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Two former HTC executives are launching their own smartphone manufacturing company, Kazam, according to a report from CNET. Micheal Coombes, former head of U.K. sales for HTC and James Atkins, former U.K. marketing head for HTC are launching Kazam, and will…

When we first saw that World War Z had gone on sale in the Google Play Store and iTunes App Store for just $1, we got pretty excited, because we thought the headline was referring to the book by Max Brooks. Unfortunately, the deal isn't for the book, but…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Samsung president Shin Jong Kyun this week to discuss a potential partnership, Bloomberg reported. Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, is interested in working with Samsung, the world's largest smartphone…

Motorola hasn’t introduced a single new smartphone in the US since 2012. But it will do it starting “late summer”, when the long-rumored Moto X is going to be released. Motorola and Google are planning to launch several versions of the handset (also…

The Verizon DROID brand has been pretty quiet for a long time now. The last DROID device to launch was the HTC DROID DNA back in November of last year, and the @DroidLanding Twitter feed has been silent since early November as well. Today, @DroidLanding has…

Let’s be honest, it can be a lot of fun when rivals try to mess with each other’s big launch events. Thus, Twitter just put up a vague blog post that promises more features to come for its popular Vine video app. And as AllThingsD.com just reported, a new…

PlayJam has announced that the first GameStick Android gaming devices will ship in August. That’s a month behind the latest schedule, but the company still plans to ship units first to backers of the GameStick Kickstarter campaign and collect user feedback…

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27, “Table PC” as they call it, is easily one of the most unique PCs we’ve seen in the past several years. This machine works with a massive display that sits on a hinge holding it up – or allowing it to lie flat – for…

With the recent uproar with The National Security Agency and PRISM, many tech companies have come forward to deny any claims that they give the government user information without the users knowing, and to prove that, companies are now wanting to publicly post…

“Technology has gone to the top of restaurant-owner action lists for 2013,” says Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research at the National Restaurant Association. Why? It’s what the industry’s key demographic, 18- to 34-year-olds, most wants.…

You may be someone who likes to play around with new technology, but you also may be someone who either A) doesn't have access to an iPhone, or B) is too lazy/paranoid to put in the work required to load up your iPhone with iOS 7. Luckily, Recombu has you…

Last year, AT&T didn't get a shot at the 32GB variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III; but as a consolation prize, AT&T did get to offer a red version of the phone on an exclusive basis in the U.S. This year, AT&T has once again received the exclusive rights to…

Industry watchers began talking about an imminent slow-down in the high-end smartphone market back in 2011, but 2012 was still a huge year for pricy smartphones with cutting-edge specs. According to market research firm Berg Insight, sales of high-end…

Apple has pushed its iTunes Radio service to Apple TV on Tuesday in a 5.4 software beta update.  Apple’s iTunes Radio will officially launch for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV when iOS 7 releases later this year. However, the music...

Good Old Games has a major sale going on some classic titles. To sweeten the pot, the site’s also giving away a download of Torchlight for free! The title says it all: to celebrate the beginning of our phenomenal 2013 #noDRM Summer Sale, we’re giving away…

Instagram plans to release a video product this Thursday at a press event at Facebook’s headquarters, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, marking the first time the robust, 100-million user network will stray from being strictly a…

Device maker JXD offers a range of Android tablets that look like handheld gaming consoles, and which tend to have the physical buttons to match. The company recently launched an updated version of the JXD S5110 (which looks a lot like a Sony PSP), featuring a…

Social media is fast-becoming a marketing must for businesses of all sizes. But using social media effectively remains a challenge for many, particularly in light of the “seven types of social media fans” and the different marketing approaches required to…

AT&T has just announced that the BlackBerry Q10 will be available to buy from its stores and online on June 21. This will come after pre-orders for the smartphone should have started shipping today. The Q10 has been up for pre-order at AT&T for about a couple…

We're still a few months away from seeing the first Tizen phones hitting the open market, but we're seeing some indications of the kind of processors that may be used in the first round of handsets. Given that Tizen is a joint venture between Samsung and…

Twitter has updated the Vine app for iOS, bringing with it bugfixes and interface improvements. The Vine update adds a share button underneath posts on a users feed, allowing Vine makers to share their video clips easier than ever. Description Vine is the best…

While you may be tempted to install the recently released beta version of iOS 7, you may also be worried that it could brick your iPhone. Never fear: 9to5Mac points us to a new demonstration program from consumer electronics website Recombu that lets you…

I have been a little quiet on the good 'ol CrackBerry blogs the past couple of weeks, ever since I went to NYC to interview Kristian Tear two weeks ago (almost to the hour!) for the launch of the BlackBerry Q10 in the USA. The following day was the amazing…

The folks at MacStadium have officially made public their intent to bring the 2013 edition of the Mac Pro into the server fold. This means you’ll see arrays like what they’ve presented in the hero image of this article complete with the side-standing…

Another day, another big development for PayAnywhere, one of the fastest growing mobile payments solutions in the industry. On Tuesday, PayAnywhere was busy touting the newest version of its popular mobile point of sale (mPOS) app for iOS. Available for…

Xbox One is on the horizon. So too are official Microsoft-licensed gaming headsets from Turtle Beach - the XO Four and XO Seven - which come dressed up in classic Xbox black and green for that official Xbox One design style. It's tasty stuff that we ate...

July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Y-Combinator startup Filepicker.io has rebranded as Ink and announced the close of its $1.8 million seed round. The “file system as a service” startup went through YC’s Summer 2012 class. It builds…

BlackBerry has had some great contests to coincide with the launch of BlackBerry 10, and the this one pretty much tops them all.  Delta and BlackBerry have teamed up in the Keep Moving Tour Sweepstakes with a grand prize that includes a Delta Vacations…

Huawei took to the public today and announced their new Ascend P6 smartphone, which aims to be the thinnest smartphone in town. However, the company is making news in other respects, with the possibility that the Chinese-based company is considering acquiring…

The video game industry continued its downward spiral in May. According to research firm NPD Group, retail sales of hardware, software and gaming accessories in the U.S. fell 25% to $386.3 million last month, their lowest level thus far in 2013. Hardware and…

Time to upgrade that laptop, smartphone, or other tech toy for something better without spending an arm and a leg? You’ve come to the right place! Our Top Deal of the Day is the Toshiba Satellite P50 Core i5 “Haswell” Laptop for $700. This laptop…

Despite the iPad’s popularity and prevalence throughout academia, Microsoft is undaunted in its efforts to claim a sizable share of the education market. Word surfaced this week that Microsoft is slashing the price of its Surface RT tablet to just $199 for…

New video for Apple hobbyists, obsessives and competlists out today: Poorly lit footage of new Apple TV operating software, which will incorporate Apple’s iTunes Radio when that service shows up this fall. Note that this doesn’t count as news, as Apple has…

Popular fitness app, MyFitnessPal got a major overhaul today. Its Android app has been updated with a cleaner look and improved functionality. The app will feature a new sliding menu, a more consistent user interface, and more quickly accessible graphs and…

The publisher behind popular game Candy Crush Saga is thinking about turning the popularity of the game into big bucks by taking the company public through a IPO; King.com, also known as Midasplayer International Holdings Co., has hired investment bankers to…

HTC has officially announced the HTC Desire 200 today, a lower end device which resembles the HTC One but at a fraction of the size. The Desire 200 comes packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 running at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, a 5MP rear facing camera and 4GB of…

The info that we have been getting from our source all along has said that Motorola and Google are aiming to launch the Moto X in July, and we're seeing one more indication that could be true. Today, a filing for the Moto X has passed through the FCC on its…

Nuance Communications updated on Tuesday its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android with a new Driver Mode and voice notifications features that determine when users are driving and help them remain focused and hands-free. Dragon Mobile Assistant, the...

While it isn't officially available for BlackBerry 10, you can still download Snapchat on your Z10 or Q10 right now If you're into sending photos to your friends but don't want the files lingering around - Snapchat is the app for you. It's a simple free app…

Nuance Communications, the brains behind powerful voice-recognition technology in many mobile products, updated on Tuesday its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android with new features like hands-free Driver Mode, voice notifications, and the ability...