Mobile phone unlocking has jumped 71 percent since it became illegal

“I don’t really understand the logic behind it,” Kingman said. “Unlocking is completely legal in pretty much every other country at the minute, except for the U.S.”

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to unveil 720 mph ‘Hyperloop’ designs today

“I think I kind of shot myself by ever mentioning the Hyperloop,” he said. “I don’t have any plans to execute, because I must remain focused on SpaceX and Tesla.”

BlackBerry tries to save its skin: Considering a company sale, partnerships, and more

This move may be several years too late, but BlackBerry announced this morning that it will be exploring “strategic alternatives” for its business through a newly formed special committee.

Apple’s ‘iPhone 5S’ rumored convex home button — and the cool stuff it could do

Apple’s new phone could include a convex home button that will act as a fingerprint sensor, according to an analyst report, and could open up all kinds of fun possibilities.

Apple wins completely meaningless Samsung import ban (but more lawyers got paid!)

Apple hasn’t had a lot of wins lately in its global battle against Samdroid, the Samsung-Android juggernaut that has steamrolled Google’s mobile operating system into an 80 percent hammerlock on global market share.

But it did today.

iPad, Tab, Nexus, Surface, and Kindle Fire: What tablet users think (infographic)

The iPad may have lost the tablet wars to an army of Android tabs, but it’s still first in people’s hearts. Second place, however, belongs to a somewhat unlikely candidate.

Buh-bye, Samsung: Why Google’s new bestie Asus is making the new Nexus

It’s all about balance in the ecosystem.

Which, of course, means Google on top, and all the other partners equally hungry, equally scrappy, and relatively equally powerless.

Asus, not Samsung, will build the new Nexus 10 (report)

After making the Nexus 7 a huge success, Asus may bring that same magic to its larger Nexus sibling.

Is there hope for Windows RT? Asus abandons it, and Nvidia blames RT for poor Tegra sales

Microsoft’s plan to bring Windows to low-power ARM processors, Windows RT, has struggled from the start — and now high-level partners are losing faith.

Finally, Apple’s board wakes up and tells CEO Tim Cook to speed up

Apple CEO Tim Cook is smart, thoughtful, and deliberate, as is clear in all his public appearances. Too deliberate, perhaps, according Apple’s board.

IBM wants you to learn how to program its brain chips

IBM’s journey to create brain-like computers has taken a leap forward with a new way of programming the brain chips.

This is Apple’s new, cheaper iPhone (gallery)

The iPhone 5S better better be very, very nice. Because this plastic-backed less expensive iPhone looks every inch a polished Apple product.

IDC: 13 percent iPhone market share might be Apple’s lucky number

“But with a new iPhone and revamped iOS coming out later this year, Apple is well-positioned to re-capture market share,” he said.

Touchy-feely haptics market to balloon 1600% by 2025 (report)

The hands-on touchy-feely haptics market is set to explode by 1600 percent in coming years as manufacturers add force feedback to touch-screen devices, Lux Research says.

And no, we’re not talking about fancy vibrating underwear.