In today’s obligatory unveiling video of the new Android statue for Google’s lawn full of statues of desserts, a new Google smartphone has appeared. This may very well be the next-generation Nexus device as it does indeed have the word Nexus written on it – though in a bit of a cut with what may […]
As Microsoft acquires Nokia’s phone business, a shuffle of industry players is happening – starting with Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia’s soon-to-be-former executive VP of design. An announcement of this departure was made just as the Nokia-Microsoft deal was made, with added note that Ahtisaari will be replaced by Stefan Pannenbecker – a man who up until […]
Apple has confirmed it will hold an event on September 10th, sending out invites to press, with the iPhone 5S expected to take center stage alongside a cheaper iPhone and iOS 7. Speculation about the September 10th show has been high for some weeks now, with some rumors pegging not only new phones but a […]
Bringing a 4.5-inch qHD display to the market with Android and several of the high-powered features that made the HTC One one of the company’s most sought-after smartphone in years, the HTC Desire 601 had been made official today. This device works with features such at HTC BlinkFeed and media enhancers like HTC Zoe and […]
If there’s one thing LucasArts was good at, it was getting to know 3rd-party game creators – that’s essentially the base for their entire industry, after all. When you run a gaming company that’s creating games that are (mostly) based in the Star Wars universe, you’ve got to work with a collection of developers – […]
When it comes to records of personal phone calls, most people come down the side of privacy of records and authorities needing to provide clear justification that records are required for any investigation. A new report has surfaced that claims since at least 2007, DEA agents and local police authorities have had access to a […]
BlackBerry has been struggling to compete on the smartphone market over the last several years. The company is doing so bad that many have the once incredibly popular smartphone maker on death watch. Recently BlackBerry director Bert Nordberg said in an interview that he believes the company can survive as a “niche player” in the […]
IFA 2013: The Pre-Show Guide
Posted in: Today's ChiliSeptember is upon us, and that means IFA 2013 is close at hand, with the Berlin technology show expected to see big announcements from Samsung, LG, Sony, and more. SlashGear is off to Germany this week to see what Europe’s biggest consumer tech expo has to offer, and though there have been leaks a-plenty already, […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch has apparently leaked, just days ahead of the wearable’s expected debut at Samsung’s pre-IFA September 4 event. The bulky touchscreen smartwatch was unofficially shown off in prototype form to VentureBeat, along with details from an internal marketing video which describe the onboard WiFi and Bluetooth, roughly 3-inch OLED display, and a […]
This week the folks at LG have announced the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the first tablet the company has announced for the market in several years. Remember the double-camera-toting 3D-capable T-Mobile LG G-Slate? Todays tablet device is delivering a whole new experience – bringing on an 8.3-inch display with Full HD resolution and hardware […]