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I was all kinds of excited to update my iPhone to iOS 8 the day it was finally released over the air. So, when my phone finally told me the update was available for download, I immediately tried to download it but was met with a problem. The problem?... Read more
As of the 7th January 2015, Apple will start offering their SIM-Free, unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 plus in the United States. These new versions will be available on Apple’s own online store as well as retail locations across the United States. However, not much has changed. The newest... Read more
Xiaomi has never been one to back down from new innovative designs, even if it has branded them the Apple copycat in China. The Xiaomi Arch does not take cues from Apple however, but from Samsung. The Xiaomi Arch features the same sort of double edge display Samsung first... Read more
Apple’s is still the king of the holidays when it comes to tech gadgets, accounting for 51 percent of all mobile and tablet activations on Christmas Day, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry. Even with the rather lackluster 2014 for the iPad, Apple has managed another two quarters of... Read more
Apple’s MacBook Air range currently consists of 11 and 13-inch screen options, but for the past two years customers have been pleading for a 12-inch option to fit in the middle. This year might bring the new 12-inch MacBook Air to market, alongside the anticipated Apple Watch, according to... Read more
Apple Pay is starting to turn heads in the contactless payment market, in the U.S. 90 percent of banks are working with Apple on the mobile payment solution, and more retailers are coming to the fold everyday. In order to keep growing, Apple needs to expand its borders, and... Read more
Xiaomi Raising Over $1 Billion, Valued At $45 Billion
Mobile January 6, 2015
Xiaomi is fast becoming the most interesting smartphone maker in the world, already the third largest smartphone seller with 19 million units sold this year. Even with the millions of smartphone sales, Xiaomi is still looking for private funding, instead of making its company publicly available on the stock... Read more
VAIO Android Smartphone To Make Debut At CES 2015
Mobile January 6, 2015
Japanese Industrial Partners (JIP) are looking to make the VAIO brand viable for more than just laptops, following the acquisition of the brand and technology from Sony. VAIO will start in the smartphone market this year, with JIP preparing to launch an Android smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show... Read more
Mobile payments have come a long way since their inception. The big guns in the war are Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The US is usually first in the battle, but close behind is the UK. Many people, including myself, are looking forward to Apple Pay’s arriving in the... Read more
Did you buy someone an Apple device this Christmas? Or, did you unwrap a new iDevice? (Even if you didn’t, someone you know probably did). One thing’s for sure – Apple had a great Christmas, if device sales mean anything, anyway. Why? Because they had more devices activated than... Read more
LG G Flex 2 Coming To CES 2015, According To Qualcomm
Mobile January 2, 2015
Chip provider Qualcomm has revealed the LG G Flex 2 will be coming to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this month. The original G Flex interested a lot of tech fans, who wanted to see a curved smartphone that was not a prototype. Samsung and LG went head on... Read more
It seems like I’m going through my iPhone battery a lot faster than usual as of late, and I’m not sure why. I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary, and it seems like whenever I need to charge my phone I’m not in a convenient place to do... Read more
Snapchat Clones Disappear From Windows Phone, Real Version Coming?
MobileNewsSocial Media December 29, 2014
Snapchat is starting to crack down on third-party apps, after the SnapSaved incident where thousands of photos were leaked onto the internet. Windows Phone has been the first targeted, with Snapchat removing almost all third-party apps using its API. Snapchat is legally allowed to push for removal, due to... Read more
In the recent wake of news regarding a security flaw that was located in the NTP, Apple has issued their first automatic security update for Mac OS computers. Is this another case of too little too late?after all, researchers are warning about new bugs all the time. Previous to... Read more
Motorola Returning To China Under The Veil Of Lenovo
Mobile December 25, 2014
Motorola has been focusing on the U.S. market ever since the restructure in 2011, following the $12.5 billion acquisition from Google. Ownership has changed hands since then, and now Chinese giant Lenovo owns Motorola, after a $2.91 billion acquisition. Lenovo now wants Motorola in the Chinese market, according to... Read more
Walt Disney World is one place that my wife has always wanted to holidays. Personally, I don’t want to stand in the long queues or drive around endless parking lots. Bu,t one reason I have held off so far is the cash. I really don’t want to have to always... Read more
Apple are great innovators. They make great products, which are well built and have some amazing features. With the announcement of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Apple introduced a great new feature called, Continuity. This feature allows you to field phone calls and text messages from your iOS devices and... Read more
Kids seem to get an awful lot of ear infections while they’re growing up. And, unless you’re a doctor, you most likely don’t have an otoscope in the cabinet. (It’s the pointy little thing doctors stick inside your ear to see if you have an ear infection or not.... Read more