The 800,000 Galaxy Gear smart watches that Samsung has shipped aren’t necessarily on the wrists of consumers just yet. The figure represents the number of watches sold to retail and partner stores — not to end users. (Credit: Brian Bennett/CNET) The Korean Yonhap News Agency reported the clarification, with The Verge confirming with Samsung’s head …

New channels are go! Sky Go adds 14 new channels today, streaming South Park, Geordie Shore, Red Dwarf and more from Comedy Central, MTV, Dave, and others to Sky customers on their tablet and phone when they’re away from their dish. That brings the total number of channels you can watch while you’re out and about to a possible 57 …

Walk into your living room, say “Xbox on,” and your Xbox One, TV, and sound bar automatically power on. Sit down and say “Xbox Watch ESPN,” and the cable box automatically turns to ESPN and fills the TV screen. It feels futuristic, but in a retro way. It’s the kind of thing someone in a Disney “Home of the Future” …

This time last year there was a grand total of two 4K/Ultra High Definition TVs on the market. LG’s 84LM9600 and Sony’s XBR-84X900 sold for $20,000 and $25,000, respectively. Now there are more than 20, ranging from 39 inches for barely more than $500 all the way up to 85 inches for $40,000. On November 17 numerous major-brand models dropped …

Now playing: Watch this: Lumia 1520 brings quad-core to WinPho 3:44 I’ve handled a lot of oversize smartphones in my years as a reviewer. That’s a bit of a trick statement, I’ll admit, since both handset screen sizes and our perception of them as large or small have grown throughout the years. Today, phablets like the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note …

Get your hands on the stock version of Android 4.4 KitKat and you’ll find there’s a new camera app for recording your life on the move. It’s not a revolution in photo-snapping technology, but there are some neat new features that you should make yourself aware of. We’ve also covered a few of the options that have been carried over …

Three is the magic number — that’s according to new insider reports suggesting Samsung has a smart phone with a three-sided screen planned to appear as soon as next year. Bloomberg reports that two people familiar with the plan have confided the new device will take advantage of an upgraded version of Samsung’s Youm screen technology. A Youm curved screen …

AT&T has taken down its Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update, according to a new report. Related posts As Worries Grow Around Russian Cyberattacks, Update Your Operating Systems Bill Gates’s top mistake? Letting Google’s Android rule the world (The 3:59, Ep. 576) All the different Android versions through the years Every Android version from the T-Mobile G1 to Android …

Tizen, Samsung’s own mobile operating system, will not replace Android on the company’s phones, but rather will coexist with it, according to Alvin Kim, principal engineer at Samsung Electronics.  Speaking at the Samsung Developer’s conference in London, Kim explained that Samsung will focus on Android as it always has, with Tizen developing alongside. Crucially, Kim promised that both platforms “will …

Android device owners might be able to take photos in a higher-end raw format in the future, according to details tucked away in the source code for the mobile operating system. As spotted by Ars Technica, Google programmers have been working on a revised camera interface that exposes new features to Android app programmers. Among the features in the “new …

Jason Cipriani/CNET As of last week, iOS users can now take advantage of Google’s Play Music service. The service lets you upload music you already own, create random playlists, and use Google’s All Access Internet radio service. The iOS app has some limitations, however, and does require some workarounds in certain instances to accomplish what should be simple tasks. Here …

Students looking to slash the cost of a mobile phone plan will now find a new option available through Sprint. Announced on Monday, the My Way Student Promotion provides students with a full year of free calls, text messages, and data from Sprint. To qualify for the offer, buyers must purchase a Sprint phone at the student activated price through …

Hey students, your report card can now earn you a free cell phone plan. Best Buy and Sprint announced Monday that they’ve teamed up to offer free unlimited talk and text, plus 1GB of data, for one full year to students. Related stories Massive HTC One Max lands at Sprint on Nov. 15 for $250 Best Buy promises $100 trade-in …

Another company will soon join the smartwatch craze. Qualcomm, a company perhaps best known for its wireless technology components, has announced the upcoming launch of a new smartwatch it’s calling Toq. The device was designed by its subsidiary Qualcomm Connected Experiences, and is compatible with Android. The Toq comes with what Qualcomm calls Mirasol display technology. With that, the device’s …

The Retina iPad Mini can’t compete with its bigger brother at showing the same wide range of colors, according to tests run by tech review site Anandtech. Putting the new Mini through its paces, Anandtech discovered that its color gamut hasn’t changed since the first model was introduced in 2012. Further, the Retina Mini’s sRGB coverage is limited compared with …