Sergey Brin claims Google Glass won't be as 'emasculating' as smartphones
Google hasn't had much of a problem with smartphones, as the company's Android OS continually dominated sales, earning a 49.4 percent share of the market during the last financial quarter alone.Even...
View ArticleMWC 2013: Huawei CEO says Firefox OS might not be what carriers are hoping for
Android and iOS are like titans fighting over the entirety of the earth, but if mobile carriers get their way a third champion will soon step up to join the fray.Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer...
View ArticleSpotify revamps tired iOS app with improved UI and faster navigation
Music streaming service Spotify has issued a major update to its app for iOS devices, bringing a revamped user interface and easier, faster navigation for subscribers.The app's look and feel hadn't...
View ArticleMWC 2013: Yota's LCD/e-ink phone could go global thanks to Qualcomm licensing
If you think smartphone designs are getting a little stale, you may want to hold out for the next export from Russia-based Yota Devices.Thanks in part to a licensing deal with Qualcomm, the company's...
View ArticleQualcomm determined to solve 4G LTE roaming in 2013
4G LTE is the fastest commercially available wireless data standard, but as travelers will attest, fragmentation between the world's more than LTE-supported 40 frequencies means that it's not universal...
View ArticlePandora instates monthly listening cap on free mobile users
Are you listening, mobile Pandora users? That's the sound of free unlimited music shriveling up.The internet radio service today announced a plan to cap free mobile listening at 40 hours per month,...
View Article23% of people can't be happy without apps?
Back in the good ol' days, between walking a mile to school shoe-less, in the snow, you'd make you're own fun with a cardboard box and a piece of string. Or so my Dad tells me.In 2013, people seek...
View ArticleYou're all invited to the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch in Times Square
Hey Samsung fans, get thee to Times Square on March 14 and you can be part of the big Samsung Galaxy S4 launch event. Samsung is inviting all and sundry down to the famous shopping-cum-advertising...
View ArticleUpdated: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie release date, news and rumours
Android Key Lime Pie newsGoogle's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed in July of 2012 by the Android 4.1...
View ArticleInterview: Qualcomm: How we're making future 4G LTE devices work anywhere
Complete 4G roaming is very much on the cards, says says Qualcomm's Roberto di Pietro. Qualcomm has just announced the RF360 - a single chip that provides access to over 40 mobile bands globally.4G LTE...
View ArticleHere's the worst picture of the Samsung Galaxy S4 yet
Impressively completing the phone-leak triumvirate of being shadowy, blurry and grainy, this picture supposedly shows the Samsung Galaxy S4. What you can see there is the phone's boot screen, which...
View ArticleUK judge who forced Apple apology now legal expert for Samsung
How's this for irony: The U.K. judge who ruled Apple must publicly apologize to Samsung as part of a patent appeal is now an expert on the Korean manufacturer's legal team.Foss Patents reported...
View ArticleHTC One will be HTC's only flagship phone this year
HTC is streamlining its approach to smartphones this year, making the new HTC One its sole flagship handset.Phil Roberson, HTC's executive director for U.K. and Ireland, revealed that the HTC One will...
View ArticleSense 5.0 confirmed for older HTC One Series phones and Butterfly
HTC has confirmed that it plans to upgrade a select number of handsets to the newly-announced Sense 5.0. The news came first through the phone maker's Facebook account, then via an HTC statement....
View ArticleMotorola's upcoming products fall short of 'wow,' says Google CFO
Google has certainly had an interesting week, what with co-founder Sergey Brin touting Google Glass as the next big thing for alpha males, and moving up the release date of the augmented-reality...
View ArticleNokia warns not to expect a QWERTY Lumia anytime soon
At this week's MWC, Nokia revealed it doesn't have plans to mix up its line of Windows Phone 8 Lumia handsets by adding a physical QWERTY keyboard to future models.Jo Harlow, Nokia's executive vice...
View ArticleYouTube iOS app update lets you send content to compatible devices
Veteran YouTubers with iOS devices will be happy to learn the most recent update (v. 1.2.1) to the YouTube app finally adds "send to TV" functionality.The update will allow iPhone 5, iPad 4, and iPod...
View ArticleCheaper iPhone rumors flare afresh, said to have 4.5-inch display
Fresh budget iPhone speculation is afoot, with a rumor coming from a Japanese blog of a fairly reliable reputation about such an entry-level hitting the market in 2014. Macotakara (via AppleInsider)...
View ArticleFlexible phones? Not for three years, says Gorilla Glass maker
Corning, the company that makes Gorilla Glass, doesn't think that phone makers will be able to take advantage of flexible screens for at least three more years. Gorilla Glass is a robust screen...
View ArticleBlackBerry Z10 gets battery boost and camera enhancements in first update
BlackBerry Z10 users rejoice, the first software update for your shiny new smartphone has arrived bringing with it battery and camera joy.Some have bemoaned the fact that the battery on the Z10 wasn't...
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