The biggest threat to Samsung’s gadget empire

Samsung's rise to become one of the world's true smartphone powerhouses has been one of the biggest stories in tech over the past couple of years but the company isn't resting on its laurels. A New York Times profile of the Korean gadget titan reveals that high-level executives within the company are full of anxiety about what its next move will be now that it believes its smartphone profit margins have likely peaked.



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Posted in 2013 at 04:55PM, December 16

A quick guide to PlayStation 4 launch exclusives

After a long year of waiting, Sony has finally delivered the PlayStation 4, which is currently begging you to spend the weekend with a DualShock 4 in hand. You want to oblige, but you have neglected to pick up any PS4 games. You have read the reviews and you know about the curse of the launch lineup, but you can’t just sit around and wait for four months until Infamous: Second Son comes out. If this short story describes you, I’d like you to know that I’m in the same boat, so I’ve written this handy, completely unscientific evaluation of the three exclusive PS4 launch games to provide some assistance for befuddled gamers.



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Posted in 2013 at 04:55PM, November 15

BlackBerry says it will bring ads to BBM for Android, iPhone soon

We have good news and bad news, BBM fans. The good news is that BlackBerry has confirmed its plans to bring new features to its cross-platform messaging app, and it has confirmed its intention to keep the service free forever. The bad news, however, is that BlackBerry has also confirmed that it will soon introduce a variety of ads to the Android and iPhone versions of its app. BlackBerry finally launched BBM for iPhone and BBM for Android last week after huge delays and a badly bungled first attempt to launch the app. Its success since then has been nothing short of shocking. BBM for iPhone was briefly No. 1 and it remains the No. 2 free app in America more than a week following its debut, but the millions of users who have downloaded the app so far are in for a surprise in the near future.



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Posted in 2013 at 04:55PM, October 29