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The world watched and waited. For a long time there were rumours about how the face of mobile communications would change with the Apple watch. When it was unveiled, many were stunned at how the device looked and how there was a completely new UI to navigate. The Apple... Read more
It would appear there is no way back for the good old Nokia phone, especially seeing as Microsoft has unveiled its first phone which doesn’t sport the Nokia name. We’ve already been down memory lane once, remembering some of the best and worse Nokia phones ever to grace this... Read more
The $1,024 development tablet from Google, known as Project Tango, is now showing up on the Play store, but even if you wanted one, you still can’t get one just yet. Earlier this year, at the Google I/O developer conference, the tech giant had promised that the 3D-sensing, camera... Read more
Although they are all about you, it is quite difficult to access your medical records. In fact, I had to pay approximately £30 to have a copy of them. However, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom has recently jumped on the app bandwagon, and hopes to begin working... Read more
Samsung is looking to revamp the Galaxy S series, after the commercial failure of the Galaxy S5 earlier this year, leading to an excessive amount of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales in October and November. The Galaxy S6 will need to offer some impressive specs and a... Read more
Apple will make it easier for ex-iPhone users switching to Android or Windows Phone to receive text messages, after iMessage was reportedly stopping users from receiving SMS messages on their new device. Instead of calling Apple Care to make sure the system recognizes the new smartphone, users can now... Read more
By now it is common knowledge that Samsung’s profit took a considerable dive in 2014. The Korean manufacturer is still number one OEM on the planet, but Samsung’s competitors are closing the gap. The tech giant appears to be looking into new ways to approach the market and the... Read more
Man Asks Woman to Turn off Phone in Movie & Gets Maced
Mobile November 12, 2014
I love going to see movies at the theatre. I’d go a whole lot more if it wasn’t so expensive, but that’s another story for another day. Besides the price of the movie (and don’t get me started on the prices on the concessions), my big pet peeve at... Read more
The day that your mom got a smartphone and learnt how to use it could be viewed as the best or worst day of your life. At worst they can bombard you with messages checking your whereabouts but at best they provide little moments of happiness and humor as... Read more
Street Photographer Proves Smartphones are Conversation Killers
InternetMobileNewsPhoto and Image November 11, 2014
When was the last time you were out with friends and family and managed not to look at your phone even once? Most of us will probably not be able to remember. It does raise the issue of whether technology is making us all anti-social, a point that street... Read more
Who knew there was such a thing as Single’s Day? (Props to you if you did know that!) Apparently it’s celebrated dreaded in China on November 11th. Unfortunately, one Chinese man is going to be remembering this Single’s Day for the rest of his life. Deciding he didn’t want... Read more
Its not looking good for Samsung, after the failure of the Galaxy S5, new reports claim Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are outselling the Galaxy Note on a 10-to-1 scale, a rather large deficit compared to last year’s iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Apple is estimating 60... Read more
Lenovo Third Largest Smartphone Provider, Xiaomi Fourth
Mobile November 10, 2014
The smartphone industry has three prominent Chinese manufacturers, Lenovo, Huawei and Xiaomi. This year, Xiaomi has made the most progress in the industry, going from a measly two percent to six percent market share, a 221 percent growth year-on-year. The four percent increase put Xiaomi at third in the... Read more
If you have to travel because of your work, printing documents on the fly can be a difficult process. If you wanted, I suppose you could go to a store, or even print a stack of documents out whilst you were at the office before you left for your... Read more
Pre-Mobile Tech Companies Re-Inventing Their Core Apps for Mobile
Mobile November 9, 2014
The mobile world is becoming vastly different from desktop, with several pre-mobile companies redeveloping their core apps around mobile and tablet, to offer a new experience. This all started with Facebook Paper a few months ago. Rumored to be the new RSS feed, Facebook Paper actually offers more than... Read more
The Fire Phone is not doing well, in fact, it is costing Amazon $170 million in operating loss quarterly. In the recent Q3 earnings call, Amazon announced a loss of $544 million, and the majority of the loss came from their first smartphone. Amazon has been hampered by the... Read more
The battle for mobile payments is starting to really heat up, with Apple and NFC fans in general going against the Walmart and Best Buy backed CurrentC, developed by the Merchant Customer Exchange. When CVS and Rite Aid pharmacy stores both decided to remove Apple Pay as an option... Read more
Deadline App Tells You When You’re Going to Die
Mobile November 4, 2014
It’s a question many of us ask from time to time – how long am I going to live? How many years (or days) do I have left on this earth? Being mortal, our mortality is something that naturally concerns us, and that’s definitely not a bad thing in... Read more