Marco Arment, the developer behind the wildly popular Web-page-saving app, has decided to build something new. Arment announced on Monday that he’s currently working on a new application, called Overcast, that will attempt to replace the iOS-based podcast apps already running on Apple’s platform. According to Arment, while he might “like some iOS podcast apps,” …

Rewarding Nokia boss Stephen Elop with a staggering fat cat bonus for his role in the company’s disastrous decline is “outrageous” and even “a threat to social harmony,” according to the Finnish government. Finland’s favourite phone-fabricator Nokia has on Elop’s watch slipped from its long-held position as the biggest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world, struggling to compete with …

You may have noticed BlackBerry has delayed its BBM app for Android, which was supposed to launch yesterday. And if you head to the App Store, you’ll see there’s no sign of the iOS version either. That’s because BlackBerry has put the brakes on both. The reason? An unofficial knockoff version was released on Android. This caused some issues which …

Apple has flogged 9 million of its new iPhone models since they went on sale on Friday, with Tim Cook and pals saying that demand for the fingerprint-scanning 5S has far exceeded the initial supply. “Many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks,” Apple gloats, though that does mean that many folks who’ve bought the 5S …

BlackBerry has agreed to a buyout by Toronto-based financial holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings, which owns about 10 per cent of the mobile company’s shares. (Credit: BlackBerry) BlackBerry has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to be acquired for US$4.7 billion by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings, with shareholders to be bought out at US$9 …

The folks at Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit may not publicly admit it, but they’re likely jumping for joy today. That’s because Windows Phone’s closest competitor, BlackBerry, has essentially throw in the towel. The company on Monday said it had agreed on a $4.7 billion deal that would take it private, while continuing its shift away from the consumer smartphone market. …

Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the most annoying things about messaging on iOS is the lack of true time stamps for messages. It felt as if iOS would randomly place a time stamp throughout a conversation, but there was no obvious pattern. Because the time stamp was so random, it was very difficult to go back and view when a message …

BlackBerry is facing more tough times, as it’s announced it’ll cut 4,500 jobs — that’s a whopping 40 per cent of its global workforce. The Canadian company will announce its second-quarter earnings next week, and is expected to report a loss of around £621 million. Ouch. Still, at least the BBM app is coming to Android and iOS this weekend. …

Microsoft’s Surface tablets have an image problem. The company on Monday unveiled its newest tablets that feature jacked-up components and nifty new dual-position kickstands. The Surface 2, which runs Windows RT, now will come with Outlook, while the Surface Pro 2, which runs Windows 8.1, will continue to operate like a full PC. Microsoftfixed nearly every hardware issuethat buyers criticized …

We’ve all seen the Samsung commercials wherein iOS users are constantly made fun of for buying into Apple products. One of the features often shown off in those commercials has been NFC sharing of documents and photos when two users bump the backs of the their latest Galaxy devices — something everyone knows iOS devices can’t do. Apple took note …

We assumed that the gold-coloured iPhone 5s would prove popular, but this is a little overboard. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Business Insider has spotted that a recent eBay auction for a 16GB iPhone 5s in gold has resulted in a final sale price of US$10,100 after 51 bids. (Screenshot by CNET) At the current exchange rate, that’s just under AU$10,700 — …

When Optus and Vodafone changed their charging structures for global data roaming, we wondered whether Telstra would be far behind. (Credit: Telstra) It turns out that the carrier wasn’t too late to the party, today announcing a series of changes that will come into effect on 14 October. Telstra has four new Casual Traveler Data Packs available for post-paid customers. …

BlackBerry can’t seem to catch a break. The company was set to release its long-awaited BlackBerry Messenger client for Android and iOS devices this past weekend, but a little monkey wrench curtailed those plans. An apparently unreleased version of the BBM app for Android was leaked online before BlackBerry could get the official one out. That unofficial app won over …

Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the biggest complaints echoed by many iOS users since the introduction of iMessage and FaceTime with iOS 5 has been the inability to block people. All it would take was one person getting your iMessage or FaceTime phone number or e-mail address, and you were an open target to constant messages and calls. With iOS 6 …

LG officially pulled back the curtains on its new big-screen smartphone. Announced on Monday, the LG Vu 3 delivers a 5.2-inch screen outfitted with 1,280×960 pixels and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Driven by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, the 4G LTE phone features a 13-megapixel camera on the rear and a 2.1-megapixel model in front. Android 4.2.2 Jelly …