CyanogenMod Tops 10 Million Installations

The CyanogenMod team, organized by a group of hackers has reached a milestone, topping 10 million installations.  Cyanogen offers a software system for Android users that allows users to customize their settings. The new software has just been made available for Google devices and just in the last 24 hours, the company has had over … Read more

WhatsApp Announces 400 Million Users

WhatsApp has announced over 400 million active users.  CEO of WhatsApp, Jan Koum has announced that the company has added 100 million active users in the last four months alone. “This isn’t a count of people who just registered for Whatsapp,” said Koum, “it’s the number of people who are actively using the service every … Read more

Blackberry Reports $4.4 Billion Loss

The once popular, BlackBerry has just reported a loss of $4.4 billion dollars.  The struggling company is a strong reminder of how fast the tech industry moves. Without innovation, constant updates, and keeping abreast with the latest in consumer trends, a once highly successful tech company can crash all the way to the bottom. Blackberry … Read more

Sprint and T-Mobile to Become One?

Sprint and T mobile are preparing to merge but the deal has not been done just yet.  Sprint has reportedly preparing to purchase T mobile for $20 billion which would potentially make it one of the leading carriers in the US. In 2011, AT&T attempted to purchase T-Mobile but they ran into issues, the same … Read more

Instagram Introduces Private Messaging

Instagram is adding a new feature that will allow users to send a private text, video or photo message to up to 15 friends.  The new feature will be available on Thursday and is being called, Instagram Direct. The feature has been designed to allow private conversations around your photos. The messaging inbox will appear … Read more

Ryan Seacrest Launches iPhone Keyboard Startup

Ryan Seacrest now has his own tech startup that is aiming to make typing on your iPhone easier. Media mogul, Ryan Seacrest is now cofounder of the company, Typo Keyboards which has designed an iPhone case that comes with a keyboard. A very similar keyboard to what was on the now- dead Blackberry phones. The … Read more

Russia Launches first SmartPhone

Russia has released it’s first smartphone called the Yotaphone.  Developed by a Russian start-up, Yota Devices, the phone will be sold for $675 in Europe and $600 in Russia which makes it slightly cheaper than its competitors Apple and Samsung. The Russian phone uses an Android operating system and is the first attempt by Russia … Read more

Black Friday iPhone Deals

Black Friday iPhone Deals Thanksgiving week is here, and that means Black Friday iPhone Deals! We have searched the web and noticed that there are a few great sources for iPhone deals on Black Friday. A lot of people are switching over to Straight Talk and other carriers during the holidays because of the great … Read more

Baidu Reports 42% Revenue Growth In Q3

Baidu Reports 42% Revenue Growth In Q3 Baidu a Chinese search giant and performance marketing company has reported incredible gains in Q3 2013, as much as 42% up. This is largely from their recent mobile acquisitions including app development companies such as DU Apps. Baidu is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ and has a … Read more