Cooler Master Storm Xornet Review

It is the time of year where everybody is in a buying frenzy at the malls, attempting to find a secret pathway through overflowing parking lots. Now, I'm quite certain many people have been having larger than necessary meals, and are probably looking towards some downtime. For many of us, that will involve a computer somewhere along these lines, and in today's world, you will probably be using a computer mouse. During the relaxing...

Apple ponders facial recognition features for iOS

From CNET News.com: Instead of sliding to unlock your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you could one day simply point it at your face.

That future, which already exists on some devices running Google's latest version of Android, may end up on Apple's mobile software platform too.

A...

Samsung still dominates mobile phone market, but Apple is gaining

From CNET News.com: Samsung is still the biggest maker of mobile phones, but Apple is gaining ground, according to data released today by market researcher ComScore.

Samsung accounted for 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers for the three months ending November 11, a slight...

HTC Begrudgingly Allows Bootloader Unlocking

From DailyTech: If you own an a phone with Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating system, beware there are likely two significant locks on it.

The first is the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) (or Universal Integrated Circuit Card) lock. This lock prevents the user from swapping in...

Microsoft Almost Ready to Patch Dangerous Windows Phone Flaw

From DailyTech: While no known exploits are currently in the wild, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) smartphone OS du jour, Windows Phone, reportedly has a whopper of a security flaw in its messaging hub application. The flaw allows a malicious attacker to use malformed messages to not only...

Verizon Solves Third 4G Issue This Month

From PC World: Verizon on Thursday said its third 4G network problem this month was resolved over night.

Via Twitter, the operator said that its 3G network operated normally during the issue so that customers could still make phone calls and send and receive text messages.

Some...

Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy Note devices in two months

From CNET News.com: Samsung has shipped 1 million Galaxy Notes since the mobile gadget hit the market in late October.

Part smartphone and part tablet, the Note has seen a rise in sales across Europe and Asia, particularly France, Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to a...

Verizon Wireless: Yep, that'll be $2 to pay your bill online

From CNET News.com: Verizon Wireless plans to charge subscribers a new $2 fee every time they pay their wireless bills online or directly over the phone.

A leaked memo from the company first reported by Engadget, showed some of the details of the new plan. And the blog Phone Scoop...

Intel Medfield Details Leak -- Powerful, But a Battery Guzzler

From DailyTech: Numbers have reportedly leaked via VR-Zone on the performance of CPU kingpin Intel Corp.'s (INTC) Medfield, the company's tardy upcoming ultra-mobile CPU. Now it's important to exercise a bit of caution as the credibility of these figures is questionable and even if...

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