It’s been a year since Google added in-app purchases to what was then the Android Market. Now Google is again looking to catch up to Apple in the features department. This time the Android maker has added the ability for developers to sign up users... 

When developing Android apps, or just evaluating the features of a new software build, it doesn’t always make sense to load the bits onto a physical device. That’s what desktop emulators are good for. Because mobile devices and desktop PCs are running... 

Jonesing for the mysterious Google Nexus tablet you’ve been hearing so much about lately? You might be able to get your hands on one as soon as next month, according to the DigitTimes’ industry sources. A June debut makes sense, since that’s... 

Although ARM-powered Windows RT tablets are on the way this year, it looks like Dell’s first Windows 8 tablet will be of the x86 variety. The Latitude 10 has leaked to the web, and it’s a 10.1-inch slab powered by Intel’s Clover Trail... 

Ever since the earthquake in Japan last year and subsequent nuclear plant meltdown, power has been at a premium in the region. That, combined with how popular power-hungry portable gadgets such as smartphones and the 3DS is, has led manufacturers to... 

The Oracle v. Google trial has come to an abrupt end with the jury finding that Google did not infringe on Oracle’s Java patents when it developed Android’s Dalvik virtual machine. Because the majority of the copyright phase of the case also went... 

Discovery is the enemy of the small app developer firm. The App Store and the Google Play Store are both so massive now that most users don’t do a whole lot in the way of searching to find apps. For the most part, the average user will go on suggestions... 

On the list of Apple rumors that just won’t go away, there’s an iOS HDTV, a smaller iPad, and a less expensive iPhone. According to Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek (who has been right on the money before), they’re finally ready... 

I laughed really hard the first time I saw the Blizzard Authenticator, an RSA key fob-style secure code generator, to protect my video game. I couldn’t imagine a world where I would care enough about my game, much less allow my personal security... 

As is always the case when discussing future Apple hardware releases, there’s a lot of speculation as to what the company will change in terms of the underlying components inside the case, as well as the look of the device. The (highly desirable)... 

For many independent app developers, reaching the top of the iTunes charts is a sure way to fame and fortune. Well, maybe not fame, but certainly the fortune part is accurate. But how successful does an app have to be in order to reach that seemingly... 

Whenever a new smartphone or tablet gets launched, one of the key selling points is always how thin it is. So focused are we on such devices getting thinner that there was some surprise when the new iPad turned out to be slightly thicker than the iPad... 

Earlier this month we reported that a backdoor had been discovered in the ZTE Score M Android smartphone. It was brought to light through a post on Pastebin and later confirmed by Justin Case of TeamAndIRC. Now ZTE has come clean and admitted publicly... 

The smartphone battle has been raging hard for the past few years. Until recently, the only serious contenders were Apple (iOS) and Google (Android), with RIM’s Blackberry taking a backseat to the other touchscreen wonders. Microsoft has been talking... 

Sprint is apparently looking to lure in more current iPhone owners that are fed up with the increasingly troublesome data caps on other carriers. Starting May 18th, iPhone users on AT&T and Verizon are encouraged to bring their device into a Sprint...