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In the days leading up to the Surface RT release last year, Microsoft had largely failed to explain the differences between Windows 8 and Windows RT to consumers. The software maker picked the Windows RT moniker to power its own ARM-based Surface RT tablet alongside others from PC makers. Dell urged Microsoft to drop the Continue Reading →

This is a perfect example of eating your own dog food. Microsoft announced on Monday it has implemented Internet Explorer 11’s new pre-render tag in Bing. If you’re using Microsoft’s latest browser, you’ll notice that when you perform a search in Bing, clicking on the top result will result in an almost-instantly loaded page. This Continue Reading →

Google already knows better than most how we use the internet. Now it wants to dig a little deeper and monitor your app usage as well. Engadget has learned that the company is readying a new mobile service that compensates users if they allow their mobile behavior to be monitored. We’re told that the project, Continue Reading →

Among the many leaked screenshots, videos and lists of specifications for the Nexus 5, the most interesting anticipated feature to me is the rumored “always listening” functionality. After all, most of the hardware and user interface tweaks are expected improvements in Google’s flagship phone: a better camera with optical image stabilization, transparent notification bar and Continue Reading →

Microsoft showed off a new Friends app for its next-gen Xbox One video game console on Monday, revealing an all-new feed of real-time status updates linked to enhanced privacy controls and an intriguing ‘friends’ and ‘followers’ system. Similar to major social networks such as Twitter, Facebook or Google+, the home screen of the Friends app Continue Reading →

When free app Foursquare announced an injection of $41 million from investors earlier this year, CEO and founder Dennis Crowley described how the new funds would help the mobile search and location-sharing platform move away from its perception as a simple “check-in app” and “get closer to being able to prove that there’s a real Continue Reading →

Apple has offered online trade-ins for the last few years, and now it’s bringing its in-store version across the pond to the UK. The fruity phone flinger is letting customers wander into one of the company’s retail outlets, drop off their elderly hardware and walk out with credit for a replacement. Apple released the following Continue Reading →

Microsoft announced its third update for the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system on Monday, adding support for a more powerful processor and larger handsets with 1080p displays. The platform will now support “jumbo-sized” Start screens and show up to six Live Tiles on each row, rather than the four that’s currently available. Microsoft also Continue Reading →

The bigger the phone, the harder it is to hide. After a slew of detailed leaks, HTC is finally ready to announce the HTC One Max: an enlarged version of the original One that boosts the size of the 1080p LCD panel up to 5.9 inches while attempting to keep the One’s classy aluminum look Continue Reading →

If you want to remain private on Google … well, relatively private, anyway … listen up. Google recently changed its Terms of Service and will soon use your name and picture in searches for products you’ve posted about. Starting November 1, anything you’ve posted on a Google-owned site, like YouTube or Zagat, is fair game Continue Reading →