Windows Phone has overtaken BlackBerry in the smart phone hit parade. But as Windows Phone sales double, the latest figures reveal that Android still dominates. BlackBerry’s share of the smart phone market dropped by a third to 2.9 per cent, allowing Windows Phone to slide into third place after doubling sales from this time last …

The Microsoft Surface Pro lands in Britain next week, costing £720. The Windows 8 tablet is finally on sale from next Thursday, 23 May. That’s Microsoft’s price for the 64GB version. A model with a roomier 128GB memory will set you back around £800. The Surface Pro is Microsoft’s tablet showing off Windows 8 — not to be confused with …

An increasing number of people are deciding to dedicate their cash to Apple’s iOS rather than traditional gaming handhelds, according to a new study. A joint study performed by research firms IDC and App Annie found that during the first quarter of 2013, total spending on iOS App Store games outpaced that of dedicated handhelds such as Nintendo’s 3DS and …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone grabbed third place from BlackBerry in global smartphone shipments in the first quarter, market researcher IDC said Thursday. Windows Phone accounted for shipments of 7 million smartphones, earning itself a market share of 3.2 percent last quarter. That was a gain from the first quarter of 2012, which saw shipments of 3 million and a market share …

Paul Otellini passed up one of the biggest opportunities in Intel’s history — supplying chips for the first iPhone, the chipmaker’s former CEO said. Otellini “decided against doing what it took” to make the chips for Apple’s smartphone, The Atlantic reported, based on an interview with the newly retired executive. Here’s what he told the publication: We ended up not …

What’s black and white and green all over? The Samsung Galaxy S4, which is the first smart phone to be handed a prestigious industry award for its sustainable credentials. The S4 has been certified by TCO, a body that evaluates gadgets to see how socially-conscious, environmentally-friendly and economical a device is. The certification shows that Samsung’s flagship Android phone is …

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has sold more than 6 million phones, selling as many in five days as the S3 managed in three weeks. Korean paper The Chosun Ilbo quotes an unnamed Samsung boss who claims the S4 shifted a whopping 4 million units in its first five days on sale. Samsung reckons that by the end of this month, more …

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is an undeniable powerhouse of a phone, boasting a Full HD screen, a wildly fast quad-core processor and a host of Samsung software. It has an excellent 13-megapixel camera too, but how does it cope with capturing video? To find out, I’ve pitted it against the other smart phone top dogs, the iPhone 5, HTC One, Nokia …

Samsung has backed down on the Galaxy S4‘s limited storage after the phone appeared on the BBC’s Watchdog, saying it will try to squeeze its myriad features into a smaller space, freeing up more memory for apps. The Beeb’s consumer affairs show investigated the Android powerhouse’s claims of 16GB of storage, after users complained the phone has only half of …

Now playing: Watch this: Google Now vs. Siri: The results speak for themselves 7:40 Good assistants — the kind you can’t live without — are hard to come by. For starters, they should always be on time; any lag simply won’t do. They should also get things right the first time, because who has time for inaccuracies? And, last of …

Samsung is changing its tune regarding Galaxy S4’s storage after the phone appeared on the BBC’s Watchdog, saying it will try to squeeze its myriad features into a smaller space, freeing up more memory for apps. The BBC’s consumer affairs show investigated the Android powerhouse’s claims of 16GB of storage, after users complained the phone has only half of that …

Though the white version of the LG Nexus 4 began floating around the Interwebs as early as January, it may officially hit the Google Play Store starting June 10. Related stories LG once out-iPhoned the iPhone. Now it’s exiting the phone business completely Don’t bother with Android tablets A look back at the cutting-edge tech of 2010 — and how …

Scott Stein/CNET To hear the news today, yes indeed, Google Glass has a number of new apps available for it: Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, CNN, Evernote, and even Elle Magazine join The New York Times, Path, Google+, Gmail, and Google Now, starting today. But, what does that mean? For those who haven’t worn Glass (and that’s most people), hearing “apps” suggests …

One of the many announcements flooding out of Google I/O that may have gotten lost in the shuffle is Android’s expected support for Bluetooth Smart technology. This may seem like an odd development, especially if you know that many Android devices already feature Bluetooth 4.0, the version in which Bluetooth Smart (that is, Bluetooth Low Energy) first appeared. What’s new …

Now playing: Watch this: Pebble Watch hands-on: how smart is this smartwatch? 4:09 The Pebble smartwatch certainly took its sweet time getting off the ground, but today the people who created Pebble say they have enhanced its application capabilities. Now able to talk in detail between phone and watch, Pebble apps promise true two-way communication. So what does that really …