• Angry Birds Star Wars II update lets you fling a frozen Han Solo

  Rovio's funny antics just keeps on going. As teased last week, the latest update to its Angry Birds Star Wars sequel lets you melt a carbonite pack to get access … Continue reading

• Dayframe 2.0 jumps on Chromecast train, asked to disembark for a while

  Dayframe, now at version 2.0, is just one of those apps that has taken advantage of the newly released Cast SDK. Unfortunately, it seems that it might have gotten too … Continue reading

• Google shows solidarity for gay Olympians with latest Doodle

  Much respect for Friday's Google Doodle. You can find the Doodle at the top of Google Now as well. The Sochi Olympics officially open Friday in Russia.        

• Meet The Eight Startups From StartX's Fall 2013 Class

  StartX, the non-profit accelerator for Stanford-affiliated entrepreneurs, introduced the most recent eight companies to have gone through its program at a demo day in Silicon Valley today. Those companies included everything from a non-profit dance program to a mobile tool for helping to treat…

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• Verizon HTC One Android 4.4 update goes live with changelog included

  Just hours after after making the promise, the much awaited and long delayed Android 4.4 update for Verizon's HTC One owners is finally rolling out. And considering how big this … Continue reading

• NBC News and the bullshit 'ZOMG Sochi Olympics Android hack' story

  Your Android smartphone only installs malware if you're being dumb (or do it on purpose) — not automatically, and not just because you're in Russia. This is just ridiculous, even for American "news" television. A report from NBC News was exposed — and rightfully so — by…

• Samsung inks ten-year patent pact with Cisco

  'Tis the season for patent agreements as Samsung announces news of its latest cross-licensing agreement, this time with networking technology specialist Cisco. This is just the latest in a round … Continue reading

• Flappy Bird developer rakes in $50,000 a day off in-app ads (WOW)

  Flappy Bird is arguably one of the worst games ever created. Not because it isn't good mind you, but because it's so frustratingly hard, its millions of players wonder why they keep coming back for another round of punishment. Available on both Android and iOS, Flappy Bird became an overnight…

• Beep streams your smartphone music through a very stylish knob

  There are countless music streaming hubs and devices available today, but none are as beautiful, or at least curious looking, as Beep. Invading Sonos' home turf, this device from a … Continue reading

• Firefox for touch screens goes to beta

  As the stable version of Firefox gets additional social features, the lesser-used Beta finally gets a Windows 8 touch screen-friendly interface and Firefox for Android updates, too. [Read more]        

• Firefox for touch screens goes to beta

  Mozilla is one step closer to unveiling its vision for Firefox on Windows 8. (Credit: Mozilla) Firefox fans may not have felt like this week's update to the stable version delivered much, but there's much more to get excited about if you've got a Windows 8 touch screen and are…

• TYLT Energi+ review

  When it comes to your smartphone battery, having it run short while out and about is an underlying fear for all of us. We dread being in a place where … Continue reading

• This week's sidebar poll: About that price tag on the Samsung PRO tablets

  Is $850 for a Wifi tablet too much? We knew Samsung's PRO tablets would be expensive . Some folks were predicting upwards of $1,000 (we haven't seen the 64GB LTE version of the Note Pro yet) and everyone was expecting a big jump over the "normal" Tabs and Note line from Samsung.…

• Video ads startup Vungle raises $17M from Google, AOL, & others

  Vungle, a mobile video advertising startup, raised a $17 million series B round of funding today. Vungle focuses on integrating 15-second high-def video ads that play within mobile apps for iOS and Android. Increasingly, advertisers are looking more at premium …

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• Boost Mobile offering $35 a month unlimited plan with the purchase of their 4G LTE devices

  Android fans on a budget who are looking for cheap cellphone service might want to check out Boost Mobile again. For a limited time, the MVNO is offering $35 monthly service for 6 months, when any one of their 4G LTE devices are purchased (a $120 value). What will $35 a month get you? Unlimited…