Who can forget when HP spent $1.2 billion for Palm, only to give up on its entire ecosystem just 57 days after launching the first webOS tablet? Does anyone even remember Microsoft's Kin phones, which disappeared in 2010 after just 48 days on the mar... [Full Article]
Researchers in the field of materials science are using a new technique to create 'paint-on' plastic electronics that can be used to make popular gadgets less expensive and better for the environment. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
BlackBerry (BBRY) executives have a history of making condescending comments to analysts, but this time, Thorsten Heins has really broke new ground in haughtiness. At an Ontario conference, Mr. Heins was asked about the low-end smartphone market and ... [Full Article]
It seems like only yesterday we were planning for the Mayan apocalypse, but like so many other products, the 14th b'ak'tun (next era) has been delayed due to bugs and lack of pre-orders. Yet if you talked to some pundits back in 2011, they'd have tol... [Full Article]
Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Thursday announced that it will roll out a major software update for its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone beginning Friday. The update will bring Jelly Bean to the popular handset, though it will be a variant of Android 4.1 r... [Full Article]
Smaller tablets in the 7-inch range have been on the market for more than two years now, but it looks like it took Apple (AAPL) just one month to vault to the top of the category. Mobile advertising firm Millennial Media recently published the findin... [Full Article]
The death of a pop music icon, the rise of a South Korean rapper and a deadly hurricane were what Google (GOOG) users were most interested in learning about in 2012. Google's annual Zeitgeist report released on Wednesday shows that 'Whitney Houston,'... [Full Article]
The beauty of Instagram is its simplicity and lack of advertisements. But if comments made by Carolyn Everson, Facebook's (FB) vice president of global marketing solutions are accurate, advertisements could be coming to Instagram in the near future. ... [Full Article]
The old phrase often credited to the late P.T. Barnum, 'there's a sucker born every minute,' can definitely be used to describe some aspects of the mobile industry. As smartphone and tablet adoption continues to increase, hackers and scammers are fin... [Full Article]
Samsung (005930) spends a ridiculous amount on marketing every year, but you can't deny that they've gotten some truly high-quality ads in return. Case in point: The Korean manufacturer has come up with a way to make near field communication (NFC) a ... [Full Article]