Sky is to team up with HBO to make the next Sopranos or Game of Thrones. The British and US broadcasters will jointly fund prospective future hits, as well as locking in HBO shows to Sky Atlantic for another six years. As well as unveiling a new EPG, Sky revealed today it will continue to …

This portable USB charger offers a point of difference: it’s a DIY assemble-yourself kit that runs on AA batteries. (Credit: Joshua Broekhuijsen) There’s no denying that a portable USB charger is a handy thing to keep around. It can save a dying phone or laptop, at least long enough to make a few calls or save your work. But if …

Leaked photos of LG’s upcoming G Pro 2 suggest the phone will have a little more in common with the G2 than its predecessor. (Credit: DC Inside) The photos come via Korean site DC Inside and show a phone with the same rear power button and volume control configuration as the LG G2. The white phone also sports some chrome …

If a recent report from Recode is correct, Samsung has caved to pressure from Google to make Android a little more pure. The publication said the two companies started forming agreements at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month “that would bring Samsung’s view of Android in line with Google’s own.” That means Samsung will consider changing or getting rid …

Scribd, hailed as the YouTube of documents and now trying to become the Netflix of digital books, has launched a Kindle Fire app. Like its Android and iOS apps, the Kindle Fire app allows Scribd’s premium account holders to check out e-books from the company’s library of “100,000 +” titles that make up the backbone of Scribd’s fledgling e-book subscription …

Mozilla lit up Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last year with its flashy debut of Firefox OS, the light, browser-based mobile operating system intended to sweep across emerging markets as a low-cost Android alternative. Related stories: All about Firefox OS Geeksphone Keon pros and cons Emerging markets: The smartphone battleground While several handsets did see the light of day, including …

Sprint appears to be paving the road for a merger with T-Mobile. Masayoshi Son, CEO of Sprint parent SoftBank, and Sprint CEO Dan Hesse recently met with officials from the Justice Department to gauge their views on a deal between the two wireless carriers, according to The Wall Street Journal. They were reportedly met with skepticism. Related stories When Does …

During a conference call, Lenovo has confirmed that Google will be retaining Motorola’s Advanced Technology and Projects division, including the Project Ara modular smartphone. (Credit: Motorola) The Verge is reporting that the Projects group — helmed by former DARPA director Regina Dugan — will be moved to the Google campus in Mountain View and integrated into the Android team. The …

AT&T may still have its eye on a merger with UK telecom provider Vodafone, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cites people familiar with the situation. Even though the Dallas-based carrier stated earlier this week that it is not interested in buying Vodafone Group, which offers telecom services in 21 countries, the company is still interested in Vodafone …

Feeling a bit of iPhone 5S envy? After all, that built-in fingerprint sensor is pretty cool. Small wonder, then, that rumors point to a similar sensor in the Samsung Galaxy S5. But you don’t have to wait for that phone or abandon your current one just to reap the benefits of biometric security. Now, there’s an app for that. ICE …