Flipboard buys Zite newsreader app for $90 million as mobile news heats up
LinkedIn bought Pulse for $90 million last year. Facebook recently unveiled its newsreader app "Paper." Yahoo has a stake with its news digest app. Google…
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HTC One could rule Android in 2014
Given that the S5 didn't blow everyone's doors off, and that the competition's flagship Android refreshes are a ways off, there is a silver lining…
Trendspotting: Android tablets #1 in 2013
As a whole, the tablet market grew 68% suggesting that the category continues to have legs.
What time is it? Mickey Mouse says it’s time for a new Pebble watchface
Watch out Pebble & Mickey. Here comes: Samsung, Sony, LG (with Google), Martian, Meta, Razer, Neptune, i'm Watch (?), and, of course, Cookoo (again, ?).…
Android Dominates Mobile World Congress
Google appears content letting Android run free, sort of like free love, or, for the competition, scurvy.
Google Now Launcher now available for Nexus, GPE devices (Verdict: Awesome)
To install Google Now Launcher you'll need a phone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) or a Google Play Edition Phone such as the (awesome) HTC One…
Galaxy S5 is here, does Samsung have enough to take down iPhone?
All told I'm slightly underwhelmed with what Samsung has done here. Then again, I don't really blame them. This is the safe play.
Google Now could be the killer smartwatch app
HTC is apparently working on a watch based on the Qualcomm Toq smartwatch and platform. Battery life and display issues mean we likely won't see…
2014 HTC One: Early look
You don't have to wait until next month to get a glimpse of the refreshed HTC One phone, known as the "All New One." Here's…
Google Fiber coming to Silicon Valley
Cities in Silicon Valley that will receive the service include San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View (Google's home base!), Sunnyvale and Palo Alto.