Exploit on iOS 7 allows others to make calls with your phone even without your lockscreen PIN

A security gap in iOS 7 allows people to make calls using your iPhone; all it takes is for someone to get to the emergency dialer, punch up a phone number, and press away at the call button. Yes, the phone will freeze and reboot, but the number will be dialed anyway. This includes international calls and premium numbers. And if this isn't bad enough,...

BBM for Android delayed, BlackBerry asks for your patience

BlackBerry has put up a message on its Facebook site asking for patience from those who have been waiting all morning for BBM for iOS or BBM for Android to be available; earlier today, we were told to expect BBM for Android to arrive at the Google Play Store at 7am EDT and five hours later for iOS users. Now, only New Zealand based iOS users are said...

BBM for iOS and Android delayed, BlackBerry asks for your patience

BlackBerry has put up a message on its Facebook site asking for patience from those who have been waiting all morning for BBM for iOS or BBM for Android to be available; earlier today, we were told to expect BBM for Android to arrive at the Google Play Store at 7am EDT and five hours later for iOS users. Now, only New Zealand based iOS users are said...

BlackBerry asks for your patience after BBM delay

BlackBerry has put up a message on its Facebook site asking for patience from those who have been waiting all morning for BBM for iOS or BBM for Android to be available; earlier today, we were told to expect BBM for Android to arrive at the Google Play Store at 7am EDT and five hours later for iOS users. Now, only New Zealand based iOS users are said...

Alleged BlackBerry C-series smartphone surfaces

A new BlackBerry 10 smartphone has appeared in the wild. The unannounced entry-level handset allegedly belongs to the C-series, also known as the Cafe series. The leaked smartphone, codenamed Americano, is rumored to sport a 4.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The upcoming BlackBerry device is said to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Moto X Developer Edition for GSM networks is now available

The GSM networks capable Moto X Developer Edition is now available for purchase directly from Motorola. The smartphone with unlocked bootloader is priced at $649 for a version with 32GB of built-in storage. The GSM Moto X Developer Edition is available in woven white color scheme and will work on the LTE networks of both AT&T and T-Mobile. It...

BlackBerry C-Series smartphone photographed

After Friday's announcement from BlackBerry that it is writing off over $900 million in BlackBerry Z10 inventory, a picture from a report published in India on Saturday shows a new BlackBerry device; according to the report, the phone is from BlackBerry's C-Series or Cafe Series, also known as the Americano Series...Source: http://www.phonearena....

24-carat Apple iPhone 5s is now available, costs you $2853

Gold Genie, a company known for gold plating popular gadgets and smartphones recently came up with the gold edition of the HTC One. Now, the firm has built a 24-carat Apple iPhone 5s, which was officially announced a couple of days ago. The 24-carat gold Apple iPhone 5s will be available in black or white tops with the middle, back, and sides embellished...

LG G2 vs Optimus G Pro Hands-on

LG launched their latest flagship, LG G2 in August, a month before IFA 2013 and the Optimus G Pro was announced way back in February. G2 is meant to be a direct competitor to Samsung's Galaxy S4 while the Optimus G Pro is aimed at the phablet market and as a competition to Galaxy Note 2. Check out our quick hands-on comparison video right below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bubDpakA9s...

Nokia Lumia 1020 review: View from the top

The Nokia Lumia 625 is one of the last smartphones by Nokia, putting an end to what has been a bumpy ride for the Finns in the modern phone era. Whether the Lumia line will find greener pastures under Microsoft remains to be seen, but one thing's for certain...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_lumia_1020-review-989.p...

How to sync your new iPhone 5s or 5c with Gmail, Google Contacts and Calendar

Apple's new iPhone duo was finally released yesterday, and if you happen to be among the lucky early adopters, chances are that you may want to sync your new iOS 7-powered smartphone with your Google account, allowing you to access your Gmail, Google Contacts and Calendar right on that 4" Retina Display...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ho...

Samsung built A7 processor rocks the new Apple iPhone 5s

Samsung has provided many of the parts for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad over the years; but this year, there were some who believed that Apple had reached an agreement with TSMC to replace Samsung as the provider of the A7 processor that drives the Apple iPhone 5s. But apparently that deal won't take affect until 2014...Source: http://www.phon...

BBM for Android release date is today at 7am EDT, 12 noon EDT for iOS

After BlackBerry announced on Friday that it was writing down over $900 million in unsold BlackBerry Z10 handsets for the second quarter, giving up on the consumer business and laying off 40% of its workforce, the Canadian based OEM had one more order of business; it tweaked a bit the release day and time of its BlackBerry Messenger for Android, and...

Tweet money! Twitter IPO to hit the market before Thanksgiving, aims to raise $1 billion

Twitter is currently looking to add more investment banks to its list of those helping distribute the company's stock when it goes public sometime before this Thanksgiving; while these underwriters usually split 7% of a deal's proceeds, higher profile deals result in lower fees since they are considered easier to sell to the public...Source: http...

Homeless in L.A. hired to stand in line and buy Apple iPhone units

A businessman in L.A. came up with a way to get hundreds of Skid Row bums a job on Friday, that didn't require too much training; but before you praise this gentleman for his altruistic act, be advised that it was all a scheme to make huge profits. Looking for a way to get his hands on as many Apple iPhones as possible on launch day, he offered $40...

BBM for Android to launch today at 7am EDT for Android and 12 noon EDT for iOS

After BlackBerry announced on Friday that it was writing down over $900 million in unsold BlackBerry Z10 handsets for the second quarter, giving up on the consumer business and laying off 40% of its workforce, the Canadian based OEM had one more order of business; it tweaked a bit the release day and time of its BlackBerry Messenger for Android, and...

TELUS says Android 4.3 coming to HTC One by the end of this month

Canadian carrier TELUS has posted its schedule of upcoming software updates and lo and behold, on the schedule is the HTC One; apparently, TELUS customers toting the Taiwan based handset manufacturer's Android flagship model (that's a mouthful), will soon be getting their HTC One updated to the last of the Jelly Bean builds, Android 4.3...Source:...

Screenshot of Google Korean keyboard app shows Android 4.4

The video of that alleged Nexus 5 found in a bar seemed to confirm the speculation that in Kit Kat, Google is eliminating the blue Holo theme, to be replaced with a white/gray color scheme; now, a picture from the Korean keyboard IME app offered by Google and sitting in the Google Play Store, reveals more information about Android 4.4 (Note: Google...

BlackBerry to cut 4500 jobs, reports net losses of $950 million

Earlier today, trading stopped for BlackBerry's stock and now we know the reason. The company has reported a net loss of $950 million and will be laying off 4500 employees. This comprises of almost 40% of the entire workforce. The company plans to reduce expenses by almost 50% and will retain about 7,000 jobs worldwide. The heavy losses are on account...

Photos of leaked Apple iPad mini 2 casing show Space Gray color

Some time in the middle of next month, Apple will introduce its new Apple iPads; we expect to see the Apple iPad 5 with design cues taken from the Apple iPad mini. That means rounded corners, a thinner, lighter tablet with individual volume rocker controls and stereo speakers on the bottom of the device. Some information about the unveiling of the...

BlackBerry operating loss nears $1 billion for Q2, focus now on enterprise

Beleaguered Canadian manufacturer BlackBerry announced on Friday that it expects to report an operating loss of nearly $1billion for the second quarter; The company has decided to give up chasing iOS, Android and Windows Phone and will concentrate on the enterprise part of the industry, a sector where BlackBerry's name still carries some cache...Source:...

BlackBerry will cut 4,500 jobs, lose almost $1 billion in Q2

In line with yesterday's WSJ report, BlackBerry announced that it will cut 4,500 jobs as part of a plan to reduce its operating expenditures over the next year. Furthermore, the struggling Canadian company is expected to post a loss of almost $1 billion in the fiscal Q2 of 2014. The eye-watering loss is a result of lackluster sales of the BlackBerry...

Nokia Lumia 625 review: Big and colorful

The Nokia Lumia 625 is one of the last smartphones by Nokia, putting an end to what has been a bumpy ride for the Finns in the modern phone era. Whether the Lumia line will find greener pastures under Microsoft remains to be seen, but one thing's for certain...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_lumia_625-review-988.p...

Will Oppo N1 be the first to get the CyanogenMod Inc. treatment?

The latest Oppo N1 teaser surely is the most interesting one to date. Instead of focusing on the upcoming Android smartphone's design and features, the short YouTube clip features no other, but CyanogenMod's founder Steve Kondik. As you can see in the latest trailer above, Steve Kondik says that he will be attending the Oppo N1 unveiling. He also...

Leaked document reveals issues with the Apple iPhone 5s that Apple will fix for free

According to a published report on Friday, Apple expects that there will be some issues with the full-featured Apple iPhone 5s that the manufacturer will repair for free; the Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c both launched earlier today. Apple did not offer a pre-order period for the iPhone 5s and that, combined with low inventories of the model,...

Microsoft trying to make Windows RT an OS for a line of Windows powered phablets?

A published report on Friday says that Microsoft is considering using its Windows RT OS on a series of phablets; this was disclosed during Microsoft's Financial Analysts Meeting on Thursday in response to a question from someone attending. Microsoft's Terry Myerson responded to a question about the future of the ARM based platform used on the Microsoft...

Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet shows up again in a close-up shot

Now that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Sony Xperia Z1 announcements are out of the way, the next big unveiling to look forward to in the mobile industry is the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet. The live images and the press render of the Nokia's first phablet are already out and we now have yet another leak, which shows the 6-inch smartphone...

Live images of HTC One Mini in gold surface

A 24-carat gold version of the HTC's flagship smartphone is already up for grabs, but as it seems, we might soon see its Mini variant following the same path. Here are the first photos of the HTC One Mini in gold. These were sent to us by an anonymous tipster, but we are quite certain that this Gold version of the HTC One mini is a custom gold plated...

Sprint One Up launches, offers consumers an annual upgrade program for as low as $65 a month

Sprint has officially launched its One Up program, which allows consumers to receive an annual upgrade to a new phone along with unlimited talk, text and data for as low as $65 a month; last Sunday, information about the new plan leaked including a chart comparing the new service to the competition. T-Mobile's Jump, AT&T's Next and Verizon's Edge...

Confirmed: Nokia Lumia 1520 will come with a Snapdragon 800

Nokia's upcoming phablet, the Lumia 1520 has been doing its rounds in the rumorland for quite some time now. We've only had rumors to rely on when it comes to the topic of what's packed under the hood of the 6-inch beast. Now, it's all but certain that the Lumia 1520 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, according to a tweet from Qualcomm....

Official photo of the Nokia Asha 500 leaks ahead of announcement

The first official photo of the Nokia Asha 500 has just surfaced courtesy of evleaks. The leak doesn't provide more information of the upcoming Asha 500 other than the photo itself, so no specifications are available at this point. The phone is obviously merely a Dual SIM version of the Nokia Asha 501. We notice however some changes, which Nokia has...

At least one U.K. Apple Store sells out of the Apple iPhone 5s

Just a few days ago,, there was talk that the Apple iPhone 5s was going to be hard to find on launch day because of a couple of rumored production problems with the fingerprint sensor and the camera; add to that the lack of a pre-order period for the full-featured iPhone, and demand for the Apple iPhone 5s was bound to be extraordinary today...Source:...

At least one Apple Store sells out of the Apple iPhone 5s

Just a few days ago,, there was talk that the Apple iPhone 5s was going to be hard to find on launch day because of a couple of rumored production problems with the fingerprint sensor and the camera; add to that the lack of a pre-order period for the full-featured iPhone, and demand for the Apple iPhone 5s was bound to be extraordinary today...Source:...

LG G2 to launch in India on 30th September

LG just sent invites for the launch of the new G2 here in India. We've previously taken a look at the handset at IFA and found the hardware to be seriously impressive. We're already working on the review and here is our unboxing of the LG G2. Under the hood is the latest Snapdragon 800 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. There's also very interesting...

Nokia Lumia 1520 again touts its large screen, stars in a new up-close snap

We've been talking about the Nokia 1520 for what feels like an eternity, and that's despite the fact that it wasn't all that long ago since the number 1520 was thrown into play by the the rumor-spewing machine...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-1520-again-touts-its-large-screen-stars-in-a-new-up-close-snap_id476...