Stories by Daniel Ionescu

In Pictures: Turbo-charge your browser with these top add-ons

Browser add-ons bring convenience, pizzazz, and efficiency to our surfing. I’ve rounded up some of the best to help you get the most out of the web.

In Pictures: Top 15 iPhone Apps of 2012, so far

The best of 2012’s apps for your iPhone and iPod Touch, so far, include fun apps for wasting time, image and video editing apps, and utilities that speed up common iPhone tasks.

iPhone screen size may increase to at least 4 inches

Apple is looking to increase the iPhone's screen size from 3.5 inches to at least 4 inches, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a move that's presumably being made because of stiff Android competition.

In Pictures: Top 15 augmented reality apps for iPhone and iPad

Lusting after Google's glasses? Here are 15 augmented reality apps you can get now.

Toshiba unveils 13.3-inch Android tablet

Toshiba has introduced its new line of quad-core Android tablets, including a giant 13-inch model with a high-resolution display and quad-core processor. The company is also phasing out its 7- and 10-inch Thrive tablets, which will be replaced with the new Excite line of tablets running Android 4.0.

In Pictures: 10 cool and useful Google Maps mashups

Get more from Google Maps with these ingenious mashups.

In Pictures: Hands-on with the top phones and tablets of MWC

We'll give you a good look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, the Nokia 808 PureView, Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD and other standout products from the Mobile World Congress 2012.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: Too little, too late?

Almost a year after the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was introduced, Research In Motion has delivered a new OS that brings a native e-mail client to the device.

Kodak axing digital cameras business

Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy last month, is killing its digital cameras business and plans to focus on printing in an effort to save money.

Androids don't age well compared to iPhones

Apple's iPhone is a better investment than any other smartphone because it has a higher resale value than an Android device, and it's also less expensive to own. That's according to a study from Priceonomics.

Samsung Galaxy S III won't be unveiled at Mobile World Congress

The successor of the Galaxy S II Android smartphone won't be introduced at the Mobile World Congress conference at the end of the month.

Ice Cream Sandwich destined for Samsung Galaxy S II in early 2012

Samsung Galaxy S II owners will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the first quarter of 2012, the Korean manufacturer has announced.

Flipboard arrives on iPhone with new features

Flipboard, the popular iPad app that transforms your social networking feeds into a sleek magazine, is now available for the iPhone.

Asus Transformer Prime earns rave reviews

The Asus Transformer Prime, the world’s first quad-core tablet, is getting praise from reviewers, who say it might be the best Android tablet yet.

Motorola Droid 4 adds a keyboard to RAZR

What happens if you take the RAZR design and add a slide-out QWERTY keyboard? Meet the Motorola Droid 4, the latest recruit in the Android army, breaking cover this weekend via leaked photos from Droid Life.