a Nokia Lumia handset, a Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet, an XBox One, a 50" TV and...

Findery is a social mapping app from the co-founder of Flickr

Findery is a social mapping app from the co-founder of Flickr

4 days ago, 14:33 | by Alan F.
Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake has a new app available for iOS users called Findery. Called a "social...

Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-registrations now number 300,000 at T-Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-registrations now number 300,000 at T-Mobile

4 days ago, 12:59 | by Alan F.
Two days after Samsung introduced the Samsung Galaxy S5, T-Mobile announced that a record 100,000 people...

Soon to be AT&T's problem, Leap Wireless reports a higher Q4 loss thanks to MetroPCS

Soon to be AT&T's problem, Leap Wireless reports a higher Q4 loss thanks to MetroPCS

4 days ago, 12:10 | by Alan F.
Customers of a certain pre-paid carrier are taking a giant leap away from this mobile operator. Care...

Citigroup: Apple to order 90 million units of the Apple iPhone 6 from Foxconn this year

Citigroup: Apple to order 90 million units of the Apple iPhone 6 from Foxconn this year

4 days ago, 11:30 | by Alan F.
Citigroup Capital Markets has issued a report to its customers claiming that Apple plans on ordering...

Forget Samsung's

Forget Samsung's "designed for humans" slogan, LG says its G Flex is "the most human phone ever" in this creepy commercial

4 days ago, 11:10 | by Florin T.
LG believes that the curved design and the self-healing back plate of the G Flex make it the most human...

Nokia RM-976, possibly the Lumia 630, appears at the FCC

Nokia RM-976, possibly the Lumia 630, appears at the FCC

4 days ago, 09:49 | by Nick T.
Rumor has it that Nokia is about to launch its first dual-SIM Lumia model pretty soon. It could be known...

Samsung receives a patent for a force-sensitive touchscreen display

Samsung receives a patent for a force-sensitive touchscreen display

4 days ago, 09:46 | by Peter K.
Samsung has just received a new patent for a "touch display apparatus sensing touch force". The South...

Eets Munchies, a cartoony physics puzzle, arrives on iOS, cake eating ensues

Eets Munchies, a cartoony physics puzzle, arrives on iOS, cake eating ensues

4 days ago, 09:45 | by Peter K.
Eets Munchies is one of the latest Physics-based puzzle games to hit the iTunes App Store. This new iOS...

S Circle, a mysterious Samsung activity tracker, pops up at the FCC

S Circle, a mysterious Samsung activity tracker, pops up at the FCC

4 days ago, 09:44 | by Peter K.
Samsung already announced the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo, and the Gear Fit wearables at this year's MWC....

HTC announces the Desire 310 – the company's first MediaTek smartphone

HTC announces the Desire 310 – the company's first MediaTek smartphone

4 days ago, 09:43 | by Peter K.
HTC today officially lifted the veil off the entry-level HTC Desire 310. Just as we suspected, the successor...

Mystery biker that helped HTC CEO arrive at MWC found, behold his reward

Mystery biker that helped HTC CEO arrive at MWC found, behold his reward

4 days ago, 09:42 | by Peter K.
The mysterious biker, who saved HTC CEO Peter Chou from running late to an important meeting at the MWC,...

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro LTE launched by Verizon, hefty price attached

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro LTE launched by Verizon, hefty price attached

4 days ago, 09:41 | by Florin T.
Sporting a 12.2-inch display with 2560 x 1600 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro is Verizon's largest...

AwesomeDial breathes life in your iPhone contacts, lets you group message them

AwesomeDial breathes life in your iPhone contacts, lets you group message them

4 days ago, 09:31 | by Daniel P.
If you think the contact list on your iPhone is boring, don't add a couple of oddballs and celebs just...

Apple revealed as major customer of Pixelworks, supplier of high-quality video processing solutions

Apple revealed as major customer of Pixelworks, supplier of high-quality video processing solutions

4 days ago, 09:26 | by Luis D.
Pixelworks, an Oregon company that specializes in high-quality video processing solutions, revealed Apple...

RAR is the Android version of WinRAR, available on Android for free

RAR is the Android version of WinRAR, available on Android for free

4 days ago, 09:15 | by Peter K.
WinRAR, arguably the most popular file archiver for desktop PCs, arrived on Android devices. Dubbed RAR,...

How often do you use the S Pen stylus of your Galaxy Note 3?

How often do you use the S Pen stylus of your Galaxy Note 3?

4 days ago, 09:06 | by Daniel P.
With the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung improved significantly on the winning S Pen formula, by introducing better...

Best alternative Twitter apps for Android and iOS

Best alternative Twitter apps for Android and iOS

4 days ago, 08:59 | by Nick T.
With hundreds of millions of people in its user database, Twitter is still among the most popular social...

Blocks might let you assemble a modular smart-watch sometime in the future

Blocks might let you assemble a modular smart-watch sometime in the future

4 days ago, 08:48 | by Luis D.
Like Project Ara, but for smart-watches. This is Blocks in a nutshell. It's a concept that will let you,...

Benchmark shows Huawei's octa-core Kirin 920 CPU breathing down Snapdragon 805's neck

Benchmark shows Huawei's octa-core Kirin 920 CPU breathing down Snapdragon 805's neck

4 days ago, 08:02 | by Luis D.
Benchmarks of Huawei's latest SoC, the Kirin 920, reveal its performance is comparable to that of Qualcomm's...

Samsung Galaxy S5 price and release date

Samsung Galaxy S5 price and release date

4 days ago, 08:00 | by Chris P.
Well, there you have it! The Samsung Galaxy S5 is no longer a mystery. At least for the most part. But...

Google updates its Android Text-To-Speech app with high-quality English voices

Google updates its Android Text-To-Speech app with high-quality English voices

4 days ago, 07:22 | by Luis D.
Google has updated its Text-To-Speech standalone app with high-quality English voices and new language...

ABBYY FineScanner document scanning app for iOS goes free

ABBYY FineScanner document scanning app for iOS goes free

4 days ago, 06:35 | by Luis D.
The ABBYY FineScanner document and photo scanning app for iOS is now free to download and use. Free as...

Using Isis Mobile Wallet can save you half of your NYC taxi fare

Using Isis Mobile Wallet can save you half of your NYC taxi fare

4 days ago, 06:11 | by Alan F.
With cab rides still one of the easiest ways to navigate New York City, the costs of hailing a cab for...

Deus Ex: The Fall goes on sale for $1.39 on Android and $0.99 on iOS

Deus Ex: The Fall goes on sale for $1.39 on Android and $0.99 on iOS

4 days ago, 06:02 | by Luis D.
Eidos' Android and iOS shooter, Deus Ex: The Fall, will be on sale for 99p until Monday, March 10. If...

Did you know that

Did you know that "silent" text messages can be used to track your whereabouts?

06 Mar 2014, 05:37 | by Nick T.
Smartphone ownership is on the rise globally, and in the U.S., in particular, 65% of households have...

Judge Koh completes $930 million damage award to Apple, but company loses bid for Samsung injunction

Judge Koh completes $930 million damage award to Apple, but company loses bid for Samsung injunction

06 Mar 2014, 05:37 | by Alan F.
With a flick of a pen, Judge Lucy Koh finalized the $929.8 million damage award due to Apple from Samsung,...

Smash Hit calms your spirits by letting you smash things to ambient tunes

Smash Hit calms your spirits by letting you smash things to ambient tunes

06 Mar 2014, 05:25 | by Luis D.
Mediocre AB's Smash Hit is a cathartic, harmonious "smash obstacles in your path" experience. Available...

Pictures and video display more information on the camera, screen and audio of the Sony Xperia Z2

Pictures and video display more information on the camera, screen and audio of the Sony Xperia Z2

06 Mar 2014, 04:57 | by Alan F.
Some photos from a Sony development team meeting reveal that the Sony Xperia Z2 and the Sony Xperia Z2...

Twitch mobile SDK released, streaming for mobile games to arrive soon

Twitch mobile SDK released, streaming for mobile games to arrive soon

06 Mar 2014, 02:59 | by Peter K.
Twitch, arguably the largest live streaming video game portal out there, is determined to bring live...

Nvidia’s Tegra K1 might draw a shocking amount of power

Nvidia’s Tegra K1 might draw a shocking amount of power

06 Mar 2014, 02:42 | by Victor H.
Nvidia unveiled its new Tegra K1 system on a chip with a lot of buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Nokia to host an April 19 event?

Nokia to host an April 19 event?

06 Mar 2014, 02:27 | by Luis D.
Another day, another leak. According to @evleaks, Nokia might be hosting an event on April 19. There...

Apple iPhone 5c inventories build to over 3 million units

Apple iPhone 5c inventories build to over 3 million units

06 Mar 2014, 01:42 | by Alan F.
According to a published report on Thursday that cites Taiwan based supply chain manufacturers, Apple...

Case for the Apple iPhone tracks your health

Case for the Apple iPhone tracks your health

06 Mar 2014, 01:07 | by Alan F.
A new case for the Apple iPhone not only keeps your handset healthy, it also keeps you healthy. Produced...

Here's the news: Flipboard acquires Zite from CNN

Here's the news: Flipboard acquires Zite from CNN

06 Mar 2014, 00:09 | by Alan F.
Magazine-style newsreader Flipboard has acquired fellow newsreader Zite from CNN. Zite had been available...

Former Apple CEO John Sculley starting a new smartphone brand in India

05 Mar 2014, 23:07 | by Maxwell R.
Using funding from an investment outfit based out of Singapore, Inflexionpoint, of which Scully is a...

Mystery solved: HTC Desire 816 should run Android 4.4.2 KitKat at launch

Mystery solved: HTC Desire 816 should run Android 4.4.2 KitKat at launch

05 Mar 2014, 23:00 | by Florin T.
The Chinese version of the HTC Desire 816 has Android KitKat on board, so we're assuming that KitKat...

Microsoft board originally pushed back against Nokia deal, almost included HERE Maps

Microsoft board originally pushed back against Nokia deal, almost included HERE Maps

05 Mar 2014, 22:17 | by Maxwell R.
Now that Steve Ballmer has left the Captain’s chair at Microsoft and Satya Nadella is settling in, he...

LG's KitKat-ready L90 officially launching this week

LG's KitKat-ready L90 officially launching this week

05 Mar 2014, 21:36 | by Florin T.
The L90 is the largest handset included in LG's new L Series III lineup. It comes with Android 4.4 KitKat...

Samsung and Google join Chinese manufacturers, raise concerns over Microsoft and Nokia deal

Samsung and Google join Chinese manufacturers, raise concerns over Microsoft and Nokia deal

05 Mar 2014, 21:11 | by Maxwell R.
China’s Ministry of Commerce is currently reviewing the proposed acquisition which has already earned...

Rudy Huyn releases CloudSix for Dropbox Windows Phone app

Rudy Huyn releases CloudSix for Dropbox Windows Phone app

05 Mar 2014, 21:01 | by Michael H.
Rudy Huyn is the best known individual developer in the Windows Phone ecosystem, and for good reason....

Motorola Touchless Control can now read you your notifications

Motorola Touchless Control can now read you your notifications

05 Mar 2014, 20:44 | by Michael H.
The premiere software addition that Motorola has put on the Moto X and new DROID lineup is Touchless...

Report: Android the target of 97% of mobile malware last year

Report: Android the target of 97% of mobile malware last year

05 Mar 2014, 20:27 | by Alan F.
Android has been in the bullseye for mobile malware attacks more than ever. According to the latest report...

Google Play Games updated to make multiplayer much better

Google Play Games updated to make multiplayer much better

05 Mar 2014, 20:26 | by Michael H.
Google Play Games has been a strange offering by Google. The idea is solid as proven by the success of...

Mother leaves Apple iPad in will, but Apple won't unlock it

Mother leaves Apple iPad in will, but Apple won't unlock it

05 Mar 2014, 19:23 | by Alan F.
Anthea Grant purchased an Apple iPad when she discovered that she had cancer. Grant used her slate to...

Sprint confirms Android 4.4.2 KitKat updates for Samsung Galaxy Mega, Note II, S III and others

Sprint confirms Android 4.4.2 KitKat updates for Samsung Galaxy Mega, Note II, S III and others

05 Mar 2014, 18:41 | by Florin T.
Five Samsung Android devices that are sold by Sprint will be updated to Android KitKat later this year....

Apple iPhone 5s still ringing up sales, say Wall Street firms

Apple iPhone 5s still ringing up sales, say Wall Street firms

05 Mar 2014, 18:16 | by Alan F.
According to Canadian brokerage house Canaccord Genuity, the Apple iPhone 5s has been the top selling...

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