Since its inception, one of the best features built into the Android experience is the manner in which notifications are handled. Yet, as great as the status bar is at displaying missed calls and new emails, app developers have come up with even more clever ways of delivering bite-size broadcasts. Related stories: Five Android apps …

Google has taken the wraps off Android 4.3, the latest software update for phones and tablets. 4.3 makes its first appearance on the new Google Nexus 7 tablet, also announced today. 4.3 is a relatively small update, which it’s why it’s still under the Jelly Bean name rather than moving on to Key Lime Pie. On first impression, the most …

With the Optimus part of its name left by the roadside, LG’s G2 is expected to be formally revealed at an event in the US in early August. LG’s next flagship, the G2, takes the stage on 7 August. (Credit: LG) Speaking to the Korean news site The Kyunghyang Shinmun, LG’s CFO David Jung let slip a few choice bites …

Samsung expanded its lead in the global mobile phone market during the second quarter of 2013, accounting for nearly 28 percent of all mobile phones shipped, according to new data released Thursday. The South Korean electronics shipped 107 million handsets in a quarter that saw the sector’s fastest expansion in a year, growing 4 percent annually to reach 386 million …

Geeksphone on Thursday began taking preorders for its upcoming Peak+, a smartphone that marks the startup’s expansion from earlier developer-oriented Firefox OS models to ones geared for consumers. The Peak+, with a promotional preorder price of 149 euros ($197) while stock lasts, is a tweak to the earlier Peak model for developers. It’s got 1GB of memory instead of 512MB, …

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean just spilled out Wednesday, but Sony has already lined up the devices slated to receive Google’s latest update. Sony’s Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, and Xperia Z Ultra were confirmed as some of the recipients for Android 4.3, according to a Thursday press release. An ellipsis after Xperia Z Ultra …

Nokia could be prepping a big-screened Lumia smartphone, at least judging from a new image that’s popped up online. A photo served up by Chinese blog WPDang displays the front glass housing for a large-screen device. A close-up of the image provided by The Verge clearly shows the name Lumia at the top. The exact size of the screen is …

Any number of video games can trace their roots to Prince of Persia: Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider, even endless runners like Mirror’s Edge and Vector. But what of that legendary original? Last year, Prince of Persia Classic made its iOS debut, and for those who have been eagerly awaiting the sequel, it has arrived: Prince of Persia The Shadow and …

Hewlett-Packard unintentionally pioneered the ultra-cheap tablet when it fire-sold the TouchPad for $99 back in the summer of 2011. HP may be ready to do it again. HP will launch a $99 tablet in cooperation with Wal-Mart in time for the back-to-school shopping, Digitimes reported Wednesday, citing Asia-based suppliers. Here’s what the Taipei-based publication said. The US$99 tablet is manufactured …

The new Google Nexus 7 could be followed shortly by a new 10-inch version, built once again by Samsung. The sequel to the wallet-friendly 7-inch Nexus 7 was unveiled yesterday, showing off new Android 4.3 software and a beautifully high-resolution screen. And the Nexus 10 could get a similar update soon. Amir Efrati of the Wall Street Journal was at …

AT&T subscribers looking for a prepaid, contract-free Windows Phone handset now have a shot at the Lumia 520. On Monday, the carrier announced that it would begin selling the 520 on Friday, but it beat that by one day. As of Thursday, the phone is listed on AT&T’s Web site as selling for $99.99 with free shipping to your doorstep …

Samsung on Thursday posted another company record quarterly operating profit that was marred by a slight recession in its mobile business. The South Korean electronics giant’s second-quarter operating profit for the period ended June 30 was 9.53 trillion won ($8.5 billion), an increase of 47 percent over a year ago, the company announced in a statement. Though the results were …

4K is coming to the high street. Currys and PC World are selling eye-melting Samsung 4K ultra high definition televisions from tomorrow. The 65-inch and 55-inch 4K TVs will be available to buy online and order from stores. The 65-inch model will be in 15 shops. Shops where you can take a look at the 4K TV and maybe take …

More than half a million people signed have up to BT Sport in just a few weeks. Along with a rise in customers making the most of extra-fast fibre broadband connections, BT telly services — including YouView — balanced out the fact that customers are making fewer phone calls. All told, BT’s profit rose by 4 per cent to £385m between April …

Chinese TV maker TCL has announced the first 50-inch 4K screen to be released in the U.S. for under a grand, the $999 7E504D, which will debut alongside the company’s flagship 1080p 5510 series. The TV will be available in September and is an edge-lit LED LCD with a 120Hz CMI (Clear Motion Index) engine. The native 4K screen has …