Jason Cipriani/CNET When it comes to iOS devices, the iPad has long had gestures for navigating in and out of apps with ease, whereas the iPhone and iPod Touch have only had the basic gestures in iOS, such as swipe to delete. With iOS 7, Apple is introducing a new gesture to all iOS devices …

One of the highest-rated productivity apps on iOS, Pocket is adept at keeping your saved articles and links synced across all of your devices. While the app has already proven to be a stellar performer, its developers today release an update that allows it to take advantage of Apple’s newly released mobile operating system. To complement iOS 7’s new visual …

Onkyo has a long history of making high-performance, budget-priced speakers. Even their home theater in a box speakers were a cut above the speakers Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Yamaha, and so on were making, back when I was reviewing scads of HTIBs years ago. Then again, the Onkyo speakers were usually a good deal larger than the competition’s, and it didn’t …

The town of Worthing is perhaps not where you’d expect to find a world-class speaker company. A typically British seaside town, the parks and beaches are surrounded by squat brick houses sprinkled with Tudors and people driving on the left. Just away from the water is the headquarters of Bowers & Wilkins, a storied audio brand with a wide range …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone evolution 7:54 NOTE: We’ve updated this video to include the new iPhone 5S and 5C. Check out the revamped video here. Brace yourself for a burst of tech nostalgia, as we investigate the origins and evolution of Apple’s iPhone, charting this iconic mobile’s past and future, as well as its greatest hits — and …

The Samsung Galaxy S5 could come in two flavours: tasty, familiar Android and untried untasted Tizen. After a Samsung Galaxy S4 was spotted showing off new Tizen software, IBTimes suggests that some versions of the new phone will run Samsung’s own Tizen operating system instead of Google’s Android OS. Android has helped propel Samsung to become the biggest phone manufacturer …

Linux is growing — that we knew. Now we know how fast. In the last two years, the number of developers who collectively create Linux has increased from 1,131 with version 3.0 in July 2011 to 1,392 with version 3.10, released in June 2013, according to the Linux Foundation’s latest annual Linux development report. Also on the rise: the lines …

Nokia will host a launch event on Tuesday, October 22, in which it’s likely to unveil its big-screen Lumia 1520. The company announced the news on Tuesday via a tweet that says: “At Nokia, we never stop innovating. More to share on October 22.” An image touting the event includes the hashtags #blazing, #stories, and #innovationreinvented. Related stories Your Phone …

Like Google and Microsoft, Adobe Systems has been bitten by the hardware bug. The software company announced Tuesday that it will begin selling its Mighty digital pen — a stylus for iPads that it first demonstrated in prototype form in May. And it announced two new iOS app prototypes, Parallel and Contour, that make use of the Mighty and a …

There’s a good reason why a significant portion of Apple’s iPhone announcement last week was dedicated to showing off the flagship iOS game series Infinity Blade. That’s because with iOS 7 — rolling out to the public Wednesday — and the new A7 chip’s 64-bit architecture, Apple is signaling to the world that it’s dead set on remaining the preeminent …

Consumers searching for the Nexus 4 smartphone will no longer be able to grab one through Google Play. The store currently shows both the 8GB and 16GB models as out of inventory. A note tells buyers to “please check back soon.” However, a “trusted source” told The Verge that this is the end of the line for the Nexus 4 …

Jason Cipriani/CNET On Wednesday, Apple released a highly anticipated update to iOS devices: iOS 7. The new version is a complete departure from prior versions of iOS. The update brings an entire new look and feel to iOS devices, which in turn will likely lead to late-night calls from your parents asking why their phone or iPad looks so different. …

Vodafone is offering bundles of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smart watch across the full range of Red premium plans. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) On a 24-month contract on the AU$100 per month plan, Vodafone customers can get the Note 3 and Gear for no handset repayments. The plan offers infinite local calls and texts (including …

The iOS 7 launch will be the biggest overhaul the operating system has seen to date. Here’s what to do to make sure you don’t lose anything. (Credit: Apple) Before you get overexcited and update to the new version of iOS due out today, it’s important to perform a few housekeeping tasks to make sure you don’t lose any of …

Two short videos of the Google Nexus 5 shot at a bar have surfaced online after a Google employee left it unattended. (Credit: Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) One has to wonder why companies even bother trying to keep their devices under wraps any more. Google’s Nexus 5 has been spotted a few times now — first in a promotional …