Google to start charging new users for its Apps for Business service

Google has announced that its Apps for Business suite is not longer free for new subscribers. Google lovers who plan to use the platform for their business needs better listen up. The search engine giant announced on Friday that users will no longer be able to sign up for Google Apps free of charge. Google Apps for Business is a cloud-based productivity...

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Twitter campaign goes horribly wrong

Microsoft launched a Twitter advertising campaign aimed at getting Android users to complain about their devices. However, the company's ploy flopped. The Internet can be a breeding ground for drama, especially when it comes to social media. Microsoft seems to have learned that the hard way, as its recent Twitter campaign against Android hopelessly...

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Hands on with the new iTunes Remote 3.0 app for iOS

With iTunes 11’s release last week, Apple also quietly updated the free Remote app for iOS, adding new functionality and a new look. iTunes Remote for iOS is a useful, yet little-heralded, app that allows users to control their iTunes library from their iOS device. Whether it be an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, Remote 3.0 lets users connect to iTunes or Apple TV...

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Move over iPod Shuffle: Here comes Samsung’s Galaxy Muse MP3 player

Samsung has just launched its $50 Galaxy Muse MP3 player, an accessory to its existing line of Galaxy smartphones. It’s no secret that Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones rule the mobile market when it comes to Android handsets, but now the Korea-based company is dipping into the portable music industry as well. On Friday, Samsung officially launched its $50 Galaxy...

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Turn your iPad into a party fun toy with these accessories and controllers

Our favorite toys, controllers, and accessories for the iPad. Turn your iPad into a party machine. The iPad is a great gaming platform thanks to its high-resolution screen and powerful graphics performance. Still, you do lose a little something when games are all controlled with the swipe of a finger. And iPads also tend to make gaming a solitary experience....

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Huawei VP confirms Galaxy Note II competitor is in the works

Huawei's Senior Vice President Yu Chengdong confirmed the manufacturer is indeed working on a galaxy Note II competitor. He went even further telling us to wait for Huawei's device, because it will be much better and cheaper than the phablet top dog. A while ago there was this rumored device called Huawei Ascend Mate with a 6.1-inch 1080p display, a 1.8GHz quad-core...

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Samsung rolls out Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for Galaxy S III

Samsung's Galaxy S III has been given a tag-tastic Jelly Bean update Samsung has unleashed the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Android update for international Galaxy S III handset users. The "Premium Suite" upgrade includes new features previously seen in the Samsung Galaxy Note II, such as multi-window views, context-aware cleverness and more. First up, though, is...

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What happens to the Web now that smartphones and tablets run the show?

Everyone knows smartphones and tablets are hot, but guess what? By some reckonings, they've eroded almost two thirds of the Wintel empire. The Web as we know it may have been born, conceived and improved on computers, but as it turns out, those keyboarded beasts no longer have much of a claim to it. According to a a recent report by analyst Mary Meeker,...

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Upcoming ZTE flagship with 5-inch 1080p display pictured

ZTE is trying to force itself back into the conversation of impressively-spec'd smartphones from relatively unknown manufacturers with the new Nubia Z5 flagship. Eerily similar to the likes of the Oppo Find 5, the ZTE Nubia Z5 is set to feature a quad-core 1.5 GHz Snapdrago S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset, 5-inch 1080p display, 2 GB of RAM, and a 13 MP rear-facing shooter....

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HTC Windows Phone 8S arrives in the UK with a modest price tag

The HTC Windows Phone 8S has arrived at the UK scene and is already available in several stores (both real and online). The phone aims to provide affordable entry into the tile-filled world of Windows Phone 8. The best deal at the moment is offered by Three UK - you can grab the 8S for £180 off contract or free with a two-year contract starting from £17/month. This...

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Samsung to add new features to the Galaxy S3 with its Premium Suite update

Samsung has released a video showing a series of new features to be added to the Galaxy S3 smartphone. They will form part of the Premium Suite, which will be added when the phone is updated to Android 4.1.2 in the near future. Samsung Galaxy S3 owners can look forward to another software update soon, which will bring with it improvements to the Android 4.1...

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Judge calls for peace in Samsung/Apple legal battle saying “When is this case going to resolve?”

Judge Lucy Koh, overseeing the continued courtroom battle between Apple and Samsung, as once again called for the warring companies to come to an agreement. Apple and Samsung are back in court this week, where Judge Lucy Koh can review the $1 billion worth of damages awarded to Apple in the year’s biggest tech trial, which came to its conclusion in August....

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Android 4.0 ICS update for LG Optimus 2X now available

LG Optimus 2X owners in Europe can finally breath a sigh of relief! After nearly half a year of it-will-get-it-it-won't-get-it drama, the former LG flagship finally started receiving its ICS update. The firmware version of the update ROM is V30a. It brings the Ice Cream Sandwich sweetness, garnished with the latest LG launcher. You can get it from the LG update...

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Archos Gamepad table goes on sale, looks almost too good to be true

The Archos Gamepad, an Android tablet with a set of physical gaming controls, has gone on sale in the UK and parts of Europe, where its competitive price could win it plenty of fans. Remember the Archos Gamepad? It was announced in August this year, as a challenger to not only the budget 7-inch Android tablets produced by Amazon, Google and many others, but...

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Amazon to improve Kindle Fire for vision-impaired users, adding voice guide and touch controls

Amazon has announced that it will soon introduce two accessibility features – Explore by Touch and Voice Guide – to its standard 7-inch Kindle Fire and the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD devices. The features are already available on the company's larger tablet. Amazon is set to improve the accessibility of its standard 7-inch Kindle Fire and 7-inch Kindle Fire HD,...

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HTC Butterfly announced, another version of the Droid DNA not headed to the UK

HTC has announced the Butterfly, another variation on the J Butterfly and Droid DNA, but again it doesn't seem destined for release in Europe and the UK. The story of HTC’s first 1080p tablet/smartphone hybrid has taken another turn today, as the company has announced the HTC Butterfly, its third variant and one which shares the original device’s name, albeit...

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