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Leaked Verizon fall roadmap tips various Android releases

Seems like every year around this time we find ourselves looking at a leaked Verizon roadmap with multiple smartphone release dates.  Such is the case ...

Swiss railway says it’s ‘proud’ Apple is using its iconic clock design, still wants to get paid

If you thought the new iPad clock app in iOS 6 looked a little familiar, you're not alone. The design is a near-exact ...

Qualcomm: Newest competitor chipsets can’t hang with our two-year-old stuff

Qualcomm is pretty proud of their Snapdragon processor family and wants to remind mobile community at large.  Sure, they’ve got cutting-edge quad-core Snapdragon S4 stuff ...

New York City, meet your new official taxi: the Nissan NV200

Back in May, Nissan unveiled its NV200 van as New York City's "Taxi of Tomorrow" in a joint press conference with Mayor Michael ...

HTC’s Android 4.1 plans outlined for One X

HTC is set to deliver Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the unlocked One X, according to reports surfacing this morning.  MoDaCo’s Paul O’Brien, who has an ...

LG Optimus L7 leaks for Boost Mobile as the Venice

The merriment continues at evleaks, which just spilled another smartphone via Twitter. This time it's the LG Venice for Boost Mobile: a rebadged ...

Facebook shutting down facial recognition in the EU, gets stamp of approval from Ireland DPC

Earlier this year, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, a body whose decisions impact Facebook's policies in Europe at large, made several recommendations to bring ...

Dyzplastic introduces us to Series 3′s Professor Skully McRivethead

Say hello to the latest Android collectible figure from Dyzplastic, Professor Skully McRivethead.  Okay, so he’s actually one of a number of new guys from the ...

German court rules that Motorola, Samsung don’t violate Apple touch event patent

Motorola and Samsung just caught a break from the law after a few hard knocks. A Mannheim, Germany court has ruled that neither ...

Kickstarter tells users ‘We are not a store,’ tightens rules for hardware pitches

Kickstarter's founders are getting worried about what people think -- and in particular that the crowdfunding platform will be perceived as an Amazon ...

Phiaton PS 20 NC earphones review

First, let me preface this with a disclaimer: I love reviewing headphones and Bluetooth accessories for Android devices.  Were I not in this position, I ...

Sony Xperia T review: a new 4.6-inch smartphone flagship that isn’t quite new enough

More Info Sony Xperia T unveiled Sony Xperia TX hands-on ...

Nokia stacks up its maps next to Apple’s and Google’s, politely suggests it comes out on top

You might have noticed a brouhaha over map accuracy in iOS 6. Nokia undoubtedly did, as it's using the iPhone 5 launch to ...

Distro Issue 58: Is the iPhone 5 innovative or incremental?

It may be the most anticipated phone of the year, and now it's here. In this week's issue of Distro, we'll bring you ...

SpaceX to start International Space Station cargo runs on October 7th, kick off routine private spaceflight

SpaceX just put a date on when private space travel becomes a seemingly everyday affair: October 7th. That's when the company and NASA ...

HBO boss Bill Nelson announces retirement, Richard Plepler will assume the throne

After five years as king of the HBO castle, CEO Bill Nelson has announced he's leaving the company to retire at the end ...

Tokyo Game Show 2012 wrap-up: Sony’s new PS3, ‘Prototype-SR’ and assorted gaming peripherals

After a few humid and sweaty days in Tokyo, TGS 2012 is drawing to a close. While the public days continue through the ...

BlackBerry outage affecting users in Europe, Middle East and Africa (update: service restored?)

While the two events are entirely unrelated, a major service outage coinciding with potentially the biggest mobile of the year hitting stores worldwide ...

Vellamo benchmark adds CPU and memory tests, here’s how it rates the One X and GS III

Qualcomm's Vellamo app has been a part of the furniture in our Android benchmarking suite for a while now, providing a fun little ...

Packaging hints at ASUS Padfone 2 having 4.7-inch 720p display, 13MP camera, quad-core S4 Pro

We can't guarantee what this box contains, but if the list of specs is accurate then it's definitely too good to gift-wrap. The ...

Neurowear wants to read your mind, geotag your feelings (video)

Geotagging your photos? Old hat -- Neurowear wants to geotag your mood. The folks that brought animated cat ears to the human race ...

iOS 6 becomes 15 percent of Apple mobile device traffic within 24 hours

There's been some trepidation among Apple device users over the upgrade to iOS 6 given that it takes away some components while adding ...

Cellcom carries HTC Desire 4G LTE as its first LTE phone September 21st, hopes you’ll notice

Good news: Cellcom is offering its first-ever LTE phone on September 21st, in what will no doubt be one of the carrier's biggest phone ...

Sony’s HMZ-T2 3D headset at TGS: gaming at close range (video)

Sony's second generation 3D visor didn't make a big splash back at IFA, but the HMZ-T2 certainly has a pigeonhole at Tokyo's premier ...

Razer Game Booster enters closed beta, ready to fine tune your rig (video)

Normally we associate Razer with hardware. Gaming mice, keyboards and headsets are the company's bread and butter. It even has a laptop geared ...

BT to offer free YouView box with one-year broadband contract, £49 for existing customers

If you're not quite comfortable shelling out £299 for BT's YouView box, then you're in luck. Starting October 26th, the hardware will be ...

iPhone 5 hits the teardown table, scores a 7 out of 10 for repairability from iFixit

If it's the day that shipments of the latest iPhone arrive around the world, then it is just as surely the day that ...

Researchers create working quantum bit in silicon, pave way for PCs of the future

If you've been paying attention, you know the quantum computing revolution is coming -- and so far the world has a mini quantum ...

Razer BlackShark gaming headset hands-on (video)

At the end of August, Razer outed a black and green-cloaked version of its BlackShark gaming headset. The original unit first broke from ...

Jarre Aeroskull speaker dock packs dual 15-watt woofers, recently departed Apple Dock Connector

Just in time for Halloween, Jarre's new Aeroskull dock embodies 70 watts of total power in a human-like cranium, complete with a pair ...

Circle Pad Pro for 3DS XL spotted at TGS, we go hands-on (video)

Nintendo is starting to make a habit of quietly releasing products at trade-shows they don't attend. Kyoto's premiere gaming outfit still isn't present ...

Dennis Crowley: Foursquare’s a discovery and recommendation engine first, social service second

Plenty of Foursquare fans use the app primarily as a means to share their own location and see the locations of others around ...