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2013 has been dubbed the year of Android by Strategy Analytics, which has just put out its smartphone OS shipment figures for the year. This follows a mobile device-maker centric report it put out on Tuesday. Google’s Android platform accounted for 79% of global smartphone OS shipments in the year, according to the latest Strategy Continue Reading →

Sony has quietly started to send out private beta invites via email for its PlayStation Now game streaming service that was announced a few weeks ago at CES 2014, a Neogaf forum poster revealed. “With this invitation, you will receive exclusive access to test PlayStation’s game streaming service before its full launch and the opportunity Continue Reading →

The war between wireless carriers over customers is heating up, and the battle between AT&T and T-Mobile is getting especially fierce. AT&T is now offering a $100 bill credit for customers who add an extra phone or data service line, a way of rewarding its current customers while enticing people to switch from Verizon, Sprint, Continue Reading →

Having a job that requires you to be “on” all the time is something of a badge of honor in today’s tenuous economy. It’s also incredibly unhealthy. There’s one behavior in particular that a new pair of studies found ruined the next morning for workers on the job. Using a smartphone to answer work emails Continue Reading →

Did you miss President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night? On one hand, you should be happy that you didn’t subject yourself to the millions of #SOTU jokes flowing through Twitter. On the other hand, the State of the Union is an important event that should be watched by everyone in Continue Reading →

The Netflix monthly subscription model is a hit for movies and TV, and is spreading to music with paid versions of services like Pandora and Spotify. In 2014, it looks like the model could finally catch on for e-books. On Tuesday, a company called Epic launched a service that offers children a monthly library of Continue Reading →

Over the last month or so, a few keen-eyed Android users may have been startled by some peculiar permission requests when they tried to update their Facebook app. One request asks to “read your text messages (SMS or MMS).” That’s not exactly the kind of language users are likely to find reassuring, especially after recent Continue Reading →

No spec — no matter how appealing — should ever be viewed in a vacuum and the decision to actually commit your time and money to a consumer electronics investment will hopefully have been informed by a multitude of factors. From design to features; performance to comfort, it’s always best to inject your brain with Continue Reading →

Neal Hindocha, a senior security consultant for Trustwave, has built proof-of-concept ‘screenlogging’ malware that monitors finger swipes on smart devices in combination with taking screenshots, painting a picture of exactly how the user is interacting with their phone or tablet. Hindocha’s concept malware logs the X and Y coordinates of any swipe or touch. Speaking Continue Reading →

Apple announced its plans to bring iOS to your car back in June, and we’re finally getting a peek at what that might look like in action. While we’re still waiting on vehicles that actually support Apple’s iOS in the Car integration to see how it truly works, developer Steven Troughton-Smith was able to look Continue Reading →