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Plants vs. Zombies 2 Finally Arrives in July
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, the sequel to PopCap's popular defense game, is set to launch in July. Plants vs. Zombies was available first as a browser-based flash game in 2009, eventually got released on nearly every...
Samsung Unveils (Another) Low End Version of Galaxy S4
Samsung is flooding the market with more Galaxy devices. It recently announced the Galaxy Core, a new low-end Android smartphone with dual-SIM support and a smaller 4.3-inch display. It runs on a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, along...
SNL Parodies Google Glass
Proof that Google Glass is hitting the mainstream is that Saturday Night Live featured Google's new computerized headset in its "Weekend Update" segment. Correspondent Randall Weeks (played by Fred Armisen) was supposed to show...
Bill Gates Says iPad Users "Frustrated", Admits Apple Is "Leader"
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in an interview with CNBC that the Windows 8-running Surface tablet brings the "portability of the tablet but the richness of the PC." Commenting on the market-leading iPad and other iPad-like...
Apple's iPhone Continues to Dominate U.S. Market
Apple is widening its lead over other rivals in the U.S. smartphone market. According to market research firm comScore, Apple boosted its market share to 39% as of March, compared to just 21.7% for second-placer Korea-based Samsung....
Acer's $169 Android Tablet Takes on iPad mini, Nexus 7
Acer is joining the low-cost tablet wars with the $169 Iconia A1. The device packs a 7.9-inch IPS display, more than 8 hours of battery life, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, and the latest version of Android operating system. The...
Lenovo P780 Ready for Launch, Teased by Kobe
Chinese company Lenovo is gearing up for the launch of the P780, a large smartphone running under Google's Android operating system The Lenovo P780 is expected to arrive on shelves with a 5-inch touchscreen display, a massive...
Apple Starts Countdown to 50 Billion App Downloads
Apple has started a countdown to the next big App Store milestone.A special section in iTunes confirms that Apple is giving out a $10,000 gift card to the customer who downloads the 50 billionth app and $500 gift cards to the...
LG to Manufacture Nexus 5?
Google has released a new Nexus smartphone each year for the past four years. LG, which manufactured the well-received Nexus 4, may have been chosen by Google to manufacture the fifth iteration of the Nexus smartphone, The Korea...
Adobe Previews Lightroom Photo Editing App for iOS
Adobe unveiled a version of Lightroom, one of the Photoshop maker's signature photo editing apps, running on an Apple iPad. Adobe group product manager Tom Hogarty demonstrated on photography web show The Grid an early, prototype...
Toshiba Debuts WT310 Windows 8 Pro Tablet
Toshiba has announced the WT310, which is designed for people who need a tablet for productivity rather than just content consumption. The tablet features a Windows 8 Pro operating system (thus the ability to run legacy and desktop...
Apple's iOS 7 to Get Massive Overhaul
Apple is working on a massive overhaul of its mobile operating system and its engineers are "racing" to finish iOS 7 in time for a preview at the annual WWDC developers' conference in June. According to Bloomberg News, Jonathan...
AT&T Offering LG Optimus G Pro for $199
AT&T announced that it will offer the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The device features a massive 5.5-inch display, a powerful quad-core Qualcomm processor, and other high-end specs...
Facebook Now Has 751 Million Monthly Mobile Users
Facebook reported its earnings results and Wednesday. The social network said that it now has passed 1.11 billion monthly active users, with 751 million of those using their mobile devices. The 751 million mobile users is a 54...
Acer Releasing $220 Iconia A1 Tablet in June
Acer will try again to gain ground against Apple's iPad mini and Google's Nexus 7 with a new tablet, the Acer Iconia A1. Acer has previewed the device and said the device would hit shelves with a very affordable price tag. The...
BlackBerry CEO Says Tablets Dead in 5 Years
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said in an interview with Bloomberg News that he expects BlackBerry to be the "absolute leader in mobile computing" in five years when tablets would no longer be popular. "In five years I don't think...
Google Now Finally Comes to iPad and iPhone
Google has released Google Now for iOS users several months after making the service available for the Android platform. Google Now uses predictive searches to bring users pertinent information in the form of cards, such as upcoming...
7-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Unveiled
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab 3, a seven-inch tablet that aims to compete with Google's Nexus 7 and Apple's iPad mini. The device features a more compact design and Galaxy S4-like styling but mostly offers nothing new on the...
Super-Thin Xperia Tablet Z Now Up for Pre-Order
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now officially up for pre-order in the Sony Store. The 10.1-inch ultra sleek and sexy tablet is available starting at $499.99 and will have a tentative ship date of May 24. Billed as the world's thinnest...
Lumia 928 Apps, Accessories Appear as Launch Nears
Rumors surrounding Nokia's upcoming flagship device are in full swing just two weeks before its launch in London. A Reddit post meanwhile claims that the Nokia Lumia 928 is headed for Verizon and will feature a Xenon flash for...
Skype for BlackBerry 10: Q10 Now, Z10 Later
Owners of the BlackBerry 10-running Q10 can now download Skype from BlackBerry World. The app is still in preview form, and the device-maker and Skype are still working on making the app better for the final release. Notwithstanding,...
AT&T Launches Digital Life Home Security Service
AT&T finally launched its Digital Life home automation service. The service, which marks AT&T's first foray into home security, will be available in 15 markets this week and will be available in 50 markets by the end of...
Sony Said to Be Prepping Xperia ZR
Multiple news sources, all citing leaks, report that Sony is releasing in the following weeks the Xperia ZR, which would feature a higher level of resistance that the flagship Xperia Z and be more compact. The Android Jelly Bean-running...
Apple and Swype Talked on Keyboard Tech
Swype, the popular Android keyboard gesture controlled app owned by Nuance, may be making its way to the iPhone and iPad. In a Reddit Ask Me Anything session, Swype vice president Aaron Sheedy said that his company has "chatted...
$200 Intel-Powered Android Laptops Coming Soon
Intel, the top chip provider for traditional computers, has struggled to make inroads in mobile devices, which are outgrowing PCs. Intel may have found a way to stay relevant in the post-PC era: Android powered netbooks. Intel...
LG Confirms Flexible OLED Phone Before Year's End
In an earnings conference call, LG told shareholders it will introduce a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen in the fourth quarter of this year. The company's vice president of mobile Yoon Bu-hyun said his division was working...
Nokia to Hold 'What's Next' Event May 14th
Nokia sent out invites that says "You are warmly welcome to join us in London on 14 May for the next chapter of the Lumia story," the invitation said. No other details have been provided, but according to reports, the Finnish...
Nokia Unveils First Phone with WhatsApp Button
Nokia has added a WhatsApp button for instant messaging to its new Asha 210 smartphone — the first phone to do so. The Finnish handset maker said that the low-budget Asha 210 ($72) will highlight the messaging service WhatsApp...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Facing Delays Due to High Demand
Even before the April 26 worldwide release date of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung is already confirming that overwhelming global demand may limit initial supplies of the Galaxy S4. Samsung has arranged its flagship smartphone...
Samsung Releasing Rugged, Waterproof Galaxy S4
A Samsung executive has confirmed that a more rugged variant of the Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks. Samsung President of Gulf region Young Soo Kim said at a press event that Samsung plans to introduce a waterproof and dustproof...
LG to Show Off Optimus G Pro at May 1 Event
LG is hosting an event in New York City on the first of May and it appears that it has spilled all the beans. LG had been teasing that they’ll “share the genius” but now it's confirming that it will announce...
Apple Q2: iPhone Sales Flat, Profits Down
Apple is showing signs of slowing down, but it's still reporting figures that rivals could only dream of: a profit of $9.5 billion or 10.09 per share on revenues of $43.6 billion in the second quarter ended March 30, 2013, with...
Unlocked HTC One Available at HTC Web Store for $575
HTC is directly selling an unlocked version of the HTC One via its Web Store. The $574.99 price tag for the 32GB version makes the device substantially cheaper than the market leading iPhone 5, which is being sold contract-free...
Facebook Home Tops 500,000 Downloads
Facebook Home has hit more than 500,000 downloads, less than two weeks since the service launched on Google Play on April 12. The milestone is impressive since the Facebook-centric launcher works only on less than a dozen devices,...
Apple iPhone 5S Production Delayed by Fingerprint Tech
Apple will report its quarterly results on Tuesday, and CEO Tim Cook may need to dodge questions about the upcoming iPhone in order to allay concerns by shareholders. Reuters report that supplier sources in Japan and Taiwan, home...
Nokia to Unveil QWERTY Device on April 24th
Although Apple and Samsung have popularized full touchscreen devices, Nokia has not given on devices with physical QWERTY keyboards. According to a teaser posted on Nokia Conversations, Nokia will be announcing a new QWERTY-packing...
Apple keeps Siri Data for Up to Two Years
Apple has revealed that anything iPhone and iPad users are asking Siri is stored on its servers for up to two years, raising new privacy concerns. Siri was first supported on the iPhone 4S that was launched in October 2011 so...
Ouya Passes FCC, Touts 10,000 Developers
The $99 Android-powered gaming console known as Ouya has cleared the U.S. Federal Communications Commission -- indicating that the company behind the crowd-funded console is on target with its plans to release the device June...
Pantech Shows Off Bezel-Less Vega Iron
Android device-makers have been continually outdoing one another trying to attain the elusive edge-to-edge screen with zero bezel but a little known Korean company is touting a phone with a tiny 2.4mm bezel, which is roughly half...
Archos Introduces Affordable Smartphone Range
Archos, known for its GamePad tablets, announced new pure un-skinned Android smartphones: the low-cost 35 Carbon, the flagship 50 Platinum, and the gigantic 53 Platinum. Set to be released in Europe in May, the 50 Platinum features...