Too much Mario: Kill the Plumber parody game rejected by Apple, coming to Android
If you are outing a reverse platformer game called Kill The Plumber, you can reasonably expect some folks making a parallel with one ultrapopular Italian blue collar worker, and that's…
When marketing fails: Microsoft’s Lumia 535 page shows off Vine – for Android
Like any customer facing enterprise, Microsoft has various semi-autonomous departments within the company, as well as contracted companies on the outside that assist with any number of items involved in…
Meet the first Windows 10 Mobile phones from Japan: Freetel Katana 01 and Katana 02
Freetel, a little known Japanese phone maker, this week announced two Windows 10 Mobile smartphones - the first ones to be made in Japan. Called Katana 01 and Katana 02,…
Future iPhones to come with a virtual home button that doubles up as fingerprint scanners?
Image courtesy of Computer Bild For what feels like a long, long time, we've been sporadically coming across nuggets of intel that suggest that the future of displays holds some…
Google unveils 17 new watch faces for Android Wear flavored timepieces
To make your Android Wear watch look and feel like a new timepiece, Android has unveiled 17 new watch faces for smartwatches powered by Google's operating system for wearables. The…
Qualcomm promo video explains the Snapdragon chipset’s hybrid auto-focus capabilities
No one likes to have their smartphone lag, especially when taking pictures. Handsets that use a traditional contrast focus system are slow to get your picture snapped because of the…
How to turn on your Android device with a hand wave gesture (no root!)
Remember when Samsung was really intent on making the Galaxy S phones "hands-free"? For the first time in history, we had the odd privilege of being able to wave at…
LG’s quarterly earnings downgraded, citing weak G4 shipments
Korean business analysts are slashing their estimates for LG's quarterly profit left and right, it seems. The Daishin Securities firm has decreased the operating profit forecast for LG Mobiles Division…
5 useful features that are not available on iPhones and Galaxies, but exist on cheaper phones
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Apple iPhone 6 might be two of the best selling smartphones on the planet ever, but as powerful and well-designed as they are, we still…
Batman up your phone! The best lockscreens, and games for Android
Well, folks, the long awaited "Arkham Knight" game for PC and consoles has finally been released and has fans across the world stepping in the boots of our favorite dark…