Will BlackBerry recover from its financial struggles and once again turn a profit? BlackBerry Chief John Chen is at least honest — and sees the company’s future as a coin toss. In an interview with the Financial Times conducted during last month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and published Tuesday, BlackBerry’s CEO said that recovery …

Intel has reportedly acquired smartwatch maker Basis Science. According to TechCrunch sources, while the exact amount Intel paid is not known, it is believed to be between $100 million and $150 million. Basis has secured roughly 7 percent of the wearable fitness tracker market and over $30 million has been invested in to the company by Norwest Venture Partners, Mayfield …

In response to the expansion of mobile technology and data-hungry consumers, a number of cable and technology companies have formed a coalition to expand access to Wi-Fi networks. According to The Wall Street Journal, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Google, and Microsoft were announcing the new drive on Thursday. Now confirmed, the 18 companies and groups involved in WifiForward …

Samsung has announced new advanced pixel technology for CMOS image sensors, which lets owners of premium mobile devices take clearer, high-quality pictures. In a press release, the South Korean firm said Isocell advanced pixel technology increases a camera’s light sensitivity and is able to better control the absorption of electrons, which results in high-color, sharp images even in poor lighting …

Students often spend thousands of dollars on textbooks throughout their college years, but a new feature on Google Play may change that. On the Android Official Blog, Google announced an additional category of higher education digital textbooks that can be rented or purchased outright. The announcement comes at a time when technology is changing the education sector. A growing number …

Lenovo is banking heavily on touch as a key consumer trend, and has launched a new range of devices with this in mind. The Chinese PC maker has announced several new touch-enabled Windows laptops: the IdeaPad S400 Touch, S500 Touch, S210 Touch, U330 Touch and U430 Touch. Each laptop is part of the company’s S Series and U Series, all …

HTC has unveiled the Butterfly S at a press conference close to Taipei. The electronics maker’s latest flagship model has now officially launched in Taiwan. The HTC Butterfly S, an updated model based on the original 1080p Butterfly smartphone, comes with a 5-inch, 1080p Super LCD 3 display which is capable of supporting a 440ppi resolution on scratch-resistant glass. <> …

FreedomPop, provider of “freemium” services including free broadband and 4G, has announced a mobile service that gives users free voice, text and data usage without a contract. The FreedomPop Overdrive Pro mobile 3G/4G hot spot. FreedomPop FreedomPop’s new service will give users a guaranteed 500MB of 4G data for free, unlimited texts, and 200 voice minutes per month. Users registered …

iFixit’s latest teardown takes a look at Apple’s new iPod Touch and finds that despite internal changes, the device received the same repairability score as its higher-capacity counterparts. Apple quietly introduced its latest iPod Touch last week. The fifth-generation, 16GB iPod Touch features the same 4-inch Retina Display and dual-core A5 processor as the 32GB and 64GB versions but loses …

Samsung has released the details for an 8-inch and a 10.1-inch tablet joining the popular Galaxy Tab series, along with the 7-inch model currently available. In an announcement Monday, the South Korean firm unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 models in the new sizes. The 8-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is possibly a response to the popular iPad Mini and Google …