Author: Terren

We already knew ASUS was prepping a product called the FonePad, a 7-inch tablet with built-in phone functionality (yes, just like the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0). Well, ASUS just formally unveiled it here at Mobile World Congress, which means we’ve got a few more details to share than we did previously. First off, the speculation about its specs was all true: this does indeed have an Intel processor — a 1.2GHz Atom Z2420, to be exact — along w…

An updated, larger Galaxy Note from Samsung was inevitable. Given the undeniable popularity of mid-size tablets (see: Apple iPad mini), it’s no surprise

Samsung confirms Galaxy S IV announcement on March 14th

One of the more notable features of BlackBerry 10 is built-in screensharing, but here in Barcelona at MWC 2013, OPTiM has just one-upped Waterloo with a new app for Android. It not only lets users share screens, but it also allows them to remotely control devices over WiFi. Called Optia for Android, it works with handsets running Android 2.3 and up, and has a built-in chat function for facilitating communication while screensharing. Naturally, th…

Android developers can restrict their apps to certain devices, countries, and minimum versions of Android. However, there are ways around these restrictions, allowing you to install apps marked as “no…

Even though Michael Bay kicked the living mannequin Megan Fox off his Transformers set, it looks like all that drama is just water under the bridge. Bay has cast Fox to star as April O’Neil in his Ali…

As we get to know more and more about how powerful the meteorite that exploded over Russia really was, something still gets lost in translation. This video makes it abundantly clear how strong the bla…

The real reason the Chromebook Pixel exists. Enjoy! The Chromebook Pixel: http://chromebook.com/pixe

Many recent Android phones – and even Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets – have integrated NFC hardware and support Android Beam. Android Beam allows you to send content between devices just by pressing the…

Independent internet providers say a new internet pricing ruling from Canada’s telecommunications regulator may result in better packages for some consumers — especially businesses.

It looks like the next generation of prosthetic limbs is upon us. Later this year, a patient living in Rome will receive an advanced prosthetic hand with sensory capacities.

Only this morning we were being teased with the idea of a touchscreen Chromebook. Well, good news for people who hate waiting — it’s here, it’s called the Pixel, and you can pre-order today. The all-Google laptop is aimed at those who live in the cloud, but want a little more from their machine. Built from the ground up for the web, the 12.85-inch 3:2 ratio display claims to offer 18 percent more vertical space than 16:9 does. The screen the Pix…

Sony tonight announced its much-rumored next video game console, the PlayStation 4. Sony Computer Entertainment prez and CEO Andrew House announced the

If you’re a heavy Google Docs user, you probably know how annoying it is to sift through a bunch of files looking for the right now. Starting today, you can preview documents, PDFs, photos, and videos…

Daily smokers who give up the habit can expect to wait 20 years before their risk of heart disease is lowered to the same level as that of non-smokers, according to a new Canadian report.

Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones, researchers say.

Whenever Google releases a new version of Android for its Nexus devices, it doesn’t roll out to everyone at once. It may take several days before your device receives the update, but you don’t have to…

If you’ve been wondering what all the Google this, Glass that fuss is all about, Mountain View’s revealed what it’ll be like to actually port a pair of its upcoming virtual specs with a new video, now that it’s announced limited availability of the wearable computer. In it, we get to see how the search giant’s integrated all its apps and functions in the upcoming device, how you’re likely to use it, and what the results might be. To activate the …

SwiftKey has been promising its own answer to Swype ever since it launched the SwiftKey Flow beta late last year, and the company’s retort is at last

Reuters says Apple was targeted by the same crew that recently hit Facebook, and managed to infect a “small number” of the company’s computers. At the moment, Apple says “there was no evidence that an…