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Samsung finally unveiled its Galaxy Gear smartwatch after months of anticipation and leaks leading up to last week’s event. The smartwatch pairs to a smart device via Bluetooth and features a 1.63-inch touchscreen and a 1.9 megapixel ‘Memographer’ camera that is activated with a single tap. When the watch hits shelves on September 25, it Continue Reading →

Instagram revealed its user base for the first time back in January, and after topping 100 million users February 26th a blog post on Sunday says its community has grown to “more than 150 million people capturing and sharing moments every month”. That means it’s added 50 million users in the last six months, growth Continue Reading →

A spokesman for Amazon.com Inc. said Sunday the online retail giant won’t launch a smartphone this year, and that if it did launch one in the future, it “would not be free.” The statement by Amazon came 48 hours after we reported that the company was considering introducing a smartphone for free to consumers, according Continue Reading →

Another “Samsung Unpacked” event has come and gone. The Korean electronics maker didn’t disappoint this year, as it released the Galaxy Gear – the company’s highly anticipated first-dive into the world of smartwatch-style devices. But while the gear understandably grabbed all the headlines, the company made some significant changes to its Note lineup as well. Continue Reading →

Shazam announced a major milestone Thursday: The company’s apps have been used more than ten billion times to identify songs and other types of media. The ten billionth tag supposedly came from a user in East Brunswick, New Jersey, who asked Shazam to identify Lady Gaga’s Applause. Shazam says that it now processes more than Continue Reading →

Apple plans to release its next Mac operating system, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, at the end of October, according to sources with knowledge of the launch plans. This comes despite claims and speculation that Apple will release OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 in tandem this month. iOS 7 is set to ship alongside the Continue Reading →

Everyone who loves to whine about the iPhone’s display being too small may soon have their prayers answered. Ian Sherr, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has posted on his Twitter account that Apple is testing out several prototypes for a larger iPhone, including one device with a display measuring 6 inches diagonally. Sherr Continue Reading →

When the last generation of game consoles launched, you would have been hard pressed to get your hands on limited launch-day stocks without an early pre-order. This time around, Microsoft hopes to combat that problem by managing hardware stock and shipments so that retailers have systems available for walk-ins on November 22. “You want people Continue Reading →

As anyone who’s stuck Google Glass on their head knows, controlling its UI via swipes, nods and voice commands can sometimes be… awkward. Now you can do it remotely, thanks to an update to the MyGlass companion Android app. It uses Glass’ so-called screencast experience, which is a way of letting other users see what Continue Reading →

After a court ruling stating that Apple led a conspiracy to raise e-book prices above those charged by Amazon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a broad range of punishments that would have impacted Apple’s contracts with book publishers and the company’s ability to control how competitors sell content on its platforms. If the DOJ Continue Reading →