The company will launch its own "phablet" designed to compete with such devices as Samsung's Galaxy Note, a source tells The Financial Times. [Read more]    ...

Applications vary depending on the operating system or OS the phone has. One of the most widely used OS is Android. This is so because of the many brands of smartphones that run on Android. Some of these phones are Samsung, Sony, and Alcatel. To make the most out of your phone, below are the essential utilities and tools apps especially designed for Android. 

As I noted yesterday, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs (who will be leaving his CEO post this year) made very clear in comments at the All Things D: Dive Into Mobile conference that Mozilla has very ambitious plans for its new Firefox OS mobile operating system. Specifically, he sees it as an innovation-centric platform. As quoted by ABC News, Kovacs said, "We haven’t done a great job [on mobile browsing]. I’m expecting someone will do an Apple on the whole browsing experience."  

Microsoft is prototyping its own wrist-worn device. A reliable source familiar with Microsoft's Xbox plans has revealed to The Verge that the company has been developing a wrist-worn device for just over a year. We understand that Microsoft had originally planned to release a "Joule" heart rate monitor accessory for...