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How Siri helps a blind man use Instagram

How Siri helps a blind man use Instagram 06 Jan 2013, 22:12 13

How could a blind man use Instagram, and why would one even try to use the photo-sharing social network;...

Hacker jailbreaks Windows RT, and finds it no different than Windows 8

Hacker jailbreaks Windows RT, and finds it no different than Windows 8 06 Jan 2013, 21:55 21

Windows RT is kind of an annoying platform. It is Windows, designed to run on ARM chips, and although...

Lenovo announces Yoga 11S with Intel CPU and full Windows 8

Lenovo announces Yoga 11S with Intel CPU and full Windows 8 06 Jan 2013, 21:24 6

The Lenovo Yoga 13 inch model has been one of the better options for a full touchscreen Windows 8 laptop/tablet...

Billboard confirms Huawei Ascend D2 coming to CES 2013

Billboard confirms Huawei Ascend D2 coming to CES 2013 06 Jan 2013, 20:57 2

The Huawei Ascend D2 is the Chinese handset manufacturer's attempt to join the latest bunch of CES bound...

Sony Xperia Z pictured on the floor of CES; will it be one Jelly Bean or two?

Sony Xperia Z pictured on the floor of CES; will it be one Jelly Bean or two? 06 Jan 2013, 19:45 32

A photograph shows the extraordinary something that Sony will unleash upon us at CES, namely the Sony...

Windows Phone 8 coming soon, says Sprint

Windows Phone 8 coming soon, says Sprint 06 Jan 2013, 17:30 20

Sprint has put up a support page for Windows Phone 8 titled "learn more about Windows Phone 8," and directly...

Sony sends out email to tell us the extraordinary is coming

Sony sends out email to tell us the extraordinary is coming 06 Jan 2013, 16:52 50

Sony has sent out an email saying that in three days it will show us the extraordinary and that it can't...

Your Apple iPhone will soon be able to smell and taste

Your Apple iPhone will soon be able to smell and taste 06 Jan 2013, 15:25 72

A new processor designed by Adamant Technologies will allow an Apple iPhone to digitize smells and tastes...

Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 tipped to launch in India on January 11th

Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 tipped to launch in India on January 11th 06 Jan 2013, 07:46 23

According to a Live Chat over Nokia Care, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820 are both expected...

Nokia all ready to push out Windows Phone 7.8, just waiting for the high sign from Microsoft

Nokia all ready to push out Windows Phone 7.8, just waiting for the high sign from Microsoft 06 Jan 2013, 06:34 37

Nokia has purportedly said that it still plans on sending out the Windows Phone 7.8 update to its Nokia...

Stories you shouldn't have missed this week

Stories you shouldn't have missed this week 06 Jan 2013, 04:13 2

Once again, it is time to take a look back at the stories you shouldn't have missed this week! What we've...

Chinese Nokia Lumia 920 ad shows the ins and outs of the Windows Phone 8 model

Chinese Nokia Lumia 920 ad shows the ins and outs of the Windows Phone 8 model 06 Jan 2013, 04:06 10

A new ad for the Nokia Lumia 920 for the Chinese market displays the inside of the device, how it is...

Lenovo seeks to replace Samsung as the top smartphone manufacturer in China

Lenovo seeks to replace Samsung as the top smartphone manufacturer in China 06 Jan 2013, 02:39 12

Samsung is currently the leading smartphone manufacturer in China, but if Chinese electronics manufacturer...

Boost the 4G signal on your device with the Sleek 4G from Wilson Electronics

Boost the 4G signal on your device with the Sleek 4G from Wilson Electronics 06 Jan 2013, 01:11 13

If you have ever had a situation where you desperately needed to use your handset, but had absolutely...

8GB variant of HTC Windows Phone 8X just one thin cent at Rogers

8GB variant of HTC Windows Phone 8X just one thin cent at Rogers 05 Jan 2013, 23:55 8

Canadian smartphone buyers looking for a great deal on a Windows Phone 8 device will have to search long...

Offer of free charging plate for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 expires on January 10th

Offer of free charging plate for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 expires on January 10th 05 Jan 2013, 21:47 12

If you're looking to pick up a Nokia Lumia 920 in the U.S., you have until Thursday to get the Windows...

Ouya competitor Gamestick hits Kickstarter goal in just 2 days

Ouya competitor Gamestick hits Kickstarter goal in just 2 days 05 Jan 2013, 20:10 7

We've been covering the Ouya console that came up on Kickstarter a while ago, because the idea of an...

Google Maps will soon work on Windows Phone because of

Google Maps will soon work on Windows Phone because of "recent improvements to IE mobile" 05 Jan 2013, 19:43 26

In case you've missed the news from the past day, there has been something of a brouhaha surrounding...

Thieves steal five Apple iPads from Microsoft, leave everything else alone

Thieves steal five Apple iPads from Microsoft, leave everything else alone 05 Jan 2013, 17:43 61

A report in the Palo Alto Daily Post says that thieves broke into Microsoft's campus in Mountain View...

Firmware update for Nokia 808 PureView doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table

Firmware update for Nokia 808 PureView doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table 05 Jan 2013, 16:12 51

The Nokia 808 PureView and its 41MP camera have received a firmware update that users of the device had...

Google Nexus 4 ships again to Canadians

Google Nexus 4 ships again to Canadians 05 Jan 2013, 15:02 7

A third batch of Google Nexus 4 units is on the way to a number of lucky Canadians who ordered the device...

Samsung Korea reveals Jelly Bean update for Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Korea reveals Jelly Bean update for Samsung Galaxy S II 05 Jan 2013, 13:25 25

Support pages for the Samsung Galaxy S II Jelly Bean update have been found on the Samsung Korea website...

Google Maps does work on Windows Phone's Internet Explorer browser according to video

Google Maps does work on Windows Phone's Internet Explorer browser according to video 05 Jan 2013, 12:26 56

Yesterday there was a bit of contention over whether or not Google had purposely blocked the mobile version...

HTC's new high-end models are selling well, but a component shortage could dampen momentum

HTC's new high-end models are selling well, but a component shortage could dampen momentum 05 Jan 2013, 11:53 29

With the HTC Windows Phone 8X selling well in the States, and the HTC Butterfly becoming one of the top...

Apple to appeal dismissal of FRAND litigation against Motorola

Apple to appeal dismissal of FRAND litigation against Motorola 04 Jan 2013, 23:37 35

Looking to re-start its litigation against Motorola over FRAND patents, Apple has filed an appeal over...

Google to show off more Google TV boxes at CES with voice command and PrimeTime

Google to show off more Google TV boxes at CES with voice command and PrimeTime 04 Jan 2013, 23:15 10

Google has proven itself to be a company that knows when to cut its losses with a product, so that alone...

Next gen LTE chips will use 50% less power and push VoLTE

Next gen LTE chips will use 50% less power and push VoLTE 04 Jan 2013, 22:59 10

The dream of quite a few telco nerds is to finally get rid of the per minute mobile plans, or the per...

Investor seeks to block Sprint's buy out of Clearwire

Investor seeks to block Sprint's buy out of Clearwire 04 Jan 2013, 22:22 6

A large Clearwire stockholder plans on using his clout to ask stateside regulators to block Sprint's...

Samsung Lebanon says to expect the Samsung Galaxy S IV no earlier than May

Samsung Lebanon says to expect the Samsung Galaxy S IV no earlier than May 04 Jan 2013, 19:39 29

When Samsung Lebanon said on its Facebook site that the Samsung Galaxy S IV would launch no later than...

Windows Phone 8 celeb ad campaign goes with Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings

Windows Phone 8 celeb ad campaign goes with Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings 04 Jan 2013, 19:17 14

Microsoft has been spending quite a bit of cash on its Windows Phone 8 marketing campaign, and pulling...

Google Play expected to hit 1 million apps by June

Google Play expected to hit 1 million apps by June 04 Jan 2013, 19:06 15

The Google Play Store grows really really fast. There's no reason to try to pretty it up at all, because...

Leaked images show Sony Xperia Z frame and camera breakdown

Leaked images show Sony Xperia Z frame and camera breakdown 04 Jan 2013, 18:41 52

We should be seeing the Sony Xperia Z soon enough as the official announcement of the device is expected...

SwiftKey Flow beta gets updated with a lot of bug fixes

SwiftKey Flow beta gets updated with a lot of bug fixes 04 Jan 2013, 18:27 2

Gesture typing seems to finally be coming into its own these days. After a long time of being relegated...

Researcher explains how Apple may have gotten 53% of smartphone sales in November (hint: it wasn't just the iPhone 5)

Researcher explains how Apple may have gotten 53% of smartphone sales in November (hint: it wasn't just the iPhone 5) 04 Jan 2013, 17:57 24

Back in December, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech released the initial findings generated by more than 260,000...

Google Play Magazines added

Google Play Magazines added "free for print subscribers" weeks ago, media just noticing 04 Jan 2013, 17:17 2

It's interesting how these things work. We all know that the Christmas/New Years holidays are something...

Google blocking Windows Phone from maps.google.com

Google blocking Windows Phone from maps.google.com 04 Jan 2013, 17:15 113

Google refuses to build some of its apps for Windows Phone models, like YouTube for instance, but now...

New rumors about the HTC M7 design and Sense 5.0's

New rumors about the HTC M7 design and Sense 5.0's "simple and clean" UI 04 Jan 2013, 16:15 47

"Simple and clean" aren't exactly words that anyone would have used to describe HTC's Sense UI a couple...

BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 parts show up online

BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 parts show up online 04 Jan 2013, 11:38 8

A company called ETrade Supply is offering parts for the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 for sale,...

J.P. Morgan analyst cites weak Microsoft Surface sales in cutting earnings estimates

J.P. Morgan analyst cites weak Microsoft Surface sales in cutting earnings estimates 04 Jan 2013, 09:56 20

Citing poor sales of the Microsoft Surface tablet among other things, J.P. Morgan analyst John DiFucci...

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...

Pebble smartwatch may finally get a release date at CES

Pebble smartwatch may finally get a release date at CES 04 Jan 2013, 08:54 14

The Pebble smartwatch is a Kickstarter success story, gathering thousands of likes and more importantly...

Intel closes the power consumption gap on ARM, Atom competitive with Cortex A15 and Krait

Intel closes the power consumption gap on ARM, Atom competitive with Cortex A15 and Krait 04 Jan 2013, 08:40 40

When we speak about mobile devices and their processors, ARM is the first and only name that will come...

HTC One SV LTE

HTC One SV LTE 04 Jan 2013

The HTC One SV features a 4.3-inch WVGA Super LCD2 display which works out at a very decent pixel density...

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best racing games

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best racing games 04 Jan 2013, 07:27 8

This year we are hand-picking the best software out there, starting with a symbolic 12 of the best Android,...

Cool images, taken with your cell phone #59

Cool images, taken with your cell phone #59 04 Jan 2013, 07:17 20

We're back with the 59th post in our special photographic-centric series where we present you with a...

Acer Iconia B1 appears ready to make the trip to CES before getting shipped to India

Acer Iconia B1 appears ready to make the trip to CES before getting shipped to India 04 Jan 2013, 07:01 21

Possibly headed to India where it is expected to retail for RS 7,999 ($147) is the Acer Iconia B1; but...

Belkin unleashes a sweet HD Bluetooth Music Receiver

Belkin unleashes a sweet HD Bluetooth Music Receiver 04 Jan 2013, 06:15 1

Here's a pretty nice device that can let you play music through your home stereo system using your smartphone...

Asus ME301T MemoPad 10 is an affordable Jelly Bean tablet for business folks

Asus ME301T MemoPad 10 is an affordable Jelly Bean tablet for business folks 04 Jan 2013, 06:02 9

The Asus ME301T MemoPad 10 is a 10-inch Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet running on a quad-core Tegra 3...

HTC chief executive: “The worst has probably passed”

HTC chief executive: “The worst has probably passed” 04 Jan 2013, 05:29 35

After enjoying a moment in the spotlight as the Android success story in 2010 and early 2011, shares...

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