eBay is having a super crazy sale on the Nexus 7 right now, offering the 32GB WiFi only 2012 version of the Nexus 7 for just $99. Sure, the Googley tablet is almost two years old but it’s still one of the best Android tablets around. Rocking a Tegra 3 processor and Android 4.4.2 KitKat, the Nexus 7 is no slouch. With stock Android on board, you’ll never have to worry about your resources...
Mid-range smartphones are all the rage these days. Well, actually, they’ve always been popular. But as the age of smartphones drudges on, faster processors, cheaper RAM and an abundance of apps has driven smartphone manufacturers into overdrive. That’s not a bad thing, because it ultimately means that first time smartphone buyers can jump on board easily. Thanks in part to Android 4.4...
Late last night, we heard tale of another HTC One M8 variant, the HTC M8 Prime. Rumored to rock a ceramic body, a 5.5-inch QHD screen and 3GB of RAM, the HTC M8 Prime looks to best Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Prime, LG G3 and upcoming GS5 variants. Thanks to leak artist @evleaks, we have an awesome animated GIF of the M8 Prime, showing off the purported device with a 360-degree view. Gaze upon its glory!...
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 today, upping the screen real estate from its Surface line of tablets from 10.1-inches up to 12-inches. No Surface mini was found, as many had believed. Instead of a smaller sized Surface Pro, Microsoft went all out on a device with a bigger screen and a ton of horsepower. Part tablet part laptop, the Surface Pro 3 is clearly hellbent on going head-to-head with...
Google has posted an update to its Gmail Android app that adds a few long overdue improvements for managing files and reading messages. Read the full story here. ...
Music streaming service Rdio is now serving 60 countries worldwide. The on-demand and personal radio service today launched in Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Thailand. The price varies in each country depending on the market, but all of the new countries are able to sign-up for an Rdio monthly subscription plan that provides access to several million...
Samsung created Music Hub as an alternative to the many music purchasing options available to users of its Galaxy devices, but the company has revealed that it will shutter Hub and replace it with something new in a few months. Read the full story here. ...
Google users might notice several new changes to the social network today, including a number of changes for the way Google treats photos and videos in Android and on the web. Read the full story here. ...
Oppo is expected to launch an N1 Mini soon, and photos of the device may have just appeared on the FCC today under a listing for the Oppo N5116. This might be the "mini" N1, and I use the term loosely. Read the full story here. ...
Residents of and visitors to New York City have a new method for charging their phones while traversing the city. AT&T has launched new charging solar charging stations positioned throughout Manhattan and in a few locations in the outer boroughs . Read the full story here. ...
Perhaps feeling the heat of AT&T and Sprint launching HD Voice in recent weeks, Verizon has put out another announcement that it will deliver its own implementation of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) in the "next few months." Read the full story here. ...
At some point, "Prime" became the leaked codename for smartphones released shortly after their flagship counterparts as being even better than the supposed hero devices of their smartphone manufacturer. The so-called HTC One M8 Prime is the latest such device to be tagged in that manner. Read the full story here. ...
Box delivered a complete overhaul of its iOS app in January, making it easier to manage files on mobile devices and synchronizing them across the web and desktop. Now the same is happening with the Android app. Read the full story here. ...
On a recent business trip I decided to pay for the privilege of boarding the United flight early. Boy was I surprised to see 'TSA Precheck' appear on my boarding pass....
Samsung unveiled a special version of its Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablet aimed at K-12 students in the U.S. The Galaxy Tab 4 Education is a 10.1-inch device that has a rugged case which should make sure students don’t destroy it that easily. In addition, Samsung also included support for Google’s Play for Education initiative, providing students with access to teacher-approved apps, books and...
I would assume that owners of the original Samsung Galaxy Gear haven’t felt their best when they saw the new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo running Tizen instead of Android. That concern will be addressed in the near future with the Korean company working on new firmware that will make the Galaxy Gear run the same software as newer Samsung smart watches. According to SamMobile, which had a chance to...
LG announced premium Bluetooth stereo headset developed in collaboration with Harman/Kardon – LG Tone Infinim (model number HBS-900). Offering superb sound experience, the headset also looks pretty cool in glossy metallic finish. Feature wise, it comes with magnetic retractable wires we’ve seen in some earlier LG handsets, a jog button for fast forward and rewind, a sound and vibration...
The LG G Flex was one of the most interesting devices of 2013. We expected to see its successor released at some point this year, but chances are that ain’t gonna happen. According to always highly informed EVleaks, the G Flex 2 will be released in mid-Q1 2015, boasting a feature “even more unique than self-healing plastic.” We’re not sure what that means, but it certainly...
Samsung is planning to include biometric security features in more of its devices in the future, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. At the moment, only the company’s flagship device, Galaxy S5, has a fingerprint scanner, but Samsung wants to extend this capability to more of its products in the future. We’ve already heard that some tablets, namely those in the forthcoming Galaxy Tab...
As part of its enterprise play to bring Android to places it hasn’t been before, Google is acquiring Divide — former Enterproid — to make its mobile platform more secure. Backed by venture arms of Google, Comcast and Qualcomm – Divide relies on containers to keep part of user’s data securely stored on a device, and to separate personal from business data. For what it...