News Archive
November 2014
- November 30
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- How to change the default SMS app on Android 5.0 Lollipop
- T-Mobile announces its Cyber Monday deals
- Why deal with ride sharing apps, taxis, and traffic, when Blade is an app to summon a helicopter?
- 5 things that Nokia did before (but not necessarily better than) Google
- Microsoft confirms Denim update will replace Lumia Camera Classic with Lumia Camera 5
- Did you know that Fujitsu had a modular phone with detachable keyboard?
- NTT DoCoMo: LTE so fast, it will cook your shrimp
- iPhone users drive the mobile sales activity on Black Friday
- Stocking stuffer alert: Grab a Chromecast from Google Play for $25, plus get 2 months of Hulu Plus and more
- How to flash a custom recovery (like CWM or TWRP) on Android
- Apple trivia: 10 questions to test how well you know the company that made the iPhone
- What has been a surprise with the 2014 flagship smartphones?
- HTC One M9 specs rumor claims big changes (Bose sound?), and mentions the M9 Prime
- This prototype may be Microsoft's Nokia Lumia 1020 successor, "McLaren"
- HTC One M7 and M8 Google Play Editions should get technical nod for Android 5.0 update on Monday
- Are you a Snapchat artist or Vine star? These guys are and they #NoteMyDay, their latest on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Creator behind Google+ pulls few punches in condemning Google’s (mis)handling of the social network
- Cyber Monday deals on gadgets from Japan might be a nice change of pace
- Microsoft seeking talent to develop a user experience that breaks “free of the small screen”
- November 29
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- Screeny for iPhone helps you manage on-device storage by removing unwanted or forgotten screenshots
- LG G Pad 8.3 GPe next up on the Lollipop train
- Build quality of Nexus 9 apparently refined, improved button action, back panel firmer
- Canadian carriers Telus and Bell are facing class action lawsuits over rounding-up voice minute billing
- This "Spinner" Windows Phone concept handset proposes a swivel camera and aluminum body
- November 28
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- HTC Desire 620 officially announced, will be available in December (in Asia)
- Giant iPad "Air Plus" design details leaked
- OnePlus One will be updated to a Lollipop-based ROM in India (following Cyanogen's exclusivity deal with Micromax)
- Microsoft Lumia 535 now available in the US for $169
- LG G Flex 2 expected be announced at CES 2015
- Outstanding custom Android ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy S5
- Nintendo patents GameBoy emulator for mobile and other devices, a sign Pokemons are heading to your screens
- Heads up! The Neo M1, a solid mid-range Android phone, is on a holiday sale for $120, down from $180
- 10 great images captured with smartphones #97 (Missing the Summer edition)
- Tough times - Samsung planning extensive personnel changes and executive position cuts
- Huawei Glory 6 Plus to be announced on December 16, packing a Kirin 925 CPU and a duo of 8MP cameras on its back
- New Oppo R8207 makes the rounds at TENAA while the Oppo Find 7/7a go on a Black Friday sale
- How to install Android 4.4 KitKat with Play Store on your PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7/8)
- Chainfire's SuperSU root app receives a major update, now fully supports Android 5.0 Lollipop
- How to trick out your phone with some sweet custom polygonal wallpapers on Android and iOS
- You can get a OnePlus One sans invite in the next 3 days, limited quantity in store!
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra receives an early Android 5.0 Lollipop build, courtesy of XDA
- Xiaomi plans to start producing smartphones in India and Brazil to meet huge demand
- November 27
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- Jolla Tablet may gain split screen feature and 3.5G connectivity
- Archos 80 Cesium Windows 8.1 tablet to be launched soon for around $149
- Meet the world's first smartphone with two 1080p displays: Gionee W900
- Samsung Galaxy A7 visits the FCC, might be announced soon
- Microsoft Lumia 535 released in India, will also be available in the UK
- Thomas Was Alone, Surgeon Sim, Deep Dungeons Of Doom, and Twelve A Dozen go on a Thanksgiving sale
- Happy Thanksgiving Day from PhoneArena to all our valued readers!
- New HTC Desire 620 revealed - a mid-range smartphone with dual front-facing speakers
- The Samsung SM-J100F gets caught at GFXBench, totes a 64-bit chipset and mostly entry-level specs
- Samsung pulls the Galaxy A5's launch date for December because of production delays
- This iOS 9 concept video is full of great ideas Apple should seriously consider
- Monsters from Asia: the impossibly-cheap IUNI U2 and its aluminum body
- Samsung's VP of innovation R&D talks about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, the S Pen stylus, more
- 12 retro mobile games and remakes to play if you're feeling nostalgic on Thanksgiving
- Poll results: Do you prefer physical or software navigational buttons?
- If Apple sold the iPhone 6 Plus in pink, here's how it could look
- Apple Watch update: Apple shows new timekeeping, health and fitness features
- 12 inspiring lessons and quotes by Steve Jobs
- Cyanogen announces new and refreshed Themes app for CyanogenMod, due out soon
- Moto 360 standalone metal and leather bands finally available, but they will cost you
- LG might have a productivity tablet with SSD and a detachable keyboard in the pipeline
- Mysterious LG LS996 smartphone with Sprint frequencies clears the FCC
- An iPhone 6 running Android? This is as close as it gets
- LG's head of mobile replaced in a bid to further drive sales
- Is the short era of tablets over?
- NVIDIA's LTE-enabled SHIELD Tablet is receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop as we speak
- AdDuplex statistics tease Windows Phone 8.1 gaining market dominance, and maybe as many as three new Microsoft phones
- Black Friday app and game deals
- Think you know technology? Pew Research’s Internet Project reveals a lot about our “Web IQ”
- E-Label Act signed into law, our gadgets may now be spared of over-etched or over-stickered labeling
- IDC: Tablet sales growth in single digits for the foreseeable future
- November 26
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- Apple iPhone 5c expected to be discontinued in 2015
- Samsung asks: What is the #CutestAnimal in the GALAXY?
- Android One arrives in Europe thanks to Karbonn's Sparkle V
- Samsung Galaxy S5 is just $1 through Saturday at Best Buy, with a signed two-year pact
- If you weren't already wary of Uber, check out the permissions it asks for on Android
- HP intros Slate 6 VoiceTab II, its latest tablet with phone capabilities
- Those with the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus are using their iPads less
- Sapphire stocks in Taiwan rise on rumors that Foxconn will build sapphire displays for the iPhone
- Meizu and Canonical sign "strategic partnership"; Ubuntu phones coming in Q1 2015
- You have spoken: The Note 4 outshines the iPhone 6 Plus in our reader comparison
- Samsung to provide Apple with parts for future Apple iPhone 6 production?
- 5 free password manager apps for Android & iOS that keep your codes away from the enemy
- Xiaomi's Hugo Barra: We might launch an Android One phone, MIUI with Lollipop to arrive Q1 2015
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 benchmarks: Snapdragon 805 vs Exynos 7 Octa
- Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus screens scratch easily say owners
- You can re-enable the double-tap-to-wake functionality on your rooted Nexus 6, here's how
- Android 5.0 Lollipop leaks for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 (G-900P), already available for download
- Lost your precious Android phone in the park? Whistle Phone Finder will help you find it
- Samsung announces a $2 billion share buyback
- How to check what phones or tablets are logging in your Google account, and remove the unauthorized
- [Updated] Made In Germany - the Linshof i8 is an upcoming $380 octa-core flagship with 80GB of internal storage
- Sony said to be working on a smartwatch that is completely made of e-paper
- Apple iPhone 6s concept draws inspiration from the exquisite Apple Watch Edition
- Fire sale: Amazon chops the unlocked Fire Phone to only $199, still includes a year of Prime subscription
- Here's how to hide a folder and prevent the Gallery app from displaying its contents (Android tutorial)
- The new TouchWiz themes app leaks out, here's how the skinned interface might look like
- Jolla Tablet will be available in more markets than initially planned
- BlackBerry monetizes BBM, now with more than 1.1 million Channels
- November 25
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- Looking for a smartphone battery that can be charged in 30 seconds? We might see that in 2016
- You can now have the curved end of the Note Edge face any side you wish. Here's how
- New Motorola Moto X commercial shows just how fun it can be to customize your smartphone
- Skype's Android app is updated to allow picture-in-picture on your phone
- Rudy Huyn wants Snapchat to make an exception for 6Snap
- Sonim XP7 Extreme, the most rugged LTE Android smartphone in the world, can be yours for $579
- Chitika: Samsung accounts for 77% of phablet based mobile web traffic in North America
- Official Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio case now available to buy via Google Play
- SwiftKey for Android reveals Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, available now
- HTC RE camera will cost only $99 this week-end
- OnePlus opens physical store in Beijing
- Apple may fully abandon Google in favor of Bing or Yahoo search in Safari
- Google is the first on the world's biggest Times Square billboard, and you can interact with it on your phone
- Xiaomi launches international app store
- Save $200 on the BlackBerry Passport for Black Friday; deal runs through the end of this month
- What's dumber than Dumb Ways to Die? Dumb Ways To Die 2, of course!
- 400 million people use the mobile version of Google Chrome
- Here's why the 20nm chipsets of today are the beasts that they are: nanometers explained
- Three pro photographers get armed with Xperia Z3 and show how it's done: tilt shift, night and contrast shots
- This $325 smartphone will surely fascinate you with its flippable OIS-enabled 13MP camera
- Sony to reduce its smartphone portfolio in order to cut the costs and get back in the black
- The Tonino Lamborghini 88 Tauri is a beastly phone with two active LTE SIM cards aboard
- One of the most specc'd-out cameraphones set to land in the UK on December 1 due to high demand
- Pocket Drive lets you handle your iOS device as if it were an external hard drive
- Has MediaTek divorced Xiaomi? Latest rumors claim so
- Samsung Galaxy Core Prime with 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chip appears at the FCC, headed to Boost Mobile
- The dual-camera, 5.5" Huawei Honor 6 Plus will be unveiled on December 16
- NVIDIA announces SHIELD tablet and portable console Black Friday bundles
- Apple App Store downloads set a new record last month
- Report: Universal pays $30 million for rights to Jobs biography film; Michael Fassbender to star
- November 24
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- Poll results: Do you think the Nokia N1 Android tablet resembles Apple's iPad mini too much?
- Best Buy Canada is taking in-store pre-orders for the BlackBerry Classic
- New iPhone 6 commercials show off gaming capabilities and Continuity features
- Samsung starts selling the Galaxy A5 (only in China for now), asks $420 for it
- Best Buy gives you at the least, $100 on a tablet trade in for the Nexus 9
- BlackBerry launches Passport trade-in program, offers up to $550 to iPhone users to make the switch
- Microsoft Band no longer available online
- Rumor: Samsung may soon launch TouchWiz themes for its Android phones
- T-Mobile customers can now get throttled data speeds on a speed test
- Verizon's Motorola Moto X receiving Android 5.0 now
- Blue Motorola Droid Turbo shows up at Best Buy
- Apple Stores to give gift cards in lieu of product discounts on Black Friday
- Lumia Denim update coming soon according to message from Microsoft Lumia
- T-Mobile doubles the number of streaming music sites that don't count against your data cap
- Hanx Writer now brings those old-style typing sounds to certain iPhone models following update
- Kingdom Rush: Origins lands on Android and iOS - experience the prequel to the tower defense series
- The Nokia N1 tablet, Gorilla Glass 4, and the Android 5.0 root status: weekly news round-up
- LG G3 to receive Android 5.0 in Korea by the end of this week?
- The Google Nexus 6 gets disassembled in a complete teardown, it's relatively easy to repair
- Overconfident Samsung missed expectations and sold four million less Galaxy S5 units than it did of the Galaxy S4
- Report: BT in talks to acquire both EE and O2
- The Samsung SM-E500F might be the pioneer of a new smartphone lineup
- Poll results: What do you think is Samsung's phones' biggest drawback?
- MarkO is a witty personal assistant that lets you and your friends collaborate on tasks
- Samsung, Apple, and LG dominate the Top 10 global smartphones in 2014's third quarter amidst strong Chinese presence
- AT&T version of Nokia Lumia 635 is just $39 at the online Microsoft Store
- How to check Facebook messages on Android without sending a read receipt
- First OnePlus One 2 rumors point to more customization options, affordable price, and hardware surprises
- A dual-SIM ZTE tablet pays a visit to the FCC, will reportedly fetch a sub-$200 price tag
- The first Snapdragon 810-powered smartphone can be yours for $800
- Poll: Do you prefer physical or software navigational buttons?
- Alleged 5.4" Xperia Z4 specs and pictures leak, coming January 5th alongside a 5.9" Z4 Ultra
- Time for fun: check out some of the most amusing and entertaining text messages ever sent
- Cortana calls Siri "fat" in the latest Microsoft Lumia 830 commercial
- Where to find a cheaper Apple iPhone 6 for Black Friday
- November 23
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- How to add and manage user accounts on Android 5.0 Lollipop smartphones
- Analyst expects Apple to sell 71.5 million iPhones this quarter
- In search of the perfect Google Nexus smartphone: 6 great concept designs
- 12 awesome apps for root Android users
- T-Mobile points out that its Nexus 6 has no carrier branding or bloatware
- Samsung restructuring could remove J.K. Shin as head of mobile
- This was the first Samsung cell phone ever
- LG Transpyre launches for pre-paid subscribers at Verizon
- Nokia Lumia 635 just $99 from Newegg through Thursday
- Here's how to clear your Google Play search history
- Check out the "Let's selfie" video from Microsoft Bangladesh
- Samsung seeks to block U.S. imports of NVIDIA GPU chips
- Nokia Lumia 730 used to snap the largest selfie ever
- Apple Watch, Surface Pro 3 and Blackphone make Time's Top 25 new inventions of 2014
- November 22
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- Windows Phone app myTube to receive update
- BlackBerry Passport promo again shows benefits of wider screen
- Update to Google Maps for Android adds information about where you're heading
- A8 chip on Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus can support 4K video playback
- HTC One (M8) Harman/Kardon edition now free on contract for new Sprint subscribers
- Brother, sister, father, and Reggie Watts, they know how to Note: Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 4 ads
- Record $34 billion bid in U.S. wireless auction
- OnePlus One teased in India as an Amazon exclusive
- November 21
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- Pre-orders now accepted for white BlackBerry Passport; more pictures of red varaint leak
- Sprint has Black Friday deals on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 Sport
- This is what users have accomplished in the two years since Ingress was released
- Square plans to add Apple Pay and Google Wallet support in 2015
- Surprise! The Nexus 6 has a hidden LED notification light
- Pebble adds 80+ new languages for all and full Android notification support
- Huawei Ascend Mate 2 to skip KitKat to go directly to Android 5.0
- Report: Software mistake by Motorola requires recall of AT&T branded Nexus 6
- OnePlus trying to match demand with supply
- Report: Amazon to offer free video-streaming service early next year
- Note 4 vs iPhone 6 Plus: Optical Image Stabilization comparison
- 6 days of Black Friday deals to be held at Staples, starting this coming Sunday
- Adidas app for Android and iOS lets you print your own photo on a pair of custom sneakers
- Gold plated Apple iPad Air 2 glitters for the camera
- Android One not doing so well with online sales, retailers refuse to stock it
- Samsung pioneers musician apps for Android and does so with grace. Here's how it did it, and why it matters
- Need For Speed: No Limits trailer smells of fantastic graphics and burnt rubber
- Are you ready for more #SelfieOlympics? Here they are - from the funky, to the weird
- 10 features from custom ROMs that would have made Android Lollipop even better
- Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung's Galaxy S5: here's how it looks like
- Android 5.0 Lollipop update for HTC One (M8), One (M7) Google Play Editions delayed by Google
- Narborion Saga is a fantasy gamebook app with gorgeous illustrations that "writes itself" as you play it
- So, are you ready for 4K smartphone screens? Qualcomm believes you should be and here's why
- Power key too high? Here's how to comfortably switch off and lock the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge from its Edge display
- Spending way too much time on your smartphone? Get ready for a spine surgery, warn researchers
- Apple slowly balancing out the supply and demand ratio
- Nexus 6 sold by AT&T does have branding along with minimal yet removable bloatware
- New video shows more of the Galaxy S4 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop
- November 20
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- Acer Iconia Talk S is a new Android tablet that can make phone calls
- Lenovo to launch a larger yet thinner variant of its Vibe X2 smartphone
- Motorola Camera and Gallery apps get updated in the Google Play Store
- 30 million Apple Watches in 2015 might be "conservative", wearables could hit 1 billion in 2020
- Motorola now offers extended warranty (Moto Care) for the Google Nexus 6
- Apple led consortium Rockstar settles with Google over patent infringement litigation
- We've got a ton of paid iOS apps free for a limited time; savings exceed $60
- Encryption by default may be causing performance issues for Android 5.0, and you may not be able to fix it
- Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S5 is updated to Android 4.4.4
- BlackBerry shows off Classic keyboard shortcuts in new video
- LTE enabled LG G Pad now available from Verizon in 7-inch and 10-inch varieties
- Consumer reports says Sprint is by far the worst mobile carrier, Ting is by far the best
- This inforgraphic tells you how to stop others from spying on you via your smartphone
- Update to SwiftKey for Android improves keyboard's speed and performance
- Infestation? Numerous bugs reported on iOS 8.1.1
- Ever seen cracked sapphire? Check out the photos of the broken glass Apple received from GT
- Pre-registrations for the HTC Desire 820s in China surpass 1.2 million units
- Motorola Moto 360 successor rumored to come early next year, probably sans the "black bar"
- Newest Nova launcher beta intros a Lollipop-themed app drawer and circle animation
- Excessive demand for iPhone display panels forces Foxconn to invest $2.6 billion into new plant
- Poll results: Are you getting the Nexus 6?
- How to test the touchscreen on your Android phone
- Corning says that its Gorilla Glass 4 offers twice the protection of Gorilla Glass 3
- Camera samples and benchmark results from Meizu's latest monster – the MX4 Pro – surface
- Huawei's upcoming Honor smartglasses probably employ F-16 fighter jet heads-up display technology
- 6 Nokia tablets that paved the road to the Nokia N1 and the modern tablet
- Sony emphasizes on the photography capabilities of the Xperia Z3 in this nifty infographic
- What do you think is Samsung's phones' biggest drawback?
- Clippit app lets you share video cuts from live TV as they happen
- Mythbusters explain Corning's Gorilla Glass, compare it to other types of (not so resistant) glass
- Xiaomi's CEO: We will probably be the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world in 5 to 10 years
- Samsung talks about the evolution of its clamshell smartphones, explains why it created them for the Asian market
- Here is how to enable Adobe Flash support in Android 5.0 Lollipop
- Check out Samsung's colorful Tizen 2.3 OS in this new collection of screenshots
- New HTC One (M9) concept render flaunts a streamlined chassis
- HTC releases EYE Experience software update with Android 4.4.4 KitKat to HTC One (M8) owners in India
- New York City has plans to convert 10,000 pay phones and turn them into Wi-Fi kiosks
- Universal could end up with Steve Jobs biopic as Sony drops out
- November 19
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- Do you think the Nokia N1 Android tablet resembles Apple's iPad mini too much?
- First Cyanogen-powered smartphone for India will be released next month under Micromax's YU brand
- Huawei teams with Russia’s MegaFon to develop 5G
- Nokia Z Launcher hits Google Play with more contextual fun
- AT&T makes changes to pre-paid GoPhone plans to add new pricing tier and data speed throttling
- WhatsApp suddenly becomes one of the most secure messaging platform on Android
- Jolla raises almost $1 million in less than 24 hours, will launch its Sailfish tablet next year
- Current AWS auction is raking in the dough – bidding tops $24 billion
- Sony offers free movies to owners of the Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact, and Z3 Tablet Compact (not worldwide)
- Apple changes name of 'Free' button on App Store to 'Get'
- Nook Audiobook app launches on Google Play Store
- Google Nexus 9 with LTE will be launched by T-Mobile in December
- Motorola Keylink accessory helps you find your lost phone
- Google to put a label on search results with a 'mobile-friendly' website
- Android 5.0 Lollipop for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 gets previewed on video
- Here's how 2014's flagships fare against each other with equalized battery capacity
- Holiday Offers from T-Mobile include free tablet deal
- Nexus 6 now available at T-Mobile for as low as $27.08 a month
- Nokia N1 vs Nexus 9: in-depth specs comparison
- Qualcomm outs its fastest Cat. 10 LTE modem to date, ripe for next year's flagships
- Report: Microsoft spinning off Nokia MixRadio
- Samsung launches video streaming service – Milk Video – in the US
- Report: Android One devices to get Lollipop as soon as next month
- Telltale hit title - The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 - now free for iOS!
- Galaxy Note 4 vs iPhone 6 Plus: vote for the better phone
- 10 Galaxy Note 4 features that are missing in the iPhone 6 Plus
- Meizu MX4 Pro is here - Quad HD, 20nm Exynos SoC, 20.7MP camera, and complex fingerprint sensor on board
- Bolt is a small, distraction-free VoIP calling dialer app replacement for Android
- Jolla Tablet running Sailfish 2.0 seeks crowdfunding
- Apple said to be working on the ‘biggest camera jump ever’, brand new dual-lens rumored to come to next iPhone
- Some iPhone 6 Plus units are suffering from a weird camera issue
- Android 5.0 Lollipop breaks text messaging on some carriers, report Nexus 4, 5 and 6 users
- Samsung to release smartphones with flexible displays that fold in half by end of 2015
- Iran to regulate or block Instagram access to citizens, deploy online filtering system
- November 18
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- Xiaomi "definitely" considers launching a smartwatch, wants to know what features you'd expect from it
- Intel to merge mobile and PC chips into one unit
- The 4.75mm-thin Vivo X5 Max will have a 3.5mm audio jack
- Can the Microsoft Band stand up to more than mere splashes of water?
- Motorola's Duet shows a new storytelling medium for stories that can only exist on mobile devices
- Nokia Head of Design talks about the N1 Android tablet: not many products are so well made
- Facebook launches separate Groups app (Android, iOS)
- AT&T starts shipping Nexus 6 pre-orders
- Nexus 6 supports tap-to-wake, but Google disabled the feature before launching the handset
- Jury in Texas finds Apple guilty of infringing on six pager patents used for the Apple iPhone
- Apple WatchKit officially released to developers, but native apps won't be part of the launch
- 50 million Lumias have been activated, says Microsoft
- Android 5.0 Lollipop update for HTC One (M8) and (M7) Google Play Editions should arrive this Friday
- Nexus 6 up for pre-order at Vodafone U.K.; first 500 receive free Motorola Moto 360
- Nokia N1 specs review - Back In Black
- Nokia Store to be replaced next year by the Opera Mobile Store on certain Nokia models
- Four pretty cool and obscenely discounted games for Android and iOS
- Smartphones with quick charge: fastest to recharge from 0% to 100%, from the Galaxy to the iPhone
- Six iPhone 6 Plus features that are missing in the Galaxy Note 4
- Fleksy keyboard app bests own Guiness record for fast touch-screen typing, price reduced by half for eternity
- Last year's Motorola Moto X Developer Edition on sale at eBay for $229.99
- Nokia N1 vs iPad mini 3 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact: specs comparison
- Nokia N1 in lava gray pops up in actual photos
- Deal Alert - 10.5" Samsung Galaxy Tab for $335 and free shipping, up on eBay
- Super is a caption-powered social network from the creators of Jelly
- Nokia goes Android with the N1: has your dream come true?
- How I doubled the battery life of my Samsung Galaxy smartphone
- The cheaper, problematic TLC flash in some new iPhones is also a worse performer, benchmarks show
- Chinese authorities take down the websites hosting the WireLurker iOS malware, arrests three suspects
- A Mechanical Story is a fluid, elegant grid puzzler for iOS
- Huawei's alleged 2015 lineup leaks, boasting crazy D8 flagship with 2K display and 4 GB of RAM
- Nokia releases Z Launcher Beta for free - grab it now from the Play Store
- Nokia N1 Android tablet is announced with $249 price tag
- HTC One (M8) for Windows to be available at T-Mobile tomorrow
- Best apps for Black Friday deals, gift ideas, and holiday discount shopping
- Space Expedition: Classic Adventure lets you paint abandoned space station walls in pretty alien blood
- Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S4 both receive unofficial AOSP-based Android 5.0 Lollipop builds!
- With profit margins slipping, Samsung cutting phone models and production costs by a third
- Eddy Cue shows off Apple Pay to the Evening News
- Video displays Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge concept devices
- November 17
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- Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update for Nexus 4 now available in Europe
- Android 5.0 bug makes it a bit harder to close all open apps
- Microsoft: we've sold more Band wearables than people may think
- Apple releases iOS 8.1.1; update adds speed to the Apple iPhone 4s and Apple iPad 2
- Android 5.0 Lollipop flashlight bug seems to affect both the Nexus 5, and Nexus 4
- For a limited time, get 50% more data free with AT&T's 10GB Mobile Share Value Plan
- Want an HTC One (M8) for Windows? A free Xbox Dot View cover is now included (US only)
- Steve Jobs' daugher Lisa is the heroine of Sorkin's screenplay
- Google Keep adds note sharing and real-time collaboration
- Low-end Samsung SM-Z130H should be launched soon, here's its Tizen UI
- 100 million people globally are tapping a mobile payment terminal with their phone or tablet
- The world's biggest productivity drain - Facebook - is aiming to take on the enterprise space
- How to use Android 5.0 Priority Mode (aka the new Silent Mode)
- BlackBerry's press release introduces us to its new executive
- Apple makes a deal with UnionPay, China's biggest payment card: building towards Apple Pay?
- Feedly updates its iOS and Android apps
- The dual-screened YotaPhone 2 to be launched on the 3rd of December
- The Android 5.0 update rollout, Microsoft's Lumia 535, and the YouTube Music Key service: weekly news round-up
- Yay! You can now root Android 5.0 Lollipop on all Nexus devices!
- iOS 8 keyboard Brightkey gets a pack of Pantone-designed color schemes
- What is Nokia up to?
- Ignored WhatsApp messages lead to divorce
- Asus introduces a $124 ZenFone 5 Lite version in the Philippines
- Another Desire 820 model gets unveiled - D820ws, possibly hums with a MediaTek 6595
- Samsung to supply 80% of iPhone and iPad processors by 2016
- First camera samples from the motorized robo-cam the Oppo N3 pop up
- How to re-enable Facebook chat on Android, and skip the RAM and battery hogging of the new Messenger app
- These are the first screenshots from Telltale Games' upcoming Game of Thrones graphic adventure
- Ditto creator says Samsung phones are "crammed with complexity and redundant features"
- First alleged details around the upcoming Huawei Ascend P8 include a metal/ceramic body
- Poll results: Would you buy a Galaxy S6 with a dual-edge curved display?
- Nexus 9 to launch soon in India?
- Did you know that Apple is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market?
- These painfully-awkward Tinder conversations (and monologues) will make you cringe
- GFXBench reveals the Meizu MX4 Pro's processor, it's an octa-core Exynos 5430
- New Microsoft Surface Pro 3 ad positions it as a better gift for the holidays than a MacBook Air
- Android flagships to break the 24 MP camera res frontier, as OmniVision unveils two new stacked sensors
- Sony outs 21-megapixel IMX230 sensor with 192-point autofocus for fast objects, can we say Z4?
- Display Brightness for Wear solves your smartwatch's lack of ambient light sensor problem
- Poll: Are you getting the Nexus 6?
- The Power of Your Fingerprint to Change the World of Smartphones
- Snapchat CEO Spiegel: First two ads were effective
- Never too early to talk about the Apple iPhone 7?
- November 16
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- Your Spotify playlist could soon be streamed through the speakers of your Uber ride
- Nexus 6 on AT&T might have carrier branding
- Latest Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview update brings real time battery percentage tile and more
- This was the world's first cell phone with a game loaded on it
- Android 5.0 now rolling out for the Nexus 4
- Intel to phase out subsidies that flooded the market with cheap Android tablets
- Turn off Read Receipts on WhatsApp for Android
- Huawei TalkBand B1 arrives in the U.S.
- Softcard now available for Verizon branded Windows Phones with NFC support
- One Plus promises warranty coverage on Indian One units purchased from OnePlus site
- Nokia Lumia 830 and Nokia Lumia 930 will soon receive Lumia Denim update?
- Sony Xperia Z4 LCD Touch Digitizer leaks
- Why Android phones need 3GB of RAM and iOS gets by with 1GB of the stuff
- Microsoft is now second most valuable company behind Apple
- Prynt is a case that will print photos from your smartphone instantly, with one really neat extra feature
- Analysis indicates iPhone 6 is outselling the iPhone 6 Plus 3-to-1
- AT&T ends use of undeletable tracking number tied to customer use of mobile internet
- November 15
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- What if Nokia had chosen Android instead of Windows Phone? Here's what some Lumias could have looked like
- New Motorola Spotlight Player story is based on an Oscar-nominated short: "Duet"
- Amazon offers $50 break on 16GB Wi-Fi only Nexus 9 in black
- Windows and Windows Phone Stores combine for well over 500,000 apps
- Microsoft ad takes you on a road trip with a Lumia handset and a Windows laptop
- Android 5.0 makes Silent mode disappear on Android phones
- Work Wide enhances productivity on the BlackBerry Passport by allowing two apps to run side-by-side
- Microsoft could add firmware to the Windows Phone Developer Preview
- Passenger on Singapore Airlines flight is presented with $1171.46 bill for Wi-Fi service
- Google Glass developers are reportedly losing interest in the device
- Verizon updates its ETF policy, now it will be a bit more expensive to duck out of a contract
- Cellphone users calling 911 from inside, will soon be more precisely located
- Apple Pay catches the attention of retail customers
- Walmart offers Burg 12 smartwatch; timepiece makes and takes calls on its own
- November 14
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- Motorola Moto 360 now on sale from T-Mobile's website; wearable in carrier's stores November 19th
- You can now order a NoPhone for $12, or its selfie version for $18
- Jony Ive explains Apple Watch design, and calls out others for "theft" of Apple work
- Nokia Collection gets new name for post-Nokia era
- Dual SIM Galaxy A5 pops up on Samsung China's website, could be launched before the A3
- Rogers starts taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Classic
- Snapchat threatens to lock user accounts if they use 3rd party apps
- BlackBerry decides to pass on the world's largest smartphone market
- Google Play edition devices should get Android 5.0 Lollipop "early next week"
- Jolla will unveil "something big" next week - possibly a new Sailfish OS smartphone, or tablet
- Nexus 4 Lollipop factory image now available, OTA likely coming soon
- T-Mobile changes its credit requirements for EIP purchases
- Sprint now offering the Nexus 6 for $299.99 on contract
- Rooting your handset that runs Android 5.0 might not be such a great idea
- Mission successful - iOS 8 lands on 56% of Apple mobile devices
- Monster tablet: Google's Project Tango dev slate with 4GB of RAM pops up on the Play Store
- World's thinnest tablets roundup - Autumn 2014 edition
- The Last Door: Collector’s Edition is Victorian-era horror told in nostalgic pixels
- Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure is a retro sci-fi styled reverence to 1990s storytelling RPGs
- End of an era: Nokia won't be making phones anymore, says CEO
- CyanogenMod nightlies based on Lollipop due out by the end of November, CM 11.0 M12 now available
- Strike Suit Zero is a mecha space fighting Tegra K1-exclusive game with wholesome graphics
- Check how caffeine or moon phases affect your sleep with the new Sleep Better app by Runtastic
- Apple addresses "Masque Attack" concerns - says there's nothing to fear
- Nexus 4 Lollipop update locked, loaded and coming soon, claims Googler
- Amazon gives you Shuttle+ Music Player, Fleksy, and 15 other apps that are normally worth $80 for free
- Kingston outs new high speed, high capacity microSD and SD memory cards
- Pictures of the Meizu MX4 Pro show the phone's metallic body on the inside. Price leaked
- Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM pops up for the One (M8), official HTC GPe edition rollout starting next week
- How to poll friends and opinionate people using Straw for Android, iOS, or Windows Phone
- Sony outs Lollipop AOSP source code for all Xperia flagships, for the love of custom ROM makers
- Alleged Xiaomi Mi 5 design leaks out, side bezels begone
- November 13
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- Is the Galaxy Note Edge durable? Here's Samsung's response to this question (and 3 others)
- Samsung said to be close to launching a Netflix competitor
- AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 is updated to Android 4.4.4 with Knox 2.0 in tow
- New Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer highlights Samsung's products
- Regulators inquire about security of Apple’s Health app and HealthKit developer tools
- AT&T sends out Android OS enhancements to a trio of Samsung phones
- Android Wear Lollipop upgrade detailed
- Americans' cellphones subject to sweeping government surveillance
- OnePlus has a guide on how to switch from an iPhone to the OnePlus One
- Pre-orders are now being accepted for the BlackBerry Classic
- BlackBerry Passport in red available in limited quantities starting Friday
- Microsoft: all Lumias running Windows Phone 8 will be updated to Windows 10
- International Huawei Ascend Mate 2 might get KitKat update after all
- Samsung turns to BlackBerry to enhance Android security
- BBM Meetings is a new app for multi-platform conference calls, priced at $13.75 a month
- Wi-Fi bug affects Android 5.0 users
- Android 5.1 is leaked during conference; new build powers Nexus 5 at Devoxx
- Report: Sprint to buy FreedomPop for as much as $450 million
- NVIDIA announces Lollipop, Valve "Green Box" Bundle, and GRID game-streaming service for SHIELD devices
- Deal-o-rama: get these noteworthy iOS/Android apps and games while you still can
- BlackBerry World posts promo for the BlackBerry Classic
- New QKSMS shapes up to be one the best text messaging apps for Android
- 12" iPad Pro might enter mass production in Q2, due to display shortages
- Google Keep joins the Material Design gang of Google apps
- Would you buy a Galaxy S6 with a dual-edge curved display?
- iPhone 8 concept jumps two years ahead in time to look at the future of Apple
- Google updates its Android and iOS YouTube apps with a new Music tab for endless mixes
- Samsung walks us through the 10 hidden features of the Galaxy Note 4
- After launching in the US, the Note Edge will cross the Pond and land on UK soil - pre-orders start tomorrow
- Go with the FLOW: Samsung demos its own take on Apple's Continuity, tying up its device ecosystem
- Own a Galaxy Note 4? Here's how to get the intriguing Montblanc digital content for free
- Apple Watch components enter production, S1 processor and Force Touch Retina display in sight
- Purported Meizu MX 4 Pro and iPod Touch-like device photos leak ahead of November 19 announcement
- Vsenn – Project Ara's competitor – to allow custom ROMs without voiding your warranty
- Cringeworthy: Samsung raps in its latest sustainability report
- Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 5, 7 and 10 are now live, here's how to update
- XCOM: Enemy Within continues the organized alien destruction on Android and iOS
- Our Google Nexus 6 battery life test is complete, phablet lags behind the Note 4
- November 12
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- Asus' new ZenFone series will include smartphones that won't use Intel processors
- Samsung Gear VR will be launched in December in the US for $199
- Google releases four new ads for Android 5.0
- 91% of American adults feel like they have lost control over their personal data
- LG G3 now has a blue variant, and you can buy one in the US
- Nexus devices running Android 5.0 will have a hands-free feature
- New Google app with Material Design update starts rolling out
- Messenger app for Android released by Google
- BlackBerry to reveal strategy for the enterprise tomorrow
- YouTube Music Key subscription announced starting at $7.99, included for Music All Access subscribers
- Android 5.0 Lollipop update for "most" Nexus devices officially rolls out starting today
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Premium Edition comes with 3-yr warranty, 64 GB microSD card (only in Germany)
- Sony announces its press conference for CES 2015; Sony Xperia Z4 expected to be introduced
- ai.type releases version 3.0 for Android, bringing Theme Market and Material Design to the predicative keyboard
- Beats Solo2 wireless headphones coming this month
- AnTuTu has ranked the top 10 best performing phones for Q3, 2014 - Meizu's MX4 takes the lead
- Sharp showcases a 4.1-inch IGZO LCD display with a crazy pixel density
- The AudioEngine B2 is anything but another uninspiring Bluetooth speaker
- VIVO reveals what it takes to make the world's thinnest phone, that 4.75mm X5 Max
- Those big screen iPhones are enticing iPad users after all, Compare My Mobile's trade-in data shows
- It's happening – Samsung is getting a feature that has been iOS exclusive for years – plug your guitar into your Galaxy and rock out!
- Telltale Games' Game of Thrones coming to iOS "soon", plot outline and first promo images break cover
- Monsters from Asia: the well-rounded octagonal Fujitsu Arrows NX F-02G
- 8 cool smartphone hacks and custom mods
- Xiaomi working on $65 smartphone with 720p display and 1GB of RAM?
- Samsung, Xiaomi to equip the Galaxy S6 and other next-generation flagships with super-fast UFS Flash memory?
- Xiaomi sold 1.16 million phones during yesterday's Singles Day in China
- Black Friday 2014 deals on phones, tablets and accessories: $100 off iPhones and iPads, $1 Galaxy S5
- Arms race: These are the 10 most spec'd out Android flaghips on the planet
- Pull down and play - Overglide is a game contained inside the iOS Notifications Center
- The first phone to get a Lollipop update - Android 5.0 starts rolling out to Moto G (2014)
- Apple taking over downtown LA's Broadway Trade Center for secondary office and retail HQ?
- Move over, 20nm, 2015 will be the year of fast and frugal 16nm mobile chipsets
- Unfinished Apple iPhone 6 sold on eBay for $11,100
- Touchless Sesame smartphone can be operated with words and head shakes only
- Android Lollipop factory image for the Nexus 7 (2012) leaks - possibly final
- Samsung sues NVIDIA for patent infringement, claims benchmark test results were fake
- November 11
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- Poll results: Would you buy a smartphone that's thinner than 5 mm?
- Latest rumors about the Sony Xperia Z4, Xperia Z4 Ultra, Xperia Z4 Compact and Xperia Z4 Tablet
- Saygus V-Squared is a dual-boot, waterproof "super smartphone" that already won a CES 2015 award
- Update to Netflix brings 1080p resolution to content for the Apple iPhone 6 Plus
- Vivo to officially announce the 4.75mm-thin X5 Max (the world's thinnest smartphone) next month
- Apple's iMessage "Black Hole" subject of class action suit
- LG (Optimus) F60 launched in the US via MetroPCS, offers LTE and Android KitKat on the cheap
- T-Mobile delays launch of Nexus 6 by one week
- HTC Camera with Eye Experience moves to the Google Play Store
- Google Nexus 6 will be available at Sprint on November 14
- Apple makes a strong sales pitch to the enterprise
- User Agent Profile leaks info on Samsung's Tizen powered phone for India
- OnePlus gets ready for a second round of pre-orders, talks about what will be different this time
- Bezel-less new ZTE Nubia Z9 handset pictured?
- Bitcoin Billionaire is a surprisingly addictive idle clicker
- AT&T puts a $250 price tag on the Nexus 6 with contract, preorders start November 12
- Chinese hacker proves iPhone 6 Plus was made for running Windows 98
- Here follow some of the smallest and most compact phones ever made
- In half a day, Xiaomi unloads $163 million worth of handsets
- The first video ad for the Samsung Gear S is here and it's mostly "meh"
- Xiaomi's Hugo Barra says Apple is 'extraordinary', details the Mi brand expansion plans
- Nexus 6 European pricing leaks out - a straight-to-Euro conversion
- Motorola France: Motorola Moto Maxx is not coming to Europe
- Shots fired: Mozilla's CTO says Google is as closed as Apple and Firefox OS is the only alternative
- The Woz says Apple should've introduced a bigger-screened iPhone years ago
- Can you hear me now? Metal Galaxy A3 and A5 post much weaker signal strength than the S5
- The Sailor's Dream by Simogo floats over to iPhone and iPad
- The Android Wear app and Google Play Services are the latest ones to be treated with Material Design
- Belkin outs its smartphone-connected coffee maker that automates your caffeine kicks
- The official spare battery kit for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is here
- Microsoft posts an introductory video of the Lumia 535
- Best Google Nexus 6 cases and covers
- Smacktive for iOS makes activity searching and friend finding as simple as hiring a Uber car
- You can now grab the first episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead season 2 for free from the App Store
- Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the new Moto X looks gorgeous (video)
- Another iOS-threatening malware replaces apps and steals sensitive information
- Galaxy S6 design concept reimagines the flagship in a thin and premium unibody (video)
- 2010's Motorola Defy is currently the oldest device to get a taste of Android 5.0 Lollipop, defies expectations
- Chinese programmer proposes to girlfriend with 99 iPhones, gets to keep them
- Can you guess what's the current user base of Facebook Messenger?
- Samsung Gear S sells 10,000 units in South Korea on its launch day
- John Chen's wife uses a Samsung branded smartphone
- November 10
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- Microsoft Lumia 535 officially announced, will be launched this month at an affordable price
- AT&T grounds its in-flight Wi-Fi plans
- Sony SmartWatch 3 in stock at the Google Play Store
- LG intros AKA, a pretty crazy smartphone that has facial expressions
- Google Voice now supports MMS on Verizon
- Your particiption in the Microsoft Prediction Lab can help Cortana make more accurate predictions
- Xolo Q1020 is an affordable Android smartphone that features wooden edges
- Microsoft Lumia 1030 concept rendered, Windows 10 and 41 MP PureView camera included
- Instagram update includes ability to edit typos
- Mariners' star Robinson Cano signs to be brand ambassador for HTC
- President Obama's push for Net Neutrality leaves room for carrier control of wireless networks
- Report: Samsung has difficulties producing the all-metal Galaxy A5 and A3
- Are phablets the perfect form factor?
- BBM becomes very valuable tool in search for missing children in Canada
- Want to know if the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will be launched in your country? Check out this list
- HTC One (M9) rumor touts 5.2-inch 2K resolution screen with Snapdragon 805 and 3GB of RAM
- General Motors and Harman working on Android-powered car infotainment system
- Canadian HTC One (M8) owners start receiving Eye Experience update today at noon
- Samsung Galaxy S6 rumors, the Microsoft Lumia 535, and the world's new thinnest smartphone: weekly news round-up
- Vladimir Putin presents the People's President with the pinnacle of Russian tech, YotaPhone 2
- How to make the Note 4 camera better: lift 4K video restrictions, lessen compression
- How to record screen video on Android 5.0 Lollipop (no root required)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with two SIM card slots on board breaks cover, to launch in China soon
- Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0 and new TouchWiz gets compared with the current UI of the ex-flagship
- Use protection: find or design the perfect iPhone or iPad case at Zazzle
- Vivo's future powerhouse – the Xplay 5S – poses for the camera
- Red ones go faster: a red-colored version of the BlackBerry Passport breaks cover, coming later in 2014
- Don't touch your phone, or the tree gets it! Forest is a unique app for focus and motivation
- 1st-gen PlayStation games running on an Android Wear smartwatch? Sure, why not!
- Samsung releases two new Note 4 videos, as part of the "Do You Note?" campaign, bets on humor
- Microsoft video teases a new phone, official Nokia blog gets redesigned as Lumia Conversations
- PowerVR Series7 gets introduced: bolder, faster GPUs that support Lollipop's advanced graphics standard
- LG will roll out those foldable, bendable display devices by 2017
- Poll results: How much is too much? Vote for your phone screen resolution of choice
- T-Mobile to receive only a limited number of Nexus 6 units - let the Nexus games begin
- Android 5.0 Lollipop Material Design wallpaper collection
- LG might have an Android 5.0 Lollipop mid-ranger in the pipeline, bound for AT&T, T-Mobile
- Alleged Microsoft Lumia 940 specs leak: Snapdragon 805, 24 MP PureView camera, WP10
- App Store freezes over, Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition hits the Apple realm
- Civilization Revolution 2 maneuvers to Android, has no in-app purchases
- Want to tell Microsoft and the whole world what you think about your Windows Phone handset? Now you can
- STAND-POD is a smartphone stand & tripod that fits in your wallet
- Check out this video of Android 5.0 Lollipop running on LG G3, and download the firmware
- Do you remember the Sony Xperia L? It got treated to the AOSP variation of Android 5.0 Lollipop
- Share 240fps slow motion video from your Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to social networks
- November 9
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- BlackBerry's R&D spending ranked it second in Canada during 2012 and 2013
- 10 of the best Android apps for drawing, painting and sketching
- Samsung close to getting green light for mobile phone plant in Vietnam
- New tool from Apple stops the iMessage black hole from gobbling up text messages
- 6 best office apps for Android (2014 edition)
- Did you know that Samsung once launched a phone with a nightvision camera?
- Chen: Time for BlackBerry to focus on profits
- Google executive Locheimer speaks up about Android
- T-Mobile now offering HTC One M8 for Windows
- Photos of the Microsoft Lumia 535 dummy unit leak
- How to enable automatic email replies in Gmail
- Report: Two new ZTE handsets are certified in China; ZTE Q509T features a 3900mAh battery
- LG Transpyre coming to Verizon's pre-paid lineup?
- Microsoft continues to replace Nokia in the Lumia eco-system
- Like the idea of a smartwatch, but don’t like the idea of daily or weekly recharging? Here are 5 alternatives
- Did you know about the Easter eggs found in some of the more popular Android apps?
- November 8
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- How to enable (or disable) photo and video geo-location on Android
- Save $20 by grabbing these five paid iOS apps for free
- LG beats Samsung and others to the punch, brings Android 5.0 Lollipop to the G3 "this week"
- Microsoft Band Charging Stand now on sale for $10
- Android 5.0 update already in the works for the beastly Meizu MX4?
- Don't get mad, get even: Apple pulls Fitbit products from its online stores
- Motorola Moto 360 now has more watch faces to choose from
- Apple branded headphones coming from Beats?
- Humor: This handy flowchart outlines Nexus 6 availability
- Facebook: 66% of our Android users are 2011-era or older spec hardware
- AT&T to acquire Mexico’s third largest carrier, Iusacell
- Microsoft offering refunds to Office 365 users with iPads following upgrades on “free” Office app
- Circle November 14th on your calendar as the launch date for LG G Watch R at Sprint
- Lumia 535 leaks out in China with Microsoft branding
- Motorola (kind of) beats Google to the first Android 5.0 phone with the Moto X
- November 7
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- CBS News app now available in Windows Phone Store
- Project Ara gets plug-in pulse oximeter module
- Android 5.0 Lollipop support added in latest Nokia HERE update
- Microsoft lets you win an AT&T Nokia Lumia 830 and a Fitbit Flex
- Asus ZenWatch to be released in the US November 9th for $199
- OnePlus One gets a new CyanogenMod software update
- Some Apple Stores to open at 8AM on Black Friday
- UAL spends millions to spruce up its terminal in Newark; airline uses the iPad to attract travelers
- Samsung Gear S, the smartwatch that lets you make phone calls, is available now in the US
- New app offers you a lawyer on demand via video chat
- Monzo brings the joy of model building to Android and iOS
- Xiaomi Mi 2 running stock Android 5.0 Lollipop shows up on photos
- Microsoft is now the third largest smartphone vendor in India
- Monument Valley gets expanded with Forgotten Shores DLC on November 13
- Beach bods: world's thinnest phones roundup
- Glory to the absurd - Salad Shark lets you play a vegan shark
- Rumor: Serious issue with 128 GB iPhone 6 Plus model prompts Apple to stop using TLC NAND flash
- The elusive Google Nexus 6 appears in a dozen new countries, but you still won't be able to get it
- Sweet Drmzzz is a new and delightful arcade/puzzle mashup, now go and get those space worms
- Samsung Galaxy S6 to have a 'dual-edged' flexible display panel, tips screen analyst
- Vainglory – the game from iPhone 6's presentation – to finally be available this month. No scarf included
- LTE in, Wi-Fi out - Karma Go is a portable hotspot that sidesteps your carrier
- Here's Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Samsung Galaxy S4 - new TouchWiz UI, Material Design in tow
- A man from Ohio may be the first person to go to prison for pirating Android apps
- How to send files between Android phones easily via CShare
- Sony Xperia flagships already running Android 5.0 AOSP
- Google Drive hops onto the Material Design bandwagon
- Moto 360 with metal and gold straps officially up for sale on Motorola's site
- Our Note Edge battery life test is ready - less than the Note 4, but still decent
- Is LG readying new smartphones named G Chocolate, G Black and G Plus?
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S III mini among the first devices to receive working Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP builds
- More screenshots from LG G3 running Android 5.0 Lollipop appear
- Microsoft to unveil its first branded Lumia on November 11th, Nokia says it's 'Big on experiences'
- Free ebook from Google might make you rich developing apps for Android users
- November 6
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- Would you buy a smartphone that's thinner than 5 mm?
- Meizu is working on Android 5.0 Lollipop updates
- Two new cases for the Nexus 6 introduced by Google
- This is what Google Maps will look like with its Material design makeover
- Vsenn is the first Project Ara modular smartphone competitor
- Samsung reportedly readying a brand new series of smartphones
- Top three tablet producers in North America: Apple, Amazon and Samsung
- Zuck explains why you need a separate Facebook Messenger app
- HTC's weather app reigns on Google Play
- LG's round G Watch R can now be bought via Google Play
- Android 5.0 for 2014 Moto X screens leak
- T-Mobile will soon pass Sprint to become the number three carrier in the states
- Microsoft Office gets new iPhone app and Android preview, mobile now free to use
- Android tacks on additional market share in the U.S. according to comScore's latest figures
- Motorola is also sold out of the Nexus 6
- Verizon on cusp of releasing its 8-inch tablet?
- Holiday gift guide 2014 – accessories for smartphones and tablets
- Rumored leather back version of the Motorola Moto X makes the phone look like a football
- 6 repetitive but addictive games for Android, iOS and Windows Phone
- HTC offers its apology to those who couldn't buy a Nexus 9 on the cheap this Tuesday
- Now number three in smartphones, Lenovo reports a strong fiscal second quarter
- AVG speaks: here are the Android apps and games that drain your battery and eat your storage space the most
- Frostbite shows screenshots of Battlefield 4 iOS tech demo before and after Metal API
- VIVO to out the best phablet yet: 5.68mm frame, 6" QHD display, 3500 mAh battery, and an OIS camera
- Here's how to bypass your lock screen with Android 5.0 Lollipop's new Smart Lock feature
- Sony beta-testing Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact
- Opera Mini 9 for iOS goes live with Video Boost feature and large screen support
- How much is too much? Vote for your phone screen resolution of choice
- In China, Apple beats Samsung in handset popularity
- Poll results: If given the chance, would you pick the Note Edge over the Note 4?
- LG already hard at work on the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the G3, leaked screenshots suggest
- Nexus 9 demand is so high that HTC needs to expand its production capacity
- Gionee V183 spotted at the TENAA - another phone with a huge battery
- Samsung tipped prepping a 6" 4K AMOLED display with 700+ppi for next August, just in time for the Note 5
- November 5
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- T-Mobile posts support page for the HTC One M8 for Windows; phone to launch November 9th?
- WhatsApp now shows you when your message has been read
- Samsung won't launch the Galaxy Note Edge in Germany unless 120,000 people vote for its release
- iOS is no longer safe from malware
- Samsung Gear Circle is a headset that will vibrate when you have a notification
- HTC's market share continues to drop; can this company be saved?
- Gionee Marathon M3 is India's first Android smartphone to feature a 5000 mAh battery
- Samsung shares the top reasons why people like the Galaxy Note 4's cameras
- Latest Developer Preview version of Android 5.0 appears to come with battery draining bug (Fixed)
- One billion is a 'Square' number
- Only "several hundred" Google Nexus 9 tablets were sold yesterday at half the price, more might be offered soon
- American Airlines removes app from the Windows Phone Store; airline will no longer support the platform
- Unlocked Sony Xperia Z3 available to order in the US from Sony Store
- Request your invite to Gmail's Inbox app by 7pm EST today and receive it by 8PM
- Indonesia abandons BlackBerry
- Holiday gift guide 2014 – tablets
- Woman falls to her death while taking "selfie"
- Report: Next Apple iPhone to have a 3D display
- Google Wallet sees a jump in use after Apple Pay launch
- Tinder CEO loses his job after insulting Barry Diller
- WhatsApp by the numbers - the millions, billions, competitors, and "no ads!" of a hugely successful messenger
- Motorola announces the Moto Maxx as a non-US Droid Turbo variant, but it may not launch it globally
- Moto 360 makes a comeback on November 12th, T-Mobile will also carry it
- 2015 smartphones will understand your voice commands from up to five meters while not interrupting media playback
- Specs for rumored Oppo U3 are tweeted
- Here's why iPhones and iPads are always showing 9:41 a.m. in Apple's ads
- Microsoft gives CNN free Surface Pro 3 tablets, reporters use them as iPad stands
- Meizu just sent out the coolest invites for its November 19 event
- Swype for iOS gets an update – 16 new languages and some extra goodies
- Pimp my phone: 10 cool new Android launchers, switchers and interface tools for October
- Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 Android 5.0 Lollipop update allegedly postponed for November 12
- Rumors: Apple Watch to cost between $500 and $5000, first third-party accessory pictured
- OnePlus sold more than 500k One phones, wants to reach a million sales by the end of 2014
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge performance benchmarks
- Lenovo S90 "Sisley" now official with a shameless, iPhone-like presentation
- Happy 7th birthday, Android! Check out some glorious milestones of the mobile OS in this succinct infographic
- Huawei prepping a slim 5.5" Honor 6X with metal frame and dual camera
- Overlays for Android lets you float widgets and controls as you please on your home screen
- Verizon-bound Lumia 735 spotted at the FCC
- Get the new Google Calendar 5.0 with Material Design right now (Android 4.0.3+)
- HTC executive says it will remain the top seller of Android phones in Taiwan after Q4
- T-Mobile's margins collapse in third quarter; carrier is now dead last among the four U.S. majors
- November 4
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- HTC to launch own-branded tablet next year, won't be ultra-cheap
- Developers seeded with iOS 8.1.1 beta; update speeds up the Apple iPhone 4s and Apple iPad 2
- Latest rumor has a Valentine's Day launch for the Apple Watch, with a top price of $5000
- Vivo X5 Max dethrones Oppo's R5 to become the world's thinnest smartphone
- Google restoring SD card functionality in Android 5.0
- Google Play Store to receive a new shipment of Nexus 6 units every week
- Google releases Nexus 9 factory image
- Windows 10 for phones currently being tested at Microsoft
- Google and LG sign 10-year patent licensing agreement
- Michael Fassbender next in line to portray Steve Jobs in Sony flick?
- Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact now in stock in the US, Z3 Compact backordered
- Boost Mobile extends its double the data promotion
- HTC video reveals the making of the HTC Desire 820; "fun with plastics"
- Nvidia SHIELD Tablet will be updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop this month
- Icons for WhatsApp Voice Calls discovered
- Holiday gift guide 2014 – smartphones
- HTC's Hot Deals promotion has (had?) the Nexus 9 for just $199, more deals available in the coming weeks
- Report: Apple iPhone banned in Russia starting January 1st, 2015
- Nexus 9 gets the teardown treatment and found very hard to repair
- More alleged details around the Samsung Galaxy S6 ("Project Zero") revealed, including the processor, display and model numbers
- iOS app Matter lets you make amazing photographs and paintings with shiny 3D objects
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge camera samples
- Nexus 9 LTE model passes through FCC
- Xiaomi reportedly seeking funding that would value the company at a whopping $40 billion
- Xperia Z2 gets an update – Android 4.4.4, Remote Play, Camera app updates, and more
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge unboxing
- Sharp showcases a 1" smartwatch battery-saving display that has 8 colors and no backlight
- The random 128 GB iPhone 6 Plus crash and reboot might be a hardware problem, tip insiders
- Google Nexus 6: early look
- See the BlackBerry Passport survive a 20ft drop
- HTC unveils the Desire 820s, another 64-bit mid-ranger with MediaTek inside
- How to display all hidden info on your Samsung phone: secret codes, genuine validation, S Pen detach counter
- Samsung reports Galaxy Note 4 sells better in some regions than the Note 3 did
- Nokia Camera app re-branded as Lumia Camera, returns to Windows Phone Store
- Reaper is cuteness-slasher excellence for all mobile platforms (WP & BB included!)
- Gmail 5.0 starts its official roll-out - Material Design and support for all email providers
- Note Edge priced $399 with AT&T contract, and cool $946 without subsidies
- Disney Movies Anywhere now available for Android
- November 3
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- Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 gets benchmarked; specs leak to reveal huge bump in camera sensors
- Samsung opens exclusive Galaxy Lifestyle Store in China, lures customers with perks like free coffee
- Android 5.0 Lollipop source hits AOSP, including all Nexus branches
- November Android numbers show KitKat up to 30%
- Verizon and AT&T to offer VoLTE Interoperability for 2015
- Verizon cuts price to share 10GB of data by 20%
- HTC One (M8) and One (M7) will get Android 5.0 Lollipop within 90 days from now
- Kyocera DuraForce is AT&T's new Bear Grylls-approved Android smartphone
- Sprint reports lower than expected fiscal Q2 earnings, slashes 2000 jobs
- How to get great customer service during your next visit to the Apple Store
- Samsung Galaxy S6 to be redesigned from scratch under the codename Project Zero
- Video shows off advantages to using BBM as your messaging app
- This is the new Google Calendar app for Android and iPhone
- Motorola Moto Maxx (Droid Turbo global version) smiles for the camera
- Christian Bale decides he shouldn't play Steve Jobs
- Russians dismantle Steve Jobs memorial after Tim Cook's announcement
- LG G Watch R and Motorola Moto 360 both come to AT&T this week
- Nokia Lumia 830 and HTC One (M8) for Windows arrive at AT&T on November 7
- HTC Desire EYE to launch November 7th as an AT&T exclusive
- Poll results: Do you think that the double-tap-to-wake gesture should be standard on all phones?
- Rumor: Apple to drop iPad mini line and replace it with the iPad Pro
- A video collage shows 300 iPhones affected by #bendgate
- Note Edge release date in the US is November 14th, coming to all major carriers
- Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact battery life test is done: hail the king of tablet endurance
- The Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 dances circles around the Apple MacBook Air in Microsoft's new ad
- Kyocera Proteus is an awesome shape-shifting smartphone concept
- Apple pays just a dollar more to manufacture a single iPad Air 2
- Scanadu ramps up hiring in anticipation of 2015 consumer launch of the first medical tricorder: the Scanadu Scout
- Samsung Galaxy S4 users, rejoice! Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Exynos version to come early 2015
- Coward Knight is an epic medi-evil stealth adventure
- The Google Nexus 9 scores excellently on our battery life test
- Poll: If given the chance, would you pick the Note Edge over the Note 4?
- Pictures of what looks like the first ever Microsoft Lumia leak
- Samsung unboxes the Note Edge on camera - check out the package
- Android 5.0 Lollipop to make bloatware removal possible?
- Your smartphone is your hotel room key at 10 Starwood properties
- Kernel source code for the 2014 editions of Moto X and Moto G released – can you hear the custom ROMs coming?
- Non-tech retailers, no banks, and mobile payments, what could possibly go wrong?
- Wi-Fi only Nexus 9 tablet goes up for sale in the Google Play Store
- Nokia rumored to be planning a return with a flagship Android device
- We are there now: SEL demos tri-foldable 8.7" tablet display with 1080p resolution
- Galaxy Note II users, rejoice! You can now have all the Note 4's features (including UPSM)
- Apple retail and online store executive Ahrendts reveals Spring launch for Apple Watch
- Last year's Motorola Moto G getting update to Android 4.4.4 in the U.S.
- November 2
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- How to clear your web search history and data in Chrome (Android)
- Strategy Analytics: Android's global smartphone market share has peaked
- 10 notable MediaTek-powered smartphones
- End of Daylight Savings Time messes with Microsoft Band; automatic fix coming Monday
- How to take a screenshot on the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (iOS 8 tutorial)
- Hola! Cortana is now available in Spanish?
- HTC One (M8)'s Android 5.0 Lollipop update to come with Sense 6, not Sense 7?
- Missing in Action: Nokia Camera app disappears from Windows Phone Store
- HTC's orange RE Camera faces shipping delay; white model due to arrive in mid-November
- Apple deal with GT Advanced could fall apart if judge unseals records
- Let's hear it for the band: Microsoft's new wearable is proving hard to find
- Court ruling: Police can coerce fingerprint to unlock iPhone
- iPad Pro rumors continue: as thin as iPhone 6, sport extra speakers
- Downright awkward and completely absurd animal-themed simulator games for Android
- Ad for BlackBerry Passport stars GM of NBA's Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri
- Check out this video showing the Apple Newton taking on the Apple iPhone 6
- November 1