We can’t say we haven’t seen this coming. Xiaomi is now one of top 10 global smartphone makers by volume, though most its clients still come from China. Chances are this will change in the near future now that “Apple of China” is looking to expand beyond its home turf. Xiaomi took the 6th position on the list which [list] is topped by Samsung and Apple. HTC is no longer one...
There’s a new, weird accessory now selling in Japan. The thumb-shaped stylus you can see on the image above is especially designed for big smartphones aka phablets, extending one’s finger by 15mm (0.59 inches). That might not sound like much, but should be enough for most folks to reach the far left/right corner of the screen. Sure enough, wearing one of these will make you look ridiculous...
Rather than stick with the engineer who has lead the project, Google has turned to a fashion and marketing expert to head its wearable computer venture. Google has announced that fashion executive Ivy Ross is the new leader of Google Glass. Read the full story here. ...
The HTC One M8 has followed the path of its predecessor by debuting in a few select color options and slowly expanding to more hues beyond the typical black, white, and silver. HTC marketing executive Jeff Gordon today confirmed that the One M8 will be sold in red; however, the phone has only been launched in Taiwan. There's presently no sign that the phone will be delivered anywhere else like the...
Google Now is already setup to warn users when they have appointments or need to leave in order to make it to work on time. Now the Android version of the app is remind users when it's time to pay bills. Read the full story here. ...
Working all over town I am exposed to lots of places with free wi-fi. Unfortunately, it's often very poor and unreliable for customers....
Xiaomi released an iPad killer this morning, the MiPad. This is the fledgling Chinese company’s first foray into tablet territory, and they’re not messing around. The MiPad is the first tablet to take advantage of NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processor, which packs a quad-core 2.2GHz Cortex A15 CPU and a GPU with 192 CUDA cores. Basically, a PC packed into a tablet, and an affordable one at...
Motorola has been on the budget device train for a little over a year now, and the Moto E proves that the company has found the perfect balance between performance and price. We just got our hands on our Moto E review unit, and while we haven’t had much time to mess around with it, the little $129 off-contract Android smartphone has been keeping us interested for hours now. It looks as though...
Google has finally added PayPal support to the Google Play Store, allowing users to make purchases easily with their PayPal balances. That includes Play Store offerings such as apps, songs, movies, TV shows and even in-app purchases can be made with PayPal. The feature is available in twelve countries, three of them being the U.S., Canada and Germany. Google has also added Play Store gift cards to...
AT&T has announced that it will begin offering enhanced call quality through Voice over LTE (VoLTE) next week. AT&T's HD Voice will launch in select markets as the company begins testing an all-IP solution that will route calls over its 4G LTE network, but only a very select group of people will be able to use the system at first. Read the full story here. ...
Foursquare has taken the first step to completing its planned split of the check-in function and its location recommendation service by launching Swarm, an off-shoot of the Foursquare app that changes the focus of the check-in app. Read the full story here. ...
One of the big knocks against Google Play has been its slow march to supporting customers who want more options to pay for apps and digital content. Those consumers now have the option to pay with PayPal, a processing option that may be more familiar and convenient to some. Read the full story here. ...
It certainly looks like a smaller version of the desirable One M8, but does the HTC One Mini 2 measure up when you look beyond the surface?...
The Nokia Lumia 930 should be hitting markets around June of this year, and it looks like it’s going to be coming in a super shiny gold-plated edition. That’s a pretty apt color for a supercharged Windows Phone that will be the first smartphone to release with Windows Phone 8.1. The Nokia Lumia 930 is essentially the same device as the Verizon exclusive Nokia Lumia Icon, which is a superpowered...
An event invite has just been released by Samsung, inviting journalists to an event in New York on June 12th at Madison Square Garden.The event will be livestreamed as well for those who cannot attend the event. Judging from the invite, Samsung’s got a line of tablets to showcase at the gala. The invite carriers the catchphrase, “Tab into color,” clearly a sign that Sammy’s...
The HTC One mini 2 is a reality, and it looks to be a powerhouse of a mid-range device. With a design similar in nature to that of the HTC One M8, the One mini 2 comes packing a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor running at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage with a microSD card slot for memory expansion, a 4.5-inch 720p display, a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing shooter. The...
AT&T will be rolling out the company’s Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) network in the next week to select markets. That makes AT&T the first wireless carrier to roll out VoLTE service to its customers. We’ve been waiting for over a year for Verizon to launch their VoLTE service, but that isn’t happening anytime soon. HD voice will be available initially on the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini,...
Watch out Samsung, a new crowdfunded smartband/activity tracker may soon give your SmartBand some competition. A French company by the name of IroNova is currently raising money on Indiegogo to produce a “universal fitness band” which is marketed as much more than just another activity tracker; it claims to steam up your sex life as well! Finally, a smartband that does something useful!...
The heavily leaked and teased HTC One Mini 2 has been made official today by HTC's announcement that the smaller version of its 2014 hero device will soon be available. Read the full story here. ...
Spanish-language media conglomerate Univision and T-Mobile, the fourth-place carrier in the United States, have announced that the two companies will partner to launch a wireless service provider geared towards attracting Hispanic-American consumers. Read the full story here. ...