The iPhone mini Would Help Apple Reach 580 Million New Customers

Were Apple to make available a less expensive iPhone, it would allow the company to reach 580 million potential consumers. These users represent 65 percent of the smartphone market, according to AppleInsider. Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray is out with his initial take on the so-called iPhone mini. The technology analyst believes that the device would not only prove successful, but also not hurt Apple’s profit margins. He believe a...

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Windows Phone programming for iOS programmers (and iOS coding tips)

With the release of Windows Phone 8 and backed by (at least when it comes to Nokia) truly excellent and unique hardware manufacturers, Microsoft's mobile platform has become really interesting. Therefore, I, a seasoned iOS programmer (and iOS programming lecturer) decided to provide you, preferably an iOS programmer (or at least a geek interested in coding) a long tutorial series specifically tailored for fellow iOS programmers to greatly...

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Find Out Who Is Checking Out Your LinkedIn Profile

If you want to see if potential employers are viewing your resume Reddit user benjimusprime found any easy way to see who is viewing your profile. On the LinkedIn stats page you'll often see a message that "1 of these 10 industry professionals" has viewed your profile. Take a screenshot of the list of names and go back the next day where you will have 9 new randomly-generated "industry professionals" and the real person from yesterday...

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Samsung to test the waters with Tizen OS in 2013

Samsung and Android go together like peanut butter and jelly. Android wouldn’t have gained so much market dominance without Samsung’s Galaxy line, and that Galaxy lineup wouldn’t exist without Android. Surely these two would enjoy a long, peaceful relationship for the foreseeable future, right? Maybe not. Samsung is reportedly looking at launching several phones running Tizen instead of Android in 2013. Now, this isn’t weird...

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Crytek: Crysis 4 might not be an FPS

Prophet’s William Tell LARPing session takes a turn for the interesting. After the glossy trilogy’s completion, Crytek could explore other genres for the Crysis franchise. Speaking to Dusty Cartridge, Crytek Producer Michael Read said he believed the don’t-call-it-Crysis-4 sequel would keep the saga going, but not necessarily as a shooter. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli’s dedication to solidifying a free-to-play version of Crysis might hint at future...

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The Pirate Bay Is Down Across the Globe

If you sketchily poked on over to the Pirate Bay to do a little downloading of a legal, quasi-legal, or outright illegal nature recently, you may have noticed you can't get through. No, your ISP hasn't started blocking it; it's down for everyone, everywhere. Proxies too. It's not uncommon for the Pirate Bay (or any site really) to have a spell of downtime now and then, but considering all the enemies the Bay has, there's always that lingering...

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Samsung Galaxy S IV tipped for May release

While we all know Samsung is preparing their next generation smartphone, today the folks from Samsung Lebanon posted to their Facebook Page and revealed some information — of sorts. During some discussion the release date of the upcoming device was brought up, and was clearly detailed as May of 2013. For those expecting a CES reveal, sorry to let you down. We probably won’t see it at MWC either as Samsung will hold their own event for the...

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