By Brandon Russell |
Turns out Google Glass, everyone’s favorite privacy invader, has a few experimental features buried deep inside its software. While the technology is still very exploratory in nature, and isn’t anywhere near consumer availability, Google is holding back some features as developers continue to work on…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s new All Access subscription service is pretty great, but it’s currently confined to either the Web or Android devices. Unfortunate, but rather than sit around and sulk about its absence on iOS, developer James Clancey decided to create an app, gMusic, to access Google’s…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The results are in from TechHive‘s Wireless Week cellular speed tests and AT&T came away with the fastest LTE speeds. For the second year in a row the carrier blew away the competition with an average download 13.5Mbps and average upload speed of 6.45Mbps. Verizon still…
By Jacob Kleinman |
In its first day on the App Store, Bondsy was used to trade a few pounds of bacon for a bag of coffee beans, an old Nintendo Wii for a potted plant and several other weird transactions that don’t usually happen. The new app, which…
By Todd Haselton |
You’ve probably heard of Nest — the futuristic thermostat that not only allows you to control the temperature of your house from your smartphone, but also learns your temperature habits to help you save money. Now a developer taking the thermostat one step further into…
By Jacob Kleinman |
More good news for Samsung, which recently announced it had already sold over 10 million of the Galaxy S4. Not only is the company’s new handset pulling ahead in the market, but according to a recent study from DxO labs the Android device has one of…
By Jacob Kleinman |
New iWatch concept art from prolific 3D modeler and designer Martin Hakej imagines how the rumored 1.5-inch or 2-inch touch screen will integrate one of the most frequently used types of apps on any smartphone: maps and navigation. A new series of 3D models shows a curved-screen iWatch placed…
By Brandon Russell |
In collaboration with Microsoft, Google is developing a new YouTube application for Windows Phone that will, among other things, enable ads. According to a report from TheVerge, the two have resolved their differences after publicly fighting over Microsoft’s unauthorized YouTube app, which Google attempted to…
By Brandon Russell |
The existence of Android 4.3 hasn’t been officially confirmed by Google, yet evidence suggests the next build is out there, at least in the testing phase. However, fresh confirmation appeared on Friday from an expo in Thailand, possibly hinting that the next update is all…
By Todd Haselton |
Nokia recently filed fresh patent infringement complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission against HTC. The company said its two complaints with the ITC now cover nine different patents, and also noted that it now has a total of 50 patents asserted against HTC around…
By Brandon Russell |
Under the guidance of Jony Ive, Apple is gearing up to introduce a vastly different mobile OS in June. Less flair, more functionality. Many of the skeuomorphic principals present throughout iOS from day one are reportedly being taken out, replaced by what sources call “flat…
By Todd Haselton |
Public relations firm Brodeur will no longer represent BlackBerry, an employee told TechnoBuffalo in an email recently. Brodeur has been BlackBerry’s go-to PR firm in the United States for more than 16 years and helped usher in the latest devices and tech, including the BlackBerry…
By Brandon Russell |
A new version of Gmail for Android is on the way, and it introduces a completely new design, including the now standard navigation drawer. Outed during a Google I/O session called “Structure in Android App Design,” the new Gmail ditches the familiar action bar and…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy is kicking off a new sale on iPhone and Android smartphones starting this Sunday, May 26. The promotion knocks $50 off the purchase of an iPhone 5, iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, AllThingsD said. Though, oddly, the iPhone 4 is…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Rumors that a vanilla Android version of the HTC One will be announced very soon keep popping up online, despite a public statement from the Taiwanese company that it has no intention of releasing a “Nexus Edition” of its new handset. The latest report on…
By Todd Haselton |
In April Apple launched a commercial that said very little and simply showed how often iPhone users take advantage of the camera. Now the company has a new commercial, but this time it shows consumers using the iPhone to listen to music. There are only…
By Jacob Kleinman |
We still don’t know much about the heavily redesigned iOS 7 for sure, but Sir Jony Ive and the rest of Apple are hard at work completely revamping the mobile operating system that Steve Jobs and former iOS chief Scott Forstall established with the original…
By Todd Haselton |
Waze is quite the hot item right now. The social traffic application apparently shot down a buyout bid from Apple and is currently in talks to sell to Facebook for $1 billion. But wait, things get even hotter: apparently Google is interested in bidding on Waze…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Verizon Cloud launched recently for iOS and additional Android devices including the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC’s DROID DNA. The carrier broke the news on its official website, updating an earlier post announcing the new service. The cloud service is available to Verizon subscribers with…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Smule, the company best known for making the iOS music apps including Ocarina and I Am T-Pain (the 25th most downloaded app in iPhone history), announced today in an interview with Evolver that it raked in $12.6 million in 2012 thanks to 100 million app store…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon Wireless took the stage during CTIA 2013 yesterday to reveal that Jennifer Lopez will serve as the company’s figurehead for Verizon’s Viva Movil arm, which will target the Latino population in the United States. We’re all for celebrities representing brands, especially in cases such…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon on Thursday said its 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD models will be available in over 170 countries starting June 13, and pre-orders are already available on the company’s website. Aside from Google’s Nexus 7 and the iPad mini, Amazon’s two latest tablets are…
By Jacob Kleinman |
There may still be a reason to hold off on buying Samsung‘s Galaxy S4 for just a little bit longer. AT&T confirmed earlier today that it will offer an exclusive model of the handset featuring a red-colored shell. The news that AT&T will offer an “Aurora…
By Brandon Russell |
Somehow we’re beginning to believe HTC’s comment about a “Senseless” variation of the HTC One wasn’t entirely truthful. Or the company has changed its tune since then. Following a report from earlier this week, a new rumor, citing multiple sources, suggests a pure Android HTC…
