LG G Flex curved smartphone tipped for November unveiling

On September 24, Samsung revealed that it will be introducing a smartphone with a curved display in the near future, and it seems LG will be doing the same. According to sources who spoke to the folks over at CNET, the handset will probably be named the LG G Flex, offering a six-inch display that […]

Amazon’s 3D Phone Apparently Uses Four Cameras to Track Your Face

Amazon's 3D Phone Apparently Uses Four Cameras to Track Your Face

Earlier this year, the WSJ reported that Amazon was working on a 3D phone that no one really wants. Now TechCrunch reveals what’s behind the 3D tech and it’s not actual 3D. It’s four front-facing cameras at each corner of the device that can track eye and head movements to make the phone’s screen look 3D.

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Target Brightspot will offer prepaid mobile plans starting October 6

Target will be rolling out a prepaid mobile phone option in conjunction with T-Mobile called Brightspot, giving customers access to contract-free plan options with their own handset or a new one. The service will go live on October 6, but Target has detailed its service ahead of time, though specifics on the plans haven’t been […]

The State of Cheating in Android Benchmarks: Everybody’s Doing It

The State of Cheating in Android Benchmarks: Everybody's Doing It

Samsung has been blamed before for fudging the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S3 in order to make the phones perform faster than it does naturally in benchmarks. But Anandtech has run the numbers and found that pretty much every smartphone maker is cheating.

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The Galaxy Note 3 Has a Hidden Tiny Screen Mode For Your Tiny Hands

If, like many of us, your hands are too small to to comfortably use the Galaxy Note 3’s giant 5.7-inch display, you’re in luck. Android Central has uncovered a hidden tiny screen mode for your tiny baby dwarf hands.

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Jimmy Kimmel Found the Perfect Cure for iOS 7 Motion Sickness

iOS 7 is allegedly making some people sick to the point of puking. But Jimmy Kimmel has come to the rescue with the perfect cure: stop looking at your phone all the damn time.

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Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

It doesn’t matter how extreme your stunt was no one’s going to want to see your home video when it’s bouncing all over the place making people sick to their stomach. But now you can skip the stabilization software and stop the shaky cam problem at its source with these handheld gimbals.

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LG Gate enterprise platform unveiled for the BYOD workplace

Bring your own device, more commonly referred to as BYOD, has become a popular system at many workplaces, but along with its benefits, it also brings its own troubles, something many have offered various solutions for. LG has joined these ranks, today unveiling its LG Gate, an enterprise-level platform for businesses aimed specifically at BYOD […]

iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c now available from Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile made it known late last month that it would be offering the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on October 1, and a quick look at the carrier’s website shows that everything has gone according to schedule. Pricing wasn’t described at the time, however, leaving the topic open for speculation based on how the […]

FreedomPop adds free monthly calls and texts on top of data

Back in June, we reported that FreedomPop was planning to add free calls and texts on top of free data, something that would result in a complete phone plan sans price tag. That time has come, with FreedomPop now offering a complete monthly subscription at no charge, giving users a decent number of texts and […]