Ubuntu Touch OS gets an October 17th release date, Nexus first in line

While the Ubuntu Edge smartphone plan and kickstarter didn’t last, their plan to merge our smartphones and desktops onto one OS did, and Ubuntu Touch is set to launch in exactly one month. Canonical has confirmed the launch date for their new Touch OS is in exactly one month, and will be free starting October …

Jolla phone hardware specs published, to ship end of 2013

Jolla, the company behind the peculiar new smartphone and Sailfish operating system, has just revealed details of the hardware that will ship in their upcoming device. A cursory glance at the list shows nothing extraordinary, but, as they say, the devil is in the details. As you may or may not have read before, Jolla …

iOS 7 lock screen bypass flaw discovered, and how to fix it [Video]

It happened with iOS 6 (twice!), and it looks like it’s happening on iOS 7 again. YouTube user Jose Rodriguez shows off how to bypass your iPhone’s lock screen on iOS 7 to peek into your photos and other places. The trick takes a little finesse, but works on any iPhone or iPad running iOS …

Rumored iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner Gets An Unofficial Confirmation

Lately, theres been a lot of rumors surrounding a possible fingerprint scanner in the upcoming iPhone 5S. Any other day Id ignore this repetitive rumor, but today, MacTrast has received an unofficial confirmation regarding the iPhone 5S and its home button’s functionality. High resolution images of the leaked home button assembly were first published via …

Google Is Waging War on Apps That Attack and Steal From Your Phone

Google made sweeping changes late last month to its policies for developers on Play, the official store for apps that run on Android, Google’s smartphone operating system. The changes, which among other things affect how ads are displayed and permissions sought, are meant to make Android safer so users can download and use apps with …

This is the first trailer for the new ‘RoboCop’

RoboCop has returned to Detroit. The first trailer for the remade RoboCop has just debuted, and while it shows a similar outfit, it looks much more like a high-concept, big-budget action film than what was seen in the original 1980s picture. Even so, director José Padilha says that he’s still out to capture the political tones that …