The launch of 4G services in the UK by Everything Everywhere today has been heralded by the majority of the tech blogs and news sites as a long-overdue success. But is this a victory for common-sense or has Ofcom simply managed to cover-up its own incompetence? (For those outside the UK, Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.) Here's
Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy Note 10.1, a larger version of the surprisingly popular overgrown phone that debuted earlier this year. The tablet is available now for a starting price of around $400 and Samsung has begun pushing the device with a new ad that rolled out this weekend. The new ad features actor James Franco of Spiderman and 127
Late night comedian Conan O'Brien recently took on the often talked about legal battle between hardware giants Apple and Samsung. Apple has claimed that Samsung, among every other Android device maker, stole their ideas and concepts for the Galaxy line of handsets. Of course, the reality as most people see it is that many patents in technology are simply frivolous
Not long ago I wrote about Google's plans to kill iGoogle in 2013 and it was met with howls of protest. What I didn't know at the time was that the mobile version was scheduled to go away much sooner than the web-based one. In fact, if you were using it on a smartphone or tablet then you were probably
Perhaps it wasn't really an official release, but Mozilla developer Rob Hawkes has tweeted a picture of the new Firefox OS running on a mobile phone. It's not much of a leak and it really doesn't show off the new operating system, but it is enough, for now, to serve as notice that another contender is on their way to the
RIM, or Research in Motion, is in trouble. That isn't news anymore because it's become fodder for every tech blog around. The mobile company that used to own the space has fallen by the wayside and the only thing left to decide is where the users will go and what last-ditch effort the company will make to save themselves. As
Rovio has been on a roll recently. They have launched the fastest selling mobile game in history with Angry Birds Space and also updated both Space and Seasons with new levels, as well as adding a Facebook version of the original Angry Birds game. Now they are pimping their next game, "Amazing Alex" with a new trailer and a couple