Samsung has sent invitations for the Samsung Galaxy Premiere event taking place in New York next month. What's the event for? No product name has been tipped but the clues are fairly obvious in the invitation, and in the FCC listing that shows photos of the device. Read the full story here. ...
HTC yesterday began updating the AT&T model of the HTC One M8. Though labeled a maintenance release, the update adds the important Extreme power saving mode that can extend the battery life of a One M8 by a considerable margin. The update also fixes a problem that prevented the phone from getting a free 50GB of storage from Google Drive, fixes assorted bugs, and adds more Duo Camera effects. Users...
I've owned both Android phones and one iPhone or another for years, and they bore me. Having looked at friends' Windows Phones, I'm thinking it's time to switch....
Motorola is going all out on the affordable Android device front, offering up the recently announced Moto E and Moto G 4G LTE for sale online today. The Moto G with 4G LTE is priced at $219, while the Moto E comes in at a very low $129. That’s without a contract mind you, making Motorola’s new offerings the best deals in town. Both the Moto E and the Moto G 4G LTE are available for purchase...
Motorola is rolling out an update today for its ageing Atrix HD smartphone, one that fixes bugs and adds security enhancements. While Motorola has promised that the Atrix HD will indeed receive Android 4.4 KitKat, the company has failed to deliver thus far. Don’t get too distraught though – the new update ensures your Atrix HD is safe from that nasty Heartbleed bug that was forcing way...
According to a device teardown report from IHS, Google Glass costs only $152.47 to make. That seems pretty outrageous considering that Google currently charges $1500 for the wearable device. Just a few weeks ago, we saw a teardown from teardown.com which pegged Glass’ componets at $80, a figure which has the the point of much contention. Today’s report is a little more believable, but...
Flappy Bird is rising from the ashes! Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen disclosed to CNBC that he will indeed bring the smash game back to the App Store this August. It’ll be the same Flappy Bird we’ve all grown to love, just a little less addictive and with the addition of multiplayer mode. We’re not exactly sure how Nguyen could make the game less addictive, but we’re sure...
Having constant access to the world of Facebook on our Android devices is pretty sweet, but sometime all of those pesky notifications can get downright annoying. It seems like every day I’m being invited to some event in a city I don’t even live in! If you’re having the same problem as me and would like a little peace from Facebook world while you’re on the go, you’ve...
The ZTE Concord II is available today on T-Mobile and will be landing on MetroPCS on May 19th. The Concord II isn’t a powerhouse device. Actually, it’s far from it. The Concord II skirts the line of low and mid-range Android handsets, and rocks Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The Concord II might not be packing the hottest spec on the block, but it is sure to make any budget-minded customer happy....
Isis, the mobile payment solution supported by three of the top carriers in the United States, today announced some interesting numbers about its business, chief among them being a sudden explosion in adoption. Read the full story here. ...
Microsoft has released an update for the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview. There's no changelog about what's new; however, Windows Phone lead Joe Belfiore notes that this is an update with "plenty of bug fixes including some battery improvements." I've been using a Lumia Icon lent to me by Microsoft and haven't had any problems, but many others on several devices have had issues related to staying...
Straight Talk Wireless, the MVNO sold in Walmart and operating on various networks, has announced that it is raising the ceiling on its unlimited talk, text, and data plans to allow for more 4G usage. Read the full story here. ...
Huawei has teamed-up with smart watch maker Omate to make the Kids tracker watch, GizChina is reporting. The simply-lookin’ device has a big battery (or so it seems), cellular connectivity and GPS receiver to allow parents to easily locate their child. In addition, the device has a small display that (obviously) shows the time and date. Forget about advanced features, this watch isn’t...
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for its 8-inch tablet, Galaxy Note 8.0. The first countries to get the new software are South Korea and Poland with others likely to follow up shortly. After the update, you’ll get a firmware bump to version M500WKXUBND9 that includes a number of KitKat enhancements along with Samsung software updates. Notable changes include improved...
Looks like every major company is looking to enter the virtual assistant market. Apple has Siri, Google – Google Now, and Microsoft launched Cortana as part of Windows Phone 8.1. Now we have Intel showing great interest (to say the least) for this nascent market by paying up to $30 million for a personal assistant platform from Israel-based Ginger Software. The chip making giant didn’t...
BlackBerry Z3 is a hot item in Indonesia, with three local carriers reporting that they have sold out their pre-order units. Announced during this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Z3 — which used to be known under the codename Jakarta — is a sub-$200 smartphone the Canadian company built in co-operation with Foxconn. BlackBerry confirmed that for the time being, it will stay an...
It’s only been a month since Microsoft unleashed the Windows Phone 8.1 update to developers, plopping Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana onto many a device. Microsoft has released the first update for WP 8.1, which is available for those who are part of Microsoft’s Preview for Developers program. The update is said to bring bug fixes and battery improvements to WP 8.1, additions...
Oppo could be cooking up a miniature version of its N1 smartphone, as well as a successor to the N1, the N2. Oppo’s N1 launched in last September to much fanfare, and was the first smartphone to come with CyanogenMod on board. With mini versions of flagship devices all the rage these days, a mini N1 is not out of left field. The funny thing about the N1 mini is that it’s not really mini...
While the overall Sony business is facing hard times with another loss in its yearly financial report, Sony at least has good news as smartphone sales continues to rise, heading towards 50 million in sales this year. Read the full story here. ...
The Google Search application for iPhone and iPad devices has been updated to be smart enough to answer follow-up questions, as well as show new Google Now cards related to your interests. Read the full story here. ...