MyAssistant is the jailbreak community’s latest enhancem

In the two short weeks since the iPhone 4S received its first public jailbreak, we’ve already seen several tweaks that expand Siri’s capabilities. SiriToggles allows you to open apps and change system settings, while AssistantExtensions can... 

Bouncer is Google’s defense against malware in Club Andr

During the last year, Google has learned about one of the potential drawbacks of having an open (or semi-open) platform. In yet another parallel between Android and Windows, Google’s mobile platform has been the recent target of several high-profile... 

The dream is over: Peek ends lifetime email service for it

Don’t quite remember the Peek mobile email device? Back in 2008 the email-only handset (a TwitterPeek was announced in 2009), was a pretty hot gadget, that is at least among some small parts of the tech crowd and the for non-smartphone users. Others... 

ADzero is a gorgeous, bamboo Android phone

Ahh, bamboo. Strong, beautiful, renewable, bamboo. Green gadget lovers everywhere were abuzz when Asus launched a bamboo-clad laptop. Even manufacturing giant Foxconn has outed some snazzy bamboo designs in the past. Now there’s ADzero, an Android... 

Post-honeymoon with the Galaxy Nexus

At some point or another, nearly every smartphone that was released in 2011 has crossed my desk. I’ve been able to experience the mobile ecosystem to its fullest extent, with one unfortunate result: I find it extremely difficult to purchase a smartphone... 

Latest Humble Indie Bundle works on Android

It’s been just over two months since the last Humble Indie Bundle was launched in time for Thanksgiving, but this time around we’ve got a new platform supported. Mobile users may now be enticed to pick up some cheap games and donate money... 

Droid Razr Developer Edition sparks customer backlash

Last year, when Motorola promised to unlock the bootloaders on its phones, the development community celebrated. Online petitions, social media bombing, and numerous emails were credited for pressuring Moto into making the pledge. The only problem, though,... 

Droid Razr Developer Edition to allow an unlocked bootload

Back in October, Motorola announced to their hacker customers that the Droid Razr would be the company’s first device with an unlockable bootloader. Well, both the Droid Razr and its better-balanced sequel, the Droid Razr Maxx are here, and they... 

iPhone 5 to include Mastercard Paypass for NFC?

It’s a pretty safe bet that the iPhone will be getting an NFC chip sometime soon. Though Near Field Communications haven’t found a lot of customer adoption yet, merchants are getting prepared for it. Perhaps the biggest piece of the puzzle... 

$270 Spark Linux tablet is powered by (and generates funds

You’ve got a ton of choices right now if you’ve started shopping for the perfect tablet to meet your needs. But which one do you pick? Should you stick with a big brand name? What if you’re a staunch supporter of free, open source software?... 

Google Music Manager now lets you download all your songs

You’d be right in assuming that downloading all your songs from a cloud locker service is a simple, standard feature. They’re your songs, after all. But with Google Music, you could only use its desktop app to download songs purchased through... 

HTC to focus on making a few awesome devices in 2012

In the recent past, Android hardware manufacturers have been belching out new phones and tablets faster than Apple (who offers up one new phone a year with great success) pushes patches for iOS to end users. HTC is certainly guilty of this particular... 

HTC Sense 4.0 adds guest mode, better email, 50GB Dropbox,

HTC Sense 4.0 isn’t ready for public consumption yet (that’s v3 above), but there’s a good chance the company will show it off in its full glory at MWC2012 in the coming weeks. It looks like some select individuals have already had... 

iPhone 5: A visualization of the rumors

Nobody who hasn’t made a blood oath of secrecy really knows what the next iPhone will be. Heck, Apple may not even know exactly what features it will have yet. Barring any drunken mishaps, we won’t know about it until Tim Cook takes the stage... 

Droid Razr Maxx proves that LTE phones can have good batte

When LTE was introduced to the US last March (with Verizon’s launch of the HTC Thunderbolt), geeks everywhere salivated at the prospect of wireless data that was (in many cases) faster than their home internet connection. Then they actually used...