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File this Apple invention under B for bonkers. The company has just been granted a patent that protects your iPhone when you drop it, Apple Insider reports. It apparently adjusts the device’s position as it’s falling, so it lands on its back or edge instead of the screen. And if you think that’s crazy, that’s just the tip of the …

What manner of technological treat could Motorola be baking in its secret smart phone oven? Fresh rumours suggest the so-called ‘X’ phone, which the company is said to be building in conjunction with Google, will feature a 4.8-inch display, and some tough screen tech. The mystery mobile’s front will be crafted from sapphire glass, PhoneArena reports, citing an anonymous tipster. …

Apple’s probably doing it. Google’s maybe doing it. Samsung’s definitely doing it — and now it seems LG could do it too. The hotly rumoured Apple iWatch has competition from LG, with reports the Korean company is also planning a new wrist-worn smart phone. The iWatch rumours ignited with reports Apple is working on a wristwatch that echoes the features of …

The launch of Google Now last year pointed a new way forward for search, as Google could begin predicting the information its users sought before they even thought to type a query. Traffic, weather, sports scores and more began materializing on phones running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and above, with the company promising that many more kinds of information are …

Twitter today invited developers to a platform-focused event at its headquarters early next week, where it plans to show off new features. The event — which begins at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday and is scheduled to run until 9 p.m. — is not open to the press, the company said. The company offered no other details as to what will …

True story: Attracted by the sounds of Star Wars, my kids wandered over to where I was playing a game on my iPad. “What’s that?” they asked. “Star Wars Pinball,” I said. “What’s pinball?” they replied. I told them pinball was a game people used to play at the arcade, before video games came along. They said, “Whats an arcade?” …

Have no fear if your BlackBerry Z10 needs to be repaired. Repairing the latest smartphone from BlackBerry is a snap, according to iFixit,which rates the Z10 an 8 out of 10 on its scale of repairability, something the firm notes is rare for a smartphone. The BlackBerry Z10 represents one of the company’s last chances at a turnaround, and marks …

The only thing better than a chat with friends is a free chat with friends. And you’ll soon be nattering gratis as Facebook brings free VoIP calls to its mobile app — as long as you’re not on Android. To call one of your Facebook friends, open the Facebook Messenger app, look up up the chum you want to chat …

Evernote Premium, the paid service from the productivity app maker, is coming to all of Deutsche Telekom’s customers in Germany. Evernote announced the deal today, saying that all of Deutsche Telekom’s nearly 60 million customers will receive a one-year Evernote Premium subscription. Evernote has signed similar deals with a host of other international carriers, including NTT Docomo in Japan and …