Apple has added two-step verification to Apple ID and iCloud accounts, icing its password-protected cake with an extra layer of security. If you opt in to the new security measures, you’ll need to enter both your password and special four-digit verification code before you can log in to iCloud or purchase apps from a new …

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Over the last few months, Barnes & Noble has been running a number of special deals on the Nook HD+, the larger of its two tablets, including a free credit of $50 to spend on Nook content. But now the company is taking things a step further by throwing in a free Nook Simple Touch E Ink e-reader — usually …

T-Mobile is quietly testing its forthcoming 4G LTE network in New York, Las Vegas, the San Francisco Bay Area, and other cities, according to OpenSignal, a firm that monitors network coverage. Related stories: T-Mobile equips Galaxy Note 2 with fast 4G LTE powers T-Mobile gearing up for big event on March 26 T-Mobile’s possible no-contract pricing details divulged T-Mobile, MetroPCS …

Sony’s waterproof Xperia Z smart phone is plagued by a power glitch that sees the enormous 5-inch blower stopped dead in its tracks, according to disgruntled forum members. But Sony claims the bug only affects a “very small number of devices”. Xperia Z owners have been taking to Sony’s official forum for the last few weeks to complain about the …

Hi there! Happy Friday to you. If you’re thinking about popping to your local phone shop this weekend for a gander at the latest in mobile Internet-connected telephony, may I recommend taking a peek at our all-new phone buying guide? I may? So kind! The guide starts with a simple question: what do you want most out of a phone? …

Samsung Electronics will never be able to offer “top-notch platinum” security because of the inherent open nature of Android, according to BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins. Because Android is open source, it is the most susceptible to attacks such as malware, Heins said yesterday in an interview with CNET in New York City. In comparison, he added, BlackBerry 10 was designed …

Apple has been accused of strongarm tactics by unnamed phone networks who have reported the iPhone maker to the European Union’s regulators, according to a report in the New York Times. The terms of Apple’s contracts with networks are so stringent, the report says, that a group of the aggrieved phone floggers have banded together in protest. They’ve begun talks …

If you followed AT&T’s unsuccessful play for T-Mobile that ultimately imploded in late 2011, then you’ll remember that Sprint wasn’t a fan of the proposed merger. Related stories: Sprint asks FCC to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger Sprint files suit to block AT&T’s T-Mobile merger Sprint says AT&T made the ‘right decision’ Departing FCC chairman leaves behind mixed record T-Mobile, MetroPCS …

My story begins back in the spring of 2010, when I first became a BlackBerry user. Two years and four BlackBerrys later, battling the urge to dropkick my phone into outer space had become a daily struggle. Reader, I gave in — I bought an iPhone. I wasn’t the only one, either. RIM — or just plain old BlackBerry, as …

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has certainly made clear his feelings about the iPhone. In an interview on Finnish TV this week, Elop is repeatedly asked about the Lumia 928, which will reportedly pop up next month via Verizon. Despite the interviewer’s persistence, the jovial Nokia chief keeps dodging questions about the 928, claiming he doesn’t know anything about it because …

Here’s the smartphone of your short-term future: it has a 5-inch, 1080p HD screen, an 8-core application processor, and a 13-megapixel camera that does crazy things like simultaneously record through both front and rear lenses. You can use it to change your TV channel, tap it to play songs on your car, and control it without ever touching the screen. …

Panasonic confirmed this week that it’s in discussions over whether it will jettison its plasma TV business. For me, it’s deja vu as yet another Japanese manufacturer struggles to sell high-quality televisions. In 2008, the Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD became one of the greatest TVs ever developed — and it is still among CNET’s reference TVs after five years. But …

Nokia’s latest mid-range Windows Phone 8 phone, the Lumia 720, will be on sale in the UK from 8 April for £383. That’s according to online retailer Amazon, which has let the cat out of the bag early by slapping the release date on its product page. Nokia has yet to make any kind of official statement about when the …

Phone shoppers in the States will be jilted out of an eight-core-powered Samsung Galaxy S4, if fresh rumours concerning the new mobile are to be believed. The version of the phone headed to the US will rely on a quad-core Qualcomm processor, while other markets will receive a smart phone powered by Samsung’s “octacore” chip, Bloomberg reports, citing “two people …