Apple finally squared away a deal to sell the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier, and the effects of that deal are expected to result in positive gains on Apple's balance sheet next year. According to a new report, Apple stands to post an increase in revenues of about five percent in 2014 thanks to the deal alone. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene...
Oh, the holidays: a time of mirth, masticating and merchandise. While I'm excited by the whole "family and food" part of the whole shebang, this post is dedicated to all the great stuff I've scoped out this year to give (or get!) this season. So pour yourself your favorite holiday libation, sit back, relax, and start your wish list. [ad id="btf-second-box"] Money is No Object...
Until last Wednesday afternoon, Microsoft's biggest problem wasn't any single aspect of their upcoming Xbox One console. It's how they were talking to consumers. Every word out of Don Mattrick's mouth made Microsoft sound more and more like a lumbering, tone-deaf, but well-intentioned giant, stepping on buildings and people, all the while asking "Why is everyone running away?" All the...
Every once in a while, I stumble upon helpful hints that can benefit most any modern tech user, regardless of platform preference or level of gadget addiction. And this one invokes a driving force for many consumers these days — saving money. Who doesn’t love saving a buck or two? If you’re filthy rich with money to burn, you can take this moment to click away from this post now. As...
We just started testing BlackBerry’s new Q10 smartphone, the one we’ve been holding out for since it’s the full physical QWERTY keyboard we’ve been missing so much. We used the Z10 for a while, but now that we’re revisiting a new BlackBerry we decided to figure out how to get some of the more popular Android applications on the phone. BlackBerry’s App World doesn’t offer a lot of key...
Summer is upon us, and you know what that means: Vacations, weddings, picnics, barbecues and plenty of other settings for a whirlwind of photos. It’s a social, snap-happy world we live in, and if you’ve never been satisfied with how you look in pics, that can really follow you around. There are more reasons than ever to learn how to look great in photos. Your LinkedIn profile demands...
Backwards compatibility, when it comes to gaming consoles, means that a current system can play games from the software that launched during the previous generation. The Wii can play GameCube games, the Wii U can play Wii games, launch PlayStation 3s could play PlayStation 2 games, the Nintendo 3DS can play DS games, the Xbox 360 can play most Xbox games… you get the point. The Xbox...
Now that Yahoo! has nabbed Tumblr in a $1.1 billion deal, users are wondering what will become of their Tumblogs. As a preemptive strike, many are even leaving the service, looking for a new home for their food photos, cat pics, art portfolios and random online ephemera. It’s a lot to mull over. Tumblr’s responsible for as many as 50.9 billion posts. That’s great news for website...
Yesterday, Sony and Polyphony Digital announced Gran Turismo 6 for the PlayStation 3 during the franchise’s 15 year celebration. Today, we have a gallery stocked with 67 gorgeous images of cars and tracks for the upcoming game. If you’re a regular on the site, then you’ll also notice that we’ve pushed a minor update to our gallery system. Click the “See Large View” button in the viewer...
Thanks to an erroneous tweet from the Associated Press Twitter account, @AP, people far and wide were panicked over an alleged bombing at The White House and the supposed injury of President Barack Obama. It only took a moment to set things straight and reveal that it was the work of hackers. But that was plenty of time for the fake news to shoot around the world and instantly up-end...