| Microsoft Apps Come Pre-Installed on Samsung Products Posted: 24 Mar 2015 11:57 AM PDT  Microsoft makes a lot of money from Android, and the company is certainly going to be looking for ways to cross platforms more often in the future. Teaming up with the biggest Android name, Samsung, is certainly one way to go about it. When Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 earlier this month, one of the big surprises was the inclusion of several Microsoft apps and services pre-installed on the Android running flagship. Read the full story here. |
| Meizu Android Lollipop Roadmap Leaked Posted: 24 Mar 2015 11:45 AM PDT  Meizu has been making some moves in the market over the last year with its Chinese exclusive handsets. The company's devices have ranged from very good to excellent, while sales have increased enough for Meizu to be a threat to major brands in its homeland. However, while the smartphones the company makes are bursting with quality, they are still lagging slightly behind in terms of software. Read the full story here. |
| HTC Desire 816 Getting Android Lollipop in April Posted: 24 Mar 2015 11:34 AM PDT  While it was replaced by the Desire 820, the HTC Desire 816 is a very good mid-range smartphone and even though it is nearly a year old, it is still worth considering. Indeed, the handset is going to become more enticing as it is about to receive its update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Read the full story here. |
| T-Mobile to Offer Lumia 640 Posted: 24 Mar 2015 11:24 AM PDT T-Mobile has confirmed it will carry the Lumia 640, a smartphone that Microsoft announced at the Mobile World Conference alongside the Lumia 640 XL. T-Mobile has listed the Lumia 640, confirming that it will offer the LTE variant of the handset, but on the company's official website it is listed as "coming soon". Read the full story here. |
| AT&T Lollipop Update for Galaxy Note 4 Loses Interruptions Posted: 24 Mar 2015 11:01 AM PDT  AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is going to be receiving a new version of Android 5.0 Lollipop, the same one that was rolled out for the device in the Netherlands recently. This newer build of Android 5.0 gets rid of the much maligned "Interruptions" that replaced "Mute" on Google's OS. Muting the device now needs to be done by entering the Quick Settings Menu, instead of using the volume. Read the full story here. |
| Xiaomi Ferrari with Mid-Range Specs Posted: 24 Mar 2015 10:38 AM PDT  Brand tie in or just codename? A new Xiaomi smartphone has found its way to GFXBench for benchmarking scores and is using the name "Ferrari". Is Xiaomi working with the Italian sports car manufacturer in the same way BlackBerry and Porsche did, or is this merely a codename? The latter is more likely, but a Ferrari smartphone would be something we would like to see whether it is with Xiaomi or not. Read the full story here. |
| Xiaomi MiPad Sells Out in Seconds Posted: 24 Mar 2015 10:25 AM PDT  While we still wait for Xiaomi?s arrival in Europe and the USA, the company has made its way to India and has enjoyed the kind of success that put it on the map in China. The company launched the Xiaomi MiPad in India on Tuesday and the device has been a runaway success. Read the full story here. |
| HTC Butterfly 3 Due April/May with Quad HD Screen Posted: 24 Mar 2015 10:10 AM PDT The new version of HTC's Butterfly range has been rumored for the best part of a month, and we already know it will be a typically flagship bothering smartphone. The Japan exclusive (it will likely get a global roll out later under a different name) will be the first HTC handset to carry a Quad HD screen. Yes, not even the company?s recently announced One M9 flagship can boast that. Read the full story here. |
Motorola has been found guilty of infringing a patent related to MMS technology by a jury in Delaware. The technology is used for multimedia texting on mobile products and the patent in question was owned by Intellectual Ventures, a company that is unsurprisingly known for patents it holds on intellectual properties. 
