Layoffs at BlackBerry affect 200 workers, including BBM co-founder
BlackBerry is a company in transition as it looks for ways to remain relevant in the highly competitive smartphone marketplace. While it’s latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv,...
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HTC One M10 shows up in leaked photo, minus the HTC branding bar
The start of the calendar year is always an exciting time as most Android manufacturers gear up to announce their 2016 flagship smartphones. One of the most...
LG G5 to be announced February 21st, LG posts confusing marketing material everywhere
We’ve known for some time already that LG is planning to hold a press conference at MWC 2016 on February 21st, and while everybody and their...
Taylor Swift game from Glu Mobile is on its way
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has made a number of big announcements over the last few months and has been generally successful over that period as...
Microsoft buys SwiftKey in latest mobile acqusition
Microsoft has been doing a pretty spectacular job recently of getting its tendrils into the Android (and iOS) world, whether it be via first-party developed apps or...
Second Nintendo mobile game will feature a “familiar” character
Nintendo is a company in flux at the moment with its traditional means of sales (i.e. consoles and associated video games) slowly faltering. 2016 promises to...
One billion Gmail accounts are now active every month
Gmail achieved the milestone of one billion Android app downloads some time ago, but getting to one billion Gmail accounts being active every month? That’s an entirely...
Nexus factory images with February security fixes are available today
Right on cue, Google has today released new Nexus factory images which contain the security patch fixes for February. The images will have build numbers of either MMB29Q, MMB29U...
Google Nexus phones may be going the way of Apple
Up till now, Google Nexus phones have been built through a healthy working relationship between Google and an Android device manufacturer. The symbiotic relationship allows Google to showcase...
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 is booked for February 21st
If there was any doubt that Samsung would be launching their next Galaxy S device at a Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung has put that doubt to...
Oppo intends to “Wow the World” at MWC 2016
MWC 2016 is now under a month away and device manufacturers have started sending invites and teasers to the press to let them know what’s coming,...
Final Fantasy IX Mobile is shown off in Square Enix livestream
Right at the end of 2015, games publisher Square Enix announced that it would be bringing one of its most beloved Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy...
My Tracks is being stopped in its tracks this April
Google‘s My Tracks tracking app has been around for a good few years now, but it’s become painfully obvious that competition from around the industry, particularly in...
Google app now has an Aussie accent
Being an Australian, one of the things that I’ve had to learn to live with is Google butchering the names of Australian cities – I mean...
Facebook Reactions are coming in a few weeks
We’ve already heard quite a bit about the incoming Facebook Reactions update to the social media platform, and reports are now saying that we’re all going to be...
Galaxy S7 photos snapped in manufacturing plant, shows a familiar faceplate
Over the last few months, we’ve heard quite a few rumours about Samsung‘s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7. Today, we may be getting our first...
Seeing Samsung apps on iOS might be a reality in the near future
It’s no secret that there is no love lost between Samsung and Apple – their long-running, bitter patent infringement lawsuit is probably the best example of...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 6.0.1 update is sent out prematurely
Most of the time, software updates don’t get spotted until they are officially released by manufacturers. If we’re really lucky, a test build will leak out...
OnePlus 2 16GB variant no longer available in US and Europe
Regardless what you think of OnePlus‘ marketing antics, one of the things you can’t argue about is their offering of impressive mobile hardware at very affordable...
Computers may one day understand sarcasm on Twitter
Languages are fraught with nuances, but the one language technique that gives people problems understanding – let alone computers – is sarcasm. Despite this obvious degree...