Android

Privately-owned Dropbox isn’t on the stock exchanges, yet. But with each new move, the company seems to be heading in the direction of an initial public offering. Most recently it unveiled Carousel, a product designed to store and manage your photos and videos. The app incorporates features...

All things being equal, the more useful a product, the more sales it would generate. Products deemed lifesaving fall into a category all by themselves. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass might be such a product – at least when it comes to medical and military applications. The Google Glass device...

Sources told The Information that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executives recently discussed the possibility of offering a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber Internet and TV exist. The service would reportedly make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by which Google...

It’s called Office 365 Personal and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said Sunday the new cloud-based version of its popular productivity software would work just like the conventional program and include Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Office 365 Personal will sell for $69.99 a year or $6.99 a...

Worldwide tablet sales grew 68 percent through 2013, according to information technology research and advisory company, Gartner (NYSE: IT) in a report released Monday. Tablets, Gartner said, made up 90 percent of overall ultramobile sales in 2013. In addition to tablets, the ultramobile sector...

Following the recent launch of the company’s Gemini ad platform, which creates a common marketplace for buying mobile search and native ads, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has started testing mobile app install ads - just like the ones Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) already has. It was a “catch up” move,...

Android giant, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) may have stolen thunder with the launch of its long-awaited Galaxy S5 Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but as keen observers noted, Mozilla had a little thunder-stealing of its own up its sleeve. With all the attention on Samsung, not...

Chinese smartphone maker, ZTE Corp. (OTC: ZTCOY), as expected, will unveil a plethora of new and updated devices at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Feb 24, according to a company press release. First, there will be the Grand Memo 2 LTE, a follow-up to a device launched at last year’s...

Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE (OTC: ZTCOY) is not exactly a household name –- yet. If the fourth biggest phone vendor in the world gets its way, however, it will be – eventually. CNET said it expects to see ZTE focus on premium quality smartphones at the Mobile World Congress at the end of...

While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sometimes hope that he would keep quiet at times, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak often has some interesting words regarding his former employer. This time is no different and it might be one of his most, let’s say, interesting comments yet. Speaking at the Apps...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will launch its newest app on Monday, February 3. Will this be the one that changes everything? Around the Web, tech publications like The Verge are offering early praise, indicating that the social network might be onto something special. But what does it mean for Wall...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) kept saying it was not developing a set-top box, but rumors have continued. Most recently, VG 24/7 reported an Android game console was in the works and would retail for “less than $300.” Multiple sources told VG 24/7 that in addition to games, the new system would offer...

Beats Music, the new subscription Internet radio service, has officially launched for iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. But, in such a crowded market, can the newcomer succeed? There are already extremely popular streaming music services, including Spotify, which just announced that it...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) app users could end up with more than a delicious, premium-priced beverage. The popular specialty coffee chain is in a bit of hot water after security researcher Daniel Wood decided to test the Starbucks app (available for Android and iOS) to see if it was secure....