Upcoming tweaks will give Facebook’s Android home screen better tools for managing apps and the ability to initiate Chat Head chats.
Smartphones
Amazon Reportedly Working on 3D Smartphone with Eyeball Control Interface
An Amazon-built smartphone featuring glasses-free 3D and the ability to navigate the interface with your eyeballs? You have my attention.
T-Mobile Sells 500,000 iPhones in a Month
T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday.
What You Need to Know About Mobile Security
As smartphones and tablets become increasingly popular, so do threats that target mobile devices exclusively.
The HTC Facebook Phone Is Now a Buck
Well, that didn’t take long.
Where Google Search Is Going
With new interfaces, smarter technology and deeper access to information about its users, Google is about to go places no search engine has ever gone.
Nokia Teases Lumia 928 as Verizon Launch Looms
Nokia hasn’t officially announced its Lumia 928 smartphone yet, but that hasn’t stopped the company from advertising the Verizon-bound flagship device.
Call for Kill Switch to Deactivate Stolen Phones
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón is asking major smartphone manufacturers Apple and Google to combat the growing problem with a beautifully simple suggestion: Give all phones a remote-activated kill switch.
Sore Thumbs? U.S. Text Messaging Declines
Americans are saying CUL8TR to text messaging, a wireless industry group says, as Internet-based applications such as Apple’s Messages are starting to take over from what was once a cash cow for phone companies.
Pentagon Clears Use of Samsung Devices
Samsung Electronics Co. says the U.S. Department of Defense has approved using Samsung smartphones for its networks.
The Real Privacy Implications of Google Glass
The real concern with Google Glass and privacy doesn’t have to do with surveillance or collection of personal data, but with the way it will make us behave in the real world.
How to Maximize Your iPhone Battery
We’ll take a look at what types of apps commonly drain your battery power and look into the ways you can keep your iPhone juiced up.
