Air or Mini? A hard choice - nearly identical internals, both comfortable one-handed devices
Two iPads To Tango — I walked into today's Apple event positive that the iPad mini with a retina display, if unveiled, would be the one iPad to rule them all.
Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone with 6-inch 1080p display and 20MP camera for $750
Is this the Windows Phone you've been waiting for? If you've been holding out for a flagship with a 6-inch 1080p display, high-resolution PureView camera and the top-of-the-line processor, we'd suspe...
Facebook Reverses Stance — Again — On Violent Viral Video
Again — On Violent Viral Video — Sometimes figuring out the fine line between free expression and overly objectionable content is harder than you'd think. — Just ask Facebook, which on Tuesday reve...
Official Instagram Windows Phone app arriving in the ‘coming weeks’
Windows Phone is finally getting an official Instagram client. After months of pressure from Nokia, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed today that an official client will be made available to Windo...
Aereo app finally arrives on Android
It's taken a while for Aereo's Android app to see the light of day, but it's finally hit Google Play today as promised. Subscribers to the service will now be able to watch live TV streamed to handse...
Nokia Lumia 2520: a closer look at Nokia's first Windows tablet
The moment has finally come, Nokia's first Windows tablet. While its been rumored for what feels like years, Nokia's Lumia 2520 is the Finnish smartphone maker's answer to a Lumia-style tablet.
Nokia Refocus turns your Lumia into a Lytro-like camera
Nokia may have had a bunch of hardware on display at its Abu Dhabi event today, but some of the company's most impressive work is linked with its camera improvements. While the Lumia 1020 introduced ...
Microsoft Tests Eyewear to Rival Google Glass
Software Giant Taps Asian Suppliers for Prototype Components — Microsoft Corp. is testing prototypes for Web-connected eyewear similar to Google Glass, people familiar with the matter said, potentia...
Microsoft drops ‘RT’ moniker from original Surface, hides desktop mode on new RT tablets
Microsoft is altering its Surface RT name to just Surface today. After dropping the RT moniker for its Surface 2 tablet, the software maker is removing the RT branding on the Surface entirely.
eBay acquires Shutl, plans to expand same-day delivery to 25 cities
In an effort to expand its same-day delivery service to cities across the country (and across the pond), e-commerce giant eBay has snapped up London-based startup Shutl. — At a New York press confer...
OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review
After a dozen years and nine major releases, OS X has had a full life: the exuberance of youth, gradually maturing into adulthood, and now, perhaps, entering its dotage. When I am an old operating sy...
HTC Said to Plan Android Smartwatch With Camera for Next Year
HTC Corp. (2498) is developing a smartwatch that uses Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android software and can take pictures, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The watch's price, full functions...
Websites Begin Supporting Safari Push Notifications Ahead of Mavericks Launch
Ahead of the final unveiling of OS X Mavericks at tomorrow's media event and an expected public launch soon after, several high-profile websites including The New York Times and NBA.com have begun sup...
How Apple's Address Book app could allow the NSA to harvest your contacts
Overlooked in last week's revelation that the National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of e-mail address books around the world was this surprising factoid: Apple makes this mass co...
Owl City's Adam Young reveals himself as creator of iOS 7′s sounds (Update:removed)
According to his discography page, Owl City founder and singer Adam Young is the creator of iOS 7′s sounds. While the visual design changes are most evident in the new operating system …
In Case You Don't Realize How Fast Apple's iPad Business Has Gone Down The Tubes ...
This launch can't come soon enough. — It wasn't long ago that Apple fans were slapping each other on the back and crowing about how, one day, Apple would be known as “the iPad company.”
Amazon increases free shipping minimum to $35
Amazon has offered free shipping to US customers for over a decade now on all eligible orders above $25, but that's changing today as the online retailer bumps up its minimum order requirement to $35....
Microsoft WebApps: Mobile Web sites in Windows Phone app's clothing
Summary: Microsoft is packaging up some popular mobile Web sites and making them available as downloadable Windows Phone apps. — There are some interesting new “apps” published by Microsoft showing ...
Million-Year Data Storage Disk Unveiled
Magnetic hard discs can store data for little more than a decade. But nanotechnologists have now designed and built a disk that can store data for a million years or more — Back in 1956, IBM introd...
Google shells out $23 Million to buy FlexyCore, the French startup behind DroidBooster
Google has acquired the Rennes-based startup Flexycore for $23 Million (€16.9 Million), according to L'Expansion[fr]. The startup provides optimization solutions applications …
Dawn of Autonomous Corporations, Powered by Bitcoin
Still waiting for Bitcoin to be accepted at Amazon and eBay? Forget it. Bitcoin will power the next generation of corporations and the only way to deal with those corporations will be through Bitcoi...
Microsoft fixes Windows RT 8.1, update is back in Windows Store
Summary: Microsoft has fixed its Windows RT 8.1 update, which was causing installation users for some Surface RT users, and made it available again for download from the Windows Store. — On October ...
Nokia introduces the Lumia 1320, a mid-range 6-inch handset coming to Europe and Asia
Nokia came to Abu Dhabi prepared to put on a full show. At its annual Nokia World conference, the company just pulled the wraps off Batman — its code name for the Lumia 1320.
Apple pulls HMV iOS app from App Store after music downloads row
Retailer criticises Apple for demanding changes in a day, despite having approved the app last month — Apple has removed HMV's new iOS app from its App Store for enabling people to buy music downloa...