Smartphones

The number of device installs for free apps in the Google Play store is over ten times bigger than the Amazon Appstore in the United States, according to new research conducted by Distimo. The mobile app store analytics company found that the top 200 free apps in the Amazon Appstore were downloaded 16 million times Continue Reading →

While the other major carriers in the US have all revealed their plans to release the Samsung Galaxy S4, Verizon Wireless has been a bit more secretive. The carrier now says that it will begin pre-orders for the S4 tomorrow, but it is still leaving us in the dark as to when it will ship Continue Reading →

Tap and buy: Come 2017, approximately 25% of online retail transactions in the U.S. will take place on mobile devices, more than double the number that occurred in 2012, according to an eMarketer study published Tuesday. That figure excludes purchase of event tickets and travel services. Between last year and this year alone, mobile commerce Continue Reading →

Nokia’s new flagship Lumia 928 for Verizon is reportedly scheduled for a launch in May. Bloomberg reports that Verizon will “unveil a plan next month” for the Lumia 928, which reportedly features a “metal body” alongside a 4.5-inch screen, an 8-megapixel camera, and wireless charging. The Verge’s own sources have previously indicated that Nokia will Continue Reading →

Geeksphone, the smartphone OEM startup based out of Madrid, put the first Firefox OS developer phones on sale early Tuesday morning, offering the Keon for $119 and the more powerful Peak for $194. Both devices are the first hardware to be offered with Firefox OS on board, and both devices are now listed as “Out Continue Reading →

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced an update to Yahoo’s iOS app, featuring Summly integration, a new look and improved search features. To recap, Summly is the news summary app recently acquired by a Yahoo from British teenager Nick D’Aloisio. The app was launched by D’Aloisio when he was 16, and was reportedly acquired for Continue Reading →

If you’re an avid reader of the many comic strips on Universal Uclick’s GoComics website, you’ll be pleased to know the company’s recently released its first app for mobile devices. Optimized for tablets and smartphones running Windows Phone, Android and iOS, the company states that the free app serves as the “official home” on mobile Continue Reading →

Facebook’s new Home Android launcher has passed the 500,000 download mark on the Google Play store after a little over a week in the wild, though it continues to accumulate mostly negative reviews and has sunk to an average rating of 2.2. The milestone was noted by Benedict Evans on Twitter. Facebook first released the Continue Reading →

If you noticed that Verizon was silent while other US carriers provided their launch schedules for the Galaxy S 4, you’re not alone — it was the only real holdout among the big four networks. As it turns out, the company was just continuing a small tradition of being fashionably late with influential phones. Big Continue Reading →

Google quietly ushered in a new application built on top of its nonprofit arm, Google.org. The app is called One Today, and it’s currently invite only for Android users at this time. The aim is to get people to donate $1 to different organizations, while getting the complete information about how your donation will be Continue Reading →