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5 apps to help shopaholics watch their spending

5 apps to help shopaholics watch their spending

Do you love shopping? Do you get a gleam in your eye and exhilaration in your heart when you make...

Microsoft and Google at it again

Microsoft and Google at it again

Yes, Microsoft seems to have given Google the hump lately with their new update for the YouTube app on Windows...

Can the Galaxy S4 hit 100 million units sold?

Can the Galaxy S4 hit 100 million units sold?

Ten million down. Ninety million to go. That's the news out of Samsung as their mobile chief announced today that...

Facebook Home is a bust so far with 0.1% adoption

Facebook Home is a bust so far with 0.1% adoption

The blogosphere is normally abuzz with stories about Facebook that demonstrate negative sentiment towards their activities. Most of their moves...

The foundations of a successful app

The foundations of a successful app

Developing smartphone apps is a tough business to break into. Seventy-five percent of apps earn the developer less than 500...

Game consoles vs. mobile devices: Is console gaming on life support?

Game consoles vs. mobile devices: Is console gaming on life support?

Some are already chiseling RIP on a tombstone for consoles, but in reality mobile devices aren't yet ready to seriously...

Microsoft positions itself away from the fray with new Lumia ad

Microsoft positions itself away from the fray with new Lumia ad

Microsoft has had its shares of difficulties in two big arenas of late - selling phones powered by their operating...

Facebook Home: Potentially capable, or dead on arrival?

Facebook Home: Potentially capable, or dead on arrival?

Picture this: you go to a supermarket and you’re strolling down the frozen food section. You stop and take a...

NASA PhoneSats use Android phones to send data from orbit

NASA PhoneSats use Android phones to send data from orbit

Earlier this week, NASA launched three smartphone satellites, called “PhoneSats”, into orbit. They rode into space aboard the maiden flight...

3 additive mobile games developed to test your I.Q.

3 additive mobile games developed to test your I.Q.

The world of apps and Smartphone’s primarily started off with Apple’s iPhone in June 2007, with Google soon following up...

Yahoo kills off a bunch of features you didn’t know existed

Yahoo kills off a bunch of features you didn’t know existed

As of April 30th, several of Yahoo's products will be shuttered as part of their initiative to consolidate focus and...

New apps make your smartphones smarter as you get drunker

New apps make your smartphones smarter as you get drunker

If you’re like me, you like to have fun, knock back a few drinks with your friends, and party the...

3 quick iPhone hacks that you probably didn’t know

3 quick iPhone hacks that you probably didn’t know

The iPhone has been blazing trails in the smartphone industry for 5 years now. It's domination has been threatened lately...

Facebook Home disappoints

Facebook Home disappoints

Facebook Home was released this weekend for a select few Android devices, and reviews have been decidedly negative. The app...

If Home gets mass adoption, Facebook just won the mobile internet

If Home gets mass adoption, Facebook just won the mobile internet

Forget Apple versus Samsung or even iOS versus Android. The real mobile war is (and always has been) over capturing...

Hitting 50K apps on the Windows Store highlights Microsoft’s mobile insignificance

Hitting 50K apps on the Windows Store highlights Microsoft’s mobile insignificance

There was never a doubt that iOS and Android are much bigger than Windows when it comes to mobile OS...

Who’s really winning between iOS and Android?

Who’s really winning between iOS and Android?

This is one of the silliest questions that constantly gets asked on tech blogs and is often answered by infographics....

BlackBerry is making a big mistake by going after Apple

BlackBerry is making a big mistake by going after Apple

In the art of war and business, knowing your enemy is arguably the most important key to success. The only...

Can the Yellow Jacket stun gun cell phone case take personal safety to the next level?

Can the Yellow Jacket stun gun cell phone case take personal safety to the next level?

Most people do not own or regularly carry personal protection weapons such as mace or stun guns. Those who do...

If you still hate Apple Maps, here are 5 alternatives

If you still hate Apple Maps, here are 5 alternatives

Apple has been the butt end of many jokes since it launched its failure of an app: Apple Maps. Since...