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There has been some chatter in regards to Sprint’s mobile broadband and mobile hotspot offerings in the recent months. And coming as of today, it looks like those rumors have proven to be true. Of course, that is not the way we were hoping to see this play out, but [...]

If you’re a redditor, this is old news for you — move along, there’s nothing new here. But for those who don’t sink a lot of time in the depths of reddit, this might actually be pretty useful information. If you ever find yourself annoyed at a YouTube video because [...]

Reports suggesting the Galaxy Nexus was designed as it is to avoid Apple litigations were denied by Samsung ‘s Won-Pyo Hong. When Walt Mossberg of AllThingsD asked him about it, he said that’s just a rumor, and the Galaxy Nexus was designed before all the suing began. But one thing [...]

Microsoft is opening a string of retail stores in an effort to bolster its presence in various localities. The first store within Seattle’s city limits has recently opened, amid hundreds waiting in line.

Apple’s iPhone, iPads and iPod Touch devices are selling like hotcakes. But because of these devices’ design, technical support can be a nightmare, particularly if there is a need to test and replace internal components. A new housing design that Apple wants to patent will try to solve this.

There’s so many mobile phone apps and games out there that’s impossible for our team of seven to cover even a fraction of them, but when a new app comes along that innovates in all the right places, we like to give it some attention.

There is usually a tradeoff between convenience (or accessibility) and security. As Apple’s iPhone and iPad become easier to use, there is also a risk of unauthorized access. This is demonstrated with a flaw that lets anyone with an iPad 2 Smart Cover unlock your tablet.

Walter Isaacson’s 448-page biography that will hit stores next Monday will show us plenty of hidden moments of Steve Jobs’ life that would have otherwise remained secret. Today we have a few such moments for you as taken from an early book copy.

Steve Jobs may have passed on to the next life, but stories about the iconic former Apple CEO are now just surfacing. In an interesting twist of events, Jobs has reportedly met with his biological dad, after all, but it’s not how we might expect.

Since the introduction of Google+ we’ve noticed a bunch of design tweaks that started to appear in more and more Google services until ultimately all of them got a complete makeover. As a result they look a lot different than before and that includes the black bar of death that [...]