Top

Tag: News


Networking, News and Press, Tech

T-Mobile launches a trio of new prepaid plans

March 28, 2017

Via: Phone Dog

T-Mobile is making news in the prepaid world by unleashing a trio of new rate plans. T-Mobile has rolled out two new Simply Prepaid plans and a T-Mobile One Prepaid plan. First up, the Simply Prepaid plans include unlimited talk […]


News and Press

Samsung to sell refurbished Note 7s after all

March 27, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 has turned out to be a very enigmatic handset – despite the massive recall at the end of 2016, many people are still interested in the device. At the end of this February, several rumors indicated […]


Operating System, Windows

Microsoft paces delivery of Windows 10 upgrades

March 27, 2017

Via: Computerworld

If Microsoft orchestrates next month’s Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade as it did 2016’s mid-year Anniversary Update refresh, it will take about three months for the latest version to reach most eligible devices. According to advertising network AdDuplex, 60 days after […]


News and Press

The beautiful Product Red iPhone 7 will silently make the world a better place. Here’s how

March 21, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

You might remember the Product Red iPod from a few years ago. There was also the one-of-a-kind red Mac Pro, which didn’t gather as much consumer attention, but in 2013 it sold at an auction for $977,000. In fact, there […]


Gadgets, Products

Guess Connect Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch aims to mix style with technology

March 20, 2017

Via: Pocket Now

The Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show is a lot like MWC, though this year’s Swiss trade fair is the first edition that truly captures our attention with a flood of Android Wear-powered hardware announcements. Guess Watches joins the growing pack […]


News and Press

The quest for smooth 60-frames-per-second sports in streaming TV bundles

March 17, 2017

Via: TechHive

Have you ever watched live sports on a streaming service such as Sling TV and thought it didn’t look quite right? Compared to cable, satellite, or over-the-air broadcast TV, streamed sporting events can look a bit choppy or jittery, making […]


Editorial, News and Press

The power of the Dislike button – on Facebook, of course

March 16, 2017

Via: James Hughes

So far we’ve grown accustomed with the array of reactions Facebook puts at the disposal of its users. It is an almost exclusively positive array. From like to love, going through some sad emoticons, the initially monochromatic “Like” extended its […]


App Review, News and Press

Gmail for Android now lets you send and receive money

March 15, 2017

Via: Phone Dog

Gmail for Android is getting a nifty new feature starting today. Google has announced that the Gmail for Android app now supports sending and receiving money. Sending and receiving is fee-free, and you can set it up so that money […]


News and Press

IBM unveils roadmap for quantum computers

March 13, 2017

Via: FutureTimeline

BM has announced an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. “IBM Q” systems and services will be delivered via the IBM Cloud platform. Current technologies that run on classical computers, such as Watson, can help to […]


Android, News and Press

Up to three new BlackBerry phones coming in 2017

March 1, 2017

Via: Phone Dog

The BlackBerry KeyOne won’t be the only new BlackBerry-branded Android phone in 2017. TCL is planning to debut up to three BlackBerry Android phones in 2017, TCL Communication CEO Nicolas Zibell has revealed. Zibell didn’t divulge much else about his […]


Gadgets

A Snapchat drone?! Here’s what we know

March 1, 2017

Via: Mashable

Snap Inc. has been playing with drones. The New York Times reported Tuesday that the company has worked on building its own drones, citing three people “briefed on the project who asked to remain anonymous because the details are confidential.” […]


Networking, News and Press

Verizon dominates RootMetrics testing for the second half of 2016

February 24, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

Verizon completely dominated the latest RootsMetric report, sweeping all six network categories during the second half of 2016 including reliability, data, speed, call, text and overall performance.”Based on our testing, Verizon is the undisputed leader in terms of coverage and […]


iPhone

The FBI might be forced to reveal how much it costs to hack an iPhone

February 22, 2017

Via: Boy Genius

About a year ago, Apple went head to head with the FBI over an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The FBI wanted to force Apple to break into the handset by creating a backdoored version […]


News and Press

BlackBerry sues Nokia for patent infringement

February 16, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

It might be the day after Valentine’s Day, but BlackBerry felt compelled to send Nokia a special late Valentine’s Day card with a lawsuit attached. The front of the card did not read “This is no list of television shows […]


iPhone, News and Press

Report: Apple iPhone 8 to feature optional accessory for wireless charging

February 13, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

KGI Securities’ super Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that a wireless charging feature for the Apple iPhone 8 is a sure thing. It might be a sure thing, but it also doesn’t appear to be a free thing. A report […]


Android Phone

Samsung Pay Mini announced for non-Samsung Android phones

February 3, 2017

Via: Phone Dog

Samsung Pay has been exclusive to Samsung smartphones ever since its launch in September 2015, but today Samsung announced plans to bring its platform to non-Samsung phones. Sort of. Samsung Pay Mini is now official. The new service will offer […]


News and Press

Apple expected to drop support for 32-bit apps in iOS 11

February 1, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

Based on a pop-up alert that iOS users are seeing with the latest iOS 10.3 beta, Apple will drop support for 32-bit apps on a future version of iOS. The message that accompanies the pop-up is directed to the user […]


News and Press

Slack finally launches its enterprise edition

February 1, 2017

Via: Networkworld Cloud Computing

After a long wait, Slack has announced the version of its popular work chat application that is designed for enterprises. On Tuesday in San Francisco, the company unveiled its new Enterprise Grid product, aimed at helping companies administer and connect […]


App Review, News and Press

Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In

February 1, 2017

Via: Pymnts

By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an attempt to continue its momentum, the social media giant has faced an uphill battle against one […]


Android Phone, News and Press

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 could be announced soon

January 30, 2017

Via: Phone Arena

We haven’t seen another Galaxy Xcover rugged smartphone since Samsung launched the third model back in April 2015. For whatever reason, Samsung launches new Xcover handsets once every two years, so we could say this is a biennial series. Since […]