A poor man freed Scotland. Mr. Nugent wondered, “I think you should take a few days off and go now. I’ll fix it. I’ll speak to Father and to Carson – no one will mind.” Mrs. Hughes grunted, “Well where is he?” “It would only be Anna and she wouldn’t give me away. She’s like …

Flappy Bird flies again! The hugely popular — and devilishly hard — mobile game may have flown the coop from app stores but you can now get in a flap without needing a phone. As spotted by eagle-eyed bargain-hunters at Hot UK Deals, the game can be played for free in your browser at flappybird.io. Just tap your spacebar to guide …

Sprint may be second-guessing its push to acquire T-Mobile after encountering stiff resistance from regulators. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that Sprint officials were regrouping after recently meeting with the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint Merger Mint Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Google Fi, Visible: Which …

HTC’s One Max will be getting some lower-end brothers in a litle bit. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC said today it would expand its portfolio to include budget phones as it struggles to turn itself around.  HTC said today it would expand its portfolio to include budget phones as it struggles to turn itself around. HTC said today it would expand its …

BlackBerry said on Monday that the head of its BBM business is leaving the company. Andrew Bocking, executive vice president of BlackBerry and head of the messenger service, marks the latest in a long line of departures by high-profile executives, including much of the C-level members. Bocking, however, was seen as an executive who could fit in with the new …

In just a few weeks, we’ll know everything there is to know about the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5, which the company is all set to unveil at Mobile World Congress. In the meantime, we’ve collected quite a list of rumored features and specs, including an ultra-HD 2,560×1,440-pixel-resolution display, a fingerprint scanner, and an optional metal finish. There’s no doubt …

Google removed Google Play access to Themer, an app to let Android users give their phones a different look, after a copyright infringement complaint from Apple about its icons. The theme in question, called Seven, gives Android phones an iOS 7 styling, and that led to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaint, said MyColorScreen Chief Executive Ashvin Dhingra, leader of …

Nokia will introduce a new low-end handset that uses Google’s Android mobile operating system later this month in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress trade show, according to a report on Monday from The Wall Street Journal. Nokia has been rumored for months to be working on a device that uses the open source Android operating system. The phone, which …

Tickets, spare tickets, buy or sell? If you’re on EE, Orange and T-Mobile, you can avoid the touts with a new EE Tickets service launching today. The new site — not to be confused with SeeTickets — is open to all EE, Orange and T-Mobile customers. EE reckons “most tickets” are offered at a discount. Building on existing ticket site …

The first glimpse of the sequel to the HTC One could be just weeks away, but HTC admits the company “took its eyes off the ball” with the One and will focus more on cheaper phones this year. The launch event for the One’s follow-up — known in leaks as the HTC M8 or possibly the One 2 — will …