Path, the social-networking app that helps family members and close friends stay in touch, is now making its way to the iPad. According to Path, the app was built from the ground up and supports both landscape and portrait orientations. Path is especially excited about the landscape orientation, saying that it will provide a full …

A new display technology being tested in Japan could eventually allow mobile users to stack up smartphones and tablets to create one, big display. Dubbed “Pinch,” the software is being developed at the Tokyo University of Technology. According to Diginfo, which was first to report on the news, users can place smartphones or tablets next to each other in any …

Samsung is targeting Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia with a new handset. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Premier, the device is basically a watered-down version of the Galaxy S3, boasting a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, HSPA+ or LTE service, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. According to Samsung, the handset is running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and includes all kinds of …

Vodafone, one of the larger carriers in the world, is bringing a mobile-payments service to its customers next year. The companies announced the plans today, saying that CorFire — the mobile-commerce arm of SK C&C, a South Korea-based IT service provider — will deliver the technology behind it. According to CorFire, Vodafone customers will be able to make payments from …

Nokia and Verizon have teamed up on an upcoming product launch. The companies announced today that Verizon will carry the Nokia Lumia 822. The Windows Phone 8-based handset comes with a 4.3-inch display and the Snapdragon S4 processor. According to Nokia, users will have 11.7 hours of talk time and 62.1 hours of music playback time. Related stories Your Phone …

Samsung and Apple are dominating the smartphone market, new data from research firm IDC has revealed. During the third quarter, Samsung shipped 56.3 million smartphones worldwide, helping it to secure 31.3 percent of that space for the three-month period. In the year-earlier quarter, Samsung shipped 28.1 million handsets for a 22.7 percent share. Samsung’s shipments last quarter were strong enough …

HTC is getting into the daily-deals business in Europe. The company today announced a new service, called Best Deals, that aims at delivering “money-saving deals” to those who own HTC smartphones. According to HTC, the service is launching on the One X+, as well as the Windows Phone 8X and 8S, in November. Best Deals will also come to the …

Huawei, the embattled Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, has been caught in a convoluted tale over Iranian cellular sales. Earlier this year, Huawei purchased cellular antenna equipment from a U.S.-based company, called Andrew LLC, and then through a partner in Iran, attempted to sell those products to a carrier in the Middle Eastern country, Reuters is reporting today, citing documents it …

The the slow pendulum swing toward the smart TV is about to hit WebOS. LG has teamed up with Gram, the organization established by HP to handle the WebOS project, to create a television that will be running on the open-source operating system, according to a new report from WebOS Nation. That blog reports that LG and Gram have been …

Google’s Nexus 7 line might soon have a new entrant. According to reports out of the U.K., some retailers are cutting the price of the 16GB Nexus 7 tablet. Android Authority, which earlier reported on the pricing, found a handful of retailers who have cut the price. One retailer, named Comet, is currently offering the tablet for 179.99 pounds, down …