Mobile & Wireless

Apple has just launched its annual 12 Days of Gifts campaign for 2013. In previous years, this campaign was available only in a few select countries, but not in the United States. For the first time Apple will now allow U.S. customers to participate in the giveaway. The 12 Days of Gifts app is available Continue Reading →

Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 8,603,574 for a “Curved touch sensor” details a manufacturing technique that produces accurate, curved touch surfaces without deficiencies caused by substrate warping or deformation. The patent’s claims specifically cover use of the technology in displays, touch pads and touch mice, among other devices.  Apple notes that current touch panel technologies, specifically Continue Reading →

Google isn’t giving up its living room ambitions. The company is said to be working on a “Nexus TV” device that will run Android, stream video from services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, and play a selection of video games. The rumor comes from The Information’s Amir Efrati, who cites an anonymous Google employee. The Continue Reading →

Forty-four percent of smartphone users want the ability to make in-person purchases with their smartphone, according to Harris Interactive. Many companies have been attempting to find ways to consolidate payment methods into a single system and move this system onto smartphones. Loop is a new service that makes it easy for consumers to pay for Continue Reading →

Square Reader has always been a handsome and functional piece of hardware, but the designers and engineers at Square have been on a constant quest to make it just that little bit more handsome and little bit more functional. On Monday, Square released a new version of the Square Reader, which has both a sleeker, Continue Reading →

Amazon has added new education-focused features to the Kindle FreeTime options on Kindle Fire devices, which allow parents to make sure kids have met all their education goals before the tablet can be used for games or cartoons. The update, announced on Monday, also allows parents to manage the amount of time their kids spent Continue Reading →

Brace yourselves folks, it looks like Samsung is preparing a barrage of “Lite” variants of existing devices for the unsuspecting mobile market come next year. Our insider recently revealed the existence of the Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite, and now we’ve received information that there’s a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (SM-T11) in Continue Reading →

FB could look a lot more like TV soon. While Vine and Instagram Video are booming, you don’t see many people natively uploading videos to Facebook. But now Facebook is bringing auto-play for native videos to all users after testing the feature in September. And it’s just the beginning of a huge push to put Continue Reading →

GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside, whether it’s to pick up an order, upgrade to a new iPhone or shop for a pair of headphones. On Friday, Apple Inc. will begin using the technology at its 254 U.S. Continue Reading →

Time and cruelty have a wicked relationship. I fancy they sit in a bar together most nights and look back to see what they both have wrought. That’s why tonight they might be having a beer, a giggle, and dance at news that has just emerged about the company formerly known as RIM. Bloomberg Businessweek Continue Reading →