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BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates cut by 83 percent

Due to a slower than anticipated roll-out, coupled with lower customer demand, expected sales for the BlackBerry Z10 have been drastically reduced.

Ubuntu coming to Nexus 7 and 10 tablets

Ubuntu announced plans to release a tablet-friendly version of its OS, which will add a lot of new features that will make this platform multi-functional.

China surpasses U.S. to become top market for smartphones and tablets

By the end of February China will take over as the leading smart device market, bumping the U.S. to number two.

Screenshots of new Samsung Galaxy Altius smartwatch leaked

South Korea-based Samsung is allegedly working on creating a smartwatch, based on screenshots recently leaked.
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Sprint quietly rolls out 4G LTE coverage to San Francisco

Sprint expanded its 4G LTE coverage to San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

Hex introduces Cabana collection, stylish bags that guard your gadgets

Designer Hex offers bags that are not only affordable, but also completely stylish, and don't appear to actually be laptop cases.

Samsung expected to announce Galaxy Note 8.0

South Korea-based Samsung is expected to announce the release of its next generation of Galaxy Notes, version 8.0.

Samsung rumored to announce Galaxy S4 on March 14

South Korea-based Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S4 at an undisclosed event on March 14.

Need a good weather app? Haze just launched on iOS devices

The new Haze weather app, available for iOS, reduces the clutter of other weather apps, and gives the information most important to users.

Android and iOS dominate smartphone market with 91 percent control

After fourth quarter numbers came in, it's official: Android- and iOS-enabled smartphones account for 91 percent of the market.

Second Sight glasses help cure blindness and approved for sale in the U.S.

Second Sight's Argus II glasses help restore sight to those suffering from retinitis pigmentosa and got FDA approval for sale in the U.S.
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Beware: Your iPhone lockscreen is easy to hack

With Apple's latest operating system, iOS 6.1, it's really not all that hard for someone to bypass the lockcode screen.

Smartphone sales will finally surpass flip phone sales in 2013

For the first time ever, smartphone sales are expected to outnumber the sale of feature phones.

Tim Cook trashes Samsung screens, calls smartphone market ‘wide-open field’

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke yesterday, revealing a good deal of information about the inner workings of Apple and the direction the company will be headed.

Google starts rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update

Google started to roll out an Android update, version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, to some of its Nexus devices.

LG announces the launch of its new Optimus L Series 2 phones

Phone manufacturer LG announced that they will showcase their new Optimus L Series II line of smartphones at this year's Mobile World Congress.

More analysts think Apple will introduce an affordable, lightweight iPhone

Apple may be looking to introduce a new, slimmer, low-cost version of the iPhone to the market this year.

Want a phone you can see through? Polytron unveils clear phone prototype

Innovator Polytron unveiled a new prototype for a cell phone handset that is almost entirely entirely see-through.

Huawei, Lenovo, and ZTE make top five smartphone manufacturers list in late 2012

Huawei, Lenovo, and ZTE made it onto the Canalys list of the top five smartphone manufacturers in Q4.

Amazon may open a market for selling second-hand digital files

Amazon's latest patent will allow it to manage the resale of used files (books, music, video, and apps) between its customers.

Worldwide smartphone usage will reach 1.4 billion this year

By the end of 2013, smartphones are estimated at 1.4 billion users.

Ubuntu OS coming to smartphones in October

Open source operating system Ubuntu will make its smartphone debut late 2013, targeting business workers as its prime demographic.
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Apple may replace slide-to-unlock with an image guessing unlock screen

Apple today published a patent application for technology that uses images from a user's library as the means of unlocking their device.

Forecast shows average Americans will consume 13x more data by 2017

A new forecast by Cisco suggests that in the next 5 years, data usage to surge from about half a gigabyte to more than 6GB for the average American.