Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Eric Schmidt still uses Blackberry

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:40 PM PDT

The Blackberry revival is in full swing in case you did not know. The Passport is bringing the company some much needed heat and is selling well to boot. Google CEO Eric Schmidt still uses his Blackberry he confessed, while he also briefly explained why the company got into trouble and seemed to commend Blackberry CEO John Chen for the way he is trying to right the ship.
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iPhone 5c sales remain strong, tops UK in August

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:46 PM PDT

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus may be stealing all the headlines from just about every other device, but the old iPhones are not doing too badly either. That even includes the often ridiculed iPhone 5c from last year, or as some others consider it, the plastic one. However, the 5c has been a proper success and it normally gets close to the top of best seller lists, such as in the UK where it has been the best-selling handset in August.
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ASUS updates ZenFone 4 and 5 to Android 4.4 KitKat

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:32 PM PDT

ASUS released the ZenFone range at the beginning of the year and even though they have not found a large audience, they are some of the better budget smartphones currently available. The devices in the range include the entry level ZenFone 4, the appealing ZenFone 5, and the gargantuan ZenFone 6, the latter two even enjoy a splash of premium feel. Those handset all arrived still rocking Android Jelly Bean despite arriving after the launch of KitKat.
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LG announced the F60

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:48 AM PDT

LG's recent good flagship output culminated in June with the utterly fantastic G3, a device that has given the company more wind than it has ever had in its sails. The South Korean brand is now a bon-a-fide major player in the smartphone market and you can just see that the confidence is growing. It also seems that LG is slowly becoming a company like compatriot Samsung, the sort that has a device for everything.
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Here is the first look at the HTC One M8 EYE

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:13 AM PDT

HTC is getting ready to launch a new version of its One M8 smartphone. This new device will get rid of the 4MP UltraPixel camera of the normal M8 that divided opinion and will replace it with a 13MP lens. The new device will retain the dual depth lenses of the original model, but HTC is hoping this fairly standard 13MP snapper will be a hit among smartphone photographers. So much so that the company is calling the device the HTC One M8 EYE and here is the first look of the handset.
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Here's the one Samsung Galaxy Note 4 feature you did not know about

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 07:33 AM PDT

Apple's "bendgate" has caused a juicy scandal in the tech world and given us all plenty to talk and laugh about over the last week. However, there was a hint on Monday that Samsung could be about to have its own hardware problems when it was revealed there is a gap between the display glass and the bezel on the Galaxy Note 4. This led some early owners of the Galaxy Note 4 to flag it up as a manufacturing defect as the gap is big enough to fit a piece of card between.
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Moto 360 back in stock

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:48 AM PDT

When Motorola launched the Moto 360 at the start of last month it was very well received. The device may not answer all the questions for smartwatch functionality, but it gets most of them right in terms of design. The wearable promptly sold out of inventory within days, even though Motorola has yet to launch the version with a stainless steel strap.
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Samsung launches the Galaxy Grand Prime

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:22 AM PDT

Another week and another Samsung Galaxy device. The Korean company has launched the new Galaxy Grand Prime, a device that continues Samsung's bombardment of the smartphone world and the continuation of an unyielding model to offer devices in all shapes, sizes, and prices
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Apple to offer a gold colored iPad

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 05:32 AM PDT

I suppose we can look back on the Apple iPhone 5s and see it as an innovative device. It arrived with a 64-bit processer, something Android is still yet to do consistently and it also featured a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, tech that rivals have not quite matched in terms of quality. Oh yes, the iPhone 6 also came in a gold hue, a color that has been copied by just about every major rival since. It is a small innovation, but hey, Apple started the gold trend people.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Pebble cuts prices of smartwatches by $50

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:59 PM PDT

When the Pebble smartwatch launched it was one of the only devices of its kind in town, and it was quickly on its way to record breaking Kickstarter backing. However, the smartwatch world has got a lot more crowded of late with most major mobile brands throwing their weight into the wearable market. Pebble's little unit seems a little archaic next to those new machines, even if the rivals are hardly functional powerhouses themselves. The company's response has been to slash the prices of its devices while also adding a new update.
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Windows 10 launched by Microsoft, available in 2015

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:41 PM PDT

Forget about all this talk of Windows 9, Microsoft chose an intimate event today to unleash the newest version of its desktop platform, Windows 10. Yes, the company chose to skip a number, but this is the brand new version that the company hopes will not only carry its computing to the next level, but also its mobile devices such as Lumia smartphones and Surface tablets.
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Samsung Galaxy A3 specs

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:59 AM PDT

We have been hearing plenty about the Samsung Galaxy A series recently, the range of devices thought to be stemming from the company's recently launched Galaxy Alpha. Last week we told you about the Galaxy A7 as the new series went into testing, and now it is the turn of the smaller Galaxy A3.
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Blackberry working on a new smartphone for MWC in 2015 says CEO

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:26 AM PDT

Blackberry is understandably delighted with the early success of the new Passport smartphone. Not only has the handset been greeted with critical acclaim, it also shifted over 200,000 units during its first day on release. It is now being reported that the company is already working on a sequel to the Passport and we could see the handset as soon as the Mobile Word Conference (MWC) early in 2015.
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Microsoft and Xiaomi hold meeting... a Windows Phone on the way?

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 08:58 AM PDT

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has held a recent meeting with the CEO of Chinese brand Xiaomi, Lei Jun, about the possibility of the company building a Windows Phone device. The meeting was held last week and while no details of the chat have been revealed, reports are pointing towards the two bosses discussing a Xiaomi Windows smartphone.
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iPhone 6 to arrive in China on October 10th

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:02 AM PDT

Apple launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus around the world over the last two weeks and "Bendgate" aside the smartphone has been a huge success. The handset shifted 10 million units in three days, a record amount, but that number could have been higher. Apple would have ideally liked to have launched the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in China too, but the country put a halt to its release until it passed regulatory approval.
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Microsoft changes Bing apps to MSN

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 06:39 AM PDT

Microsoft had a big vision for the Bing brand, it was going to build a whole ecosystem around it with multiple apps and features, much like Google actually. The company will still keep the general ethos behind the Bing apps, but has now decided to change the name for something more familiar and arguably more serious.
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Windows Phone 8.1 adopted by 50% of all users

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 05:57 AM PDT

We have seen recently that Apple iOS 8 is seeing some solid adoption rates and will likely encompass most iOS device users by the end of the year. We have also seen how Google's Android 4.4 KitKat is making its presence felt, with over 25% of all Android users adopting the software. So, what about the third player in the mobile market, what about Windows Phone? Well, Microsoft has kindly answered that today.
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Here's a detailed look at the Nexus 6

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 05:30 AM PDT

There is little doubt that Google's latest Nexus products are imminent. The number of leaks of the Nexus 6 smartphone point to the rumoured October 16th launch date being at least in the ball park. We have previously seen some mock ups of the Motorola built device, a leaked production model, and of course plenty of stories about specs. Now Android Police has uncovered even more, including this render and detailed confirmation about the specs.
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