Qualcomm asks: sled dogs or the bus today, ma’am?
The folks at Qualcomm have released a video showing a rather odd bus stop. This bus stop was embedded with a set of posters that asked users waiting for a ride to head to a webpage, from there asking...
View ArticleUbuntu Touch to launch developer preview on over 20 more devices
Last week, the Ubuntu Touch developer preview was launched on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10. The preview gave developers and users access to the core and shell apps of the OS,...
View ArticleVerizon DROID Combat: Herald of a Hardcore Phone
This week the group behind Verizon’s DROID brand have released a trailer for a game that’s already been out on the market in BETA form: D:COM. This game is suggested to be coming in as a...
View ArticleSamsung Smart Switch aims to be key to competitor defection
There’s a software suite out there existing under the name Samsung Smart Switch that, if we didn’t know any better, we’d think was a pitch from Microsoft for Windows Phone. It’s not that smaller sect...
View ArticleiPhone 5S iSight camera detailed with bigger pixels
The new home button on the iPhone 5S sure looks neat, but there’s much more to the brand new smartphone than a button. With iOS 7, a 64-bit A7 processor and much more we can’t wait to get our hands on...
View ArticleiPhone 5S vs 5C vs 4S: battle for iOS 7 supremacy
As of this week, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 5 entirely, focusing instead on the iPhone 5S, the iPhone 5C, and the iPhone 4S. While it was widely expected that Apple would take the smaller...
View ArticleAndroid 4.4 KitKat updates approach: HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung
Google appears to be getting serious about putting the whole modern device lineup on their newest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system software update here just days after the system was revealed in...
View ArticleAndroid 4.4 KitKat update rolling out to Nexus 7 and Nexus 10
For those who have been chomping at the bit for the latest Android KitKat update, the wait is over — if you’re running a Nexus 7 or Nexus 10 tablet, that is. The Android 4.4 update is rolling out to...
View ArticleA Week With WOODCHUCK Custom Wood Cases: HTC One, iPhone 5, iPad
Over the past several weeks we've gone through a surprisingly simple process with the folks at WOODCHUCK with some premium customized wooden bits for some of our favorite devices. What … Continue reading
View ArticleSteve Jobs original 1984 Mac demo footage unearthed & restored
It's thirty years since the birth of Apple's Mac, and new footage showing Steve Jobs' second, longer demonstration of the new computer has emerged to commemorate the anniversary. Coming only … Continue...
View ArticleMWC 2014 wrap-up: Phones, Wearables and More
This year for Mobile World Congress was a rebirth of sorts, owing largely to the restructuring of Samsung’s release schedule, Sony’s continued success with their Z series, Nokia’s push of … Continue...
View ArticleSlashGear’s April Fools’ 2014 round-up
It’s the most nerve-racking day of the year for a technology publication editor. April Fools’ Day 2014, a day in which every story must be triple-checked (rather than just double-checked) … Continue...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S5 Review Roundup
It’s time for a set of early reviews for Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy S5. This device was introduced earlier this year at Mobile World Congress 2014 where we also … Continue reading
View ArticleVerizon XLTE goes live as AWS spectrum put to use
Verizon has turned on its 700MHz AWS spectrum LTE service, branding its new 4G offering XLTE and promising at least double the bandwidth in high-traffic areas, as well as faster … Continue reading
View ArticleVerizon’s VoLTE coming later this year with several handsets
XLTE is nice, but VoLTE is the next revolution in carrier coverage and reliability. Verizon was first to announce they’d be on-board with VoLTE, but AT&T beat them to the … Continue reading
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Qualcomm processor inside Amazon Fire Phone
The processor for the new Amazon Fire Phone has been revealed as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800, the same SoC (system on chip) released on the most recent Kindle Fire model tablet. This processor was one of...
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Google Fit Platform preview: it’s time to get healthy
This year’s Google I/O 2014 is bringing on the wearables with Android Wear - but more important than that for active lifestyle enthusiasts may be the software that’ll make their actions take hold in...
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Verizon G3 coming this summer with XLTE in tow
Those in the US eagerly awaiting the LG G3 will soon have their patience rewarded. Joining the train of carrier announcements, Verizon has chimed in to say that LG's flagship will be descending on the...
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HTC One Remix is officially Verizon’s (M8) mini release
This week the folks at Verizon have officially unveiled the HTC One Mini 2, known on this carrier as the HTC One Remix. This is essentially the same device as we saw in our HTC One mini 2 review from...
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Verizon to start throttling some heavy unlimited data users
Verizon has been trying to coax users away from unlimited data plans for quite some time. As users upgrade, Verizon has prodded them onto capped and shared data plans, trying to divorce them from...
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