Samsung Galaxy S III outsells Apple iPhone 5 in the UK

For a seventh consecutive month, the Samsung Galaxy S III is the most popular smartphone in the United Kingdom. The data compiled by uSwitch is based on live searches, pre-orders, as well as postpaid sales. Curiously, Apple's current smartphone flagship is not even second. The iPhone 5 is outperformed by its predecessor, whose lower price and improved contract...

Read More

Intel plans to increase efficiency on Ivy Bridge chip

Rumor has it that Intel is working on a way to cut the amount of power consumption on its Ivy Bridge chips, making them perfect for iPads and other tablets. As technology becomes more and more advanced, the lines between Ultrabooks and tablets are blurring. Intel, one of the most popular chip manufacturers, is working on cutting power consumption of its chips...

Read More

Gmail for Android can finally swipe and pinch-to-zoom

Versions of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and higher will be getting an update that brings new features to its Gmail app, the company revealed on Monday. Google has announced that its Gmail app for Android will be getting some added tweaks and fresh features. This 4.2.1 update includes new abilities for Gmail subscribers, such as pinch-to-zoom functionality...

Read More

CES 2013: what to expect

Vegas, baby! The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is one of the largest showcases of new technology in the world. Hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association in Las Vegas, CES 2013 will open to press and exhibitors from every facet of the electronics industry, and TechRadar will be there. We'll descend upon the gambling capital of the world for four days...

Read More

Facebook rumored to be interested in buying WhatsApp – but does WhatsApp want to be bought?

Facebook may be acquiring WhatsApp, one of the largest mobile apps on the market. WhatsApp has softly denied that deal, but that doesn't mean the social networking isn't done shopping for another mobile heavyweight to pocket.  What’s the next big acquisition on Facebook’s plate? TechCrunch is reporting that it just might be the popular mobile messaging app,...

Read More

Apple releases third iOS 6.1 beta

iOS 6.1 is one step closer to reality Less than a month ago, Apple released the iOS 6.1 beta to developers complete with early access to new features for Maps and Siri. This next version of iOS 6 included new tools for the Map Kit framework, which would allow programmers to "search for map-based addresses and points of interest." The iOS 6.1 beta also...

Read More

8 news aggregation apps that helped kill The Daily

The world's first tablet-only news source has met its demise. Luckily for the mobile news hounds of the world, there are plenty of apps that are willing to step up and deliver. We've collected some of the best apps that keep users informed. Today brought the announcement of the end of an era – albeit a short lived one. The Daily – a subscription based, iPad-only...

Read More

iTunes to make Russian debut at Apple event tomorrow?

Russians could soon have access to iTunes Apple's iTunes music store could be making its debut in Russia's corner of the former Soviet Union at an exclusive event on Tuesday in the heart of Moscow. TechCrunch reportedly received a copy of an invitation to the event sent out by a Russian PR representative for Apple. Apple could debut the long-awaited Russian...

Read More

Texting turns 20 today, and it’s still kicking

Text messaging turns 20 today. We go over the history and future of everyone's favorite messaging standard. “Merry Christmas” was the first text message ever sent. Neil Papworth sent it from his PC to Richard Jarvis’s Orbitel 901 mobile handset (as big as a modern office phone), and thus the text message was born. Twenty years ago from today the first...

Read More

HTC Titan III pops up in Xbox Live Rewards survey

Time for another Titan? (credit: WPCentral) An Xbox Live Rewards survey may have just revealed a third Windows Phone 8 offering by HTC, the Titan III, leading us to wonder if the Taiwanese phone maker might not be saving the best for last. In a monthly questionnaire that asked Rewards participants how excited they would be to receive certain smartphones...

Read More

Adblock Plus moves to Android, but will it hurt the app economy?

AdBlock Plus is making the jump from browser plug-in to Android app. Do we need to block mobile ads, or is this bad news for users and app developers? At this point, most Internet users are used to being accosted by online advertising. Whether generic banner ads, skyscrapers, text-based touts from the likes of Google and Amazon, sponsorships, fly-outs, fly-overs,...

Read More

Samsung "Project J" may arrive in April as Galaxy S IV

Fourth time's a charm? Samsung Galaxy S IV rumored for April debut Samsung's Galaxy S III has enjoyed quite a ride in 2012, and there's little doubt the manufacturer is already hard at work readying a follow-up for next year, which could be the recently-leaked handset codenamed "Project J." SlashGear reported Monday that Samsung may already have its next...

Read More

Apple to meet its target, will sell the iPhone 5 in more than 100 countries by December 21

Apple will add more than 50 countries to the list where the iPhone 5 is available over the coming weeks, meaning despite a rocky start, it will surpass its own target of offering the phone for sale in more than 100 countries by the end of the year. It appears Apple has finally solved its iPhone 5 production problems, as not only have delivery times dropped to...

Read More

The digital newspaper that didn’t: The Daily shuts down

Once, The Daily was viewed as a potential savior of the newspaper publishing industry, but now, less than two years after its launch, its virtual presses will stop printing on December 15. On February 2 2011, the first iPad-only newspaper was launched. The Daily was hailed as a potentially industry-saving blend of traditional journalism and contemporary technology,...

Read More

Apple iPhone 5 hits 55 more countries this month

Apple is expanding the iPhone 5 availability to 55 new countries this month. On December 7 the Apple's thinnest and lightest is coming to the Samsung's homeland - South Korea. A week later, on December 14, the iPhone 5 will land in 33 more markets. Those include Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus,...

Read More

9 out of 10 smartphones sold in China are powered by Android

China is a very important market for smartphone makers and mobile software developers with its vast cellphone user base. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reported that there are nearly 1.1 billion cellphone subscribers as of October. Moре importantly, according to a report by Analysys International, 9 out of 10 smartphones purchased in Q3 2012...

Read More