Whether you like it or not, your smartphone or tablet collects personal data about you and sends it back “home” where it is analyzed and stored. One of the main ideas behind this is to improve the user experience by observing how consumers use their devices, or at least that is what they want us to think. Needless to say, not everyone is happy being a guinea pig, which is why a team of bright minds at the Russian Defense Ministry came up with RoMOS – an Android-based mobile platform that does not transmit any data to Google and is allegedly immune to hackers…

RoMOS is a hack-proof Android-based platform, Russian government nods approvingly

Last week, at its pre-IFA event, Samsung stayed true to its spirit of launching products in all possible categories, and announced the ATIV S - the first official Windows Phone 8 handset…

Poll results: Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Accord vs Samsung ATIV S: which one do you like most?

The Sony Xperia T is the hottest one of the trio of new Android Xperia smartphones released by Sony last week…

Sony Xperia T arriving on AT&T: press shots with carrier’s logo surface

Well, what do you know: wireless carriers have Nano SIM cards in stock – Nano SIM cards meant to be used with the “latest generation of smartphones that come in the near future on the market.” Can you think of a smartphone that is likely to be the first one to use a Nano SIM card? That’s right – the upcoming iPhone 5 (or the new iPhone, whatever you call it), which is expected to be unveiled on September 12…

iPhone 5 Nano SIM card photographed in Europe

Nokia’s top man on the PureView totem pole sent out a number of carefully worded tweets in response to the leak that the PureView camera on the rumored Nokia Lumia 920 cant be worthy of the PureView name at 8MP…

Damian Dinning tweets his response to criticism of 8MP PureView camera on Nokia Lumia 920

Back in the day, Nokia had Ovi Music Unlimited, a music streaming service that was supposed to help sell music-centric Symbian devices like crazy…

Nokia Music brings free music streaming to Lumia Windows Phone devices in the U.S.

One of the best ways to make your Android smartphone truly yours is to customize it to your personal liking. And by “customize” we mean not just putting a photo of a cute kitten as a wallpaper. There are so many ways that an Android device can be tweaked: think custom widgets, advanced lock screens, alternative drop-down notification bars, and the likes…

Extreme makeover: 10 great Android personalization apps

We might have already seen the two Lumia smartphones that Nokia will bring tomorrow at its big event with Microsoft in the Big Apple…

Nokia now teasing City Lens augmented reality for Windows Phone 8

The latest update to PayPal’s Android app takes the software to 4.0.0.3 and brings the look of the software more in line with the design of Google’s open source OS and also brings some new functionality to the payment service…

PayPal for Android updated to version 4.0.0.3

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a monstrous phone in every aspect - it’s got a gigantic 5.5-inch display, a 1.6GHz quad-core processor and runs the latest of Android…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note II and its magic S Pen: real innovation or a gimmick?

Last summer, we had the opportunity of reviewing the reasonably priced portable Bluetooth speaker in the SuperTooth Disco. Now after a long year of waiting, its successor in the aptly named SuperTooth Disco 2 is nearing availability – sporting the same $99.99 price point as its predecessor. However, this new version is flaunting one modern design that’s sure to catch a few prying eyes. Redesign aside, let’s hope it can still deliver the goods in the audio quality department…

SuperTooth Disco 2 Review

While Samsung, HTC and LG are the to providers of LTE enabled handsets in Europe, industry sources say that other manufacturers will soon be tossing their hats into the ring; currently, 47% of the globe’s LTE users are U.S. based with only 6% in Europe…

Samsung, HTC and LG said to be the top sellers of LTE enabled smartphones in Europe

Sony isn’t as shy to go downmarket with Android as HTC used to be, and the Xperia tipo is a proud proof of that strategy. Codenamed as the Tapioca (we wish they kept the edible name), this is the first truly entry level Android from the Japanese. Has Sony managed to cram enough specs and wrap them up well not to count just on the brand to sell? Read on our review to find out…

Sony Xperia tipo Review

Nokia and Motorola have both scheduled big events for tomorrow - Nokia will be the first to try and steal our heart with brand new Lumias including a PureView…

Nokia, Motorola sales continue decline in Q3 2012 ahead of big events

The Firefox operating system for mobile devices might seem like a tough sell against Androids, iPhones and Windows Phone devices, but it comes with the promise of HTML5…

Firefox OS Marketplace leaks out, one step closer to launch next year